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 and civilians have signed an online petition to have Deputy Chief Robert Logan be selected as the next fire chief
NVFC urges fire and EMS personnel to review the proposed standard, understand its potential impact on their communities and prepare their comments for OSHA
SAFER grant will allow Mankato Public Safety to put a day shift at Station2
Dan Eggleston, Chief of Albemarle, Va., Fire Rescue outlined why fire-based EMS is a good idea for these departments at Fire-Rescue Med 2011
At the heart of the plan that will guide the department through 2013 are five key goals
Firefighters had requested the stipend
Chuck Overstreet was hired under a court-ordered affirmative action program twenty years ago
The former fire chief paid $20,000 restitution to the county as part of his plea agreement
The board of supervisors may not lay off any firefighters during the grant period and must maintain a 260-firefighter minimum staffing level
The decision follows a move to form a new hybrid department with a nearby city
The administration has budgeted overtime in fiscal year 2012 to cover for an expected shortfall of 98 firefighters
The chief blamed an entrenched culture while implementing changes requested by the commissioners; critics say he was heavy-handed
Brea and Fullerton had already started sharing three battalion chiefs, who oversee daily operations
Two of the firefighters who face possible discipline in the porn investigation are ranking officers
The total cost of construction, interest and vehicles would be an estimated $20.3 million
The proposal would reduce the number of ladder trucks the Memphis Fire Department has from 27 to 21 over three years
Firefighter Jack Slivinski was given a verbal warning and permission to rejoin Rescue 1
If the fire chief position were eliminated, city officials could consolidate police and fire into one public safety department
Union members will also receive what is essentially an extra paid day off
Chief Ed Tubbs is taking his divided duties in stride
Many cash-strapped cities and towns across the nation are proposing to merge fire service and law enforcement
San Carlos and Redwood City would team up to create a department after the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department officially breaks up
The district has been negotiating with him over overtime wages and other compensation since he was placed on paid administrative leave
Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief Eddie Burns had a rough start at the beginning of his 5-year tenure at the department
The firefighters association said 266 of 290 members who voted in a referendum do not believe the chief can continue to lead
Ex-fire captain had an on-duty tryst with an ambulance crew member
Future of new city fire station uncertain
New logo will be worn as a patch on firefighters’ uniforms and emblazoned on fire apparatus
Chief sued for inappropriately using city gas pumps to fuel his personal vehicle
More than 91 percent of employees who voted said don’t believe chief can lead department
Firefighter died in the line of duty in what is now known as Bangor’s Great Fire.
Emergency services representative with password not available while apartment fire burned
925 federal workers, 123 pieces of federal equipment fought fires in historic wildfire season