Operations Division
MISSION STATEMENT
SERVICES PROVIDED
Operations Division personnel provide the following services: fire and life safety education, fire suppression, emergency medical services, homeland security preparation and response, hazardous materials responses, technical rescue services, water rescue services and a variety of other emergency and non-emergency services.
Operations DIVISION COMMAND STAFF
- Assistant Fire Chief Victor Medrano
- Battalion Chief Robert McKay, A Shift Commander
- Battalion Chief Tim Rogers, B Shift Commander
- Battalion Chief Derrick Gaskin, C Shift Commander
OPERATIONS
The Operations Division is headed by Assistant Fire Chief Victor Medrano. The responsibility of the Operation
s Division is to utilize the Department's human resources to deliver a wide variety of emergency and non-emergency services.
The Operations Division is comprised of 99 uniformed firefighters operating out of six (6) fire stations and 18 civilian Paramedics operating out of Fire Station #1, Fire Station #3, and the newly constructed EMS Station on South Main Street. The division provides fire protection, Advanced Life Support, and medical first responder service to over seventy thousand citizens with a service coverage area of over 36 square miles within the City of Baytown. The division also provides fire protection and EMS response to the Emergency Services District #75. The six (6) fire stations are equipped with five (5) pumper companies, Four (4) MICU ambulances, and one (1) ladder/Quint company. Additionally, the division operates two Special Operations Units; a Hazardous Materials Response Team, and a Technical Rescue Team, with both operations having their own specialized response apparatus and equipment.
Firefighting/EMS operations are carried out in three (3) shifts (24-hours on/48 hours off). The Operations Division is organized into six (6) fire districts, three (3) medical districts, with a Battalion Chief in charge of all the fire districts. The six (6) fire districts have a minimum of 25 firefighters and 6 paramedics on duty each shift.
The six (6) companies operating in 2012 within the Operations Division were dispatched to 6,539emergency responses.
