The following are the roles and responsibilities, by functional area or by project, for City of Hartford Fire Department.
Functional Area or Project |
Roles and Responsibilities |
Status |
Emergency Management |
Participate in incident response, coordination, and reporting for the regional incident and mutual aid network. |
Planned |
Dispatch city fire vehicles to incidents in the region. |
Existing |
Receive emergency vehicle preemption from regional entities and municipalities in the region. |
Existing |
Receive early warning information and threat information from the Hartford EOC and the State Office of Emergency Management. |
Planned |
Coordinate incident response and incident reports with the EOC, the CSP, local fire/EMS/police agencies, and other public safety agencies. |
Planned |
Coordinate emergency response with EOCs and local fire/EMS agencies. |
Planned |
Incident Management |
Dispatch public safety vehicles to incidents in the city limits. |
Existing |
Receive emergency calls from regional entities and municipalities in the jurisdiction of individual communication centers. |
Existing |
Coordinate operations with traffic management agencies during scheduled events. |
Planned |
Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with local PWDs and CTDOT District 1 maintenance system. |
Planned |
Coordinate incident response with municipal public safety agencies; traffic management agencies, and the CTDOT, as appropriate. |
Planned |
Provide incident information to traffic management and public safety agencies. |
Planned |
Surface Street Management |
Maintain the City of Hartford's traffic signals. |
Existing |