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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Fresno city council officials preserved staffing with funds from a reduced pension system payment
The levy would have brought in about $1 million a year to help pay for Mingo County’s 10 volunteer fire departments and one paid department
He also resigned his leadership position in the Memphis Fire Fighters Association
A judge says despite progress from recent recruiting, the FDNY hasn’t committed enough time or resources to reverse a long history of discrimination
According to a union survey, 94 of 103 firefighters were displeased with chief
He was relieved of his duties as the volunteer fire chief about the same time the allegations were first brought to light
City Manager Michael V. O’Brien said the class is needed to get the Fire Department’s uniform officer complement back up to 406
Fire Chief Pete O’Neil said he would like to see the number grow, possibly when the department hires a dozen new firefighters in 2015
Citizens, and not fire departments, choose what level of fire and emergency services protection they receive through their local public policy processes
When fire company officials discovered a missing sum of $35,000 from bingo games in March 2010, they told police
Firefighters would receive a 6 percent raise retroactive to Oct. 1 instead of raises in 2012 and 2013; another 1 percent raise would be due in October 2014
Ambulance companies and fire chiefs have long argued that the insurers’ policies would lead to abuse by patients who would simply pocket reimbursement checks
A fire department spokesman said, “The two tier ambulance system provides Chicago with some of the best coverage in the nation”
The 71-year-old has dementia brought on by a stroke he suffered in spring 2010 and remains in a rehabilitation facility under 24-hour care
Fire Chief Chuck Overstreet met with City Manager David Molgaard on Monday to discuss overtime and other issues raised by a recent consultant’s report on the fire department
Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Division has incorporated prayers into monthly meetings for a decade, since the 9/11 terror attacks
To fix the four fire stations, it would take $9.2 million
The eight reserves are expected to cut down on fire department overtime, an ongoing costly problem for the department
Spokane Valley Fire Station 1 is on a one-way section of road, which creates a one-minute-and-20-second delay when firefighters respond to calls to the east of the station
The district has fired back, calling the lawsuit vindictive and pledging to file a counterclaim
The resignation comes at a tumultuous time for the East Naples fire district, which declared “financial urgency” because of a projected $3.2 million budget shortfall
Firefighters quit after one department member was suspended for driving a newer fire truck to a blaze outside the city limits in violation of a new policy
The fire and rescue department, which serves about 10,000 houses over 34 square miles, receives about $51,000 a year from the county
It’s not easy to make the transition from firefighter or driver to company officer
Finance Committee Chairman Edward M. Burke described ambulance fee debt as “low-hanging fruit” that would go a long way toward maintaining Chicago Fire Department operations
The shift from the private ambulance service MedicWest began Sept. 1 in order to bring in revenue for the city by billing insurance companies
Two rookie firefighters present at the station weren’t aware the incident was a prank
The grim state of the city’s finances could lead to outsourcing Santa Ana’s nearly 130-year-old fire department
The declaration calls for a 14-day impact bargaining process between the union, the fire district officials and their attorneys
Budget problems in the city recently forced officials to lay off 17 firefighters, forcing firefighters to wait for another crew further away