Fire Operations

Acting Deputy Fire Chief: John Greene
Assistant Fire Chiefs:
Tim Krickle
David Sellars

The Operations Division serves the emergent needs of the community with response to emergency medical calls, fires and explosions, bomb threats, vehicle accidents, hazardous chemical spills, and other emergency calls. The Division assists the community with non emergent needs by insuring compliance with fire codes, assisting the Fire Prevention Division in public education and responding to citizen requests for non-emergency services.

The Operations Division consists of three Shift Commanders who are assigned to one of the three shifts, working 24 hours on-duty followed by 48 hours off duty.

The Operations Division employs 45 Fire Captains, 42 Fire Equipment Operators, 66 Firefighters, and 6 Assistant Fire Chiefs.

During the 2005-2006 year, Operations responded to 13,354 alarms. Of those alarms, 8,998 were medical, 169 residential fires, 123 vehicle fires, 165 grass/trash, 179 open burning, 12 bomb threats, 44 hazardous materials, 490 alarm systems and 184 carbon monoxide checks.