Fire Administration and Billing News & Articles

FRI 2017 Quick Take: Reducing EMS calls through community partnerships

Chief Travis Myklebust offered strategies to create community partnerships and collaboration to achieve a reduction in 911 calls the fire service responds to

What's new with firefighter accountability and tracking technology?

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Changing from an active to a passive system might solve the persistent issue of lack of accountability as a contributing cause to firefighter LODDs

Fire & EMS grants: What is a DUNS number?

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All fire and EMS agencies need a DUNS number – a unique, free identifier – to bid on government contracts or apply for government grants

AFG grant funding for SCBA purchases

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AFG grant funding for SCBA is the best route for fire departments to replace allocation of SCBA packs and spare cylinders

Tech fire departments need for telemedicine

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Technology offers a way for fire departments to meet the evolving demand for and nature of pre-hospital care

Public safety leadership: Be cautious of extreme narcissists

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Leaders should not ignore people in their organizations who appear to be extremely narcissistic, because these people usually have their own self-serving agenda

5 questions to answer before any EMS purchase

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Answering these questions provides a blueprint for a quality process and product implementation into the EMS agency

5 fire department uses for tablets

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Tablet computers fit neatly between a smartphone and laptop and are doing more now than ever; here's how fire departments can get the most out of tablets

What's hot with emergency response software

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Taking the digital leap or upgrading an exiting system presents a daunting array of options; here's how to narrow those choices

Fire chiefs lobby state to halt ambulance-fee policy

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Fire chiefs oppose policy of insurer paying patient directly, saying it leads to fraud

Is your department’s tax-exempt status at risk?

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The IRS changed the rules and requirements for volunteer fire department annual filings... and your department may have already lost its tax-exempt status.This means your department may owe back ta...

Mass. fire chief blames billing errors on computer issues

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The chief said inadequate training, multitasking and other factors contributed to the errors

How to buy fire department billing and administration products

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By Greg Friese In any economic climate, collection of revenue is important for firefighting departments. Currently, as other sources of government funding are decreasing, fire departments need to e...

Calif. town looks at billing residents for medical calls

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By Paul Welersdick Chico Enterprise-Record (California) PARADISE, Calif. — The Town Council Tuesday will decide whether to set a public hearing on a proposal to allow the Fire Department to charge ...

Ambulance software to expedite insurance claims in Idaho city

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By Joelyn HansenThe Idaho Falls Post RegisterIDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The city's plan to purchase $111,000 in ambulance computers and software should save time and money as it streamlines billing and p...

U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Provisional 2007 Report

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Provisional details from the USFA on firefighter fatalities in 2007 from: 1/1/2007 to 12/31/2007 Number of On-Duty Firefighter Fatalities: 115 Count of Hometown Heroes: 8 Classification: 49 Career ...

Fla. responders may start billing auto crash victims

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Cade confirmed as U.S. Fire Administrator

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WASHINGTON — Chief Gregory B. Cade has been officially announced as the new U.S. Fire Administrator. The Senate voted unanimously Friday to confirm the nomination of the 40-year veteran of the fir...