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 Muslim civil rights group alleges the Baltimore Fire Department denied religious accommodation, selectively enforced its grooming policy and suspended him without offering a respirator fit test
Backed by a $1M AFG grant, the Lodi Fire Department plan involves 15 firefighter-paramedics and four paramedic engines at no extra cost to residents
A third-generation firefighter’s story of finding her passion in a male-dominated industry
The women offer insights for tackling challenges to inclusiveness in the fire service – and pushing back against the “haters”
The town’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Program will now pay volunteers every three months instead of paying a lump sum once a year
Fire and police leaders met with dispatch center officials and questioned a recent notice that services would be reduced due to staffing
A firefighter/financial planner explains the three pension payout options and the factors to consider in the decision-making process
The U.S. Department of Defense recognized North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue for employing and supporting members of the military
The Connecticut Firefighter Testing Consortium is designed to lower hiring costs and provide agencies with a wider pool of candidates
The council reversed the mayor’s plan to move firefighters from 24-hour shifts to eight-hour rotating shifts last week
An analyst found that firefighters still face several hurdles when seeking benefits
Dozens gathered last week to discuss emergency preparedness issues faced by first responders and healthcare personnel in the state’s north country
As smaller agencies seek to join with the Sonoma County Fire District, officials are considering how consolidation would affect the county’s budget
The town received mutual aid 511 times this year and firefighters say they rely on a neighboring department almost daily
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Sr. Capt. Kevin Leago is being remembered as a trailblazer in healthcare advocacy for Houston firefighters with occupational cancer
From enhanced focus on cancer prevention to managing medication shortages, fire service leaders weigh in on 2020 fire and EMS trends
The investigation found that the deputy marshal shared a pornographic video with town staff while on the job
Fire Chief Randall B. Slaughter said it is the highest pay raise for Atlanta firefighters he has seen in his career
The change removes male-specific terminology and refers instead to “firefighters”
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An appellate court will decide whether full line-of-duty death pension benefits will be awarded to the family of Firefighter Kevin Hauber
The New York union says the 14 firefighters who were laid off were not determined by seniority and were divided into two lists based on Spanish-speaking ability
An arbitrator ordered that staffing at the New York department must increase from six firefighters per shift to nine
The city’s mayor said options include opting out of EMS services or cutting other services unless changes to funding or the county EMS system are made
The firefighters asked the city council about the details of their suspensions but the council said it had no role in the decision
The city’s mayor still may veto the decision and seek to enforce the eight-hour shift schedule that union members say is detrimental
Unprecedented wildfires have taxed California firefighters and the state’s budget as overtime increased by over half in the last decade
Fire official disputes Ind. city’s claims of cost savings in controversial firefighter shift changes
East Chicago’s mayor and fire chief said similar changes were successful in Washington D.C., but a D.C. fire official said this claim was inaccurate
The services called for reductions in education, training and certification requirements as they face volunteer shortages
Start by developing these three national and local relationships, which are essential to the fire service
Austin firefighters’ union representatives said harassment complaints were minimized or “swept under the rug”
Koch Fertilizer gave $6,000 to the fire department and $4,000 to the emergency management department local to one of its Oklahoma locations
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