Murrieta is a city in the Inland Empire, it is about 34 square miles and has a population of 108,368 as of the last census. Over the past few decades, the city has been exponentially growing in population ever since the I-15 freeway was constructed. With their new infrastructure development, more families, businesses, and homes have settled in Murrieta. Until 1987 Murrieta had a small volunteer Fire Department, then it became an official paid Fire Department. The city is now serviced by an All Risk Fire Department, with five stations, and now looking to construct another due to the rapid growth of the city. At my station visit on 5-7-17, I met a probationary firefighter B.Urista. Firefighter Urista has been on the job with Murrieta Fire Department since November 2016, prior to that he had been a paramedic and worked with the US Forest service for 3 years. Due to his prior experience in wildland, he is looked at as the most knowledgeable person in the department for that area, which led Urista to be asked to join their committee to help write the department's SOP’s for wildland responses. Urista is also the person who facilitated my visit and toured me around the station. He showed me the equipment and answering my questions about the department and the city they protect. …show more content…
This station is staffed with three people on a rotating 48/96 schedule. Station 1 is equipped with a Quint, Water Tender, Swift Water Rescue/USAR trailer, and a Light and Air utility truck with a trailer. I learned that unlike large departments the firefighters of this department wear many hats from the writing of their own SOPs to the specifications of new equipment being ordered. Many decisions made are done so through a committee of firefighters who work together to identify things the department needs and how to improve the
At 2215 hrs, on November 28, 1942, Fire Alarm Headquarters from Box 1514, situated at Stuart and Carver streets, received an alarm. When the responding apparatus arrived they found a small car fire at the corner of Stuart Street and Broadway. After the fire was extinguished the firefighters were about to return to quarters when their attention was called to smoke emanating from the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub a few doors away. Upon their arrival at the entrance of the Broadway lounge on Broadway they encountered numerous people leaving the premises admidst the cries of “fire”. The chief in charge immediately ordered that a third alarm be sounded from Alarm Box 1521 which the alarm was received by fire alarm headquarters at 2223 hrs. A civilian sent an alarm that was received at 2220 by fire alarm headquarters. As soon as the chief in charge realized that the immediate problem was one of rescue he ordered that a fourth alarm (received at 2224) and a fifth alarm (received at 1102) be sent. The apparatus responding was comprised of 25 engine companies, 5 ladder companies, 1 water tower company, 1 rescue company and various other apparatus. 18 hose steams for cooling purposes and three ladders were utilized (located at Piedmont, Broadway, and Shawmut for venting operations).
Fire Department City Of New York Annual Report 2012/2013. Rep. New York: FDNY, 2013. Print.
In this report I will focus on desirable traits the Columbus Division of fire are looking for, as well as the City’s hiring process, training requirements, offered benefits, probationary period, promotional opportunities, and departmental structure. I will also...
He is described as being mature, confident and professional. The Applicant is level headed, is able to handle stressful situations and still keep calm and focused. He treats everyone with respect and has a caring and calming demeanor. Dana Farquhar stated that the Applicant was a safe cautious driver and while working at Mercy Ambulance, he was never involved in any accidents. Ms. Farquhar stated that working for Long Beach Fire Department has been a long time passion of the Applicants and she supports him in this
"News From the FMO." Why We Do Tent Inspections. City of Manassas Fire and Rescue Department, 2012. Web. 6 June 2014.
...yet another firefighter takes your place who is willing to learn. Read books, take extra classes at the fire academy and read those magazines that someone left near the toilet, they have great information for an every changing fire service.
The duties and responsibilities of the fire department are most importantly responding to fires and other emergencies that involve the assistance from the department such as vehicle accidents, flooding, emergency rescue, and first aid response. When it comes to a fire departments duties and responsibilities when it comes to mutual aid agreements it is to coordinate planning, multiply the response resources available to any one jurisdiction, ensure timely arrival of aid, arrange for specialized resources, and minimize administrative conflict and litigation post-response.
The public views firefighters as a group that has vacuumed up a lot of municipal resources, and to the public's ignorant eye it looks like they just keep taking more for pleasure because they don't understand the need to upgrade, replace, and repair equipment, whether it be for work in the field or training
Firefighters are more than friends. You can't fight fires with friends. To fight fires you need a brotherhood. The men and women of the fire service across the globe consider each other family, this is one of the grand traditions of the fire department. Firefighters are constantly looking out for one another, thinking about the things they do and how it may affect the other’s lives and safety. Life safety is of the highest priority in the business of fire rescue. To achieve a safety standard there are many tasks that fire personnel are expected to carry out, for both a personal and a team related purpose. One of these tasks is the daily inspection of the fire apparatus upon arrival to the fire station. This task is with most certainty the most essential process that fire personnel are responsible for in order to get through the shift safely and efficiently.
Sargent, C. (2006). The 'Secondary'. From buddy to boss: effective fire service leadership (p. 153). Tulsa, OK: Penwell Corp.
DESCRIBE THE STRATEGIC CONTEXT IN WHICH QUINTANA SHOULD JUDGE MUSIMUNDO’S PERFORMANCE. WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT THAT MUSIMUNDO COMPETES IN? WHAT ARE PEGASUS’ STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR MUSIMUNDO? HOW DO THESE FACTORS AFFECT THE BUDGETING PROCESS?
Every year communities struggle each year around the nation with issues of life safety. In 2012, the nation’s fire departments responded to 31,854,000 responses that resulted in the deaths 0f 2,855 civilians and injuring 16,500 causing an estimated $12,427 million dollars in damage. (United States Fire Administration, 2014) These incidents put at risk 345,950 career and 783,300 volunteer firefighters that resulted in the deaths of 81 individuals (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2013) and nearly 70,000 reported injuries. ( Karter & Molis, 2013) These numbers represent incidents that are determined to be in the line of duty but do not take into consideration the long-term health risk issues that may develop. Evidence shows that he hazards associated with Fire and Emergency Services are consistent across the board whether paid or volunteer and jeopardize the lives and health of each individual, placing administrative and physical control measures reduces this risk to firefighter within an organization. While it is impossible to eliminate the hazards firefighters face, it is important to identify these hazards as the first step in reducing the potential for loss of life and wellbeing both physically and mentally.
Okray, Randy, and Thomas Lubnau. Crew Resource Management for the Fire Service. Tulsa, OK: PennWell, 2004. Print.
So the question arises once more, what are the issues women firefighters face today? It is an easy question to answer as the issues are the same as they have been for the past 30-plus years that women have been trying to serve in one of the oldest and most dangerous professions. Imagine a job where prejudice and harassment is a frequent complaint, you don't have your own changing rooms or toilets, and, to top it all, your life is constantly put at risk.
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 of jobs you are going to be set out to do in one day. This means your equipment should be in order, checked and ready to go.