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Judge Rules Against N.Y. Dept. in Fire Chief Exam Suit

A N.Y. State Supreme Court Justice said Plattsburgh set qualification for the fire chief's exam specifically to exclude members of the Plattsburgh City Fire Department.

News • April 14th, 2013

N.Y. Chief Raises Concerns About Dept. Vacancies

Vacancies in high-ranking positions in the Buffalo Fire Department are creating a safety issue for firefighters, according to the department's chief of health and safety.

News • April 13th, 2013

Wash. Dept. Seeks Volunteers to Cover Deputy's Duties

Newman Lake Fire and Rescue is looking at low cost ways to replace a deputy chief, partly with volunteers.

News • April 13th, 2013

N.M. Chief Out After Less Than Five Months on Job

The chief of the New Mexico State University fire department and multiple sources in the firefighting community say Acosta was fired.

News • April 12th, 2013

Calif. Fire Chief Retires With Scathing Letter to City

Less than a year into the job, San Bernardino's interim fire chief has resigned saying cuts by management and resistance to change made the job impossible.

News • April 9th, 2013

Mass. Chief Suspended After Assault of Firefighter

Rowley Fire Department's chief has been suspended after he allegedly assaulted a probationary firefighter at the station after returning from a shed fire.

News • April 9th, 2013

Audit Reveals Shoddy Record Keeping at Idaho Dept.

Questionable entries were discovered in the training records of 25 Boise firefighters of 45 randomly sampled during an internal audit.

News • April 4th, 2013

Okla. Assistant Chief Seeks Arbitration to Get Job Back

An Edmond assistant fire chief, allegedly suspended for pointing a toy gun at a firefighter, and later fired, hopes arbitration will lead to his reinstatement.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Fire Officials Covering Vegas Merge With Building Dept.

Fire inspectors, plan checkers and deputy fire marshals responsible for inspecting sprinklers, fire safety systems and alarms are now part of Clark County's building department.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Ex Texas Chief Arrested Amid Misconduct Allegations

A former Kyle Fire Department battalion chief was arrested on charges of forgery and official misconduct for allegedly stealing money from the department's training program.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Baltimore Mayor, Fire Unions Fight Over 24-Hour Shifts

Baltimore's mayor says having firefighters work longer hours would save the city big money, but firefighters say it's unfair to change a system that's been around more than 20 years.

News • April 1st, 2013

Wash. Dept. Keeps it All in The Family With New Chief

As a 35-year veteran of West Pierce Fire & Rescue retires, his brother, a 27-year veteran of the same department will step up and fill the position.

News • March 30th, 2013

Mass. City Says Firefighters Can Go on EMS Calls

On Monday, Fire Chief Ronald P. Therrien reviewed the emergency medical calls his department responded to over the weekend and he came up with zero. That worried him, he said, especially when he saw the types of calls his department was missing...

News • March 30th, 2013

Fla. County Issues Ultimatum to Vol. Firefighters

Firefighters with the Keystone Heights Volunteer Fire Department have until April 15 to sign a contract conceding to Clay County oversight or lose authority to provide emergency services.

News • March 28th, 2013

Ohio Fire Dept. Revamps On-Duty Firearms Policy

After an on-duty road rage incident, Columbus has a new policy that says firefighters who investigate crimes, such as arson, can carry guns but can only use them during a fire-related incident.

News • March 28th, 2013

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