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.
Assistant Chief (ret.) Jo-Ann Lorber underscores the power the delegation amid the expanding expectations of the fire chief
Starting in July 2026, Carmel firefighters will shift to a 48/96 schedule, a move leaders say could improve sleep, recovery and work-life balance
St. Paul Fire Department’s long-shuttered Station 3 has reopened after a $3 million overhaul
49 city employees who refused to respond are facing disciplinary action, including termination
In the past year, Polk County first responders have been asked to pick up 4,495 mandatory OT shifts, totaling 89,434 hours
Using funds allocated to Kern County from the American Rescue Plan Act, thousands of county workers now stand to receive $3,000 bonuses
Officials are using American Rescue Plan funds to pay a $250 vaccination incentive for full-time EMS employees
The South Bend Firefighter was suspended for five days without pay and ordered to complete anger management training
The chief shares his personal 9/11 story, plus the measures employed to reduce LODDs and the support systems that helped in the aftermath
The We Energies Foundation awarded $50,000 to 27 emergency response agencies across Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan through the Rewarding Responders Grant
Assistant Chief Kevin Bacon noted that the Byesville Volunteer Fire Department only had four members to respond to a recent structure fire
Thomas Swartz was fired for allegedly making judgmental comments regarding drug use to an 18-year-old and the patient’s mother
RFID allows agencies to eliminate inventory waste, gain insight into supply shortages and track all assets, even on vehicles
Police reform prompts further discussion of how fire and EMS should handle behavioral health crises
We must ask key questions to determine where we are going wrong in communicating firefighter job expectations
I can’t presume to know what’s in the heart of this vaccine resister, but each preventable firefighter, paramedic and cop COVID-19 death is heartbreaking to me
Ex-Providence Lt. Lori Franchina says she is in intensive outpatient psychiatric treatment and unable to work, putting her near poverty level
How to manage firehouse negativity and learn to redirect our own bad behavior
The U.S. is the first country to fully approve the shot, in a move that may pave the way for additional mandates
Think big and act small, time it right using “commitment devices,” and focus on positive reinforcement and social norms
Working with schools to develop a plan for initial protective actions during emergencies, like active shooter events
The vaccine requirement applies to salaried and volunteer responders in Skagit County fire districts
Chief Michael J. Lavoie: “I’m going to miss the job. It has been an honor and it has been extremely humbling to serve as fire chief.”
The Augusta Commission voted to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 and awarded bonuses of up to $2,500 to public safety personnel
Glynn County Fire Chief R.K. Jordan said the call volume is about 23 percent above normal so far in August, a month that has seen a rise locally, statewide and nationally in COVID-19 cases
Norwich Fire Fighters Local 892 filed a grievance challenging the city’s requirement that firefighters use personal accrued time off if they are exposed to the COVID-19 virus on the job
The bonuses, funded through the city’s $20.53 million City Hall allocation from the American Rescue Plan, will be paid at two different levels
The union representing CAL FIRE firefighters struck a one-year deal to extend their contract and raise pay by as much as 7.74% for experienced firefighters
Norwalk firefighters’ union says a new policy will cut responses to 12 of 16 general medical alarms, despite many firefighters also being medics
White house officials said the initiative will boost pay for more than 14,800 firefighters employed by the USFD and DOI
First responder unions voiced frustration over a court ruling that upholds the city’s right to raise the retirement age
How to provide emergency services on a limited budget, incorporating the operational efficiencies employed by large fire departments
Smaller spaces and lightweight construction features create many hazards for fire crews
