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.
June event in Ontario will honor and recognize the invaluable contributions of firefighters
The Winslow Township Fire Department created one “super station” to deal with a decrease in firefighter staffing
Officials for Central Pierce Fire & Rescue, Graham Fire & Rescue and Orting Valley Fire and Rescue have taken first steps in putting plan before voters
More than $2.5 Million needed to rehire personnel and save department
Chief: Resignation is unrelated to case
Whoever the mayor selects will take command of a department with 3,900 employees in 94 stations and a budget this year of $411 million
An exodus could occur as many Worcester firefighters reach requisite age and years of service for superannuated retirements
Having ice water immersion rapidly available and keeping trainees well hydrated could have prevented the death, investigators said
A captain posted at the station for nearly 10 years believes there is a ghost; a machine brought in to demolish the structure mysteriously malfunctioned
The move is intended to standardize training and avoid confusion over who is in charge at accident scenes, among other goals
He alleged the department does not follow standard operating guidelines and “thrives on favoritism, nepotism, false records or no records at all”
A discrepancy in time and the city’s policy of “rolling brownouts” may have played a role in the death of a 12-year-old autistic boy
Local IAFF president calls cuts ‘a Russian roulette game’
Two reports of motorists being run off the road prompted a new policy requiring firefighters to undergo mandatory driver training
Rather than rotate fire station closures to balance its budget, the Fire Department will leave the station unstaffed
The brownouts affect 23 of Philadelphia’s 56 fire stations
The West Allis Police and Fire Commission approved a policy prohibiting anyone, including employees, from smoking on Fire Department property
The latest batch of new hires will allow the Fitchburg Fire Department to maintain 16 people on staff at all times
The department is being forced to mothball one fire station, three engines and one truck and sack the personnel attached to each
Around the nation, cities struggling financially have resorted to brownouts, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Sacramento
Richard Sears may be removed from safety committee after he went on a ‘needlessly aggressive, antagonistic and threatening’ verbal attack
The move is not a step toward having a paid fire department in the suburban township, officials have emphasized
Big Bend so far has hired 25 firefighters and aims to hire a chief by the end of August
How to make sure your online activities do not interfere with your job as a firefighter or EMS provider
Wood is soaking up moisture from the ground in one corner, creating mold at a Townsend fire station
Only one emergency vehicle will be dispatched instead of two, depending on the nature of the emergency call
Three companies will be closed during the eight-hour day shifts and two more during the 14-hour night shifts
Sumner Fire Chief Robert Stewart, a bill sent to Hartford for responding to a fire last year has been submitted three times and remains unpaid
The death of Bentley Do reignited public uproar over so-called brownouts within San Diego’s Fire-Rescue Department
A manufacturer upset with the bidding process caught the attention of FEMA
Union leaders say only two firefighters, instead of three, on trucks jeopardizes public safety and runs counter to national standards
Staffing rehab is always challenging even more so in a tough economic climate, so where can a department look for personnel?
Paris is struggling with staffing issues that are common in rural communities across the nation