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.
New ordinance allows the fire chief to declare a building a “public nuisance” and have a structure torn down
Voters in Missoula approved a fire levy to increase staffing, purchase equipment and build a new fire station
Suisun City Fire Chief Brad Lopez said many of the department’s goals will require strategic financial planning
One photo features a firefighter with two girls sitting on his lap with a fire truck in the background, alongside several other women
Moreno Valley is aiming to save $1.2 million
The rates, based on the hourly costs of various fire personnel along with a 13 percent administrative charge, would apply to incidents with negligence
Interim Alameda Fire Chief Mike D’Orazi said after the May suicide that budget cuts forced the department to abandon water rescue training
The six laid-off firefighters will be back on the payroll until June 30
Montgomery County Fire Chief Richard Bowers is the regions highest-paid firefighter, taking home $190,000
We keep seeing budgets cut, but we keep reading how it ‘won’t affect services’ or ‘response times will be the same’
Chief Grammer announced the change in a departmentwide email early Friday
The Chief Dan Packer Memorial Fire Chief of the Year Award is the second such award Mike Thompson has earned
We can probably expect to see even more cases where budget cuts play out in the street
Chief Richard Mackey says he will miss the camaraderie the most
Daniel Brock is seeking about $330,000 from the city in salary and benefits he would have earned
Ken Fustin faces a number of challenges in next four years
Using ladder trucks, engines, brush fire trucks and other vehicles only when it’s absolutely necessary helps keep costs down
The center, the first of its kind in Illinois, will serve as the regional base for a coalition of emergency response personnel
Palo Alto is aiming to save $2.3 million from the fire department
The recent case of a firefighter allegedly having sex in a fire truck isn’t the first time such incidents have made the headlines
A nearly $1 million SAFER grant will pay the salaries, benefits and pensions for three firefighters over the two-year period
The picturesque TriBeCa station is among 20 that the Bloomberg administration is proposing to close due to budget cuts
Construction on the new firehouse should begin in the next few weeks
French Camp Firefighter Brandon Wilson was on paid administrative leave for a year
County officials say 13 more firefighters will also be disciplined for misusing sick leave
Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano said that shutting fire companies would hurt the FDNY’s operations
As many as 238 firefighter jobs were at stake; the mayor seeks to reduce the department’s $449 million budget by $17.7 million
The department is an all-volunteer effort and operates with community support and fundraising
Less than 10 percent of the 82 firefighters and paramedics hired in the past 15 years have been San Bernardino residents
There were about 87 fraudulent transactions made between 2004 and February
Firefighters previously charged $10 to volunteer for all-day events, but now will charge up to $210 per hour at times
The 111 jobs would be filled from the applicants who passed the 1995 test and their pensions would be adjusted as if they’d been firefighters since 1995
An oversight panel determined that firefighters are not entitled to raises from mid-2002 through mid-2007