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Gary Wisdom Fire Chief 817-295-5498 ext. 222 Fax: 817-447-5344 |
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From Fire Chief Gary A. Wisdom.....
The Burleson Fire Department understands that every contact, including ourselves, are our valued customers. The Burleson Fire Department will strive to provide excellent customer service in each of our service areas. These service areas include fire administration, fire suppression, community services, emergency medical services, and training. Our customer contact in each of these areas will be legal, ethical, and right for our customers. Thank you, Gary A. Wisdom News......... Fire fighters are honored at annual awards banquet. (read news release)
Burleson fire fighters were honored at the annual awards banquet May 1 at Mountain Valley Country Club. Taking the 2009 Fire Officer of the Year honors is Lt. Claude Scally. Jeff Hart earned Rookie of the Year honors. Read more about these honors. The volunteer fire fighter with the most responses to fire calls in 2009 is Stacy Singleton with 95. The busiest shift (there are three shifts - A, B, and C – on duty at each of the three fire stations) is C shift with 1,075 calls (64 percent) out of the 2,991 recorded in 2009. The fire fighter with the most career training is rookie David Franks with 214. The volunteer fire fighter with the most training hours is Dave Tomlinson with 31 hours. Ten-year service awards went to Lt. Mike Jones, Lt. Jeremiah Lozier, and Lt. Greg Mason. Five-year service awards were given to Lt. Casey Davis, Lt. Josh Jacobs, Scally, and fire fighters Shelby Stone and Dallas Fowler. More than a dozen certification awards were handed out. They include: Advanced Fire Fighter: Lt. Greg Mason and Lt. Wines |
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Fire Administration
Fire Administration consists of the Fire Chief and Battalion Chief. This service area is responsible for the overall operation of the department as well as preparing and administering the department's budget. In addition, this service area is responsible for developing standard operating procedures that are compliant with NFPA Standards as well as Texas Commission on Fire Protection Standards in order to provide the safest environment possible for our employees and volunteers and to provide the best service possible to our citizens.
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Fire Suppression
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Emergency Medical ServicesThe Burleson Fire Department provides Advanced Life Support Services for our citizens. In addition to basic first aid, bandaging and splinting, and CPR, our service includes the capability of intravenous (I.V.) therapy and airway intubations. The department also carries automatic defibrillators. The fire department has a total of 20 Emergency Medical Technicians, 10 Emergency Medical Technician Intermediates, and 7 Paramedics that provide our emergency medical service. MedStar provides ambulance transport. Community ServicesThe Burleson Fire Department has many programs that are in place to benefit our citizens. These include the following:
The Fire Department also conducts flow analysis and inspections on fire hydrants within the city of Burleson. The engine companies flow the hydrants and calculate the flow that is available. These inspections tell the pump operators three different things. First, the flow information is very important for the pump operators to know during a fire. Second, these inspections give the pump operators the knowledge of the geographical locations of these hydrants. Third, the inspections insure that hydrants are operational or repaired when necessary.
Future GrowthConstruction of Fire Station #3 is underway. View pictures and information on this new facility here. Wildfire Preparedness Begins at Home “Homeowners have the power to greatly increase their homes’ chance of surviving a wildfire,” said Texas Forest Service Director Jim Hull. “What you plant, where you place your plants and how you maintain the landscaping can determine whether a wildfire reaches your home, and simple improvements on your home can significantly decrease its ignitability.” Here are some tips to improve your home's chance of surviving a wildfire: While doing spring gardening and yard work, do a quick survey of your property.
For more tips, log on to http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu or www.firewise.org.
This page last updated July 19, 2010 |
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I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Burleson Fire Department's web page. I sincerely hope that you will find it interesting, informative, and gain an understanding of our emergency and non-emergency operations.
The Burleson Fire Department is an approved Training Facility by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. This is due mainly because of the department having an accredited training tower at our Fire Station 2 complex. The department completes continuing education requirements by the Texas Department of Health and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Other training topics include hazardous material training, high angle rescue, swift water rescue, and other non-specific training. It is common for our department to have over 3,000 hours of combined staff hours of training each year.