Fire Department

ORGANIZATIONAL AND MISSION STATEMENT
OF THE HAMTRAMCK FIRE DEPARTMENT 

The Hamtramck Fire Department’s mission is to protect the lives and property of the citizen’s of the community.  We also strive to protect out personnel from hazards and injury through training and safe work practices. 

The Hamtramck Fire department consists of 32 people.  Of these, 2 men hold administrative positions and are assigned to a 40 hour, Monday through Friday work week.  These two positions include the Fire Chief who is responsible for the department’s overall administrative duties and all emergency operations, and the Fire Marshal who oversees, fire prevention, fire investigation, and public education. 

The firefighting division consists of 30 men divided into 2 units of 15 men each.  Each unit includes 1 Captain, 2 Lieutenants, 3 Motor Engineers, and 9 Firefighters.  The minimal amount of personnel working each day is seven.  Of the seven, one fire fighter is assigned dispatch duties. 

The Fire Department is responsible for putting out fires, investigating the causes of fire and identifying potential hazards (inspections). 

The Fire Department is also responsible for maintaining around the clock Emergency Medical Service to the community.  31 of the 32 members of the department are currently certified as Emergency Medical Technicians.  Two fire fighters are assigned to the ambulance daily. At the present time the department provides basic life support service and transportation to local hospitals. 

The Fire Department strives to have trained personnel on and off the fireground. Safety is stressed at all training sessions.  All officers have Fire Officer I training. The senior officers have Fire Officer II and III training.  All personnel have completed the Hazardous Material Operations training course and the Incident Command System.  All drivers have taken the Fire Fighters Training Councils course on driving and most have completed a course on pumping apparatus. 

In 2008 the Hamtramck Fire Department responded to 2,910 emergency runs.  Of these 2,421 were medical calls.  The other 489 calls were fire or fire related calls. 

In the future we are confident that we will be able to serve our community with consistent planning, training, and leadership. 

Respectfully 

Steven Paruk 

Fire Chief