The PFD's 6 Fire Districts

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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

Question 2

The District Deputy Chief reports to?

Answer 2

The Assistant Chief of Operations.

Question 3

Central Fire District manages?

Answer 3

Emergency Response Staffing Office

Battalion 1.

Question 4

East Fire District manages?

Answer 4

Battalions 2 and 7

Paradise Valley Stations.

Question 5

The Paradise Valley Stations report to?

Answer 5

Battalion 2.

Question 6

West Fire District manages?

Answer 6

Battalions 3 and 8

Question 7

North Fire District manages?

Answer 7

Battalions 4 and 6.

Question 8

South Fire District manages?

Answer 8

Battalion 5.

Question 9

Aviation is responsible for?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Aviation must have the capability to respond to?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

The primary function of Aviation is to?

Answer 11

Provide aircraft rescue and firefighting.

Question 12

Aviation has rules and mandates from the?

Answer 12

Federal Government that they must comply with.

Question 13

Safety works with Operations to provide the following services?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

The Deputy Chief of Safety reports to?

Answer 14

The Assistant Chief of Operations.

Question 15

The Assistant Chief of Training is responsible for?

Answer 15

All training needs and aspects for Department members.

Question 16

The Assistant Chief of Training oversees?

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

Battalion Training is done by?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Battalion Training focuses on?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

The Command Training Center focuses on?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Command Training not only trains?

Answer 20

New Captains and Chief Officers

Provides continuing education to current Captains and Chief Officers.

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Companies for Drills
Classes
Other training purposes.

Question 22

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

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Special Operations manages?

Answer 23

Hazardous Materials Response

Technical Rescue.

Question 24

Technical Rescue covers?

Answer 24

Confined space rescue 
Swift water rescue
Heavy rescue
High angle rescue 
Tree rescue
Trench rescue.

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Hazmat and technical rescue technicians throughout the Valley.

Question 26

Emergency Medical Services is responsible for?

Answer 26

Initial training program for paramedics | Continuing education for all ALS and BLS providers.

Question 27

Emergency Medical Services works closely with?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

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?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

The PFD Special Operations Team has responded to?

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

The Assistant Chief of Information Technology manages?

Answer 31

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

Question 32

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

Answer 32

``` Computers GPS Systems Radios Mobile Computer Terminals(MCTs) Dispatch Systems Phones. ```

Question 33

Technical Services also provide?

Answer 33

Tech Support for computer software installation and problems.

Question 34

The Regional Dispatch Operation dispatches "automatically" to?

Answer 34

28 Cities as if they were one department.

Question 35

The Incident Management System is designed to fully?

Answer 35

Integrate | Support the mix of fire departments during incident operations.

Question 36

How many square miles are in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area?

Answer 36

2,000-plus.

Question 37

The Automatic Aid System dispatches?

Answer 37

Over 350,000 calls annually.

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Automatic Vehicle Location System(AVL)

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Phoenix Regional Dispatch Center.

Question 40

Through the Automatic Aid Agreements, Phoenix dispatches?

Answer 40

26 Valley Fire Departments.

Question 41

Each shift in the Alarm Room is assigned a?

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Fire Prevention Special Hazards Unit Homeland Defense Bureau Fire Investigations.

Question 43

The New Construction Group is responsible for?

Answer 43

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

Question 44

A specialized section within Fire Prevention is?

Answer 44

The Special Hazards Unit(SHU).

Question 45

The Special Hazards Unit(SHU) is responsible for?

Answer 45

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

Question 46

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

Answer 46

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

Question 47

Also managed out of the Homeland Defense Bureau are?

Answer 47

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

Question 48

The Assistant Chief of Physical Resources oversees the Departments?

Answer 48

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

Question 49

Budget and Fiscal are responsible for?

Answer 49

All budgeting and accounting.

Question 50

The Fiscal unit is responsible for?

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Resource Management is responsible for?

Answer 51

Managing the purchasing and warehousing of commodities for the Department.

Question 52

Resource Management cares for services such as?

Answer 52

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

Question 53

The Resource Management staff utilizes?

Answer 53

Standing Contracts or internal purchase orders to procure supplies.

Question 54

All of the PFD purchases are delivered to?

Answer 54

Resource Management.