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 Boston firefighter was charged with trafficking a minor for sexual servitude, multiple counts of child rape and indecent assault spanning 2018–2024
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Leading-edge programs will be featured in FireRescue1’s Innovation Museum, part of CPSE’s Center for Innovation
While non-fire-specific training can be beneficial, trainers who fail to understand the needs of first responders will lose their interest
Alex Padilla introduced two bills that would allow FEMA to cover more than the current 75% of costs related to certain grants
It’s one thing to check the boxes; it’s another to create opportunity for your members
The sentence is half of what prosecutors sought for Verdine Day, who stole over $200,000 from members and took money that was to be given to the NAACP
The families of the victims have received death certificates, but they also need autopsy reports or toxicology tests to get benefits
The company officer is the first line of defense when debate escalates
After Firefighter Matthew Dizney’s suspected overdose, commanders transferred staffers among New Britain’s eight firehouses to break up cliques
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will likely assume control of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, rather than local governments absorbing it
Learn what firefighters should know about patient privacy in this tip from risk management expert Gordon Graham
The Federal Firefighter Fairness Act would give benefits to firefighters who contract heart disease, some cancers and other illnesses due to their service
Our approaches to MCI response and management need to evolve to reflect their increasing complexity and danger
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Learn who is eligible to receive PSOB benefits, how to appeal if your application was denied and how the program processes COVID-19-related claims
U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga wrote that the suit was dismissed for several reasons, including the fact that the law does not take effect until 2023
In this tip, Gordon Graham emphasizes the importance of well-written, accurate, complete, objective and timely incident reports
Charlotte’s proposed spending plan calls for a $48M, three-year investment in three fire stations
“Now we’re going to be able to achieve a much more robust recruitment drive,” said Ralph Sicuro, president of Pittsburgh Firefighters Union Local #1
Dispatchers will have statewide training and certification, and will be eligible for better benefits and earlier retirement
While a lack of focus during the daily grind is a common feature of ADHD, many people with the condition also possess the ability to “hyperfocus” during emergencies
City and county cost projections of more than $4.68 million a year helped defeat the bill named after Cleveland firefighter James “Dustin” Samples
Coaching, not chastisement, is one key to improving performance
Firefighters fanned out across Baker City to talk with people after the city announced that it intends to stop ambulance service in September
The independent district straddles two Fla. counties and provides municipal services to landowners such as firefighting, EMS and public works
Embrace them and thank them, then get on the ball and teach them
How the impending dissolution of the independent district could impact the Reedy Creek Fire Department, which protects the entertainment resort
The common denominator among most of the people investigated is the Wichita PD’s SWAT team, which includes paramedics with the fire department
Fire service leaders, now is your chance to help improve FEMA’s AFG and SAFER grant programs
Greg Zimmerman says fellow firefighters said he should not have worn Wentworth gear in Ukraine, but the chief says that’s not the problem
Names can describe, categorize and serve as a symbol, but we also need to update them when appropriate
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