Operations Support

The Operations Support Division provides support for 31 fire stations, 911 sworn uniformed personnel, and 60+ civilian employees. We created 1,899 purchase orders and made 3,670 credit card purchases totaling just shy of 10 million dollars to support Operations and the mission of the Fire Department.

Services include:

• Procurement, receiving, warehousing, issuance/delivery of all uniforms, personal protective equipment, medical supplies, office and janitorial supplies, tools, and equipment.

  1. 1. 1. 1. • Implemented an internet-based footwear portal with Saf-Gard to enhance personal choice and options for all personnel.

              • Completed a total collection and replacement of all department-wide oxygen cylinders due to a change in contracted vendors.

              • Outfitted RC63 at Logistics with uniforms and PPE, hosted CPAT for RC64, and are preparing to issue their uniforms and PPE. 

              • Completed Turnout Gear material testing.

• Coordinating all repair and remodels (kitchen, bath, engine bays) for 22 county-owned fire stations, 5 support and admin facilities, and generator and exhaust removal system service for 9 volunteer-owned stations.  

  • New Appliances and repairs - $45,898

  • Plymovent repairs - $40,548

  • Fitness equipment repairs and PM’s - $9,260

• Approving specifications for all apparatus purchases (county and volunteer) and coordinating the purchase of all county-owned vehicles. 

o   New vehicles delivered in 2023:

• 5 - E-One 1000-gallon engines (E021, E051, E171, E261, E321)

• E-One 1500-gallon engine (E421)

• Pierce 2500-gallon pumper-tanker (E084)

• 2 Seagrave/Aerialscope towers (TL26, TL05)

• International/EVI technical rescue pod hauler (Co. 4)

• 3 - Ferrara 3000-gallon tankers (TA1, TA6, TA11)

• Ford Special OPS utility-body truck (SU4)

• Ford F350 truck - (Logistics GS21)

• 2 - Ford pickup trucks (Fire Investigation 860 & 867)

• Ford F250 truck (MCI Support Unit)

• 4 - Ford Explorers  (Supply 1, TD03, OPS2, OPS5)

o   Vehicles currently under construction:

• Seagrave/Aerialscope tower (TL30)

• 2 - E-One Single Axle 100’ Ladder Truck (TK1, TK31)

•  E-One 1000-gallon engine (E301)

• 2 Metal Shark 50’ Defiant Fireboats (FB19, FB41)

• Munson 26’ PackCat Landing Craft (BT8)

• 9 Freightliner/Horton medic units (MU2, MU10, MU12, MU13, MU19, MU27, MU33B, TBD, TBD) 

• 2 Ford Special OPS utility-body trucks (SU19, SU41)

• Ford pickup truck (Fire Investigation)

• International/EVI Air Wagon

• 6 Ford Explorers

• 5 Ford Explorer Hybrids

• 3 Ford Expeditions (Fire Chief, OPS Chief, BC3)

• 4 Ford Escape Hybrids

• Ford F350 dry freight body (Mobile Air Shop)

• Ford F250 (Safety 5)

• Ford Edge

• Coordinating all service for the department’s front-line and reserve fleets (county- and volunteer-owned), which includes:

  1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. • 63 engines and pumper-tankers

                       • 17 trucks, quints, and towers

                       • 55 ambulances and medic units

                       • 9 rescue squads

                       • 9 tankers

                       • 16 brush trucks

                       • 7 specialty vehicles (mobile ambulance bus, mobile command and control unit, technical rescue pod     hauler, dive unit, air wagon, coffee wagon)

                       • 6 fireboat and rescue boats

                       • 158 support vehicles (vans, pickups, SUVs, & sedans)

• Maintenance and repair of breathing apparatus, breathing air compressors, and cascade systems, including air quality testing and filling of cylinders and cascades.

  • Placed MX4 and Tango gas meter docking stations in service at strategic stations. 

  • Continued to pilot (in conjunction with IMD) Bluetooth connection between MSA G1 facepiece and portable radio for clearer radio communications in IDLH.

• Maintenance and repair of all firefighting equipment including nozzles & valves, lighting equipment, rescue tools, powered saws, and positive-pressure ventilation fans.

o   Continued upgrade of 9 Lucas devices to the Lucas 3.

o   Completed first Countywide annual maintenance and repair of all biomedical equipment including cardiac monitors, Lucas devices, stretchers, and Power-Load systems.

o   Added new battery-powered Holmatro equipment to TW30 & TK31.

o   Added Seek Imagers to stations 4, 23, 26, 29, 40.