Finance + Fire Collaboration

Finance + Fire Collaboration

Building collaboration between finance and fire.

GFOA and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are working together to develop resources to promote better collaboration between finance officers and fire chiefs. An introductory public finance curriculum geared toward firefighters is in the works, along with checklists that finance officers can use when meeting with their counterparts in the fire department (and vice versa for fire chiefs).

  • 10 Steps to Better Collaboration

    GFOA and IAFC staff and members developed a list of items geared toward both central office finance professionals and fire department executives. We encourage you to share this list with your colleagues in the fire department.

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  • Questions to Help Build Collaboration Between Finance and Fire

    To help with communication between finance and fire, GFOA and IAFC have created an questions guide for fire chiefs to ask and finance and budget directors and vice versa. This will help build better relationships across the board.

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  • Q&A with Samantha Babich

    GFOA recently spoke with Samantha Babich about a career in fire service, what its like to build a finance organization, the benefits of transparent budget decisions and how governments can improve their recruiting.

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About IAFC

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) represents the leadership of firefighters and emergency responders worldwide; our members are the world's leading experts in firefighting, emergency medical services, terrorism response, hazardous materials spills, natural disasters, search and rescue, and public safety policy.

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