Fire Department Comparison

The firefighting departments across the globe have met public criticisms over their services. The Fire Department have also experienced media bashing on a number of occasions. Some of the criticisms have no basis and could be personal hatred projected towards the emergency response body. Some criticisms on the other hand, are based on factual evidence. The most important thing that comes out is the need for the Fire Department to come up with measures to market its image to the critics, both public and the media. Just like any other organization in public service, the Fire Department needs to ensure that they offer quality services to the consumers and that whatever they do is effectively communicated. The other challenge they have to deal with is the ignorance on the part of the public. Some of the criticisms they receive can be linked absolute lack of awareness and misunderstanding on the part of the citizens about the role of the Fire Department. The Fire Department in an attempt to market itself and redeem its public image has to come up with a strategic plan that covers two broad areas, efficient service delivery and effective achievements communication. Managing public perception about the brand is a key component in Public Service Management.

To better understand the background of the contrasting views, we must look at how the fire service has developed around

Inherently the fire service operates in high-risk environments to facilitate the role of preserving life safety and property conservation. How these incidents are managed and safeguarded by our administration

Many department, including BCoFD, are looking for different solutions to help fix this tissue. The goal of this research project is to conduct a needs assessment and provide recommendations to the Baltimore County Fire Department for an outline of a curriculum for a CP course based off the findings of the needs assessment. Extant data was collected by using inclusion and exclusion criteria requirements in the data collection tools from both ImageTrend and National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFRIS) for non-emergency calls. In 2014, BCoFD initiated a specific policy for non-emergency responses that was collected through EMED reports in ImageTrend. During that year, the number of Non-Emergency Responses came to 8,590. In 2016, non-emergency responses came to a total of 12,102, almost 3,500 calls more from 2014. As of March 30th, 2017, the total non-emergency call responses were at 3,615 and continuing to grow. Not only non-emergency calls are climbing, but the total call volume for BCoFD is increasing more and more each year. Since 2013, there has been an average of 5,705 increase calls each

This applied research project will examine fire chief succession planning for Quilcene fire Rescue and how it can be accomplished. Applied

Firemen, while intimidating to the general public, are widely accepted and respected. This means that they serve as an embodiment of the public as a whole. In their hands fire is used to

What are the generational differences facing the fire service today and what tools can we employ to navigate these differences?

There are situations that impact your everyday life that’s when we call the “Firefighters”. Their lifestyle is risky, they serve the people. Firefighters truly deserve the respect and honor from the community, at the same time, this is a way of showing gratitude for their courage. The firefighter station that I visited was the fire department in San Fernando called “ Station 98”, and their agency is Los Angeles Fire Department, it has been around since 1886.

In 2012, Insurance Services Office (ISO) conducted a review of the fire suppression capabilities of the Council Bluffs (IA) Fire Department (CBFD). The resulting Public Protection Classification (PPC) was a Class 2. This classification puts the CBFD into the top 1% of the approximately 49,000 fire departments ISO reviews. In an effort to maintain the highest level of service to the public, the current fire administration has established an organizational goal of achieving a Class 1 designation.

The purpose of this research project is to explore various ways of promoting and/or marketing Martinsville Fire/EMS and presenting information to educate the public about services provided by the department. The City of Martinsville is located 50 miles south of Roanoke, VA and 50 miles north of Greensboro, NC. The Martinsville Fire/EMS Department covers 11 square miles of land, including a population of 13,821. (U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia Employment Commission, 2016) The department is a combination of career firefighters and volunteers. It was organized in 1891. There are two stations consisting of two engine companies, one ladder company, and two advance life support ambulances. Operations are

There are approximately 100 firehouses throughout the city of Chicago with more than 4,500 uniformed firefighters and paramedics (City of Chicago, 2017). The fire station in the Uptown community area is located on Wilson and Racine, which houses engine 83, truck 22, and ambulance 31. The fire department is also responsible for conducting daily fire drills, school inspections, and fire hydrant inspections (City of Chicago, 2017). Education takes place at all schools and many businesses in the Uptown community area. Additionally, there is a Special Operation Division that handles homeland security activities, hazardous materials, and air/sea rescue (City of Chicago,

For years if not decades, firefighters have responded to a reported structure fire that turned out to be a fully involved single room. This fire scenario requires a core set of fire tactics and skills to control and extinguished the fire, but is it this simple? Perhaps twenty years it may have been, but new dangers are lurking in every scenario and may have detrimental outcomes for unsuspecting and unaware firefighters and victims. The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) agency along with the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) have been conducting research to understand fire behavior and fire dynamics. This research is providing firefighters with new information about how and why

Fire Chief Rick Pavick gave me insight about general information related to the Texarkana, AR fire department. According to Chief Pavick, there are 57 full-time firefighters, however they are still understaffed by 16 at this time. The fires in this community is low in all categories but more house fires occur and is the primary concern. The average response time is 5 minutes on average. There is not a central water supply but there are fire hydrants. The Insurance Services Office (ISO) fire rating is a 5 for this community. The community’s low support for the department financially is related to the community not being aware of the needs of the fire department. The department does offer fire prevention education for the community and adequate

Montpelier Fire Department is a full time department consisting of 17 members. MFD runs approximately 2000 calls a year with 80% being

     After visiting some actual fire departments, I realized as a firefighter you certainly have a lot to be proud of. It’s not your average job and does require quite a bit of organization to stay on top of everything. Everyday you have to be ready and prepared for just about anything that can happen. You never know what kinds