LAFD 15-04: LP #442 Department Organization

Air Operations Section

Air operations is assigned to the Assistant Bureau Commander, ESB. - Battalion Chief assigned as commander of the Helicopter Company maintains regular business hours - planning, scheduling and directing training activities of the Helicopter Co.

Professional Standards Division

Assistant Chief assigned to this division coordinates management of the disciplinary system on the risk management, EEO, and intervention training. - Captains assigned to this division maintain regular business hours and conduct in depth investigations of complaints against dept. members

Where is the Helicopter Company located?

Battalion 10 at Van Nuys Airport

Who is considered to be the head of the Dept.?

Board of Fire Commissioners

Rules and Regulations made and enforced by who?

Board of Fire Commissioners / Fire Commissions staff

Company Commander is what rank?

Captain I or Captain II

Fire Chief

Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager of LAFD - appoint, discharge, suspend, transfer or issue instructions to members. - power / duties enumerated in Charter section 522 - Responsible for administering the FD in accordance with article V of the LA city charter - file a written report on the activities of the Dept. with the board at least once a month - expends the funds of the fire dept. in accordance with the budget - recommends the budget to the board

Emergency Operations

Chief Deputy assigned to this division is designated as Regular Acting Fire Chief - 1 of 2 second-ranking officers - maintains reg. business hours - primary responsibility : direct, coordinate, control functions of the dept. including the Emergency Services Bureau - Representing the Fire Chief at city council meetings, council comittee meetings, and various governmental agency meetings as directed. - responding to major incidents as head of an Incident Management Team - Acting as a liaison between FD and management personnel of other city departments.

Medical Director

Marc Eckstein - Physician that serves as dept. medical advisor - Reports to Emergency Operations Chief Deputy - Advises Fire Chief and Department Administration relative to all aspects of EMS as provided by the Dept.

As head of the Dept., the Board of Fire Commissioners: _________, ___________, __________, and _____________ the Dept.

Supervises, controls, regulates, and manages

Arson Counter Terrorism Section

- Comprised of Battalion Chief, Captain I, Captain II, and 18 uniformed investigators - On call investigators augment the platoon duty investigators at scenes involving fire fatalities, house of worship fires, and all fire-related domestic terrorist incidents

Training and Support Bureau

- Deputy Chief - Regular business hours - Direct, coordinate, control the line functions of the Bureau of Training and Support Services - inclues Recruit Training Section, In Service Training Section, Supply and Maintenance Division

Fire Prevention Bureau

- Deputy Chief assigned as bureau commander - regular business hours - by law, this Chief Officer has the title of FIRE MARSHALL

Emergency Services Bureau

- Primary objective is the saving of life and property - All personnel engaged in EMS and Firefighting and rescue activities assigned here - aka ESB

The LAFD is comprised of how many civilian and uniformed members?

3,000 +

Bureaus

4 bureaus 14 battallions 106 stations

Board of Fire Commissioners

5 civilian members elected for 5 year terms - appointment/removal are made by the mayor, subject to a majority vote of the city council. - president + vice president elected for 1 year terms by board members - Holds a public meeting in a public office at least 2 times per month

Chief of Staff

- Assistance Chief - maintains regular business hours - primary responsibility - serve as Executive Assistant to the Fire Chief (Chief Graham Everett)

Supply and Maintenance Division

- Assistant Chief - Regular business hours - Procurement, maintenance and repair of Fire apparatus and other emergency and non-emergency equipment

EMS Division

- Assistant Chief assigned as EMS Division Commander - Reports to the Emergency Operations Chief Deputy - Regular business hours - Responsibilities: plan, organize, coordinate dept's EMS program

Battalion Commander

- Battalion Chief - platoon duty hours - manage and administer the battalion of a given platoon, and to supervise and direct station commanders

Recruit Services Sections

- Battalion Commander - Regular business hours - all aspects of entry level recruit firefighter training

In Service Training Section

- Battalion Commander - Regular business hours - planning, organizing, and supervising training programs

Quality Improvement

- Battalion Commander in charge of the QI section - responsible for managing and directing QI section - regular business hours - executive level oversight of EMS dispatch and field ops

Metropolitan Fire Communications Section

- Captain and FF dispatchers assigned to MFC dispatch section work platoon duty - Captain duties: supervise MFC dispatchers operations, including training and compliance - FF duties: dispatch personnel, apparatus and equipment, maintaining a status record of all apparatus, staffing and operating the Dept's mobile communication van

Administrative Services Bureau

- Chief Administrative Assistant reports directly to the Administrative Operations Chief Deputy - plan, organize, and direct - through subordinate supervisors - the activities of the Bureau - Implementation of administrative staff functions in accordance with the current policies and procedures as established by the Fire Chief - 3 subdivisions -Accounting, Management, and Personnel

Administrative Operations

- Chief Deputy is assigned - second of two regular Acting Fire Chiefs. - regular business hours - Manage and administer: Fire Prevention Bureau, Training and Support Bureau, Administrative Services Bureau

Bureau Commander (Deputy Chief)

- Reports to the Emergency Operations Chief Deputy - Responsible for overall emergency operations - consistent with Fire Chief's vision - Responds to major emergencies - Conducting meetings with line officers regarding policy - problem solving, personnel assignments, operational changes, etc. - Conducting field inspections of Stations, apparatus, personnel, etc.

Assistant Bureau Commander (Assistant Chief)

- reports to his/her respective Bureau Commander - also assists Bureau Commander with overall administrative and emergency operations consistent with Fire Chief's operation

2 major objectives of the LAFD are what?

1. Control, extinguish injurious and dangerous fires; remove that which is liable to cause such fires; enforces all laws relating to the preventing or spreading of fires 2. Provide basic and advanced medical life support intervention and transportation to the appropriate medical facility (when indicated)

What two basic categories may the functions of air operations be classified in?

1. Emergency Operations 2. Non emergency operations

Community Liason Officer

aka LAFD Public Information Officer (PIO) - Captain rank - maintains reg. business hours, reports to chief of staff, maintains liaison between citizens, media, and administrative office.