The Department Of The Fire District

There are multiple agencies that can work with fire investigators. Each of these can either help with preservation of life, collection of evidence and finding the cause of the fire as well as helping fix any damage made and try to prevent it. Each of the agencies that will be mentioned help out with these.

On November 14, 2003, a fire was reported at the Greenhalgh Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Pawtucket Fire Department was dispatched to the fire. One of the satellite stations, Cottage Street Fire Station, happened to be directly across the road from the old mill and could see first-hand that the fire was already fully engulfed. This fire rapidly spun out of control, destroying three mill buildings, thirteen homes, and damaging seventeen other structures before being contained. Twenty-one mutual aid departments from Rhode Island and Massachusetts were called in to assist the Pawtucket Fire Department. Looking at the article, Rhode Island and Massachusetts Units Converge on Pawtucket Mill Fire by Jay K. Bradish, from both the engine and truck company perspectives, in my opinion, the call for additional resources and an adequate supply of water were appropriately implemented, while the implementation of the Incident Command System and the accountability of fire personnel were handled improperly during this fire.

The Chicago fire was a huge part of our history. We can never forget about the Chicago fire because it changed how some people lived. The Chicago fire affected people in many ways. Many people had an idea about how the fire started, where it started and who caused it. It took years to rebuild what had been destroyed, the effect of the chicago fire was remarkable.

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) both provide protection and safety for the people of Chicago (City of Chicago, 2017). There are two police stations that serve the Uptown community area – they are in the 19th and 20th districts. The 19th district is located on Addison and Halsted and controls the area north of Fullerton and south of Lawrence. They serve as far east as Lake Michigan and as far west as the Chicago River (California/Rockwell). The 20th district is located on Lincoln and Balmoral and controls the area south of Peterson and north of Lawrence. They also serve as far east as Lake Michigan, but their boundaries go as far west as Kedzie (Chicago Police Department, 2017).

In October 8, 1871,Chicago,Illinois was a city ready to burn by the nightmare of wood.

Fire district 13 is located in the forested valleys and steep foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range at the base of Mount St. Helens. Access to our district, primarily reached by one main county road, is limited. With automatic mutual aid to neighboring districts with, major rail, and freeway- interoperability is key. Located above the Cascadia Subduction zone, Clark County is due for a catastrophic earthquake. The area that includes fire district 13 is a transitional zone between unoccupied forest land and human development. Being a part of the wildland urban interface zone puts us at a higher risk for wildfires.

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

After earning a degree in fire science, there are many choices to be made. A very important choice would be the place of employment that is chosen. As a firefighter, two places of employment to choose from could be two different cities. For example, Glendale and Phoenix fire departments differ greatly and would both be wonderful places to work. The decision to work at either would be based on an individual's needs or wants in that city.

States. The fire occurred on May 28, 1977 during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. It happened in a supper club in Southgate, Kentucky. To this day, it is the third deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Located just six miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Beverly Hills Supper Club was a large complex of banquet rooms and service areas that attracted a variety of entertainment acts.

Currently the mission, vision, and value statements of the Southport Volunteer Fire Department are lacking. The only statement currently existing according to the outdated website of the fire department is the mission statement. The mission statement while relevant to fire departments mission seems outdated and way longer than needed. The other statements currently are not in existence according to the fire departments website, As a result of there nonexistence, for the purpose of this exercise, a vision statement and value statement were created. Overall, the fire department is need of an overall haul of its mission, vision, and value statement.

In Arizona, each county levees a County Fire District Assistance Tax on all taxable property in the county. Each fire district receives $400,000 annually to fund fire and EMS services to fire district residents further. The money is collected monthly by the county treasurer’s office and available to the fire districts on a monthly basis.

What fire prevention needs do you have or is there any way that I can help your area.

Different kinds of fire companies provide fire protection services in every state within the US (Varone, 2012). Among these fire companies are public fire departments, which consist of municipal, county, and state fire departments, private for profit fire protection services, and private non for profit fire protection services (Varone, 2012). A fire department might be or not entitled immunity from liability given its status. This is why most public fire companies are conferred the privilege of immunity from liability; meanwhile most private fire departments do not have such privileges. For firefighters, protection from suits depends on the status of their companies and on their own status if they are public agents or not, paid staff or volunteers, and other circumstances (Varone, 2012). A volunteer fire company’s truck conducted by a volunteer fire officer was involved in an accident in a collision with a train in Virginia, in September, 1989, and the accident was a cause of a lawsuit between parties. The facts, the issues, the holding, the rationale, personal opinion on the court’s decision, and an example of emergency situation in which this decision can be cited are discussed in this paper.

I truly enjoyed reading the material for this week 's discussion. I found it fascinating to read how these people of passion were so revered as leaders. Something I found difficult while reading the stories of these various leaders was the details of what they did within their respective industries that made them successful. Although I recognize the importance of the details, I found myself continually fanaticizing about how the many different approaches would directly translate to the fire service. Because of the uniqueness of the fire service as an industry, I found it easier to relate to themes and concepts rather than the details. 'Strengths Based Leadership ' by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie For example Simon Cooper stated: "people create memories, not things. If we ask guests what color the carpet was in their guest room, they probably won 't know. The real value comes from the ladies and gentlemen (employees) who bring that hotel to life. Ten percent is the platform, but the rest is people. (Rath & Conchie, 2008, p. 43) As I read this I couldn 't help but think of the fact that our customers in the emergency response world (fire service) likely remember more about how we treat them than what uniform we wear or what kind of apparatus we arrive in, so long as we bring true caring and compassion to their bedside. In addition Cooper 's people over platform approach was obvious in this Rath & Conchie description: "then when he talked of the night-and-day difference that a

However, I believe that with the help of special interest groups and advocates speaking with representatives that with enough movement the issue can be discussed. Another major issue that may arise once there is a requirement for departments to incorporate a health and wellness is compliance. However, I feel like this was a similar challenge that was a concern when NIMS was enforced to create interoperability. Like the NIMS implementation I believe that creating a more firefighter focused fire service will be supported by enough departments that it can be successful carried out. The last obstacle that may occur is funding grants for firefighter survival training. To overcome this challenge there may need to be a change of focus in funding opportunities in the emergency services to support the betterment of those serving the communities around the