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the Fire Department
Fire
Operations
Fire
Suppression
The
Dyersburg Fire Department provides a fire suppression and rescue service to the
City of Dyersburg through three fire stations. These three fire stations
are strategically located throughout the city to provide the citizens with a quick
response
time during an emergency. Types of emergencies range from vehicle, structure
or brush fires to motor vehicle accidents, extrications, industrial accidents
or hazardous material incidents.
The
Dyersburg Fire Department provides citizens outside city limits with fire protection
through a subscription service. If you are interested in this service contact
your homeowners insurance provider.
The
Fire Department is rated as an ISO Class 3. The ISO rating is comprised
of several factors such as apparatus, water supply, training, response time, staffing,
and communications to say a few. The rating ranges on a scale from One to
Ten, with One being superior and Ten offering little or no fire protection.
The Dyersburg Fire Department continuously strives to exceed in these areas.
Fire
operations consist of three shifts.
Each shift is comprised of approximately sixteen personnel. The chain of
command is as follows:
Battalion
Chief
Lieutenant
Operator
Firefighter / EMT
First
Responder Program
In
1994, the First Responder Program was integrated into the Fire Suppression service.
This program speaks for itself. Whenever a Dyersburg City resident dials
911 for a medical emergency, the Dyersburg Fire Department sends trained Emergency
Medical Technicians to the scene. The EMT's will start basic life saving
measures until the local ambulance service arrives and a higher level of medical
care can be delivered.
SORT
/ HAZ-MAT
The
Dyersburg Fire Department recently implemented a Special Operations Response Team.
Currently fourteen fire personnel are trained to the level of haz-mat technicians.
These 14 members have received specialized training in hazardous materials and
weapons of mass destruction through the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency,
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program (DPETAP) and the
National Fire Academy. In addition, the Dyersburg
Fire Department is working with the State of Tennessee to certify the members
as an actual haz-mat team capable of responding anywhere in the district that
encompasses several counties and performing entry level tasks. The team is on
call at all times.
