2023 ANNUAL REPORT-FINAL

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Breathing Apparatus Technicians

The Breathing Apparatus Technician assigned to the Administrative Services Division is responsible for maintenance, repair, and testing of the County’s 700+ Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) Packs. This is done in accordance with the manufacturers and NFPA required standards. They maintain, configure, issue and document the stock of SCBA face pieces used by the career and volunteer firefighters. In addition, they are responsible for the maintenance and required air monitoring of the 19 fixed and mobile breathing air compressors, mobile cascades and supplied air systems throughout the County. Their responsibilities also include maintenance, repair and testing of the medical oxygen regulators and monitoring equipment, portable area lighting and hand-lights, fire nozzles and various types of electronic and scientific equipment, calibration of instruments, torque tools, pressure gauges and other force and load tools.

Equipment Maintenance Technician

The Equipment Maintenance Technician’s responsibilities include the maintenance and repair of the small gas engines for the saws, portable pumps and generators used by the County’s fire/rescue companies and other hand tools and equipment. In addition, responsibilities include serving as program manager for Standards Inspections, Pumps Testing, Ladder Testing and Hose Testing county-wide for all the fire rescue apparatus, ambulances and other vehicles. The technicians are also certified in the testing, maintenance and repairs to ladders used on the fire apparatus.