Divisions

Franklin Fire Department develops, organizes, equips and maintains the capability to deliver exceptional service to calls for help, anywhere in our city’s 41 square miles, in 4:30 minutes or less. We also provide mutual aid to surrounding communities when needs arise. For example, in February 2008 our crews were dispatched to the Fairview area to assist in search and rescue operations following the tornadoes that devastated that community.

In order to deploy our firefighters, we must have the necessary support assets - Administration, Operations (including Training and Medical), Fire Prevention, and Communications. We are appreciative that our Board of Mayor and Aldermen recognize and support these needs. Here is an overview of each of the divisions and what they are responsible for:

Administration

• Leadership
• Long range planning
• Statistical analysis
• Budget development
• Financial management
• Personnel management
• Payroll records management
• Capital project management
• Facility and equipment maintenance and repair, including fleet
• Resource allocation
• Inter-departmental coordination
• Emergency communications liaison
• Information technology coordination
• General customer service

Operations

• Fire suppression
• Emergency medical services (EMS)
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) services
• Basic Life Support (BLS) services
• Hazardous materials medics
• Bike medics
• Tactical EMS
• Inter-agency medical coordination
• EMS training and medical continuing education
• Vehicle extrication
• Technical rescue
• Confined space, high angle, swift water and trench rescue
• Training
• New recruit training
• Continuing education for firefighters covering all aspects of operations
• Emergency preparedness/homeland security programming
• Multi-company drills
• Hazardous materials response
• Fire and life safety courtesy inspections and pre-incident planning
• Participation in public education programs

Fire Prevention

• Inspection services
• Plan review
• Issuance of permits
• Fire code enforcement
• Fire cause investigations
• Public fire and life safety education
• Juvenile fire setting intervention
• Public information services
• Community relations events
• Fire hydrant/water supply management