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.
Highlighting a joint statement from EMS associations, Chief Brian Schaeffer argues for a shift towards broader, evidence-based performance metrics to enhance EMS quality and effectiveness
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The DNC workload underscores the need for 20 more ambulances and additional paramedics to ease the burden on current staff, the union said
“Banshee” hopes to unite EMTs and paramedics and fight for fairer wages
Brad Tate responded to calls and told patients they did not need to be taken to the hospital, but they were rushed in later
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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said budget cuts were forcing her to close Truck 10, but money from the Baltimore Grand Prix is saving Truck 10
the 18-year-old firefighter has been ordered to 180 days in jail
Charleston city council members agreed to the raise due a budget surplus and improving economy
The retired locksmith selling the keys agreed to stop selling
The department said it would help residents with being more aware of emergency procedures
By Murrieta eliminating its contribution, the city will save more than $300,000
The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service was one of the first on the scene at the plane crash that killed 19
The cost of the new central station went from $7 million to more than $13 million
Now city officials are vowing to close a dangerous law loophole that allowed a locksmith to sell those keys legally
A federal judge will preside over four days of public hears focusing on the plan to end discrimination in FDNY’s hiring process
This makes the third volunteer department to close and turn over fire and rescue responsibilities to a career department
Why do some understand the basic human need for fire and medical services, yet others do not?
12 of the 27 firefighters will be out of job by noon Monday
Visiting Belgian firefighters were observing the Detroit crews when a roof collapsed
New technology processes seemingly unlimited information in an instant, yet our brains do not
The federal judge overseeing the effort to diversity the dept. has approved a new entrance exam that will allow new hires
The volunteer station had its public funding yanked and was unable to fill all shifts
The firefighters thought they could learn a lot from their Detroit counterparts
Officials say the death of Firefighter Ewan Williamson “raises fundamental issues as to the approach to firefighting”
Firefighter Jonathan Bedenbaugh allegedly stole $14,000 from the fire department in less than a year
The fire service and the city have just over a year to negotiate an agreement before their contract ends
If the decision pans out, it may throw a wrench into negotiations with the fire union who has offered to take a pay cut to avoid layoffs
Fire officials agree that it has become increasingly difficult to recruit and retain on-call firefighters
After a federal grant expired, the city had originally planned to eliminate the jobs
Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz inspired the American Medical Response to donate the ambulances after he bought his hometown a fire truck
A paramedic also said he could no longer ‘stand by’ while his superiors lied in the controversial Medstar pilots case
Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, and women all saw a jump in passing rates