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.
The crew’s wealth of experience and dedication set a high bar in an environment where all-women crews were often scrutinized
Step outside the boundaries of your traditional professional role to help find funding when it’s needed most
Repeated training and breathing techniques to help lower your heart rate will help you make the mental shift
The Andover Firefighters Union unanimously voted “no confidence” in Chief Michael Mansfield and published a letter of what they say are examples of poor management
Decatur Councilman Charles Kirby has long claimed that the city’s fire department is trying to take over ambulance services by eliminating the competition
Valuing firefighters with a “worker” mentality – not simply degrees and test scores – is key to the long-term success of the fire service
Why fire departments must embrace discipline in order to protect the integrity of the organization and the employee
Fire chiefs say that the decision to answer mutual aid calls has devolved from an immediate “yes” to a discussion about resources
A training-focused approach to putting generational conflicts aside – and learning from each other
LAFD spokesman Peter Sanders said the department relies on overtime as part of its “constant staffing” model
“Due to staffing,” only two of four dispatched units initially responded to retrieve a UNI worker they understood to be inside the campus’ compromised steam system
City officials are asking for a certificate that would allow Albuquerque Fire and Rescue to transport all emergency patients to local hospitals
“For the amount of calls our paramedics run, there should be eight [ambulances] in service, and right now we are fighting for a fifth”
Chicago has the largest number of women fighting fires and working on ambulances of any city in the country, but they make up less than 10% of the department’s total personnel
Officials said no ambulances were available due to an influx of calls around the same time as the toddler’s drowning
Fire department board president Jeff Stivenson said Vernon Township VFD was reorganizing to “better protect the community”
The legislation increases the cost of living benefits by 3% for spouses of fallen firefighters and police officers
In a campaign ad, Jackson Hinkle posted photos of him wearing Orange County Fire Authority gear and posing in front of a fire truck
Poorly trained or fearful leaders can nurture a culture of panic and dysfunction
Much work has been done to embrace a more diverse workforce, but are we open to differing opinions?
The City of Orlando is arguing the decision was “explicitly based on a misunderstanding” of criminal charges filed against Joshua Granada
Scott Orr speaks with Jack Kline about his recent op-ed about how to reverse the volunteer firefighting staffing shortage trend
Ollice “Chuck” Hubbard, 59, is charged with one felony count of embezzlement of the Ann Arbor Police and Fire Benefit Fund
Joshua Granada will receive back pay, with the exception of 240 hours, which was ruled the appropriate punishment under the city’s collective bargaining agreement
The move marks the latest development in the increasingly fraught relationship between Chief Sam Peña and the department’s rank-and-file
The bill would have reduced the Fort Wayne Fire Department fire chief’s authority in promotion decisions and given discipline power to the Fire Merit Commission
The 35-page agreement sets the daily staffing goal of no fewer than 14 firefighters assigned to duty each day
Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 542 to create a rebuttable presumption that a worker’s mental health struggles are an occupational injury
The Fire Pension Fund argued that Joe Daly’s cancers were caused by chronic alcohol drinking
The proposed legislation would ensure retired first responders between the ages of 50 and 65 would be eligible for Medicare
A medical panel determined that while fire likely began the cancer process, there was no “definitive certainty” that it caused the firefighter’s death
Uhrichsville fire officials presented a report with two options to the city council detailing the costs and benefits of fire-based EMS services
The hiring grants pay for 75% of the salaries and benefits for new hires for the first two years and 35% in the third year
