Fire departments

on a small scale such as a local fire department meeting, or larger scaled events such as a the women's march and the march for science, which got global recognition. My civic community involvement showed me that there are many concerned people who are greatly aware of global and politically relevant issues and topics and are ready and willing to take actions in efforts to support them. Furthermore,…

occurring. This program the fire departments should implement will teach and show each hazard or dangerous area within their town. There are a variety of impacts that this program has to the community and fire department. In addition, creating a risk program will provide a strong and highly thought out strategy to tackle this situation. Also, fire departments have multiple resources to design a program that will show these problem areas, as well as, prepare the department to recognize how to…

Abstract In the business of emergency response it is paramount that those called upon have the training needed to ensure they along with all involved live to see another day. “As stated in the “Fire Officer Principles and Practice” textbook “the training required has become increasingly complex in a rapid manner due to the demand of expertise the job requires.” (Jones & Bartlett, 2010) Failure to display learned technicalities of the job can lead to loss of life and or property. In the event a…

Patrol and the state fire marshal. The state should offer a blueprint to the regions and counties to individualize their own emergency management plans. This would, once again, start with the city/county mayor and city/county EMA director working closely alongside…

Currently the Southport volunteer fire department is experiencing major issues that are impacting the department. The department is struggling to figure out how to resolve major issues. These issues resolve around how can the volunteer fire department better serve the citizens in the Village of Southport and the Town of Fairfield. This requires the department to focus on working towards its mission and strategic goals. The mission of the fire department is to protect the lives and property of…

Employees in the City of Chicago’s Fire Department have received annual salary increases of 8 to 10 percent over the last three years according to Chicago budget data. The fire department employs almost 5,000 people. This year’s average salary for a fire department employee is $96,000. As with most other city departments, the pay scale is top-heavy. Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago, the fourth-highest paid city employee, has an annual base salary of almost $203,000. Pension, benefits and…

Background The Pennsauken Fire Department has experienced several transformative years over the past twelve years from 2004 through 2016. Once a vibrant and compared to some urban fire departments, a force of over three hundred personnel once staffed this moderately sized suburban community founded in 1892. As the community experienced development and suburbanization post World War I, civic engagement and community involvement where trademarks of the pride of the community. The 1980’s and…

INTRODUCTION: This case involves Pasadena Fire Department (PFD) RA & Engine #33 responding to 500 N. Madison Ave., in regards to an unknown medical call. Upon their arrival to the residence, they knocked on the front door and there was no answer. Fearing that someone inside was having a serious medical emergency, they forced their way through one of the windows located north of the front door, damaging the lock and cracking another window during the process. EVIDENCE: I took a series of…

The organization that I work for is the Bathurst Fire Department. We have the responsibilities a little over 12 000 citizens within the city limits. The working population during business hours could easily reach twenty to twenty five thousand people. We have an annual operating budget just over two millions dollars which is funded at 100% by the city of Bathurst. The service that we are providing are Fire Suppression, Rescue/Extrication, Off Road Rescue, Hazmat Regional Team, and Hazmat…

According to Moran (2014), the Middlebury Fire Department’s rejection of Rachel’s application was not proper. Although the purpose of the selection and recruitment process is to choose the candidates who will best perform the appointed tasks, employers have to careful not to discriminate against the applicants. It has been suggested that discrimination is only allowed if the selection is based on communication skills, training education, and ability to work with others effectively (Moran, 2014).…