Fire Truck Turn-in & Trade-in leases – Myth #2
I’ve seen a resurgence in departments considering turn-in, trade-in, or walk-away leases.
Fire Department Finances: Professional Behavior
Just in the past week, I’ve read stories about financial mismanagement at 10 different fire companies. One department lost over $100,000!These stories not only damage the reputation for the fire department with the embezzlement, it hurts the entire industry.
Fire Department Funding: Survivor skills
In today’s economy, every fire department must possess a new skill to survive. It’s the ability to portray their needs in financially compelling terms.Today, it’s all about the money.
Fire Truck Financing: How to save money
Most fire departments make a fatal fire truck financing mistake that costs them thousands of dollars.
Firetruck Refinancing: The major blunders
Interest rates are at all-time lows. You may be able to re-capture some budget by refinancing your existing fire truck leases or loans. So, what refinancing blunders do some fire departments make that actually costs them money
How "smart" fire departments lose money
I received a call from a department the other day and their story is very enlightening about how fire departments waste a lot of money when financing a fire truck.Here’s what this “smart” department did wrongThe department was buying a $500,000 pumper and wanted to put about $100,000 down.
Fire service: Consolidation survivors – Part 5
According to the NFPA, there were 30,165 fire departments in the U.S. in 2009
Fire service: Consolidation survivors – Part 4
According to the NFPA, there were 30,165 fire departments in the U.S. in 2009
Fire service: Consolidation survivors – Part 1
According to the NFPA, there were 30,165 fire departments in the U.S. in 2009.
Fire Departments: Some shocking trends
I talk to fire departments every day who are falling farther behind economically.