Departmental Mergers Catching Fire in CA: 4 Factors to Consider Categories: Fire, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News, Uncategorized Tag: Fire March 14, 2014 Chief Stewart Gary was interviewed by Justin Hyer at PublicCEO. Here is the article: *** Originally authored by Justin Hyer at PublicCEO. To see the original article, please click here. Departmental Mergers Catching Fire Read More
Interim chief a positive first step for Goodyear Fire Department Categories: Fire, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News Tag: Fire, Fire Deployment, Fire Response Times, Fire Services Study, Management Audit, Public Safety, Standards of Coverage Response May 9, 2013 Article: Our View: Interim chief a positive first step for Goodyear FD “When city departments face major problems, sometimes a fresh set of eyes offers the best perspective and solutions. Recently, the Goodyear Fire Read More
Emergency Response Times Slow as County Fire Faces Increasing Structural, Financial Deficits (Santa Barbara, CA) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News Tag: Fire Response Times, Fire Services Study February 20, 2012 February 14, 2012 “The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is facing a structural deficit and is not meeting goal response times, according to a report presented Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors by an Read More
Supervisors pick regional fire authority chief (San Diego, CA) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News September 30, 2010 September 30 , 2010 “San Diego County supervisors recently appointed CalFire San Diego unit chief Howard Windsor as San Diego County Regional Fire Authority fire chief.” (This article is no longer available.) Read More
Who can be a volunteer firefighter? Categories: Cornerstone, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News, William Sager Tag: Fire Department Consulting October 1, 2008 By William Sager, October 2008 Who can volunteer to work as a firefighter in your community? The first answer that comes to mind is, “anyone can.” Not so fast. The Fair Labor Standards Act Read More