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| The Carrollton Fire Department administrative staff is committed to providing exemplary service to the citizens of Carrollton and to the individuals who provide fire protection services to the community. Each member of the administrative staff can be reached at 972-466-3070 for questions or comments or you can email fire administration. Chief John Murphy is responsible for the overall leadership of the Fire Department. He coordinates the activities of the department with other city departments and external agencies to ensure effective and efficient emergency and non-emergency services to our citizen and visitors. Assistant Chief Gary Nesbitt is responsible for coordinating the functions of the Operations Division of the Fire Department to ensure the highest quality of service to our citizens. Assistant Chief Gregg Salmi oversees the Support Services Division, which encompass the following three sections: Emergency Medical Services, Personnel/Training, and Prevention/TOD. Additional areas of responsibility in the Support Service Division include the Fire Marshal’s Office, Emergency Management, Firefighter Safety, Firefighter Health and Wellness, Data Management and all Administrative Support. The main focus of the Support Service Division is to support the delivery of emergency and non-emergency services to the Carrollton community and its visitors. Battalion Chief Chris Cothes (A shift), Battalion Chief Charles Walker (B shift), and Battalion Chief David Lee (C shift) work closely with three staff Battalion Chiefs in coordinating shift activities including personnel scheduling, training, business inspections, facility and vehicle maintenance needs along with other daily activities. This position serves as the Incident Commander for all multi-company emergency incidents coordinating the efforts and resources to ensure safe and rapid mitigation of the situation. Battalion Chief Mark Haseloff is responsible for management of the Fire Prevention Division/TOD. Responsibilities include coordinating fire investigations, fire prevention inspections, data management and fire safety education programs. Battalion Chief Bobby Mims is assigned as the Training Officer overseeing all EMS and fire operations training. Training goals are directed towards supporting the three overarching themes of: Building on the Basics; Enhance Competence by Building Confidence; and Preparing for the Future. Chief Mims works closely with the departments EMS Training Specialist, as well as, overseeing the Paramedic FTO Program. Additional responsibilities include the Fitness/Wellness program that focuses on sustaining a healthy team of emergency responders and the Honor Guard Program. Battalion Chief Billy Craft is responsible for Administrative Services. This includes coordinating the administrative functions of our Emergency Medical Services mission, the Personnel functions of the Fire Department and Safety programs designed to protect our members. "To provide to the citizens and visitors of Carrollton a well trained team of professionals to protect their life and property through emergency prevention, education, code compliance, EMS, fire suppression, rescue and emergency management in a safe, cooperative, efficient and cost effective manner." "Each team member is responsible for championing emergency prevention as the Carrollton way to accomplish our Mission and to ensure the safety of all team members. When emergencies do occur, we deploy with a fit and healthy team that responds in a hurry, makes a positive difference and returns home safely." Fire Station
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Emergency Medical Services Receive National Reaccreditation The Carrollton Fire Department Emergency Medical Services is currently undergoing its third reaccreditation by the independent Commission on Ambulance Accreditation Services (CAAS). In 1996 Carrollton was the first fire service EMS system in the United States to achieve this national accreditation. The honor signifies that Carrollton meets the "gold standard" set by CAAS for modern emergency medical services providers and provides quality patient care to the community. "Achievement of this reaccreditation is a great honor for those of you who worked on the reaccreditation process as well as all other members of the Fire Department team. Teamwork both among those who work EMS duty and those who provide strong support is what make the Carrollton Fire Team premier. Reaccreditation is an endorsement of quality EMS service provided to our community. Congratulations to all of you for your contributions to sustaining the quality of life in Carrollton. It is an honor to work with you." Leonard Martin, City Manager For information contact Battalion Chief Billy Craft, CAAS Accreditation Coordinator, at 972-466-3393 or visit the CAAS Web site.
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