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.
Data shows Vacaville firefighters are responding to more calls and completing more training
Firefighting was crowned most-stressful job; understanding what makes it so is key to reducing that stress
State fire association official believes improvements are needed but proposed regulations are not achievable for small departments
With a more rigorous public discourse, we will be better able to speak about what is happening and what needs to happen
Long Beach has proposed about $5 million in departmental reductions that would reduce staffing to three firefighters for nine engine crews
The Catchment Transport policy identifies hospitals for each ambulance within the city that have the fastest travel and turnaround time
Given recent battles over emergency service-related issues between North Naples fire and Collier EMS fire officials, the proposal will likely spur controversy
Residents expressed alarm at the idea of moving to three-firefighter engine staffing, which opponents say flouts OSHA’s two-in-two-out standard
County police said they are investigating him for possible misappropriation of the fire department’s money
He said in an ideal world he could fire the 54 firefighters accused of padding their mileage expenses, but not in the real world
The entire Vernon Fire Department celebrated his recovery from aplastic anemia, giving him a chance to try out gear and equipment
There appears to be a movement toward more fulltime employees to staff departments that are serving ever-growing areas
Commissioners overpaid for their own travel expenses and violated both the law and the district’s code of ethics, the audit said
Aid among Shasta County fire protection agencies could never really exist without a complete overhaul of emergency communications, a top Cal Fire official said
He contends he was unfairly punished as part of a long history of bullying at the department
Chief James Tobin claims he received threatening telephone calls at home and anonymous letters
Police detectives are looking into a theft from the Brewer Fireman’s Relief Association, which provides death benefits for families
Firefighters allegedly padded their mileage expenses, in some cases for their entire careers
Three fire stations are temporarily closed once a week on a rotational basis to save $3.8 million in overtime
They got jobs at the FDNY after they were cleared by a jury of gunning down a man who they had mistaken for a wanted rapist
They vehicles are assigned to senior officials who are subject to “emergency call-outs”
Eddie Burns’ tenure was marked by low morale and several sexual harassment lawsuits.
A leader of the firefighters union said the fire boat and water rescue programs were first implemented “due to the inherent risk that comes with providing service for an island community”
The study strongly suggests adding a fifth ambulance to the fleet, but the chief said that would be very difficult
The move will take some wear and tear off the city fire vehicles
The county put in tighter controls and has taken action against a few firefighters for allegedly abusing the system
She is the second firefighter to be terminated in Clark County
The recalled firefighters will fill vacancies left by the retirement of senior firefighters
The city hired TriData to study deployment and efficiency within the fire department, and to compare it to cities of similar size
Consultants are scheduled to show how the city can reconstitute a city fire rescue department for an annual cost of about $6 million
The union said in one recorded conversation he threatened to ‘splatter his brains somewhere and take about 20 people with him when [he] is ready to go’
The city was attempting to deal with budget cuts when it decided to try to reduce minimum staffing rules
Some neighbors expressed concern about the noise from fire sirens