LP # 442 DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION Flashcards
What is the mission statement of
the Los Angeles City Fire
Department?
It is the mission of the Los Angeles City Fire
Department to preserve life and property,
promote public safety, and foster economic
growth, through leadership, management and
actions as an all risk fire and life safety response
provide
What are the core values of the
Los Angeles City Fire Department?
The CORE VALUES that guide our behavior are:
Service- above all else, we realize that we are
here to meet the needs of the public.
Professionalism- we conduct ourselves at all
times in a manner befitting the oath we swore to
uphold.
Integrity- we live according to our Code of
Conduct that governs our behavior both on and
off the job.
Respect- we always treat others as they desire
to be treated.
Innovation- we inspire our employees to take
risks that improve our organization and advance
our profession.
Trust- we trust one another to prepare in such a
way that puts the safety, effectiveness, and
reputation of the team and the department first.
What are the goals of the Los
Angeles City Fire Department?
C. Goals:
1. Develop an organization to effectively
administer and manage the resources of the
Department.
2. Develop a system for minimizing the impact of
disasters and other emergencies on life and
property.
3. Provide an effective Emergency Medical
Services System.
4. Provide an effective Fire Prevention and
Public Safety System.
What are the two major objectives
of the Los Angeles City Fire
Department?
A. The two major objectives of the Los Angeles City
Fire Department are to:
1. Control and extinguish injurious or dangerous
fires and to remove that which is liable to
cause such fires, and to enforce all laws
relating to the preventing or spreading of fires.
2. Provide basic and advanced medical life
support intervention and transportation to the
appropriate medical facility.
How are these objectives
accomplished?
Objectives are accomplished through the efforts
of the Board of Fire commissioners, the Fire
Chief and General Manager, all Bureaus,
Divisions, Battalions, Sections, Companies and
Units.
What makes up the Board of Fire
Commissioners
A civilian Board of Commissioners,
consisting of five members, each
Appointed for five-year terms, is the “head
of the Department.” Their appointments
and removal are made by the Mayor
subject to a majority vote of the Council.
Each Commissioner is an officer of the
City and must be a qualified elector of the
City.
How are the President and Vice
President of the Board elected and
what are their terms?
A President and Vice-President of the Board are elected for one-year terms by the Board members during the last scheduled Fire Commission meeting in July.
How are the powers of the Board
exercised?
The Board’s powers are exercised by
order or resolution.
What process must take place prior
to the Board issuing an order or
resolution?
In order for the Board to issue orders or
resolutions, it must first adopt the proposal
by a majority vote of its members and
have it recorded in the minutes with the
“ayes” and “noes” included.
WHAT ACTIONS ARE ATTESTED TO?
Such action is attested to by the signature
of the President or Vice-President or two
Such action is attested to by the signature
members of the Board and by the
Commission Secretary.
What does the Board have the
power and responsibility to do?
a) Supervise, control, regulate and manage
the Department and to make and enforce
all necessary and desirable rules and
regulations.
b) Establish a schedule of fees for training
equipment and facility rental and tuition for
the training of members of outside
agencies.
c) Appoint a Commission Secretary and a
Chief Accounting Employee..
d) Hold a public meeting in a public office at
least twice a month.
WHO MAKES UP THE FIRE COMMISSION STAFF?
Commission Secretary 1) Keep official public records of the proceedings and transactions of the board. 2) Post and publish all orders, resolutions and notices as directed by the board. 3) Administer oaths and affirmations in proceedings pending before the board. 4) Prepare and post the agenda for the board meetings. 5) Record the minutes of the board meetings
WHAT DOES THE CHIEF ACCOUNTING EMPLOYEE DO?
Chief Accounting Employee 1) The charter requires that no money shall be drawn from any fund of the Fire Department except upon warrant authenticated by the Chief Accounting Employee of the Fire Department.
Who is the Chief
Administrative Officer?
The Fire Chief is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Fire Department. The Fire Chief has the powers and duties enumerated in Charter Section 522 and is responsible for administering the Fire Department in accordance with Article V of the City Charter.
WHAT ARE THE CHIEFS RESPONSIBLITIES?
Appoint, discharge, suspend, transfer, or
issue instructions to members (civilian and
uniformed) of the Department (other than
the secretary of the Board of the Chief
Accounting Employee of the Department)
in the line of their duties, subject to the civil
service provisions of the charter
