The PFD's 6 Fire Districts Flashcards

1
Q

The Emergency Response Staffing Office is responsible for member assignments to?

A
Companies 
Vacations
Furloughs
Tobin Days
Other leave and assignment related issues.
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2
Q

The District Deputy Chief reports to?

A

The Assistant Chief of Operations.

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3
Q

Central Fire District manages?

A

Emergency Response Staffing Office

Battalion 1.

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4
Q

East Fire District manages?

A

Battalions 2 and 7

Paradise Valley Stations.

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5
Q

The Paradise Valley Stations report to?

A

Battalion 2.

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6
Q

West Fire District manages?

A

Battalions 3 and 8

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7
Q

North Fire District manages?

A

Battalions 4 and 6.

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8
Q

South Fire District manages?

A

Battalion 5.

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9
Q

Aviation is responsible for?

A

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport “a City within a City”.

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10
Q

Aviation must have the capability to respond to?

A

EMS calls
Structure fires
Non-structural fires
Service calls on airport grounds.

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11
Q

The primary function of Aviation is to?

A

Provide aircraft rescue and firefighting.

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12
Q

Aviation has rules and mandates from the?

A

Federal Government that they must comply with.

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13
Q

Safety works with Operations to provide the following services?

A

Risk Management Planning
Station, Equipment and Facility inspections
Accident Analysis and Safety Training
They also ensure OSHA Compliance.

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14
Q

The Deputy Chief of Safety reports to?

A

The Assistant Chief of Operations.

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15
Q

The Assistant Chief of Training is responsible for?

A

All training needs and aspects for Department members.

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16
Q

The Assistant Chief of Training oversees?

A

Operations training which includes the Command Training Center and the Training Academy
Special Operations
EMS
USAR( Urban Search and Rescue) FEMA team Arizona Task-Force 1.

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17
Q

Battalion Training is done by?

A

Battalion 8 in conjunction with the Command Training Center, the Training Academy and many of the subject matter experts on the Department.

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18
Q

Battalion Training focuses on?

A

Continuing education for the fire companies throughout the City and can range from classroom lectures to multi-company drills.

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19
Q

The Command Training Center focuses on?

A

Incident command with simulations
Table-top drills
Lectures
Guest speakers.

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20
Q

Command Training not only trains?

A

New Captains and Chief Officers

Provides continuing education to current Captains and Chief Officers.

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21
Q

The Training Academy(TA) is primarily used to train new firefighters but regularly hosts?

A

Companies for Drills
Classes
Other training purposes.

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22
Q

The Training Academy(TA) also houses the Driver Training Division whose functions is to?

A

Train new and prospected drivers of Department vehicles
Training for drivers involved in accidents
Provide continuing education to our drivers.

23
Q

Special Operations manages?

A

Hazardous Materials Response

Technical Rescue.

24
Q

Technical Rescue covers?

A
Confined space rescue 
Swift water rescue
Heavy rescue
High angle rescue 
Tree rescue
Trench rescue.
25
Q

Special Operations also provide initial and on-going training for?

A

Hazmat and technical rescue technicians throughout the Valley.

26
Q

Emergency Medical Services is responsible for?

A

Initial training program for paramedics

Continuing education for all ALS and BLS providers.

27
Q

Emergency Medical Services works closely with?

A

Hospitals

Health care facilities to enhance the long standing relationships the Department has developed throughout the community.

28
Q

Federal Emergency Response Management(FEMA) established a national network of Urban Search and Rescue(USAR) Task Force Teams to respond to major domestic disasters. One of those teams is located in?

A

Phoenix

Comprised primarily of PFD members, most of whom are Special Operations team members.

29
Q

The PFD Special Operations Team has responded to?

A

9-11
OKC Bombing
Northridge CA Earthquake
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and 2 other hurricanes.

30
Q

The PFD Special Operations Team was put on stand-by for the?

A

Olympics in Atlanta, GA and Salt Lake City, UT.

31
Q

The Assistant Chief of Information Technology manages?

A

Technical Services
Dispatch and Deployment
Computer Aided Dispatch(CAD)
The Regional 911 System.

32
Q

Technical Services is responsible for the purchase, testing and maintenance of the Departments?

A
Computers
GPS Systems
Radios
Mobile Computer Terminals(MCTs)
Dispatch Systems
Phones.
33
Q

Technical Services also provide?

A

Tech Support for computer software installation and problems.

34
Q

The Regional Dispatch Operation dispatches “automatically” to?

A

28 Cities as if they were one department.

35
Q

The Incident Management System is designed to fully?

A

Integrate

Support the mix of fire departments during incident operations.

36
Q

How many square miles are in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area?

A

2,000-plus.

37
Q

The Automatic Aid System dispatches?

A

Over 350,000 calls annually.

38
Q

The Automatic Aid System works through an advanced satellite technology called?

A

Automatic Vehicle Location System(AVL)

39
Q

Dispatch and Deployment dispatches every emergency and non-emergency call for the Operations Divisions through?

A

Phoenix Regional Dispatch Center.

40
Q

Through the Automatic Aid Agreements, Phoenix dispatches?

A

26 Valley Fire Departments.

41
Q

Each shift in the Alarm Room is assigned a?

A

Deployment Chief
Supervisor
A “Lead” Dispatcher
5 Dispatchers filling the roles of Incident Takers, Dispatchers or Tactical Radio Operators.

42
Q

The Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention is responsible for overseeing many sections such as?

A

Fire Prevention
Special Hazards Unit
Homeland Defense Bureau
Fire Investigations.

43
Q

The New Construction Group is responsible for?

A

Reviewing plans
Inspects fire protection equipment
Approves construction features for new commercial/residential construction.

44
Q

A specialized section within Fire Prevention is?

A

The Special Hazards Unit(SHU).

45
Q

The Special Hazards Unit(SHU) is responsible for?

A

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

46
Q

The PFD instituted a Homeland Defense Bureau, this group works very closely with the?

A

Phoenix Police Department

Other Agencies to provide the Department with training and intelligence as it pertains to terrorist activities.

47
Q

Also managed out of the Homeland Defense Bureau are?

A

Special Events based on the scope or size of the event.

48
Q

The Assistant Chief of Physical Resources oversees the Departments?

A
Budget and Fiscal
Resource Management 
Fleet Management
Facilities Management
Emergency Transport System(ETS)
Capital Improvements(CIP).
49
Q

Budget and Fiscal are responsible for?

A

All budgeting and accounting.

50
Q

The Fiscal unit is responsible for?

A

Administering

Coordinating the Departments expenditures within the authorization of Operating and Capital Budgets.

51
Q

Resource Management is responsible for?

A

Managing the purchasing and warehousing of commodities for the Department.

52
Q

Resource Management cares for services such as?

A

Providing PPE
Purchasing and warehousing all supplies and commodities
Researching new products
Providing mail and photocopy services.

53
Q

The Resource Management staff utilizes?

A

Standing Contracts or internal purchase orders to procure supplies.

54
Q

All of the PFD purchases are delivered to?

A

Resource Management.