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 Jack Daniel’s Distillery fire brigade was created after a blaze tore through the distillery in 1930
Portland Fire Chief Ryan Gillespie will retire in early March
Learning tracks will focus on responder health and safety, volunteer recruitment and retention, and emergency service leadership among 18 courses available
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
Even with the passage of decades, our most tragic fires still hold lessons that can keep present-day firefighters safe
The money will bring firefighters back to work and reopen stations
The judge found the officers and firefighters acted justly when they stood onshore as a suicidal man succumbed to hypothermia in the San Francisco Bay
Fire chief says the city needs to ditch its part-time orientation and hire full-time firefighters
The average homeowner will pay about $8 more in tax that will generate $4.5 million
The lesson from potential terrorist plots being thwarted is for fire departments to review their procedures and level of readiness
Claims of forgery and ill-will have started as the firefighters try to establish their own department
Whether it is to relieve the stress of the job or simply the tedium, pranks and jokes are a time-honored tradition in the fire service
Both of the apparatus being retired are more than 20 years old
The new Pierce replaces a 1990 rig
This marks the third fire department in the county to come under investigation
One firefighter received a DWI and the other bought alcohol while in uniform
A court found that the four lieutenants in question were denied due process
Responders say the importance of a school’s function and protection are vital to understand
After a series of reports, officials say they will be probing Detroit’s situation
The county commissioner said that the department had questionable accounting problems
In what seems to be a nationwide trend, the dept. is on the lookout for more manpower
For firefighters, situational awareness extends beyond the fireground and into the public sphere
With the seeming rash of theft from volunteer fire departments, one expert shares insight on preventing and reacting to thefts
The firefighter plead guilty to stealing money from his dept. to pay for personal items
Some officials are recommending that the firefighter be terminated
Investigators say the dept. failed to follow-up on safety concerns with the affected businesses’ sprinkler system and code violations
Firefighters may be looking at another round of restructuring retirement benefits