Glossary
| Fire
Commissioner/ Chief of Department: |
Administrative head and Chief Executive Officer of the fire department. |
| Chief of Operations, Field Operations: | Chief in charge of both fire divisions; the Safety Operations Unit; and the Special Operations Command (SOC). |
| Chief of Operations, Support Operations: | Chief in charge of the Training, Maintenance, and Research Division; the Information Technology Division; the Special Projects Division; and the Emergency Management Division. |
| Fire Marshal: | Deputy Fire Chief in charge of the Fire Prevention Division. |
| Deputy Fire Chief: | A fire chief in charge of a division. |
| District Fire Chief: | A fire chief in charge of a district. |
| Safety Chief: | District Fire Chief assigned to the Safety Operations Unit. |
| Fire Captain: | The officer in overall charge of a company. |
| Fire Lieutenant: | The officer in charge of a company, in the absence of a Fire Captain. |
| Senior Fire Fighter: | Fire fighter designated to assume charge of a company in the absence of a company officer. |
| Fire Fighter: | All uniformed personnel, of the fire fighting force, below the rank of Lieutenant. |
| Aide to Chief Officer: | Fire fighter selected by a Chief to assist the Chief in his/her duties. |
| Fire Fighting Force: | The uniformed personnel employed for the purpose of fire prevention, fire protection and fire extinguishment. |
| Division Headquarters: | The quarters of the Deputy Fire Chief. |
| District Headquarters: | The quarters of the District Fire Chief |
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The ranks of Fire Lieutenant through Deputy Fire Chief are attained by way of a state administered Civil Service examination held every two years. Promotions are made when vacancies become available in the Table Of Organization during the two year period. |
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