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.
Jason Caughey, fire chief of the Laramie County Fire Authority in Wyoming, shares tips for creating a strong command culture
Let’s take a beat before panicking over the proposed changes to the Fire Brigade Standard
Lt. Kiel Samsing addresses the balance that firefighters must strike between quick, intuitive thinking and slower, deliberate reasoning
Anderson Controller says if the firefighters are kept, funding for the mayor’s office, city court, city council, and city clerk would lose funding
The 30-second spot came about due to a gay marriage measure on this year’s ballot
The Maine Human Rights commission agreed with her claim that she was passed up for chief because she was a woman and was also demoted after speaking to the media
The city of Corona is looking to neighboring fire agencies for support during emergencies
The depts. have not handed over required financial data to receive the funding
The application will be submitted soon which could mean the first new fire truck ever bought for firefighters
Former Firefighter Timothy Johnson was on his way to his fire station when he rear-ended a car, killing a man
The engine is a loaner from the city on the condition that the dept. supply a four-person crew to man the engine
Following national trends, Roanoke County is trying to reverse the continual loss of volunteer firefighters
The pilot team of motorcyclists will be assigned to a highway demolition
The firefighters said there are “personnel conflicts” with the town’s mayor
Is it time for firefighters and EMTs to start carrying guns?
The volunteer fire department lost a rescue saw and a 5,000-watt generator
Even with tax hike, budget woes will likely mean cutting all 15 part-time firefighters
Federal charges say she took $36,000 over a 5-year period to feed gambling addiction
The two men reportedly bumped into one another outside a store, talked briefly, and got into a fight
Former mayor is accused of lining his pockets and pedaling influence as the city suffered economic woes
Fire Chief Bruce Vaughan will resume his job after the city’s Civil Service Commission voted yesterday to overturn his firing
A federal grant to hire eight firefighters was rejected after Mayor Ted Gatsas vetoed the measure
The Asst. Fire Chief allegedly accessed confidential information and fed it to the former fire chief
The jury took less than two hours to reach its verdict; the firefighter may spend the rest of his life in jail
Matthew Thomas Jones will spend a year in jail for having sexual contact last year with another volunteer, a teenager
More than 100 stations received $3,500 checks
The city board is holding public discussions to get citizens’ input on fireworks regulation
NH Mayor Ted Gatsas vetoed the measure, supporters coming up one vote short to override the veto
A local veterinary hospital donated 33 oxygen masks to the Murrieta Fire Dept.
With violence on the rise and budget cuts continuing to hit public safety, whether to carry guns is a debate likely to heat up
The study raises concerns on time-consuming scripted questions dispatchers must ask before giving CPR instructions
The firefighters were hired to work at festival to provide fire protection services
A former firefighter’s post about a child’s mother led to his resignation and the suspension of three others