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.
Empowered firefighters, visionary leaders and a shared mission define high-performing departments
Jefferson firefighters who quit in protest after new leadership took over were reinstated following a heated council meeting that also led to the city administrator’s resignation
Understand how experience, education and humility combine to shape leaders who crews want to follow
Chief Ed Rush underscores the importance of focusing on simple and relevant drills
Many departments need community support for financial or organizational requests – and this requires a different type of preplanning and action
From staying positive to engaging with the broader fire community, the key to survival lies within
An argument to take ownership of emergencies, with a “go-now/go-later” mentality
A notice of violation said the fire department put team members at risk of falling from racing vehicles traveling at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour
The city has hired 121 firefighter-EMTs to staff the companies with help from a FEMA grant
How to host your own training exercise in order to save on costs and engage all members
The town wants to be repaid nearly $400,000 for service to another part of the county
Detailing the information to share in a press briefing and how to build trust with the public and media
The research suggests that some municipalities may be better served if agencies from other municipalities responded
Kansas City Fire Chief Donna Maize had been appointed as interim chief earlier this year, becoming the first woman leader in the department’s 150-year history
The Durham Fire Department had requested 75 more firefighters prior to the explosion that killed two and injured 25
The city’s mayor rejected allegations made by a federal commission that the fire department’s testing process for applicants was discriminatory
Coming in at $974,998, Lewiston Fire Department’s new fire truck is the “total package,” according to the town’s fire chief
“We don’t have an option of operating below a certain level ... we must fill the seat. Our overtime has exploded,” Scott Campbell, director of public safety, said
A consultant recommended strategic planning and hiring more staff to reduce mandatory overtime and improve morale
Longtime Duluth Fire Department Firefighter Marnie Grondahl is now the deputy chief of life safety and administration
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”
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