Operations Division
The Operations Division provides “All Risk” emergency and non-emergency services to the community. Services include emergency response to:
• Fires: structure, vegetation, vehicles, miscellaneous
• Medical and Traumatic Emergencies: medical emergencies, vehicle accidents, traumatic injuries, multi-casualty incidents
• Vehicle Rescue: disentanglement and extrication
• Technical Rescue: low- and high-angle, confined space, trench, and water rescue
• Hazardous Materials: spills, leaks, releases at fixed facilities and at rail/roadway incidents
• Hazardous Conditions: electric and natural gas emergencies, flooding, etc.
• Special Operations: preparedness and response to seismic events, petrochemical plants, airports, mass transit, terrorism, marine fires and emergencies, etc.
There are 13 Battalion Chiefs assigned to the Operations Division. 10 shift Battalion Chiefs lead and manage 4 Battalions on 3 shifts. 2 Battalion Chiefs lead and manage the Training Division and the Emergency Medical Services Division. Another Battalion Chief handles a variety of administrative duties for the Operations and the Support Services Divisions. (See Organizational Chart - See Training and EMS Divisions)
The Operations Division staffs 24 engine companies, 6 truck companies, and a Shift Training Captain / Safety Officer daily. The Division maintains 28 fully staffed stations, and 2 more stations staffed with paid-on-call Reserve Firefighters. Minimum daily staffing is 95 personnel. The 30 on-duty companies are trained and regularly cross-staff numerous specialty response units including 25 wildland fire apparatus, 3 rescue units, a trench rescue unit, a fire rescue boat, and a mobile breathing air support unit.
Special programs managed by Battalion Chiefs with assistance from line personnel include:

-After Action Report System (under development)
-Disaster Planning and Preparedness
-Firefighter Safety and Survival
-Firefighting Equipment – (Procurement, Maintenance, and Testing)
   o Hose
   o Ladders
   o Nozzles
   o Personal Protective Equipment
   o Respiratory Protection Equipment
-Fire Trail Maintenance / Heavy Equipment
-Grant Writing
-Hazardous Materials
-Hydrant Maintenance
-Mapping / G.I.S. Update (under development)
-Mutual Aid and Automatic Aid Operations
-Physical Fitness
-Pre-Incident Planning (under development)
-Report Writing (under development)
-Reserve Firefighters
-Target Information Program
-Technical Rescue
-Telestaff (Staffing and Payroll reporting)
-Urban Search and Rescue
-Wildland Firefighting