Fire Department Management
The fire department management topic focuses on fire service leadership, from the high-level management issues facing fire chiefs to the administrative functions and budget issues that impact day-to-day operations.
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The investigation examines claims of misconduct and potential exchange of benefits, such as free training, as Wallingford scrutinizes its ties with New Britain officials
The chief said he refuses to be a part of “further destroying the morale, firefighters’ confidence and departmental readiness anymore”
In the meantime, the firefighters and EMTs are no less determined to do what they can in an emergency
Issues include crumbling asbestos walls, a basement with standing water, old wiring, building decay and a lack of equipment decontamination areas
No job is perfect and FireRescue1 readers weighed with some of the worst parts of being a volunteer firefighter
“I definitely feel discarded,” said firefighter Brendan Milewski, one of the firefighters featured in “Burn”
He’ll testify as to why they were stripped of their titles after four months; firefighters may talk about the toll it took on their lives
Firefighters are picketing their own headquarters, saying he’s in trouble for simply speaking out of turn at a meeting
The department is investigating whether fellow firefighters tried to cover for the apparatus driver
Ideally, with vegetation management and hardening structures, ‘a house will survive fire without a fire truck in its driveway’
The firefighters accused the city of altering dozens of test scores, and then shredding them before the challenge was heard
David Fernandez was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl and has been sentenced to 10 years in prison
If the levy fails, services from the district’s Swiftwater Rescue Team will no longer be available
The former volunteer chief is charged with 16 counts of delivery of a forged note or instrument and one count of embezzlement
The stupid mistake that led to this firefighter’s death does not diminish that he was a firefighter
The state labor board says the Chambersburg borough erred when it suspended a firefighter who was also president of the local firefighter’s union
The captain was investigated after police received a complaint he was driving without a license; it’s not clear if he was driving fire trucks
Terminated veteran firefighter says she was left in a burning building by her male partner and has been harassed for years
He wants his job back in wake of an internal investigation into vandalism at a firehouse
Peter Andersen, who resigned in 2011, said it was crucial to attack the steadily expanding fire at dawn, before prevailing winds picked up
After climbing a ladder to get in, he went directly to the refrigerator and grabbed the spaghetti
The department said they were conducting their annual apartment complex inspection
Firefighter Brad Harper was killed at a fire scene after he became pinned between a fire truck and an ambulance
Firefighters with Gooseneck Bend Fire Dept. will have to wait to replace their broken down pumper because of improper bidding
The county is investigating a call from a resident about two men wearing blue uniforms with badges asking to check the smoke detectors inside their home
They say the new bill means long-term volunteers with less than 25 years of service wouldn’t receive full scope of benefits
The fire department has 791 firefighters, down from 209 since May 23 due to retirements
Like beauty, truth can be in the eye of the beholder as we see in these local-media gems about what firefighters really do
The 31-year-old moved to the area from Texas for the job; she says it is something she’s always wanted to do
State law doesn’t require them to be retrofitted in older structures
The chief was charged with misconduct and possession with intent to deliver marijuana