2008 Fire Master Plan - City of St. Catharines

FIRE3.0CAPABILITIES OF EXISTING FIRE PROTECTION SERVICESRESCUE3.1 AdministrationThe St Catharines Fire Services is organized into five divisions which include administration, suppression, training,fire prevention and communications. The management and administration of the department is made up ofthree senior management personnel: the Fire Chief; the Assistant Fire Chief (Operations); and theAssistant Fire Chief (Support Services).The division also includes three office staff, the executive assistant to the Fire Chief, one full time accounts clerksecretary, and one secretary attached to the Fire Prevention Division, as shown in the organization chart below.The Fire Chief is also responsible to ensure the municipality is compliant with the Emergency Management andCivil Protection Act that outlines the minimum guidelines to achieve with respect to emergency preparedness. Onecorporate emergency planner is responsible for all of the municipality’s emergency preparedness and reportsdirectly to the Fire Chief.Mayor &CouncilSt. Catharines Fire ServicesOrganizational StructureEmergencyManagementCoordinatorFire ChiefExecutiveAssistantClerk TypistST. CATHARINESFIRERESCUEAssistant ChiefSupport ServicesClerk TypistAssistant ChiefOperationsCommunicationsPreventionTrainingSuppressionCommunicationsTechnician(1)CommunicationsCoordinator(1)ChiefFire PreventionOfficerChiefTraining Officer(1)Platoon 1 Platoon 2Platoon 3 Platoon 4Alarm Operators(10)Public Education/Inspector(1)Senior Inspector(1)Inspectors(5)Instructor(1)Platoon Cheif(1)Senior Captian(1)Captians(7)Platoon Cheif(1)Senior Captian(1)Captians(7)Platoon Cheif(1)Senior Captian(1)Captians(7)Platoon Cheif(1)Senior Captian(1)Captians(7)October 2008Fire Fighters(25)Fire Fighters(25)Fire Fighters(25)Fire Fighters(25)MASTER FIRE PLAN 2008 19