Suppression

The fire suppression division encompasses any activities related to the suppression and extinguishment of any type of fire. Under the supervision of a Deputy Chief of Operations and a Captain who serves as the shift commander and a Lieutenant assigned to station 2 the department operates four engines, a tower, forestry unit and a heavy rescue from two stations. Two of the engines are specialty apparatus, serving as an engine/heavy rescue (Rescue 2) and an engine/tanker (Engine 2). Headquarters and Station 2 are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All department members can be recalled by order of the shift commander for any fire suppression emergencies. Each Captain and Lieutenant are assigned a division of the department and is responsible for its oversight. The Deputy Chief is responsible for duties such as scheduling, records management, communications, training and serves as the Emergency Medical Services Coordinator. The Deputy Chief has direct oversight over day to day operations of the department.

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Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

The Emergency Medical Services Division accounts for approximately 70% of the Auburn Fire Rescue Department's activities. Currently, the majority of calls for emergency assistance in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are medical related in nature. Two paramedic level ambulances are staffed around the clock by Firefighter/EMS providers with 1 ambulance staffed at each station to ensure a quicker response to any area of town. These ambulances are also available to provide mutual aid assistance to the surrounding communities if necessary.

The EMS Division is overseen by a full-time EMS Coordinator/Community Paramedic and two Lt./Paramedics who serve as the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Coordinator and assists with the coordination of EMS training. The EMS Coordinator provides training and education to all members of the department. In addition he provides support to the towns Board of Health in areas of public health emergencies and education as a Community Paramedic. 

EMS Certification Levels

• EMT-Basic - Initial level of training and an EMT can give some basic medications and use a defibrillator.
• EMT-Advanced - Can use advanced airway devices and initiate IV therapy.
• EMT-Paramedic - Can also use advanced airway devices and initiate IV therapy. They also are able to administer over 20 different life saving medications, use cardiac monitoring and the use of non-invasive airway devices.

Documents

• File of Life Information Sheet (PDF)
• Department HIPPA Regulations (PDF)

Fire Prevention

Captain Greg Morin

Fire Inspector/Fire Protection Engineer Jake Nunnemacher

The Fire Prevention Division is served by two full time Fire Prevention Officers which includes a Fire Protection Engineer. The division completes an average of 1,600 inspections, code enforcement actions and permits annually. Many of these inspections are required by law quarterly, bi-annually and annually. Some are targeted inspections on different building types and occupancy. It is our goal to work with the business community to reduce their fire problem and educate them on safe practices. Nationwide 60% of businesses that have a fire never reopen.

Services

• Code and Plan Review and Enforcement
• Inspectional Services
• Investigations
• Third party engineering review 

General Bylaws

General Bylaws can be viewed below. Pages 116-141 are specific to the Fire Department. 

• General Bylaws (PDF)

Division of Professional Standards

As a professional public safety agency, the Fire Rescue Department and its employees are held to a higher standard of integrity than the community it serves. The department has established the Division of Professional Standards to help maintain this level of integrity and professionalism. All employees are subject to the department's Rules and Regulations and to our Code of Conduct.

The Division of Professional Standards wants to hear from citizens when our employees go above and beyond your expectations as well as when our services did not meet your expectations. The Professional Standards Office will respond to any credible information concerning misconduct by department employees, and is charged with the responsibility of investigating any serious allegations of misconduct involving an employee. Through the use of various investigative techniques, the Professional Standards Office gathers the necessary information needed to determine the truth surrounding an allegation. The employee's rights are important and are protected through any investigation, along with the integrity and confidentiality of the investigation itself.

The Division of Professional Standards has a variety of responsibilities, mostly involving department policy and those issues with legal involvement. The Professional Standards Office handles all policy issues, including but not limited to maintenance and revision of AFRD policies and procedures and serves as the department's legal liaison. It also is involved with the applicant review process when new candidates are hired, administers the firefighter light-duty program, and is the departmental contact for questions involving Public Records Requests.

Customer Satisfaction

To fill out a Customer Satisfaction Survey follow one of the links below:

• Fire / Ambulance / Other
• Fire Inspection

You may also contact Deputy Chief Glenn Johnson by Phone: 508-832-7800 or Contact Form.