HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-015 Fire Department re-organization ORDINANCE NO. 2000- 15
AN ORDINANCE relating to the organizational structure of the fire
department; creating a deputy chief of operations and
logistics, and a deputy chief of planning and finance;
amending subsection (B) of Section 1.18.040 of the City of
Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Subsection (B) of section 1.18.040 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"1.18.040 Fire department.
A. Under the general direction of the fire chief, the fire
department shall:
1. Provide for the protection of persons and property and the
elimination of fire hazards, except to the extent that administration
and enforcement of the Uniform Fire Code and other fire
prevention and safety codes are assigned by this chapter to the
office of code administration;
2. Perform such other duties as may be required by law and
by the city manager.
B. The fire department shall consist of three primary
divisions, supervised by the deputy chief of operations and
logistics, the deputy chief ofplanning and finance, and battalion
chiefs responsible to the fire chief as follows:
1. The operations division,, which shall be responsible for:
a. Responding to all alarms and preventing and
extinguishing fires,
b. Protecting lives and property against loss from fire,
c. Providing basic life support services within emergency
medical services systems,
d. Responding to and mitigating hazardous material
emergency incidents,
e. Maintaining all property and equipment charged to the fire
department,
f. Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the
fire chief;
2. The training division, which shall be responsible for:
a. Training, education and safety of all department
personnel,
b. Public education,
c. Coordination of Emergency. Medical Services training,
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d. Performing such other training duties as may be assigned
by the fire chief;
3. The support services division, which shall be responsible
for:
a. Repair and maintenance of city communications, fire
alarms, and related systems,
b. Repair and maintenance of all department equipment,
physical plants, and structures,
c. The operation of the fire dispatch center,
d. Fire investigations,
e. Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the
fire chief.
4. Within the fire department, the deputy chief of
planning and finance shall be responsible for:
a. Emergency response.
b. Strategic planning.
c. Development of fire department policies.
d. Accreditation, survey and rating issues.
e. Preparing an annual budget.
f. Information and communications systems.,
g. Purchasing of equipment and materials.
h. Internal affairs investigations..
i. Liaison with other City departments and divisions.
j . Safety and risk management.
k. Apparatus, equipment and vehicle maintenance
oversight.
1. Performing such other duties as may be assigned by
the fire chief.
5. Within the fire department, the deputy chief of
operations and logistics shall be responsible for:
a. Emergency response.
b. Emergency medical service.
c. Local emergency planning committee representation.
d. Emergency operations center representation.
e. Fire investigation.
f. Training and oversight of fire department personnel.
g. Hazardous materials response and reporting.
h. Technical rescue operations.
i. Research, recommendation and selection of -fire
department equipment.
j. Oversight of facility maintenance and operations.
k. Quartermaster duties
1. Performing such other duties as may be assigned by
the fire chief.
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C. Public Safety Communications Division. Under the joint direction
of the police chief and the fire chief, and the supervision of the public
safety communications manager, this division shall:
1. Provide communication services to the police and fire departments
and other public agencies as directed by the city.
• 2. Provide electronic maintenance and repair services to city
departments and other public agencies as directed by the city."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 clays after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 2nd day of
May, 2000.
27, /1 ° Z1Z/C
ary Place, Mayor
A i'l'EST:
City Clerk
Publication Date: 6 5- Ov
Effective Date:
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. / 3
For Meeting Of: 05/02/00
ITEM TITLE: Consideration of Legislation needed to reorganize the Fire Department
Command Structure
SUBMITTED BY: Yakima Fire Department
CONTACT PERSON /TELEPHONE: Al H. Gillespie, Fire Chief— 575 -6250
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
A proposal by the Fire Department for the re- organization of the Administrative Command
Structure was presented to the Public Safety Committee of the City Council. This proposal is
forwarded to the City Council from the Committee for consideration. The proposal eliminates the
Battalion Chief Training Position and creates a second Deputy Chief position. The
responsibilities of the two Deputy Chiefs would be divided into an Operations/Logistics Deputy
Chief and a Finance/Planning Deputy Chief, following the Incident Management System. The
proposal would also address the overtime for Battalion Chiefs and provide a overall cost /neutral
or cost /savings for the City and update the "Memorandum of Understanding" between the City
of Yakima and the Battalion Chiefs.
The proposal, if accepted, necessitates an Ordinance amending the Municipal Code, a Resolution
Authorizing the Execution of Amendment to the "Memorandum of Understanding" between the
City of Yakima and the Battalion Chiefs and an Ordinance amending the Municipal Code,
1.18.040 Fire Department, concerning Deputy Chief duties.
Resolution X Ordinance X Contract Other (Specify)
Funding Source:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL:
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted
BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
COUNCIL ACTION: Legislation passed. Ordinance A: 2000-15
Ordinance B: 2000 -16
Resolution: R- 2000 -48