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.
Understand the distinction and implication of Congressionally Directed Spending and Community Project Funding
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Change in Fort Worth will make MedStar employees members of the fire department
They each received eight-hour suspensions for misuse of a district vehicle
Paramedic Jameson Johnson said he would’ve been on duty at the time Ricky Tankersley went into cardiac arrest had he still been employed
Officials said that the firefighter has been placed on “investigatory suspension” while an outside firm probes the incident
Generally, it is better to just not photograph any scene you are working on or assigned to
Firefighters complained of falling debris from a brick facade
Fire Commissioner Ayers is calling for an independent study of fire service cuts; Pittsburgh had a similar study done in 2008
Philadelphia started closing an average of three fire stations a day on a rolling basis in an effort to save $3.8 million in overtime costs
The permanent injunction will be lifted if the city agrees to court-proposed hiring methods
San Carlos shares fire service with Belmont, but says it has taken on a higher portion of costs and recently voted to dissolve its agreement
Small, overburdened generators have led to power outages and even a small fire
Supporters say splitting police and fire would not cost much more and would improve communication and efficiency
Ga. firefighter’s video of fatal crash victim upsets family
As fire chief, John Lattanzi made about $40,000 a year; he also was responsible for overseeing Clairton’s ambulance service
Pittsburgh firefighters are one step closer to battling fires in Wilkinsburg
Fire Chief Peter Struble said a new station is needed because the existing one is too small and has plumbing and electrical problems
Fire chiefs removed the engines as a pre-emptive strike to stop them being sabotaged ahead of a pending firefighters’ strike
Chief Terry Garrison is exploring ways to reduce expenditures without laying off firefighters; overtime and termination costs add up
The addition of an advanced life support ambulance has paid off for the Holden Fire Department
Incident in which firefighters let a mobile home burn to the ground because the owner didn’t pay an annual fee raises several questions
Lowell firefighters rescued nine people from the inferno that claimed the lives of two residents and injured two firefighters
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue finds relics from pre-1965 in copper box
One reason is so that the department can return to providing emergency medical service to the city
It only took a 20 by 80-foot rooftop to supply more water than the fire department really needs
The cuts would take place unless the mayor and union come to an agreement; 27 fire officers could also be demoted
There were about 300,000 volunteer firefighters in Pennsylvania in 1974; that number is down to about 70,000 in 2010
A proposal would have eliminated the local fire department to opt for a joint fire district
The creation of a Walnut Township fire department would mean closing the Millersport Fire Department, which has some residents worried
An agreement between the city and KFC will place KFC’s “New Fiery Grilled Wings” logo on fire extinguishers in exchange for cash
IAFF General President Schaitberger said the loss of the home was “completely avoidable” and blamed local fire protection policy