The Joliet (Ill.) Fire Department recently opened its newest fire station, which serves the Chicagoland Speedway. The speedway donated the land on which the station was built as well as $100,000 for its construction....More
CVS recently completed a public/private partnership with a Louisiana parish in which the company will donate a plot of land and then build a brand-new fire station in exchange for existing fire-district land....More
FIRE CHIEF Editor Glenn Bischoff speaks with Bttn. Chief Anthony Kastros about how to use position task books, officer academies, and mentoring to develop successful future chief officers....More
Departments that don’t take succession planning seriously very often end up with officers who make poor decisions on the fireground, which can lead to disastrous consequences, said Anthony Kastros, battalion chief with the Sacramento (Calif.) Metropolitan Fire District....More
In essence, for the entire U.S. to have equivalent fire protection from the career service, the cost would be more than $170 billion. But today the majority of that cost is from donated hours of service in volunteer and combination departments....More
Internal politics are an unavoidable part of the fire service — just as they are in virtually every other business sector. Here’s how to navigate the minefield....More
For seven weeks, the drill tower at Fire Station No. 40 in Terminal Island comes alive as sirens wail and red emergency lights flash.The drill ground is the site of the Pacific Coast Fire Academy, where several dozen Los Angeles high-school students recently finished a training program to prepare them for careers in the fire service....More
In my experience leadership in fire departments are scared to initiate true succession planning as they feel threatened by the knowledge being imparted to the future leaders.
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In my experience leadership in fire departments are scared to initiate true succession planning as they feel threatened by the knowledge being imparted to the future leaders.
By SSWilliams on May 15, 2012