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.
Protests and riots after the death of Michael Brown thrust the city into the national spotlight
FDNY Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said she hopes the next commissioner uses a “ground up” leadership style and continues to visit fire, EMS stations
One-third of Atlanta’s fire apparatus is beyond its lifespan and the city is below the national standard for reserve rigs
Volunteer fire companies are confronting a critical shortage of members
City of Redlands to purchase 7 cardiac monitors and defibrillators to replace fire department’s 5-10 year-old equipment
Department is planning to add a new ladder truck to its fleet by the end of the year but needs the public’s help to fund
Firefighters resign over unressolved safety issues
Instead city of Kimball approved a bid that cost about $9,000 more
$35K program hopes to help communications, incident command
While some older processes may still be useful to fire departments, one should always consider alternatives when looking for new firefighters
Departments need to make it clear to the public what their capabilities and limitations are
Firefighters sustained minor injuries when they slipped on ice and fell
Punishment includes a mix of demotions, unpaid suspensions, work-for-free punishment duty and financial restitution
Data analyzed by the consultants showed the stations provide overlapping coverage that ‘isn’t merited’
John Peruggia admitted violating ethics rules when he entered into a consulting agreement with company
2 fire unions announced they are planning legal action to prevent FDNY from cutting staffing
More than a third of firefighters used more than month’s worth of sick pay last year
Contract includes a 2 percent salary reduction
Whittington began serving a 1-3 year prison term for nearly $370,000 embezzled over past 8 years to finance vehicle repair business
Fire Chief Mike Grant said the building requires substantial renovations to continue to hold fire equipment and serve as a base for firefighters
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Everett Gillison said that overtime is up because the Fire Department’s staffing is low
Police plan to return oversight of the fire company back to the nonprofit group’s chief and officers within the next three weeks
5 fire departments may force the organizations to merge or go to a paid-services system
City fire chief, wife chargedwith felony counts of theft and insurance fraud after allegedly bilking more than $20,000 from the city in fraudulent unemployment claims
Voters gave it independence but no taxing authority
Even merging with cash-strapped departments nearby would only cost the city more
Daniel J. Walker was charged with forgery, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property after forging checks from the department’s relief association account
Ruling states city of Richmond violated no civil rights or labor laws by laying off 18 firefighters during a fiscal crisis in 2003
County awards family of Ann Bartlett $200,000, does not admit wrongdoing
Appeals exhausted 4 years after jury awarded $4.5 million to families of 2 girls, killed, seriously injured by a flailing fire hose
Ladder truck will replace a 30-year-old vehicle
Nearly $17 million was paid in the last two years to Houston firefighters who retired or quit
Fire chief said money will replace outdated equipment on 4 engines and ladder truck