Operations Division
The mission of the Operations Division is to maintain a constant state of readiness to respond to all requests for services through training, maintenance of equipment, and a desire to serve our community.
The Bossier City Fire Department (BCFD) consists of 202 full time employees, 162 shift personnel, 40 Administrative / Communications personnel.
The personnel assigned to the Operations Division are divided between three shifts (A, B, C) of 60 personnel per shift staffing engines, trucks and ambulances, that total also includes one shift commander (Assistant Chief), one Safety Officer, one EMS Supervisor, and three District Chiefs per shift. The emergency units respond from nine strategically located fire stations within the City 24 hours per day, each and every day.
Operations personnel work a 24-hour schedule, starting at 7 am until 7 am the next morning. The BCFD responded to 9,084 emergency responses in 2006. The responses were for 2,044 fire responses, and 7,040 emergency medical responses. Including Hazardous Materials incidents, Urban Search and Rescue incidents, and General Public Assists.
In addition to the large number of emergency responses, personnel assigned to Operations Division also conduct annual pre fire inspections of every business, public education demonstrations, hydrant maintenance, station maintenance and a minimum 2 hours of training daily.
|
Bossier City Fire Department Quick Facts
|
|
Population Served 2006:
|
58,465
|
|
Area Protected:
|
43 sq. miles
|
|
Number of Fire Stations:
|
9
|
|
Number of Engine Companies per shift:
|
8
|
|
Number of Ladder Truck Companies per shift:
|
2
|
|
Number of Ambulances per shift:
|
4
|
|
Shift Personnel
|
180
|
|
Number of Fire Responses for 2006:
|
2,044
|
|
Number of Medical Responses for 2006:
|
7,040
|
|
Number of Apparatus Responses 2006
|
19,874
|
|
Average Number Of Calls Per Day 2006
|
25
|
|
Average Apparatus Responses Per Day 2006
|
54.44
|
