The Fire Officer’s Guide to the Tough Community Questions, Part 9
In Part 9 of his series, Mark Wallace asks, "How do we (or can we) keep our employees out of local political elections?"
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The Fire Officer’s Guide to the Tough Community Questions, Part 8
In the third part of Mark Wallace's subseries on Part 8, he asks, "Is your department properly budgeting the salary of our shift personnel?"
The Fire Officer’s Guide to the Tough Community Questions, Part 8
Mark Wallace discusses the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and paying firefighters a regular hourly rate.
The Fire Officer’s Guide to the Tough Community Questions, Part 8
Is our department properly budgeting the salary of our shift personnel? Mark Wallace looks at another tough question fire officers might face from the community.
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Tough Community Questions: A Firefighter Tests Positive for Marijuana
Mark Wallace asks: What are you going to do when a firefighter tests positive for marijuana in a world of legal, recreation, and medical marijuana use?
The Fire Officer’s Guide to the Tough Community Questions, Part 7
Mark Wallace asks, Why does the fire department have such high overtime costs and why do they exceed the amount allocated for overtime in the fire department’s approved budget?
Why Do We Need a New Fire Station?
In Part 5 of his series, Mark Wallace examines some answers to the questions of: When and Why Do We Need to Build Another Fire Station?
The Fire Officer’s Guide to the Tough Community Questions, Part 3
Every residence in your community should be equipped with a properly operating fire alarm. The tough part of this question is how to make that happen, writes Mark Wallace.
The Fire Officer’s Guide to the Tough Community Questions, Part 2
Mark Wallace writes, If our fire prevention efforts are properly funded, continued, and effectively applied, we can positively impact—but never achieve—100-percent success at fire prevention within our communities.
The Fire Officer’s Guide to the Tough Community Questions, Part 1
Mark Wallace offers the first part in a multipart series that is designed to explore the issues at hand to facilitate the best answers and approaches for your community.