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Section Four: Overview of the Phoenix Fire Department Flashcards

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The Phoenix Fire Department has several ranks for members and each rank carries certain responsibilities. What are the ranks?

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Firefighter, Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief/Division Chief, Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief, Executive Assistant Chief, and the Fire Chief.

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The Phoenix Fire Department is organized into five sections, which are subdivided into divisions. The sections are:

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Administration and Physical Resources, Human Resources, Training, Operations, and Fire Prevention.

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All of the _____ report to the Fire Chief either directly or through the Executive Assistant Chief

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Assistant Chiefs

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The Fire Chief also directly manages the

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Department’s Budget and Emergency Transportation Services (ETS)

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What does ETS stand for

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Emergency Transportation Services

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What is Budget responsible for

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Budget and Accounting

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Responsible for billing and collecting for the Department’s ambulance services to our customers.

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ETS

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_____ regulates all ambulances in the State and set the billing amounts.

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The State of Arizona Department of Health Services

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_____ manages the Public Affairs Section of the Department as well as the Health and Wellness Center

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Executive Assistant Chief

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What does FTSU stand for

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Fire Training Support Unit

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The FTSU, formerly known as

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Phoenix Fire Network or PFN

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Operates a full time Health Center to provide mandatory annual medical exams, injury evaluation, and occupational medical support

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The Health and Fitness Division

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What falls under the roles of the Assistant Chief of Human Resources

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Personnel, Payroll and Technical Services

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Contracts between the Union and the City typically have a term of ____ and a new contract must be negotiated before the current contract expires.

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2 years

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Contracts between the Union and the City typically have a term of two years and a new contract must be negotiated before the current contract expires. The result of these negotiations is what is called an

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MOU or Memorandum of Understanding

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MOU spells out the

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wage and benefit package for the term of that contract

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manages recruitment, outreach programs and the promotional processes for Engineer, Captain and the Battalion Chief

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Personnel Divison

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The Personnel staff ensures employee compliance with the

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Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act as well as City of Phoenix policies, Personnel Rules and Administrative Regulations and Fire Department rules and policies

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PFD gets paid every

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2 weeks

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responsible for the purchase, testing and maintenance of the Department’s computers, GPS systems, radios, mobile computer terminals (MCTs), dispatch systems, and phones.

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Technical Services

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is responsible for all training needs for Department members

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The Training Section

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oversees the following sections within the Department: Operations training which includes the Command Training Center and the Training Academy, Special Operations and the Urban Search and Rescue (FEMA) team Arizona Task-Force 1, Emergency Medical Services, and Resource Management

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Assistant Chief of Training

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Battalion Training is done primarily by ______ in conjunction with the Command Training Center, the Training Academy and many of the subject matter experts we have on the Department

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Battalion 8

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focuses on incident command with simulations, table-top drills, lectures and guest speakers

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The Command Training Center

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primarily used to train new firefighters. This also regularly hosts companies for drills, classes and other training opportunities.

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The Training Academy (TA)

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The TA also houses the ____ whose function is to train new and perspective drivers of Department vehicles, provide training for drivers who have been involved in accidents and to provide continuing education to our drivers.

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Driver Training Division

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manages Hazardous Materials response and Technical Rescue

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Special Operations

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covers confined space rescue, swift water rescue, heavy rescue, high angle rescue, tree rescue and trench rescue.

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Technical Rescue

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What does USAR stand for

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Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Teams

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responsible for the continuing education training fro all of the Department’s paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) as well as the initial training program for paramedics

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Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

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manages the purchasing and warehousing of commodities for the Department. They care for services such as providing protective clothing, purchasing and warehousing all supplies and commodities, researching new products and providing mail and photocopy services.

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Resource Management

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processes all Fire Department purchasing requests

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Purchasing and Warehousing

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All Fire Department purchases are deliver to _____. They are checked in and then passed on to the section, division, or station that placed the order for the items.

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Resource Management

34
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designs, coordinates, builds and maintains all of the Phoenix Fire Department Facilities

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Facilities Management

35
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How many vehicles and equipment does PFD have

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over 400

36
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What does PFD vehicles and equipment consists of?

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engines, ladders, rescues, ladder tenders, squads, command vehicles, support vehicles, staff vehicles, and specialized apparatus.

37
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provides for the purchase, outfitting, repair and fuel for every piece of apparatus utilized by the Department

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Fleet Management

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also know in Phoenix as a pumper, transports four or five firefighters, water, hose, medical equipment, firefighting tools, and a pump to the scene

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Engine

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transports four or five firefighters, firefighting tools, medical equipment, and a ladder or aerial device that allows firefighters to reach the upper floors and roofs of buildings.

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Ladder

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respond to emergency calls when the aerial ladder will not be needed but all the other resources may.

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Ladder Tender

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five-person apparatus that have similar equipment to ladder companies but also have a large amount of specialty equipment used for hazardous materials and technical rescue response

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Squad Companies

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known as ambulances, transport two firefighters, medical equipment, and firefighting equipment

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Rescues

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responsible for several divisions involved in direct customer service to the citizens.

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Assistant Chief of Operations

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What divisions are in Phoenix

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South Shift Command, Aviation, the 5 fire districts (Central, North, South, East, West), and Safety

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Each Division is supervised by

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Deputy Chiefs, Division Chiefs and Battalion Chiefs.

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report to the Operations Assistant Chief

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Deputy Chiefs and Shift Commanders

47
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report directly to the Deputy Chiefs in their respective areas

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Division and Battalion

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Shift Command there are three Deputy Chiefs, one on each of the three shifts, as well as a Captain on each shift to assist them with incident response and other responsibilities.

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South

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One of South Shift Command’s biggest responsibilities is insuring

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proper staffing throughout the City everyday

50
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How many districts are there in the City

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6 including Aviation

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Each District Deputy Chief supervises

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3-6 Battalion Chiefs

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Fire District manages the Emergency Response Staffing Office and Battalion 1

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Central

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reports to the Assistant Chief of Operations

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District Deputy Chief

54
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Fire District manages Battalion 2, Battalion 7 and the Paradise Valley stations

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East

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Fire District manages Battalion 3 and Battalion 8.

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West

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Fire District manages Battalion 4 and Battalion 6.

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North

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Fire District manages Battalion 5

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South

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responsible for all aspects of emergency response at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

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Aviation

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The airport must have the capability to respond to

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EMS calls, structure fires, non-structural fires and service calls on the airport

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works with Operations to provide the following services: risk management planning; station, equipment and facility inspections; accident analysis and safety training

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Safety

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reports to the Assistant Chief of Operations

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Deputy Chief of Safety

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The ___ cities that are part of the Regional Dispatch Operation are dispatched “automatically”, as if they were part of a single fire department.

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23

63
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is designed to fully integrate and support this mix of fire departments during incident operations.

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The Incident Management System

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In the 2,000-plus square miles of the Phoenix Metropolitan area, Automatic Aid greatly enhances emergency response delivery for the over _____ dispatches annually

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444,000

65
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The automatic Aid System works through an advanced satellite technology called the

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Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVL)

66
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continuously track the exact location of all emergency response apparatus, allowing for the dispatch of the closest most appropriate available unit to the scene

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The AVL System

67
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dispatches every emergency and non-emergency call for the Operations Divisions through the Phoenix Regional Dispatch Center

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Dispatch and Deployment

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responsible for overseeing many sections, such as: Fire Prevention, Special Hazards Unit, Homeland Defense Bureau, and Fire Investigations.

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Fire Prevention Chief

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Fire Prevention’s obvious focus is to make

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the buildings we occupy safer and prevent loss of life and money from fire and water damage

70
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check buildings to insure that they meet the Fire Code and are safe

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Inspectors

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group review plans, inspects fire protection equipment and approves construction features for new commercial and residential construction

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The New Construction group

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A specialized section within Fire Prevention is the

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Special Hazards Unit (SHU)

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inspects occupancies that produce, handle or use hazardous materials in their scope of their operations.

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Special Hazards Unit

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Managed out of the Homeland Defense Bureau are

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Special Events

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responsible to plan and provide for the needs of special events that impact the City due to the scope or size of the event

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Special Events Planning

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responsible for investigating all structure fires in the City of Phoenix

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Fire Investigations Division

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Fire Investigators are trained and certified as

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Specialty Peace Officers

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