Usage
This infobox is designed to suit the wide variation in terminology between countries and between individual fire services. There is an extensive list of pre-named parameters for leadership and apparatus, which are suited to predominantly North American terminology, but generic parameters which can be adapted for individual requirements are also available. A blank version of the template using each style is available below.
Note the following:
- where named and generic parameters are mixed in a section, the generic parameters will follow the named parameters in the displayed infobox;
- the display order of pre-named parameters cannot be altered, and generic parameters will display in numerical order;
- wikilinks may be used in generic _description parameters as desired.
North American
Generic
North American example
{{Infobox fire department
| name = Name of Department
| logo = SantaBarbaraCountyFireDepartmentLogo.png
| motto = ''Live long and prosper''
<!-- Operational area -->
| country = {{flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|California}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Santa_Clara_County,_California.png}} [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Cities of California|City]]
| subdivision_name3 = {{flagicon image|Flag of San José, California.svg}} [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
<!-- Agency overview -->
| reference1 =
| established = {{Start date|1990|04|10}}
| annual calls = 12,345 {{small|(2014)}}
| annual budget = $12 million {{small|(2014)}}
| employees = 1,234 {{small|(2014)}}
| staffing = Career
| commissioner = Bob Smith
| chief = John Smith
| captain = Jane Doe
| CFO = Jane Smith
| BLSorALS = [[Advanced life support|ALS]] & [[Basic life support|BLS]]
| iaff = 1234
<!-- Facilities and equipment -->
| reference2 =
| divisions = 3
| battalions = 6
| stations = 45
| engines = {{Plainlist|
* 22 - first run
* 12 - reserve
}}
| trucks = 12
| quints = 5
| ladders = 3
| tillers = 7
| platforms = 4
| squads = 5
| rescues = 6
| ambulances = {{Plainlist|
* 10 - [[Advanced life support|ALS]]
* 5 - [[basic life support|BLS]]
}}
| tenders = 3
| hazmat = 3
| usar = 5
| crash = 3
| wildland = {{Plainlist|
* 3 - [[Type 3 fire engine|Type 3]]
* 5 - [[Type 6 fire engine|Type 6]]
}}
| bulldozers = 6
| airplanes = 4
| helicopters = 3
| fireboats = 2
| rescue boats = 1
| light and air = 2
<!-- Website -->
| website = {{official website|http://www.sbcfire.com/|Official website}}
| iaffweb = {{URL|http://www.iaff2046.org/|IAFF website}}
}}
Parameter names and descriptions
Note: All subjective or qualitative judgements and numerical quantities or statistics must be cited to a reliable source.
The infobox is intended as a quick reference. Don't add non-data items, like question marks, “none”, “see text” or links to article sections (the article's table of contents already does this).
General parameters
| Parameter | Required | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| name | 
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The name of the department. By default this will be the name of the page, if no value is provided. |
| native_name | Name in local language if not English | |
| native_name_lang | ISO 639-2 code for |native_name= e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead
| |
| logo | An image of the department's logo. Simply include the fire name: |logo = ImageName.jpg
| |
| logo_caption | A short description of the department's logo. | |
| logo_alt | A short description of the department's logo | |
| patch | An image of the department's patch. | |
| patch_caption | A short description of the department's patch. | |
| patch_alt | A short description of the department's patch. | |
| flag | An image of the department's flag. | |
| flag_caption | A short description of the department's flag. | |
| flag_alt | A short description of the department's flag. | |
| image_size | Size in px of the images for logo, patch, flag. Defaults to 140. | |
| motto | The motto of the department. Can also use moto.
|
Operational area
| Parameter | required | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| country |
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The country in which the department serves. |
| subdivision_type1 |
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This represents the first level geographical subdivision. For example, in the United States, this would be a "state" and the value provided here would be: [[U.S. state|State]]
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| subdivision_name1 |
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The name of the first level subdivision. For example, in the United States this would be the name of the state that the department is in. |
| subdivision_type2 |
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This represents the second level geographical subdivision. For example, in the United States, this could be a "county" and the value provided here would be: [[U.S. county|County]]
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| subdivision_name2 |
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The name of the second level subdivision. For example, in the United States this could be the name of the county that the department serves. |
| subdivision_type3 | This represents the third level geographical subdivision. For example, in the United States, this could be a "city" and the value provided here would be: [[U.S. city|city]]
| |
| subdivision_name3 | The name of the third level subdivision. For example, in the United States this could be the name of the city that the department serves. | |
| address | The postal address of the department. This should only be used for Single-Station departments. | |
| coordinates | Use {{Coord}} |
Agency overview
| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
| reference1 | This is the reference for the below information. Rather than having a citation after each item, put the citation in the title of the section using this parameter. |
| established | The date or year that the department was founded. Use {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}
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| annual calls | The number of calls the department responds to annually. The year that the number is from should be included inside of {{small|(####)}}.
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| annual budget | The budget for the department. The year that the number is from should be included inside of {{small|(####)}}.
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| employees | The number of personnel working for the department. The year that the number is from should be included inside of {{small|(####)}}.
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| staffing | Whether the department is made of career members, volunteers or a combination of both. |
| commissioner | The name of the commissioner of the department. (Not all departments have a fire commissioner.) |
| chief | The name of the fire chief for the department. |
| captain | The name of the fire captain for the department. (Not all departments have a fire captain. Mostly small/volunteer departments.) |
| CFO | The name of the Chief Fire Officer of the department. (Specific to the United Kingdom.) |
| chief1_description chief2_description chief3_description |
Title of agency leader. |
| chief1_name chief2_name chief3_name |
Name of agency leader, appears with _description parameter above. |
| BLSorALS | Whether department is Basic life support, Advanced life support or a combination |
| iaff | International Association of Fire Fighters number (USA/Canada) |
Facilities and equipment
| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
| reference2 | This is the reference for the below information. Rather than having a citation after each item, put the citation in the title of the section using this parameter. |
| divisions | Number of operations divisions. Only very large departments have divisions. |
| battalions | Number of battalions in the department. |
| unitx_description | Name of organisational unit (plural), such as Divisions, Regions, Zones, etc., where x is a number from 1 to 3. Use 1 as the highest-level unit. |
| unitx_no | Number of units corresponding to _description parameter. |
| stations | Number of fire stations |
| engines | Number of fire engines |
| trucks | Number of fire trucks. |
| quints | Number of quints. (see DO NOT DUPLICATE) |
| ladders | Number of ladders. (see DO NOT DUPLICATE) |
| tillers | Number of tiller trucks. (see DO NOT DUPLICATE) |
| platforms | Number of platform trucks. (see DO NOT DUPLICATE) |
| squads | Number of rescue squads. |
| rescues | Number of heavy rescue vehicles |
| ambulances | Number of ambulances |
| tenders | Number of water tenders and wildland fire tenders |
| hazmat | Number of hazardous materials apparatus |
| usar | Number of urban search and rescue vehicles |
| crash | Number of airport crash tenders |
| wildland | Number of wildland fire engines. When possible, list the types of engines (Type 3, Type 4, Type 5, Type 6, Type 7). For example:
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| bulldozers | Number of bulldozers |
| airplanes | Number of aerial fire apparatus |
| helicopters | Number of helicopters |
| fireboats | Number of fireboats. Not fireboats are not the same as rescue boats |
| rescue boats | Number of rescue boats. These would include things like Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boats. |
| light and air | Number of light and air units. |
| appx_description | Name of appliance or apparatus, e.g. Pumpers, Quints, etc. x may be a number from 1 to 20. |
| appx_no | Number of appliances or apparatus corresponding to _description parameter. |
Do not duplicate
Apparatus should only be counted once. A truck is EITHER a truck OR a tiller truck, not both. A quint (which could be considered an engine or a truck) should only be counted under quints. Use the terminology provided in reliable sources, and make use of generic parameters instead of combining categories (which may violate WP:SYNTH).
Footer
| Parameter | Required | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| website |
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The Official website of the department. Use {{Official website}} or {{Official URL}} to display |
| iaffweb | website for the associated IAFF. Often has additional information about department & department history. |
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Tracking categories
- Category:Fire departments needing logos (69)
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See also
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