A battalion chief is a key member of the management staff for a fire department or fire agency. Battalion chiefs are usually third in command behind the fire chief and his or her assistant, and they achieve their positions after years of training and experience. Openings for battalion chiefs ...
What Does a Fire Commissioner Do? What is a Battalion Chief? What does a Fire Lookout do? What does an Insurance Fraud Investigator do? What is a Medical Examiner? Discussion Comments By chivebasil — On May 25, 2012 There are some private fire investigation companies that will investigate...
Some of the larger fire departments use several classifications to identify the basic firefighter ranks, such as a class or number system. The upper echelon typically consists of captains and deputy chiefs and is topped with a fire chief. Acting as a quasi-military organization, most local ...
Here is a common fire department hierarchy, starting with the lowest-ranked officials and ascending to the highest-ranked officials: Firefighter Lieutenant Captain Battalion chief Assistant Division chief Chief of the fire department Certain fire departments also have other roles that fall into the fire...
Fire officials used to talk about fire seasons, said David Acuña, a battalion chief for Cal Fire: “Now we talk about fire years.” ___ Associated Press writers Peter Prengaman in New York; Mary Katherine Wildeman in Hartford, Connecticut; and Christopher Keller in Albuquerque, New ...
Creating a wildfire action plan, packing a “go bag” and maintaining basic situational awareness during evacuations can make a big difference when escaping a disaster, Jesse Torres, a battalion chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said. But the most...
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Rich people know a good idea when they see one. And are not above stealing it…and <poof> Portland got itself a snotty neighborhood. As we crossed the street, the SF commented, “Battalion Chief, no less.” I looked around, then saw him nodding toward the Fire Dept vehicle. After scru...
Battalion chief Nolan Hale told local NBC affiliate KCRA that these types of fires are extremely difficult to contain. However, one of this size was a new challenge: “There’s a reaction, an exothermic reaction, occurring within a battery cell that is contained and heavily contained by design...