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.
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The division chief details how Cobb County Fire retooled its hiring process to better define department excellence and representation
The Ford City Ambulance director said the employee was fired immediately and resigned from his position as a fire chief
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
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