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.
A Lexington lieutenant has been suspended and directed to take additional training after a disciplinary hearing
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has placed three employees on leave amid an investigation into the death of an instructor’s son during an unsanctioned training event
A TikTok video surfaced showing an Alameda County firefighter using racial slurs following an alleged vehicle accident
Firefighters are pulling double duty to remove asphalt that will be replaced with more durable concrete
Having been at the epicenter of an active shooter incident earlier this year, Aurora, Colo. Fire Chief Mike Garcia understands Newtown’s hurt
The number of crashes of responders increased this year, but none resulted in deaths
Details continue to emerge from today’s tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
To bounce back from this kind of trauma, firefighters will need careful, long-term care
How will you respond when your community needs you in its darkest moment?
Statistics show a 61 percent increase in firefighting job searches
Firefighters are forced to sleep in trucks or in personal vehicles to avoid being bitten
The settlement comes after legal troubles the chief experienced with accusations of stealing drugs from an ambulance
Some residents are concerned about how public safety will be affected
The firefighter will be allowed to have supervised contacts with minors during the holidays
Lombard Fire Department lieutenants are seeking to unionize, the fourth employee group in the town to do so
Firefighters and police officers will join other military members to raise money for an Iraq War vet
The Ohio city is laying off 21 firefighters and closing 1 station despite having an extra $1M for capital improvements
Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett does not want to consider a tax that is dedicated to public safety
Former Manchester Fire Chief Paul Litrico was arrested for second-degree larceny
City controller says the city has the money to pay firefighters, but is dragging its feet
The fees for service are needed to off set rising costs
Running to the rig and dressing on the fly adds to firefighters’ risk and stress, erasing the value of any time savings
The department is looking into new software that can better track equipment and call times
Chicago City Council honored Capt. Herbert Johnson for his 32 years of service as a firefighter
The two volunteer stations will be staffed by paid volunteers starting Jan. 1, 2013
Thieves have stolen Christmas lights from a town tree twice in six days
The mayor hopes to switch all municipal vehicles by 2025
Lauren Roady was killed after she was struck by an apparatus as she was crossing the street
Previously, they were only allowed to “briskly walk” after a firefighter fell out of a vehicle and died
Although the man was just a block away from a firehouse, it was closed due to a city-ordered brown-out
The capt. says money was being stolen from his wallet that he left in his room when he exercised
A firefighter is accused of putting his genitals or a sex object on the neck of another firefighter
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