Section Four: Overview of the Phoenix Fire Department

Question 1

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.

Question 2

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.

Question 3

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

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Assistant Chiefs

Question 4

The Fire Chief also directly manages the

Answer 4

Department’s Budget and Emergency Transportation Services (ETS)

Question 5

What does ETS stand for

Answer 5

Emergency Transportation Services

Question 6

What is Budget responsible for

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Budget and Accounting

Question 7

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

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ETS

Question 8

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

Answer 8

The State of Arizona Department of Health Services

Question 9

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

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Executive Assistant Chief

Question 10

What does FTSU stand for

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Fire Training Support Unit

Question 11

The FTSU, formerly known as

Answer 11

Phoenix Fire Network or PFN

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Personnel, Payroll and Technical Services

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

MOU spells out the

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wage and benefit package for the term of that contract

Question 17

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

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Personnel Divison

Question 18

The Personnel staff ensures employee compliance with the

Answer 18

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

Question 19

PFD gets paid every

Answer 19

2 weeks

Question 20

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

Question 21

is responsible for all training needs for Department members

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The Training Section

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

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The Command Training Center

Question 25

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)

Question 26

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

Question 27

manages Hazardous Materials response and Technical Rescue

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Special Operations

Question 28

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

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Technical Rescue

Question 29

What does USAR stand for

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Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Teams

Question 30

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)

Question 31

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

Question 32

processes all Fire Department purchasing requests

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Purchasing and Warehousing

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

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Facilities Management

Question 35

How many vehicles and equipment does PFD have

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over 400

Question 36

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.

Question 37

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

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Fleet Management

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 44

What divisions are in Phoenix

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

Question 45

Each Division is supervised by

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Deputy Chiefs, Division Chiefs and Battalion Chiefs.

Question 46

report to the Operations Assistant Chief

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Deputy Chiefs and Shift Commanders

Question 47

report directly to the Deputy Chiefs in their respective areas

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Division and Battalion

Question 48

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

Question 49

One of South Shift Command's biggest responsibilities is insuring

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proper staffing throughout the City everyday

Question 50

How many districts are there in the City

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6 including Aviation

Question 51

Each District Deputy Chief supervises

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3-6 Battalion Chiefs

Question 52

Fire District manages the Emergency Response Staffing Office and Battalion 1

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Central

Question 53

reports to the Assistant Chief of Operations

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District Deputy Chief

Question 54

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

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East

Question 55

Fire District manages Battalion 3 and Battalion 8.

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West

Question 56

Fire District manages Battalion 4 and Battalion 6.

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North

Question 57

Fire District manages Battalion 5

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South

Question 58

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

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Aviation

Question 59

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

Question 60

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

Question 61

reports to the Assistant Chief of Operations

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Deputy Chief of Safety

Question 62

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

Question 63

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

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The Incident Management System

Question 64

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

Question 65

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

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Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVL)

Question 66

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

Question 67

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

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Dispatch and Deployment

Question 68

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

Question 69

Fire Prevention's obvious focus is to make

Answer 69

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

Question 70

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

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Inspectors

Question 71

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

Question 72

A specialized section within Fire Prevention is the

Answer 72

Special Hazards Unit (SHU)

Question 73

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

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Special Hazards Unit

Question 74

Managed out of the Homeland Defense Bureau are

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Special Events

Question 75

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

Question 76

responsible for investigating all structure fires in the City of Phoenix

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Fire Investigations Division

Question 77

Fire Investigators are trained and certified as

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Specialty Peace Officers