Chief Response / Supervisor Ratio

[pyroknight]

This question is geared more for the guys in the smaller departments, say ten stations or less, and is just to satisfy my curiosity.

How many of you have both a battalion chief and a division chief on call 24/7? If you do, does the battalion chief respond on EVERY call? Does the division chief respond on almost every call?

For those of you who provide EMS or mutual aid, does a chief go on out-of-district calls? Even if the requesting agency only asks for one engine or a transport unit?

Does anyone have a one-to-one supervisor ratio? I know of a department whose daily staffing is:

Division Chief
Battalion Chief
Lieutenants - 3
Firefighters - 5
(Plus they have two other division chiefs and the chief of the department who respond often during the day)

Your input would be greatly appreciated.

[This message has been edited by pyroknight (edited 04-22-2001).]

[dfriday]

Midland, TX:
1 Fire chief
3 Assistant chiefs
Operations
Fire Prevention (Fire Marshall)
Support Services (CISM and EMS)
1 Assistant Fire Marshall
1 Arson Investigator
3 Fire Investigators
1 Training Chief
2 District Chiefs
Training
ARFF
______________________________ _________
12 total administration

3 Battalion Chiefs
21 Station Captains (7 per shift)
5 Floating Captains (position being done away with thru attrition)
______________________________ __________
29 line officers

129 drivers and firefighters (43 per shift minimum manning after vacations & sick leave

Battalion Chiefs respond anywhere in city or county on structure fires, large grass fires, ems incidents w/ 2 or more ambulances, haz-mat, specialized rescue, etc... at his discretion. Sometimes they're spread pretty thin.
Capt. Dan

[dfriday]

Midland, TX:
1 Fire chief
3 Assistant chiefs
Operations
Fire Prevention (Fire Marshall)
Support Services (CISM and EMS)
1 Assistant Fire Marshall
1 Arson Investigator
3 Fire Investigators
1 Training Chief
2 District Chiefs
Training
ARFF
______________________________ _________
12 total administration

3 Battalion Chiefs
21 Station Captains (7 per shift)
5 Floating Captains (position being done away with thru attrition)
______________________________ __________
29 line officers

129 drivers and firefighters (43 per shift minimum manning after vacations & sick leave

Battalion Chiefs respond anywhere in city or county on structure fires, large grass fires, ems incidents w/ 2 or more ambulances, haz-mat, specialized rescue, etc... at his discretion. Sometimes they're spread pretty thin.
Capt. Dan

[dfriday]

Midland, TX:
1 Fire chief
3 Assistant chiefs
Operations
Fire Prevention (Fire Marshall)
Support Services (CISM and EMS)
1 Assistant Fire Marshall
1 Arson Investigator
3 Fire Investigators
1 Training Chief
2 District Chiefs
Training
ARFF
______________________________ _________
12 total administration

3 Battalion Chiefs
21 Station Captains (7 per shift)
5 Floating Captains (position being done away with thru attrition)
______________________________ __________
29 line officers

129 drivers and firefighters (43 per shift minimum manning after vacations & sick leave

Battalion Chiefs respond anywhere in city or county on structure fires, large grass fires, ems incidents w/ 2 or more ambulances, haz-mat, specialized rescue, etc... at his discretion. Sometimes they're spread pretty thin.
Capt. Dan

[Nate Marshall]

The previous agency I worked for responded to most incidents with the on duty battalion chief. A BC from another agency would respond on a second alarm as well as the on-call "command chief" whether it was Chief of Dept, Dep Chief Training Chief or TEch Chief or Fire Marshal.

An agency near that one responds with both of their 2 District Chiefs and a SAM (safety and medical) who is a captain and can go on mutual aid out of district.