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.
Firefighters assigned to Station 11 have responded to 599 overdoses compared to 36 structure fires through August of this year
Ewing firefighters look towards taking over fire protection from the private fire company at Trenton-Mercer Airport
Pelham firefighters held several demonstrations, including advancements in auto extrication, for its citizens
Firefighters allegedly ignored command procedures, kept other crews away from hot spots, used incompatible radio frequencies
Dept. of Justice: The policies and practices were discriminatory against pregnant women
Mumbai firemen fought alterations, blocked passages; death toll reaches 5
Officials cite planning, fire load and equipment failures in trying to contain a fire that destroyed 3 floors of a government building
The short time to launch the new fire department has made it harder to hire enough firefighters
Executive editor: ‘Publication will not apologize because the cartoon was a “historical metaphor that fits squarely with the mission of the editorial page’
Use hard numbers to guide your decision on whether to keep and repair or dump that old apparatus
Getting lawmakers’ buy-in before applying for grants is one way to avoid problems
Brought in to analyze LAFD’s response time reporting, Jeffrey Godown called for dramatic changes data analysis approach
Volunteers allowed city’s elected officials, municipal employees, business community representatives to go through 4 evolutions of training
Department is investigating whether parody was created by on-duty firefighter
$3.67 million facility would shorten response times to section of Topeka previously without a station
Ohio departments’ stories are a reflection of national shifts as role evolves, numbers decrease
The automated dispatching system is now in all 16 of the city’s fire stations
Draeger says its equipment is not faulty but admits to poor customer service
Contract dispute bubbles up, city calls report financially irresponsible
$395k payout for claims that chief passed them over for promotions that went to less-qualified men
New fire district will combine fire services of two cities, standardize equipment and response
The NFPA report on 2011 firefighter fatalities is great news, but more hard work lies ahead
Report noted only 1 comment that characterized township firefighter as ‘good-looking’ at party
Those who call for risk on ethical grounds are not on solid footing
Battalion chief was driving with lights and sirens activated when another car allegedly ran stop sign
Director of Baltimore’s Office of Emergency Management had to ask surrounding jurisdictions for help in fighting blaze due to understaffing
Rookie was sprayed with water hoses, chased down, duct taped, buckled to backboard, laid on floor under water pipe
16 of city’s 43 firefighters will lose their jobs; three stations will close their doors
Mayor’s chief of staff: ‘It’s going to be hard to sustain [the pension fund] without major [city] contributions’
This will be the first independent review of how the fire service performed after the 2011 earthquake
Fire chiefs oppose policy of insurer paying patient directly, saying it leads to fraud
Mayor: ‘I believe we have the best firefighters in all of America, but they need strong leadership to reach their full potential’