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Management And Leadership
Balancing the Needs of Strategic Management and Service Delivery

To compete successfully for public funds, today’s fire service officers must focus on planning, governance and performance management. But strategic planning is only effective when it supports service delivery.
(Tuesday, May 29, 2012) read
Tags: New South Wales Rural Fire Service, operations, service delivery, strategic management, strategic planning, Funding and Budgets
Technology
Cloud Computing Applications for Public Safety

Cloud computing has taken off in the private sector. But could it have application to public safety agencies as well?
(Sunday, May 20, 2012) read
Tags: cloud computing, IBM, IT, Funding and Budgets
Speccing and Buying
In Volusia County, Pumper/Ambulances Reduce Costs, Enhance Service

When Chief Joe Pozzo took over the Volusia County (Fla.) Department of Public Protection, he was given a mandate to cut costs while preserving service levels. With the department’s new pumper/ambulances, he believes he’s found the answer.
(Wednesday, May 16, 2012) read
Tags: ambulance, apparatus fleet, Braun, pumper, pumper/ambulance, Spartan, Ten-8, Volusia County, Funding and Budgets
Funding and Budgets
Nozzlehead Tackles the Pension Controversy

When a reader writers to Nozzlehead about firefighters who are allegedly abusing the pension system, making everyone in the fire service look bad, Nozzlehead explains why we can’t jump to conclusions about these firefighters—and why it’s crucial that the fire service communicate the facts about pension systems to the public.
(Saturday, May 12, 2012) read
Tags: pension
Fire Prevention and Education
Fire Service Managers Need Courage and Creativity

Economic challenges aren’t improving and many communities are calling for more sacrifice from public services. Jim Crawford suggests that fire management must be creative and courageous when confronting the demands of the public and the needs of their peers.
(Tuesday, May 1, 2012) read
Tags: Funding and Budgets, Management and Leadership

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