Staffing on all companies—except for the Squad Companies — is one Captain, one Fire Technician and two fire fighters per shift. The Squad Companies are staffed with one Fire Technician and one firefighter per shift.
The Durham Fire Department
Administration
2008 E. Club Boulevard
Durham, North Carolina 27704
(919)560-4242
Fire Chief - Bruce Pagan
Deputy Chief - Barry Yeargan
Assistant Chief - Ernest Jannatte
Assistant Chief - Dan Curia
Assistant Chief - Jeff Bunnell
Fire Marshal- Kenneth Crews
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The DFD operates
15- Stations
3- Battalions
15- Engines (Engine's 7 and 16 are 75 ft quints)
4- Ladders
3- Squads
1- Mobile Support Unit(air refill/rehab)
1-Haz-Mat Unit
1-Tactical Rescue Unit
1-Water Rescue Unit
1-Safety Officer (SO-1)
Firefighting Force
The Members of the fire fighting force have the following titles and are ranked in the following descending order:
Battalion Chief
Fire Captain
Fire Technician (Driver)
Firefighter
The fire fighting force is organized into battalions, fire districts and fire companies.
There are 3 Battalions and 15 fire districts. Each battalion is under the command of a Battalion Chief.
The fire companies are classified as follows:
Engine Company
Ladder Company
Squad Company
All companies are under the command of a Fire Captain and are divided into three working groups(shifts).
The Durham Fire Department works a 56-hour week schedule. The work schedule (tour of duty) is as follows: Five days on (every other day) and six days off.
Shifts are for 24 hours
Shift - 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
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