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A battalion chief is the lowest chief officer in a fire department's rank structure, above rank-and-file fire station officers and fire company officers. A battalion chief is in charge of a firefighting battalion, similar to a military battalion. A battalion consists of several fire stations and multiple fire companies.
Orio Joseph Palmer (March 2, 1956 – September 11, 2001) was a Battalion Chief of the New York City Fire Department who died while rescuing civilians trapped inside the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Coated in dust, the battalion chief regrouped with Deputy Chief Peter Hayden to coordinate the first rescue efforts. [7] Without the infrastructure to fight the fires that had started in WTC-7 during the attacks, Pfeifer and the surviving firefighters could only watch as the other skyscraper burned out of control before collapsing at 5:20 p.m. [7]
In general, white helmets denote chief officers, such as battalion chiefs, division chiefs, etc. while red helmets may denote company officers, such as captains, lieutenants, etc. but the specific meaning of a helmet's color or style varies from region to region and department to department.
Battalion Chief 8 Washington Heights: Engine 18: Tower 18: Landsdowne: Engine 19: Starmount: Engine 20: Ladder 20 (Enters service 9/28/25). Brush 20: Battalion Chief 5 Paw Creek: Engine 21: Brush 21 & Foam 21: Derita: Engine 22: Tanker 22: Hickory Grove: Engine 23: Ladder 23: Carmel Village: Engine 24: Ladder 24: Oakdale: Engine 25: Foam 25 ...
After failing a medical clearance with Los Angeles City Fire Department Page served in the Los Angeles County Fire Department for 16 years rising to the rank of Battalion Chief. While working with the department, he began his studies in law at Southwestern Law School. Recognizing an opportunity, management in the Los Angeles County Fire ...
Dean previously served for 10 years as the Fire EMS Chief for Seattle, Washington. Chief Dean's primary focus would be stabilizing emergency medical services, boosting the department’s understaffed ranks, addressing the increasing call volume, improving training for patient care, improving vehicle fleet reliability and improving operational ...
Chief of Department Peter James Ganci Jr. (October 27, 1946 – September 11, 2001) was a career firefighter in the New York City Fire Department killed in the September 11 attacks . At the time of the attacks, he held the rank of Chief of Department , the highest ranking uniformed fire officer in the department.