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Miami-Dade, Florida Fire Chief Battles To Retain His Job Amid Harassment Charges

Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Charles Phillips is fighting a blaze that could end his career -- a controversy over allegations of sexual harassment by his former assistant that is burning out of control

News • July 14th, 2003

Union Vale, New York Fire Chief Suspended

The Union Vale Fire District Commission suspended Fire Chief David Schmoke for insubordination late in the evening on June 26

News • July 14th, 2003

Firefighters, California Department Of Forestry Respond To Valley Center Grass Fire

Authorities said that firefighters from Valley Center and the California Department of Forestry needed two hours to quell a fire that broke out Sunday near Valley Center and charred about 20 acres in 30 minutes

News • July 14th, 2003

6 To Be Interviewed For Hollywood, Florida Fire Chief

The fire department, which has been without a chief since September, will take a significant step toward naming a leader today, when a six-member committee interviews the six internal candidates

News • July 9th, 2003

Mayor's Transition Team Looks For Florida Fire Chief

The burning issue within the Jacksonville Fire Department is who will take control and how they will put out the flames of discontent triggered by Peyton's controversial decision to replace Chief Ray Alfred

News • July 9th, 2003

Chelsea, Maine Hires Ramage As Fire Chief

The town has a new fire chief to replace longtime Chief Joseph Mills Jr

News • July 8th, 2003

Police Jury Schedules Final Louisiana Fire Chief Interviews

The Ouachita Parish Police Jury will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to interview the two finalists for parish fire chief

News • July 8th, 2003

North Conway, New Hampshire Fire Chief No Longer Reports To Chandler

Precinct commissioners reorganize; Preece now reports directly to them

News • July 7th, 2003

Taking Care of Our Own

Fire departments don’t know when they will have a line-of-duty death or serious injury. The big question is “Does your department have a plan in place to deal with this issue?”

News • July 7th, 2003

Iowa Firefighter, Emergency Mgmt. Coordinator Fired for Being Drunk at Scene

After pleading guilty to public intoxication, Dickinson County's top emergency official is fired

News • June 30th, 2003

Ronald H. Kenyon, Former Fire Chief In New York

Services for Ronald H. Kenyon, a tool-and-die maker and volunteer fire department official, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Chaffee Community Baptist Church, 13510 Grove St., Chaffee. Burial will be in Sardinia Cemetery

News • June 29th, 2003

Eckhouse Resigns As Fire Chief In Illinois

The second Alton fire chief to quit in less than a month turned in his resignation Tuesday, echoing his predecessor’s sentiments that he could not support likely, forthcoming cutbacks in emergency medical services and manpower

News • June 25th, 2003

Montana Fire Official Relishes Role As Fireworks Wet Blanket

Zettel explains that he doesn't oppose the festivities and family fun associated with Independence Day — just the playing with fire aspect of the celebration

News • June 24th, 2003

Mayor Names New Florida Fire Chief

Tampa's new fire chief, Aria Ray Green, has 25 years of experience, multiple master's degrees and works - when he's not with Tampa Fire Rescue - as a psychiatric nurse

News • June 19th, 2003

New York Union Urges Supervisors To Report Unit Activities In Detail

Fire supervisors are being told by their union to tighten procedures for reporting to dispatchers so that the Fire Department does not use the information to justify budget cutbacks

News • June 19th, 2003

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