Smith Co ESD2
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Our Operations department is made up of both paid and volunteers. The paid staff works directly for Smith County ESD2 and the volunteers belong to one of our contracted volunteer fire departments (VFD). Smith County ESD 2 staffs all stations 24/7 with certified, career firefighters. Our volunteer firefighters provide additional support and are an integral part of our response plan.
The Operations career staff consist of the following positions:
Apparatus
Our fleet of more 100 apparatus respond to more than 6,500 incidents a year.
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Services Provided
Fire Suppression
Fire Suppression is our main goal and we respond to all types of fires including Structure, Wildland, Vehicle, Boat, Plane, and HazMat fires.
Rescue
The operations department responds to incidents such as vehicle extrication, confined space, high angle, trench, and water rescues, missing and lost persons and much more.
Emergency Medical Services
The operations department responds to medical incidents to assist UT Health and Champion EMS crews for priority 1 calls such as heart attacks and strokes or if requested by EMS crews on scene.
Public Service
The Operations department responds to calls such as fire alarms, welfare checks, agency assists, gas leaks, and much more.
Organization
On the operations side, Smith County ESD2 is broken into two (2) battalions with six (6) fire districts in Battalion 1 and five (5) fire districts in Battalion 2. The ESD contracts with volunteer fire departments (VFD) throughout Smith County.
Our VFDs each provide volunteers to serve their district. Each VFD has its own positions including Chief, Assistant. Chief, etc. to manage their volunteers and district. Although the ESD is broken up for organizational purposes, all districts operate as one team on incidents.
Battalion 1 Districts
Battalion 2 Districts
Management Structure
The Operations Department of Smith County ESD2 both paid and volunteer operates as one department on an incident but from an administration standpoint, the paid operations staff operates under the Smith County ESD2 Board of Commissioners and serves as an agent of the District offices led by elected officials and appointed department heads. All contracting volunteer departments report to the Smith County ESD2 Board of Commissioners.