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Fire Chief Position, Brighton Area Fire Authority

by mobrian on June 1, 2011

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The Brighton Area Fire Authority, a combination department, proudly serving the residents of Genoa Township, City of Brighton, and Brighton Township, is accepting applications from qualified candidates for the position of Fire Chief. The Authority currently has 9 full-time employees, 82 paid-on-call personnel and an annual operating budget of approximately $2,800,000.

This position serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Fire Department and is responsible for the planning, organization, directing, managing and evaluating of all of the Authorities activities, and overall administration of the Authority. The hiring process will be at the sole discretion of the Brighton Area Fire Authority Board. Salary and benefit package is negotiable based on qualifications.

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Fire Chief 101

by mobrian on September 20, 2010

The Strategy and Tactics of Administration

Sponsored By: Ypsilanti Fire Department, 525 West Michigan Ave. Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Saturday October 23 and Sunday October 24, 8:00am to 4:00pm

Michigan Fire House Museum 110 West Cross Ypsilanti Michigan 48197

Through interactive modules attendees will learn from, and share in the experiences of many Fire Chiefs. Some of the topics covered in this lecture/discussion format include; Purchasing, Budgeting, Planning, SOPs, Fire Organizations, Insurance/I.S.O., Laws/Liability, Leadership, Ethics, Media, MIOSHA., Mutual Aid, Personnel, Reporting, and Training.

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Fire Chief, City of St. Clair Shores

April 2, 2010

Taking Applications Thru April 9, 2010 Population 59,588, seeks a professional fire service/ALS executive. Directly responsible for managing operations for a department of 50, three fire stations, approx $6.6 M budget. Candidate should be innovative, flexible, and a problem solver valuing teamwork. Must have prior labor relations experience, proven leadership skills at a similar or [...]

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News for the Week of January 25, 2009

January 26, 2009

Detroit Tigers have paid a visit to the Detroit Fire Department. Several Tigers have given a an autographed fire department helmet and custom Walter Harris jersey to the fellow firefighters and family of Walter Harris.

On a separate day Detroit Tigers were treated as fire fighters for a couple hours as they worked through a maze and donned fire gear at the Detroit Fire Academy.

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Chief(less) on Main Street?

January 20, 2009

As our elected officials debate the merits of ‘Wall Street vs. Main Street’ and try their best to fix this national economic mess, local municipal budgets are certainly being impacted. Then the local fire chief leaves, so now what does your community do?

The obvious first answer should be: ‘Hire a new chief!’ There will often be an interim period, because a finding a qualified candidate to lead the department is desired. An unfortunate trend is emerging, however, which if left unchecked, has the potential to cause many problems for the fire service.

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