Personnel Information

Fire Chief:

The Fire Chief directs the administrative and operational activities of the department, including all facets of personnel management, policy and procedure and safety. In addition, the Fire Chief

• Directs and evaluates the activities of the Assistant Fire Chief, Shift Commanders, Fire Prevention Officer, Administrative Assistant, and Administrative Secretary
• Directs the City's fire defenses, responds to, and takes command at major emergencies
• Directs the maintenance, repair, improvement, and replacement of fire fighting equipment
• Conducts studies for the City Manager on various phases of departmental operations
• Prepares annual budget estimates and administers the budget after adoption
• Represents the City at meetings and functions for the purpose of promoting fire safety

Assistant Fire Chief:

The Assistant Fire Chief supervises the department in performance of and compliance with departmental rules, regulations and standard operating procedures.  In addition, The Assistant Fire Chief :

• Responds to and takes charge of calls as set forth in department rules and regulations
• Directs allocation of manpower and equipment for maximum effectiveness
• Supervises the evaluation of personnel
• Assists in planning departmental operations with respect to personnel, training and emergency medical services
• Supervises the maintenance and repair of all apparatus, small equipment and buildings
• Assists in the preparation of the department's budget
• Acts as a principle representative of the department dealing with the general public

Fire Marshal:

The Fire Marshal of Hurst is responsible for ensuring that the citizens of Hurst are provided with community services that decrease the likelihood of a loss of life or property from a fire or other hazardous condition. Duties of the Fire Marshal include:

• Obtaining a working knowledge of the Uniform Fire Codes, Codes of the City of Hurst, National Fire Protection Association, Fire Alarm Codes, Sprinkler Codes, and Plane Reviews
• Inspections of occupancies to provide compliance of codes, Certificate of Occupancy, testing of systems and notification of fire hazards
• Investigating, and analyzing fires, explosions and hazardous conditions and rendering opinions as to the origin, cause, responsibility, mitigation, or prevention of such incidents 
• Conducting criminal investigations related to prosecution of arsonists and Internal Affairs investigations
• Writing reports of incidents, providing reports to public and insurance companies
• Attending meetings such as gas pipeline, construction, codes, investigations, fire prevention, fire safety education, weapons of mass destruction, plan review, and other meeting as needed or assigned by the Fire Chief
• Attending EMS, Fire Operations, and Police continuing education classes
• Maintaining a working knowledge of the Texas Criminal Laws
• Maintaining, supplying, and installing smoke detectors and batteries.
• Responding to one alarm chemical spills or gas leaks, bomb threats, and performing as assigned at emergency incidents. 
• Maintaining supply of fire safety education material to be given out at functions such as Open House, Fire Safety Week at schools and other Fire Department supported functions
• Answering prevention telephone line and other lines as needed. 
• Implementing the Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program and overseeing programs such as Fire Prevention Month of October for our public schools
• Testing of smoke detectors in multi - family dwellings

Fire Inspector:

Duties of the Fire Inspector include:

• Maintenance of computer database for each commercial occupancy
• Performance of annual fire hazard occupancy inspections of over 1700 occupancies in Hurst
• Performance of re-inspections for all hazards reported
• Interpretation and enforcement of code for hazards reported
• Testing of fire protection systems
• Inspection of all new commercial occupancies
• Plan review of new construction
• Investigation and photography for fire scenes
• Coordinate fire prevention education programs in October for all elementary schools