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Support Services Bureau Captain in Charge:
Capt. Ken Rudominer |
The Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department Support Services
Bureau maintains a comfortable living environment for
almost 400 sworn and non-sworn personnel at 13 fire stations and provides all of the tools, equipment and supplies
for medical responses, patient care and firefighting.
The Support Services Bureau is also responsible for maintaining,
repairing and inspecting the department's more than 83
fire-rescue vehicles. The bureau reviews all requests
for repairs and equipment replacement, meets with vendors
and researches and tests the latest, state-of-the-art
technologies available.
The bureau operates with six full-time and one part-time
employee. These individuals also distribute, collect and
perform minor repairs on small tools and equipment. Two
storekeepers and one service clerk maintain an inventory
of office equipment, uniforms and tools that are stored
in the warehouse.
The Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department depends on
the Support Services Bureau to provide all of the everyday
necessities from kitchen utensils to structural firefighting
gear, as well as an exhaustive list of advance life support
equipment, supplies and medications.
The Communications Center also falls under the scope
of responsibility of the Support Services Bureau. The
Communications Center operates 24 hours a day, dispatching
apparatus to more than 37,000 calls annually.
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