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.
Waterford Fire Chief Kevin Hafemann said plans to split fire, EMS into separate organizations was done without his input
Back to basics – sounding and walking on the roof, using roof ladders, working from an aerial, cutting the hole and punching through
Orange County Fire Authority’s Organizational Doctrine became a North Star for the agency
Haverhill plans to hire four of the 23 firefighters that were laid off in Lawrence
For thousands of career firefighters, volunteering for their hometown fire department while off-duty comes with a threat of expulsion from their union
Fire and EMS will survive but both must plan for tighter budgets while educating public on importance of the services performed
Despite the current recession, there remains stiff competition for the best and brightest candidates
He hopes for a firefighter reserve program and “recruitment and hiring programs to help accomplish work force diversity and increase local job opportunities”
The new system makes firefighters more mobile between stations and uses real-time data to help dispatchers spread firefighters more systematically
Inspector General Joe Ferguson found payments to the Fire Department’s 50 “exempt” employees skyrocketed in the past three years
Firefighters had removed the beer from the scene of a fire and tapped at least two kegs at the firehouse
Ronnie White said he was honored when the board selected him to be the new fire chief
East Contra Costa Fire District, which serves approximately 105,000 people, will redistribute the firefighters among the remaining six stations it operates
Seaside firefighters were nearly unanimous in a vote to oppose the formation of a regional fire agency under a joint powers authority
The fire service has outdated equipment for dispatching firefighters, which allegedly slows response time
Vallejo officials believe the move would enhance the thinning department’s response times
Under the plan, firefighters and EMS personnel would be cross-trained to fight fires and provide emergency medical services
Current service includes both career firefighters hired by the city and volunteers who are paid when they respond
The SAFER grant will pay the cost of six additional firefighters for two years and CAFA will be responsible for picking up the cost in the third year
To receive the grant, El Monte has to come up with $540,000 to pay a portion of operations
The SAFER grants were the highest in the country for the round
The Clark County firefighters union posted a YouTube video that shows a heavy-rescue supervisor expressing concerns
33-year veteran Robert Hoff is one of the most decorated firefighters in department history
The brownouts had closed up to two stations a day on a rotating basis as a cost-cutting measure
Chief Kelvin Cochran is looking forward to continuing a job he never wanted to leave behind
With thinning ranks and increased demands, many firefighters already think mergers should happen
It’s critical for us as leaders to clearly communicate to all in the department why safety must be our most valued priority
The shift change would allow firefighters to work two days on, and four days off
The loss of six positions won’t mean layoffs but rather cuts in overtime pay
Every firefighter signed a pledge to always wear a seatbelt, in normal travel conditions and on emergency calls
Response times already slowed by an average of 32 seconds per call after closing one fire station and having 15 fewer firefighters
The next closest station is almost a mile away from the neighborhood, through several busy intersections