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.
CAL FIRE Local 2881 members started two years ago to get away from the current 72-hour schedule
Hurricane Helene is expected to bring storm conditions as far inland as Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana when it makes
Kansas City officials approved a record settlement of lawsuits alleging discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, age and abuse
Some officials say the disapproving vote came about because of opposition to the mayor’s demands for firefighter concessions
Fortunately, the delayed response was to a minor fire; however, officials are still concerned about the error
The program anonymously pairs skilled volunteers with their peers to help rebulid their storm-damaged homes
The cadets are high school graduates hoping to get a jump-start on firefighting
One option to meet shrinking budget and roster constraints is the rapid response vehicle, the lighter, cheaper and swifter cousin of the engine
Experts split on Detroit’s fiscal recovery options
Some say the number of woman firefighters has spiked in the last five to ten years
Council members, mayors are accused of ripping off millions
Use information from the tragic nightclub fires as a means to get the fire-safety message home to your public
The suit claims that despite a doctor’s diagnosis with PTSD, the city did not try to find him a different job
A well-planned and executed rescue effort played a large role in the victim’s ‘lucky’ outcome to a bad situation
Good evaluations are hard to do, even for the best-trained; avoiding some basic pitfalls will make the evaluations more productive
With the right steps, even more line of duty deaths can be prevented
The woman, daughter of a former fire chief, has been making full-course meals every year since 1996
The firefighter had been suspended for similar charges in 2010
Two officers from the volunteer department were arrested and charged with sexually assaulting members of the program
The annual event raises money for a volunteer fire department
The two chiefs, two volunteers and one firefighter are accused of drinking at the station before responding to calls
The house fire victim tells the council the low firefighter wages are embarrassing
Construction work is being donated by volunteers
A 56-year-old Okla. volunteer firefighter is dead after a fight at the fire station with a fellow firefighter
The president of the paramedics union and firefighters local were not at the event
The 53- and 35-year-old firefighters were arrested for having sexual relations with members of a junior firefighting program
The deadline to switch to narrowband has come and gone, and FCC will be on the lookout for those not onboard
One Batt. Chief and two supervisors allegedly had sexual contact repeatedly while on duty and on county property
The firefighters now have the power to issue citations for six different violations
A video captured volunteer firefighters being pulled behind a car on snow-covered roads
The family says the dispatcher repeatedly asked for an exact address despite having the name of the school
The blocking may create an obstacle for the city to gain bankruptcy protection
The firefighter was terminated because he was seen having lunch and drinking at a sports bar during his sick days