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.
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Video is the latest in a dispute between a Piscataway fire chief and a neighbor over a shared alleyway
Identifying drone needs, building training program, and deploying on the incident scene
Charleston has also instituted a temporary hiring freeze in fire departments and downgraded four fire lieutenant positions
The station has been lauded for having so many energy saving features
Commissioner Sal Cassano will have to decide if there’s any leeway in the department’s zero-tolerance drug policy
It could also share other positions such as fire marshal, battalion chief, management assistant and administrative secretary
Moving just one position could save county taxpayers a bit more than $101,000 a year with no change to response times
The state’s fire union is behind the proposal, which the EMS commission calls ‘preposterous’ and a threat to patients’ lives
Budgets cuts and a mounting call load on too few stations are being blamed as departments fall short of standards
The department operated on a budget of roughly $435,000 last year, including about $340,000 in residential donations
Coventry fire stations have been ordered to strip out their recreation rooms as part of modernisation plans
$24,700 grant comes through FEMA
Apparatus maintenance and safety deficiencies contributed to the fatal Boston Fire Department ladder truck crash, investigators found
Recent cutbacks in San Diego’s emergency services delayed water to the scene of an apartment building fire
The new firehouse will total 30,000 square feet of garage space, including four bays for vehicles
18 Albuquerque firefighters have been arrested since January 2009; 12 on drunken driving charges
The station was lost in a fire; the former president and treasurer was voted out for breach of trust and misappropriation of funds
The Memphis Fire Department is investigating who juxtaposed a photo of Mayor A C Wharton with pictures of Osama bin Laden and Adolf Hitler
Cal Fire state firefighters would be contrated to run San Carlos fire services
The chief sued the town and board members, saying they violated his free-speech rights for suspending him for three weeks without pay
A budget-cutting proposal would take selected ambulances out of service for 12 hours at a time
Cheating, arson, theft, substance abuse, harassment, and misuse of information technology are among the ethical problems covered
The new hall was completely designed and built by members of the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department
He allegedly embezzled more than $375,000 from the Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department
The chief said inadequate training, multitasking and other factors contributed to the errors
The captain allegedly proposed a scheme to bring in more minority candidates by doctoring the city’s computerized application process
An attorney gave advice to a session at EMS Today in Baltimore regarding the growing issue of responders posting media online
Good customer service makes all the difference in the fire service
A council initially voted 6 to 1 against his reappointment because he didn’t attend meetings when he served as emergency-management coordinator from 2003 to 2007
Firehouse equipment was moved to other facilities as officials wait for a landslide that could damage the building