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In many fire departments in the U.S., the captain is commonly the commander of a company and a lieutenant is the supervisor of the company's firefighters on shift. There is no state or federal rank structure for firefighters and each municipality or volunteer fire department creates and uses their own unique structure.
The Los Angeles Fire Department ( LAFD or LA City Fire) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, hazardous materials services and emergency medical services to the citizens of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. [ 6] The LAFD is responsible for approximately four million people who live in the agency ...
A fire fighter's turnout gear staged in front of a fire engine. As of 2014, there were 1,134,400 firefighters in the United States (not including firefighters who work for the state or federal governments or in private fire departments). Of these, 346,150 (31%) are career and 788,250 (69%) are volunteer.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) provides firefighting and emergency medical services for the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, California, [1] as well as 59 cities through contracting, including the city of La Habra, [4] which is located in Orange County and is the first city outside of Los Angeles County to contract with LACoFD.
Below is the division and rank structure of the Detroit Fire Department, including car/radio callsign designations. [19] Administration Division (100 callsigns) Executive Fire Commissioner (EFC) (100) First Deputy Commissioner (FDC) (101) Second Deputy Commissioner (SDC) (102, 103, 104) Firefighting Division (200 callsigns) Chief of Department ...
Rescue, fire protection, civil service, public service, public safety. A firefighter (or fire fighter) is a first responder trained in firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish fires that threaten life and property, as well as to rescue persons from confinement or dangerous situations. Male firefighters are sometimes referred to as ...
A battalion chief is the lowest chief officer in a fire department's rank structure, above rank-and-file fire station officers and fire company officers. A battalion chief is in charge of a firefighting battalion, similar to a military battalion. A battalion consists of several fire stations and multiple fire companies.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ( CAL FIRE) [ 2][ 3] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California. It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and ...