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.
The Massachusetts city was primed for disaster, but strong command stopped the primary fire spread in hours
Don’t wing it on the fireground; hone your decision-making skills and bring your A-game to incident command
Firefighters assigned to Station 11 have responded to 599 overdoses compared to 36 structure fires through August of this year
Stories of success and failure add context to the tactical skills and research data of fire suppression
Officials said they were surprised to learn that the firehouse is not listed on a historic register, which protects buildings from demolition
A grand jury report says Newcastle Fire Protection District board members neglected repairs at a damaged fire station, resulting in unnecessary temporary housing expenses
The Columbia chief says he’s mulling whether to discipline a firefighter who left a pot of grease on a stove to answer a call
Residents accused officials of disrespecting loyal, dedicated volunteers and questioned why the borough would shut down a 115-year-old department over an isolated incident
The law will remove liability for volunteer firefighters in the state on all calls and not just when responding to fire
She said he grabbed her throat, slammed her into a couch, grabbed a loaded .38-caliber handgun, pointed it at her and threatened to kill her
By professing to focus on safety while ignoring obvious violations we are essentially lying to ourselves
Chief William McDonald has been a firefighter for 35 years and a chief since 1993
He covered up the hundreds of illicit transactions by destroying or altering records
Uniontown Mayor Ed Fike said the nature of the call, a bomb threat, may have contributed to Coldren’s reaction
He says he intends to focus on developing a list of reserve police officers and firefighters in the coming months
The city said representatives are coming to Boston next week to talk to city officials about what has happened in New York
The mayor is calling for an investigation into what happened and said the profanity-laced encounter was out of character for the chief
He blasted city officials who blamed a lone EMS worker for a 4-minute delay in getting an ambulance to the scene of a crash that killed a 4-year-old
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The slow economic recovery and the delay in tax revenue means continued financial pain for many fire departments, but there are ways to minimize the damage
City attorneys said he was not authorized for conducting the ceremony
The firefighters have been suspended and it appear to have left the department short on manpower
She said it’s difficult to draw women to the department when society tells them that they do not have what it takes to do the job
The agreement extends to training, grant applications and purchasing
For volunteers to walk away from their regular job to answer an emergency page requires that everybody understands the expectations
The eerie timing of the firefighter safety summit and the Houston tragedy are a reminder push for greater firefighter safety
Mayor Nutter had earlier vetoed a bill that would force him to earmark $66 million toward the firefighters award
Local newspaper gives the public a behind-the-scenes glimpse at its volunteer fire departments
The plan would hit each department for a $2 per-resident fee annually
A letter soliciting donations was sent by a department that is no longer contracted to provide fire protection
Experts are trying to determine how much advance warning is optimal for the public’s safety
Even during times of tragedy and mourning, your department’s assets are vulnerable