Farmington Hills Fire Department Operations
Fire Department Calls Since January 1st, 2009 = 5508 Last update 10/20/09
Yearly Call Numbers
2008- 7,060
2007- 7,026
2006- 6,668
2005- 6,818
2004- 6,645
Call signs for the FHFD
Priority 1 = Lights/Siren
Priority 3 = No Lights/Siren
Priority 4 = No Lights /Siren (Deceased)
PIA = Personal Injury Accident
PDA = Property Damage Accident No Injuries
ALS = Advanced Life Support
BLS = Basic Life Support
Station Operations
Monday - Friday 7:30a.m-6:00p.m
- During the weekdays stations 1-5 has a rescue company staffed (Duty Crew) for calls. If a call occurs that more personnel or equipment is needed(Fire or Priority 1 accident) the dispatcher will page a full station tone which will bring more off duty personnel in to the station.
Weeknights and Weekends
- During the Weeknights and Weekends stations 1-4 are not staffed, but station 5 is staffed with there Medic and Ladder Company for a first response unit to respond to the call until one of the satellite fire stations responds with a truck(1-4).
Tones Turn Volume up for the Duty Crew Tone
Duty Crew 5 Tone - Activates just the station tones. Used during the weekdays only.
Duty Crew (1-4) Tone - Activates just the station tones. Used during the weekdays only.
Full Station 5 Tone - Activates station 5 tones.
Full Station (1-4) Tone - Activates the stations tones and the personnel pagers.
All Call Tone - Alerts all staff and all the personnel in the city.
Tones Provided by Jimmy Menser
Frequencies
Farmington Hills
Police Primary Channel 1= 424.2500
Police Channel 2= 424.000
Police Detective Channel= 425.275
Police Coordination with other cities= 425.375
Fire (Dispatch)= 423.375
Fire (Fire ground)= 425.325
Public Works/Parks= 423.275
Fire Department Apparatus
Station 1 = Engine 1-Rescue 1-Engine 11
Station 2 = Engine 2-Rescue 2-Medic 2
Station 3 = Ladder 3-Rescue 3-Engine 3
Station 4 = Ladder 4-Rescue 4-Medic 4
Station 5 = Ladder 5-Squad 5-Medic 5-Battalion Chief
Staff Vehicles = 100-101-102-103-104-105-200-201-202-203-204
Other Vehicles
Fire Education Unit
Fire Education Smoke House
Fire Investigator Unit
Utility Vehicle
