[quote name='Ladder 68' post='116681' date='Jun 7 2007, 00:05 ']Talk about span of control issues. It would seem that from an administrative stand point alone that is too many station/companies. Factor in fire ground span of control and it is way out of wack.
Love the details, thanks.[/quote]
Span of Control was addressed in the early 1990's. What was formerly known as "900" was the City Wide Assistant Chief. This was divided into two "Divisions" Division I included Battalions 1,2,3 and 6. Division II included Battalions 4,5 and 7. Division I remained in the former "900" office at Station #1 and Division II was at Station #40 at the airport. This worked for a while, but the two divisions operated as differently as night and day. (much like battalions, stations and shifts in most places --- producing comments like "A Fire Dept. - B Fire Dept. - C Fire Dept. if you follow me...)
During one of our infamous political "re-organizations", Division II and Battalion 1 were disbanded and redistributed. Division I went back to controlling the whole city and for many years there was no Battalion #1. During our most recent political "re-organization", Battalion #1 was brought back as a "Special Operations Battalion". Now, the line-up is:
Division #1 - City Wide
Battalion #1 - 1, 2, 4, 8, 14
Battalion #2 - 9, 16, 22, 28, 38
Battalion #3 - 6, 7, 12, 15, 23
Battalion #4 - 5, 17, 20, 25, 31, 36
Battalion #5 - 10, 13, 18, 30, 34
Battalion #6 - 3, 19, 21, 26, 27, 29, 39 (Sandy Springs Quint #4)
Battalion #7 - 24, 32, 33, 35, 40
Love the details, thanks.[/quote]
Span of Control was addressed in the early 1990's. What was formerly known as "900" was the City Wide Assistant Chief. This was divided into two "Divisions" Division I included Battalions 1,2,3 and 6. Division II included Battalions 4,5 and 7. Division I remained in the former "900" office at Station #1 and Division II was at Station #40 at the airport. This worked for a while, but the two divisions operated as differently as night and day. (much like battalions, stations and shifts in most places --- producing comments like "A Fire Dept. - B Fire Dept. - C Fire Dept. if you follow me...)
During one of our infamous political "re-organizations", Division II and Battalion 1 were disbanded and redistributed. Division I went back to controlling the whole city and for many years there was no Battalion #1. During our most recent political "re-organization", Battalion #1 was brought back as a "Special Operations Battalion". Now, the line-up is:
Division #1 - City Wide
Battalion #1 - 1, 2, 4, 8, 14
Battalion #2 - 9, 16, 22, 28, 38
Battalion #3 - 6, 7, 12, 15, 23
Battalion #4 - 5, 17, 20, 25, 31, 36
Battalion #5 - 10, 13, 18, 30, 34
Battalion #6 - 3, 19, 21, 26, 27, 29, 39 (Sandy Springs Quint #4)
Battalion #7 - 24, 32, 33, 35, 40