Section Four: Overview of the Phoenix Fire Department Flashcards
The Phoenix Fire Department has several ranks for members and each rank carries certain responsibilities. What are the ranks?
Firefighter, Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief/Division Chief, Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief, Executive Assistant Chief, and the Fire Chief.
The Phoenix Fire Department is organized into five sections, which are subdivided into divisions. The sections are:
Administration and Physical Resources, Human Resources, Training, Operations, and Fire Prevention.
All of the _____ report to the Fire Chief either directly or through the Executive Assistant Chief
Assistant Chiefs
The Fire Chief also directly manages the
Department’s Budget and Emergency Transportation Services (ETS)
What does ETS stand for
Emergency Transportation Services
What is Budget responsible for
Budget and Accounting
Responsible for billing and collecting for the Department’s ambulance services to our customers.
ETS
_____ regulates all ambulances in the State and set the billing amounts.
The State of Arizona Department of Health Services
_____ manages the Public Affairs Section of the Department as well as the Health and Wellness Center
Executive Assistant Chief
What does FTSU stand for
Fire Training Support Unit
The FTSU, formerly known as
Phoenix Fire Network or PFN
Operates a full time Health Center to provide mandatory annual medical exams, injury evaluation, and occupational medical support
The Health and Fitness Division
What falls under the roles of the Assistant Chief of Human Resources
Personnel, Payroll and Technical Services
Contracts between the Union and the City typically have a term of ____ and a new contract must be negotiated before the current contract expires.
2 years
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
MOU or Memorandum of Understanding
MOU spells out the
wage and benefit package for the term of that contract
manages recruitment, outreach programs and the promotional processes for Engineer, Captain and the Battalion Chief
Personnel Divison
The Personnel staff ensures employee compliance with the
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
PFD gets paid every
2 weeks
responsible for the purchase, testing and maintenance of the Department’s computers, GPS systems, radios, mobile computer terminals (MCTs), dispatch systems, and phones.
Technical Services
is responsible for all training needs for Department members
The Training Section
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
Assistant Chief of Training
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
Battalion 8
focuses on incident command with simulations, table-top drills, lectures and guest speakers
The Command Training Center
primarily used to train new firefighters. This also regularly hosts companies for drills, classes and other training opportunities.
The Training Academy (TA)
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.
Driver Training Division
manages Hazardous Materials response and Technical Rescue
Special Operations
covers confined space rescue, swift water rescue, heavy rescue, high angle rescue, tree rescue and trench rescue.
Technical Rescue
What does USAR stand for
Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Teams
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
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
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.
Resource Management
processes all Fire Department purchasing requests
Purchasing and Warehousing
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.
Resource Management
designs, coordinates, builds and maintains all of the Phoenix Fire Department Facilities
Facilities Management
How many vehicles and equipment does PFD have
over 400
What does PFD vehicles and equipment consists of?
engines, ladders, rescues, ladder tenders, squads, command vehicles, support vehicles, staff vehicles, and specialized apparatus.
provides for the purchase, outfitting, repair and fuel for every piece of apparatus utilized by the Department
Fleet Management
also know in Phoenix as a pumper, transports four or five firefighters, water, hose, medical equipment, firefighting tools, and a pump to the scene
Engine
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.
Ladder
respond to emergency calls when the aerial ladder will not be needed but all the other resources may.
Ladder Tender
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
Squad Companies
known as ambulances, transport two firefighters, medical equipment, and firefighting equipment
Rescues
responsible for several divisions involved in direct customer service to the citizens.
Assistant Chief of Operations
What divisions are in Phoenix
South Shift Command, Aviation, the 5 fire districts (Central, North, South, East, West), and Safety
Each Division is supervised by
Deputy Chiefs, Division Chiefs and Battalion Chiefs.
report to the Operations Assistant Chief
Deputy Chiefs and Shift Commanders
report directly to the Deputy Chiefs in their respective areas
Division and Battalion
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.
South
One of South Shift Command’s biggest responsibilities is insuring
proper staffing throughout the City everyday
How many districts are there in the City
6 including Aviation
Each District Deputy Chief supervises
3-6 Battalion Chiefs
Fire District manages the Emergency Response Staffing Office and Battalion 1
Central
reports to the Assistant Chief of Operations
District Deputy Chief
Fire District manages Battalion 2, Battalion 7 and the Paradise Valley stations
East
Fire District manages Battalion 3 and Battalion 8.
West
Fire District manages Battalion 4 and Battalion 6.
North
Fire District manages Battalion 5
South
responsible for all aspects of emergency response at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
Aviation
The airport must have the capability to respond to
EMS calls, structure fires, non-structural fires and service calls on the airport
works with Operations to provide the following services: risk management planning; station, equipment and facility inspections; accident analysis and safety training
Safety
reports to the Assistant Chief of Operations
Deputy Chief of Safety
The ___ cities that are part of the Regional Dispatch Operation are dispatched “automatically”, as if they were part of a single fire department.
23
is designed to fully integrate and support this mix of fire departments during incident operations.
The Incident Management System
In the 2,000-plus square miles of the Phoenix Metropolitan area, Automatic Aid greatly enhances emergency response delivery for the over _____ dispatches annually
444,000
The automatic Aid System works through an advanced satellite technology called the
Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVL)
continuously track the exact location of all emergency response apparatus, allowing for the dispatch of the closest most appropriate available unit to the scene
The AVL System
dispatches every emergency and non-emergency call for the Operations Divisions through the Phoenix Regional Dispatch Center
Dispatch and Deployment
responsible for overseeing many sections, such as: Fire Prevention, Special Hazards Unit, Homeland Defense Bureau, and Fire Investigations.
Fire Prevention Chief
Fire Prevention’s obvious focus is to make
the buildings we occupy safer and prevent loss of life and money from fire and water damage
check buildings to insure that they meet the Fire Code and are safe
Inspectors
group review plans, inspects fire protection equipment and approves construction features for new commercial and residential construction
The New Construction group
A specialized section within Fire Prevention is the
Special Hazards Unit (SHU)
inspects occupancies that produce, handle or use hazardous materials in their scope of their operations.
Special Hazards Unit
Managed out of the Homeland Defense Bureau are
Special Events
responsible to plan and provide for the needs of special events that impact the City due to the scope or size of the event
Special Events Planning
responsible for investigating all structure fires in the City of Phoenix
Fire Investigations Division
Fire Investigators are trained and certified as
Specialty Peace Officers
