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.
Complacency can creep in after routine calls, but true emergencies don’t wait
A positive experience with a firefighter is sometimes all it takes to motivate someone to consider a new vocation
How Columbus (Georgia) Fire and EMS’s work with a local school district resulted in multiple benefits for the community
“Anyone who worked at San Jose Fire can remember a friend who died of cancer who worked at station five,” one firefighter said
The goal is to improve communication and how well the area can handle responding to multiple incidents at once
Examining report categories shows areas we can focus on to reduce line-of-duty injuries
She failed to run one and a half miles in 12 minutes without gear, as required by the academy; she blamed a foot injury
She’s a dreaded legend among firefighters; officials attempt a system change to alleviate drain on public-safety resources
The new offer guarantees no layoffs in 2014 and 2015; the department will reduce the size of the paramedic class to nine in 2014
The scenario of not having enough volunteers to run a department is playing out across the state
Fire departments need to do what it takes to equip themselves, but trouble lies down the road
Marc Cain had sex with a young woman at his fire station while on duty and then lied about it when questioned
The firefighters’ union is fighting for their pension by hiring their own team to look at the city’s dire predictions
The driver and senior firefighter were both demoted one rank after their pumper ran a red light and crashed into another
New technology makes it easy to assign overtime through text and email
There are fewer police layoffs, because their union and management have been coming up with cost-saving ideas
City leaders need to look for creative ways to build needed fire stations, even if that means incorporating retail or residential use into building
They unanimously approved including $850,000 for a new truck in its proposed 2014 budget; city officials said it was important to replace for the ‘safety of firefighters’
The city’s proposal states that in exchange for a reduction in the number of paramedics to be trained, the union will be given assurances that layoffs will not take place in 2014.
The El Paso County Commissioner said the “shortsighted” budgets have a major impact on wildfire mitigation
The department is looking for extra income, but city officials say the trucks are not an appropriate spot for advertisements
The overtime could reach $43 million, which is well above the $20 million budgeted by the mayor’s office
The firefighter allegedly fired a BB gun at several children who had been sitting in his yard spitting Halloween candy
The motel stay, which was supposed to be a temporary situation, has turned into a permanent residence for the crew
A report says the firefighter was suspended, but got to keep his rank and the city-owned truck he was driving while drunk
The layoffs would affect probationary firefighters who were hired in February; the mayor said the layoffs were needed because the fire department is $6.2 million over its budget
He was the city’s first black deputy chief and the papers his family found after his death show the struggles he faced
University crews will man the ambulances from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m., the time when staffing is at its lowest
Following the death of firefighter Jantzen Frasier in a rollover crash, some departments are considering driver-requirement changes, others have implemented them
Municipal leaders and taxpayers must understand that each element of emergency service comes at a cost
NFPA data shows a 2.6 percent increase in the number of firefighters in 2012 compared with 2011
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