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| Public Affairs Office:
602-534-0953 |
| The Phoenix Fire Department
Public Affairs section is responsible for helping to communicate
to the public important safety messages, as well as the good job
the men and women of the Phoenix Fire Department do every day. This
is done by the Public Information Officers and support staff, by
giving information on emergency incidents, as well as providing interviews
and demonstrations on life safety issues. The primary responsibility of the Public Information
Officer (PIO) is to respond quickly to emergency incidents, and
act as a positive liaison with the news media. Providing accurate
information in a timely manner is essential to media relations.
The PIO also advises the media of important news events through
the Media Alert System.
Public Affairs PIO Officers
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Division
Chief Mark Faulkner
Mark is currently the Division Chief in charge of Public Affairs for the Phoenix Fire Department. He became a firefighter in 1985, a paramedic in 1987, a Captain Paramedic in 1995. He worked as an EMS staff Captain from 1998 to 2003. In 2003 Mark was promoted to Battalion Chief. His assignments have included; Battalion Chief South Shift Command, Division Chief Dispatch and Deployment, Battalion Chief Aviation BC 19, Division Chief Public Health and Division Chief Emergency Medical Services. Mark and his wife Kimberly have six children. He is involved in coaching multiple youth sports teams and works with the Scouting program in addition to working with his wife to manage a family of eight. |
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Captain Victor Rangel
Victor went through the fire academy
in 1989. He became a paramedic in 1992 and worked
for many years on Engine 24 B shift. He was promoted
to Engineer in 1999. He was Technical Rescue Team
certified when he took a position on Engine 8.
He then took the Captain's test and was able to
become an Arson Investigator. He became a Captain
in March of 2006. |
PFN is a full service video production
unit, responsible for all phases of production of PFD
videos. One of the main objectives of the program is
to keep fire companies in service by having them watch
training tapes at the station rather than going elsewhere
for training.
PFN has videographers on call 24 hours
a day documenting major incidents for use in department
training.
Last modified on
04/01/2008 10:56:11
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