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.
A TikTok video surfaced showing an Alameda County firefighter using racial slurs following an alleged vehicle accident
The number 19 is significant for San Diego Robert Logan.
Strong policies must be bolstered by training and enforcement
The department policy states “no employee will be permitted to remain in a limited duty assignment for more than thirty days”
Pasadena Fire Chief Lanny Armstrong found himself explaining the photos to reporters
We really need to be going out of our way daily for the public, the elected officials and the media to make sure they fully understand the good we are doing
Norco is considering service from surrounding agencies and forming a volunteer fire department
Chief Daryl Osby took over the post in February
City officials are trying to make up the shortfall in future budgets without a property tax increase
Public Safety Director Fred Haran blamed mostly unspecified leadership deficiencies; the fire company says it’s a vendetta
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