Protection District

502.245.7555
108 Urton Lane
Louisville, Ky 40223

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The MFPD is made up of volunteer and career personnel. We currently have about 25 volunteer firefighters and 32 career people. We have both male and female members.

Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is a seven-member board including property owners, firefighters, and appointed members. The Board is the governing body of the Fire District and is responsible for, setting the District's tax rate, ensuring that tax money is spent appropriately and that adequate fire protection is provided to the community.

Chief
The Fire Chief is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Fire Department including emergency operations, the budget, and planning for the future. He is ultimately responsible for the safe and effective operation of the Fire Department at all emergencies.

Chaplain
Our Chaplain serves both our members and the public by seeing to people's emotional needs. One of his most valuable assets to the District is his training in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), or the process of helping our members deal with particularly terrible events or scenes.

Administrative Assistant
An invaluable part of our organization, the Administrative Assistant, handles much of the "business" side of the Fire Department. She makes sure the bills are paid, the employees are paid, and handles many, many other tasks.

Assistant Chief/ Operations
The Assistant Chief is responsible for all employees on the 24/48 shift crews as well as all Volunteer members. He also handles various other duties as necessary.

Division Chief/ Fire Prevention (Fire Marshall)
The Fire Prevention Division Chief oversees the District's fire prevention and public education efforts. This includes fire inspection performed at each business each year, approval of building/development plans, and placement of fire hydrants. He also serves as the District's Safety Officer.

Division Chief/ Training
The Training Division Chief coordinates all kinds of training for the District. This includes scheduling instructors from within and outside the Department, making arrangements for members to attend local, state, and national conferences, and maintaining our training facility.

Division Chief/ Maintenance
The Maintenance Division Chief is responsible for ensuring all the equipment owned by the District is in safe working order. This includes the entire fleet of fire apparatus, two stations, and scores of pieces of portable and support equipment.

Division Sergeants
Each Division Chief has a Sergeant assigned to him to assist with the work of the Division.

Volunteer Captain
Volunteer Captains are the highest ranking volunteer personnel on the Department. It is their responsibility to manage a crew of firefighters on an emergency scene and from time to time they respond directly to emergency scenes to act the incident commander.

Career Captain/ Lieutenant
Career Officers work a 24/48 shift and manage a crew consisting of a Sergeant and 2 Firefighters. On the fireground they direct the actions of their crews and sometimes fill other roles in the Incident Management System. The Officer is also responsible for assuring that all work assignments are completed including fire inspections, training, fire hydrant testing, and much more.

Volunteer Sergeant
Sergeants are normally the apparatus drivers. Their main focus is knowing the fire trucks inside and out, getting the crew to the scene safely, and operating the truck once there. They also fill-in for officers when one is not available.

Career Sergeant
Career Sergeant's have the same responsibilities as listed above for their Volunteer counterparts. The only difference is that the career personnel work a 24/48 shift and have some management responsibility for the Firefighters on the crew.

Volunteer Firefighters
Volunteer Firefighters respond from their homes to staff the fire apparatus and perform tasks assigned by their officers. Many are also certified apparatus operators and fill in for Sergeants when one is not available.

Career Firefighters
Career Firefighters work a 24/48 shift and do many jobs, from keeping the Stations clean to performing Fire Inspections. On the fire scene they perform duties assigned by their Officers.

Recruit
A recruit's job is to learn. Recruits follow a well tested course of study in all aspects of the fire service. After a period of a few months they are eligible to begin riding out on the apparatus to get hands-on experience while being closely supervised by veteran professionals.