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.
A debate forms over what is an emergency for a Longview man and first responders
Virginia Beach Fire Chief Ken Pravetz is asking the city for 140 more firefighters after spending $3.7M in overtime
Reflections on leadership from an IAFC Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
The issue came to light during firefighter union negotiations, when a union leader said firefighters could smell beer on the chief’s breath
When she watched the television show “Emergency” as a young child, she decided she would become a firefighter and EMT
More than 50 fire department members showed up at a council meeting in support of the 31-year veteran
The volunteers are angry over passage of a law that requires them to re-apply for their positions
The department’s chief is asking firefighters to spend less time at commercial gyms during a stand to avoid pay cuts and layoffs
Under the deal, the Museum of Modern Art will expand into an old fire station and pay more than $14 million for a modern station
In explaining the decision, the county fire chief says his department “operates under nationally recognized best practices policies”
If a federal grant comes through, the station’s roof that was blown off by Hurricane Charley would be restored with solar panels
Fire Chief Rick Smart is crafting a proposed budget and plan to equip and operate a fire department
New dorms and a temporary office building are planned for the 72-member volunteer Fire Department
The combined department will have more than 60 members, all sharing vehicles and equipment
The department racked up a record $27.5 million in overtime in 2009
Elgin Fire Department stops responding to trouble alarms called in by third-party monitoring companies
Chief David Foster resigns three days after four of his firefighters were fired
Kenneth Ellerbe had kept retirement status after taking Florida position
The plan would force all current volunteers to re-apply for their positions and go through interviews
New Fire Commissioner Cassano is giving firefighters new masks and audio equipment
The firefighter is reportedly being removed from the department
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service says 98 percent of the automatic fire alarm calls it attends are false
The city has since received several complaints about his actions at the fire that killed a prominent doctor and gutted a million-dollar home
The department’s overtime costs were more than double the allotted amount
The judge said he wants the city to hire two black and one Hispanic candidate for every five applicants who pass the test until there are 293 minorities
Currently, the department’s firefighters work two 10-hour day shifts and two 14-hour overnight shifts in a seven-day schedule