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 USFA’s new branch chief for wildfire policy urges listeners who consider themselves to be “structure fire only” to adjust their mindset – and their tactics
Fire Chief Kristin Crowley wrote in a Dec. 4 memo that “the reduction has severely limited the department’s capacity to respond to large-scale emergencies”
Delray’s vice mayor is questioning if firefighters might have had issues with their licenses after the chief sent out a memo on driver’s license requirements after the crash
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
Officials with the department are reviewing the termination to make sure state laws and company policies were followed
The fire chief said at Tuesday’s council meeting that he would return if he could bring all the volunteers back with him
Asciutto arrived to meet who he still believed to be a 15-year-old girl Thursday, driving a white Denver Fire Department car
The team was sent to Plaza Towers Elementary where emergency crews pulled the bodies of a handful of children from the debris
Commission members took no action on the request, and voted to table Mason’s request for one month
Every fire engine and rescue vehicle was stripped of radiators, brass fittings, batteries, pumps, even ladders
The county had initially sought to cover shifts with fewer employees
The statewide effort Friday to suspend all nonessential activities to focus on firefighter safety is a fitting honor to the fallen
Miami Dade Fire Capt. screamed, pushed and attempted to block a photographer from taking a video of a fire rescue helicopter taking off
The firefighter recently teamed up with a local rapper to produce the song “Fire in the Sky”
So far this year, 18 Texas firefighters have died in the line of duty, three times as many as the annual average
Hamilton firefighters said the closure would increase response times of the city and also negatively impact fire service citywide
According to the police report, the woman woke up to find a man touching her inner thigh
The review said the factors included critical strategic, tactical and risk-assessment decisions, procedural problem and issues with protective equipment
13 deputy chiefs signed a letter in April blasting Abraira for not taking command at the April 15 bombing
Peers play a tremendous role in ethical decisions, and one voice can sway a group — for good or bad
Firefighters crawled on their hands and knees through thick vines to find the graves
The contract between the city and volunteer firefighters comes to an end January 1, 2014
The contract includes a 21.5 percent pay raise
The firefighters each face up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted
‘Station 96' responded to its first structure fire last month since it opened in 2008
The tales of two women highlight the challenges many women face pursuing their dream of being firefighters
A QR code listing the hazards is fixed to the farm’s mailbox and can be scanned by a smartphone
The woman, who is technically a patient and therefore will not be identified, has called 300 times in the past 18 months
Some residents want the department to outsource some emergency services to neighboring Hebron Fire Department