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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
| (({native_name))} | |
| [[File:(({logo))}|(({image_size))}|alt=(({logo_alt))}]] (({logo_caption))} | |
| [[File:(({patch))}|(({image_size))}|alt=(({patch_alt))}]] (({patch_caption))} | |
| [[File:(({flag))}|(({image_size))}|alt=(({flag_alt))}]] (({flag_caption))} | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | (({country))} |
| (({subdivision_type1))} | (({subdivision_name1))} |
| (({subdivision_type2))} | (({subdivision_name2))} |
| (({subdivision_type3))} | (({subdivision_name3))} |
| Address | (({address))} |
| Coordinates | (({coordinates))} |
| Agency overview(({reference1))} | |
| Established | (({established))} |
| Dissolved | (({dissolved))} |
| Annual calls | (({annual calls))} |
| Employees | (({employees))}(({strength))} |
| Annual budget | (({annual budget))}(({budget))} |
| Staffing | (({staffing))} |
| Commissioner | (({commissioner))} |
| Fire captain | (({captain))} |
| Chief Fire Officer | (({CFO))} |
| EMS level | (({ALSorBLS))}(({BLSorALS))}(({FirstResponderBLSorALS))} |
| IAFF | (({iaff))} |
| Motto | (({motto))} |
| Facilities and equipment(({reference2))} | |
| Divisions | (({divisions))} |
| Battalions | (({battalions))} |
| Stations | (({stations))} |
| Engines | (({engines))} |
| Trucks | (({trucks))}(({ladders))} |
| Tillers | (({tillers))} |
| Platforms | (({platforms))}(({tower ladders))} |
| Ladders | (({aerial ladders))} |
| Quints | (({quints))} |
| Squads | (({squads))} |
| Rescues | (({rescues))} |
| Ambulances | (({ambulances))}(({EMSunits))} |
| Tenders | (({tenders))}(({tankers))} |
| HAZMAT | (({hazmat))} |
| USAR | (({usar))} |
| Airport crash | (({crash))} |
| Wildland | (({wildland))}(({wildfire engines))}(({wildland engines))}(({brush trucks))} |
| Bulldozers | (({bulldozers))} |
| Airplanes | (({airplanes))} |
| Helicopters | (({helicopters))} |
| Fireboats | (({fireboats))} |
| Rescue boats | (({rescue boats))} |
| Light and air | (({light and air))} |
| Aerial Pumpers | (({aerial pumpers))} |
| Aerial Ladder Platforms | (({ladder platforms))} |
| Website | |
| (({website))} | |
| (({iaffweb))} | |
Generic
| (({native_name))} | |
| [[File:(({logo))}|(({image_size))}|alt=(({logo_alt))}]] (({logo_caption))} | |
| [[File:(({patch))}|(({image_size))}|alt=(({patch_alt))}]] (({patch_caption))} | |
| [[File:(({flag))}|(({image_size))}|alt=(({flag_alt))}]] (({flag_caption))} | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | (({country))} |
| (({subdivision_type1))} | (({subdivision_name1))} |
| (({subdivision_type2))} | (({subdivision_name2))} |
| (({subdivision_type3))} | (({subdivision_name3))} |
| Address | (({address))} |
| Coordinates | (({coordinates))} |
| Agency overview(({reference1))} | |
| Established | (({established))} |
| Dissolved | (({dissolved))} |
| Annual calls | (({annual calls))} |
| Employees | (({employees))}(({strength))} |
| Annual budget | (({annual budget))}(({budget))} |
| Staffing | (({staffing))} |
| (({chief1_description))} | (({chief1_name))} |
| (({chief2_description))} | (({chief2_name))} |
| (({chief3_description))} | (({chief3_name))} |
| EMS level | (({ALSorBLS))}(({BLSorALS))}(({FirstResponderBLSorALS))} |
| Motto | (({motto))} |
| Facilities and equipment(({reference2))} | |
| (({unit1_description))} | (({unit1_no))} |
| (({unit2_description))} | (({unit2_no))} |
| (({unit3_description))} | (({unit3_no))} |
| (({app1_description))} | (({app1_no))} |
| (({app2_description))} | (({app2_no))} |
| (({app3_description))} | (({app3_no))} |
| (({app4_description))} | (({app4_no))} |
| (({app5_description))} | (({app5_no))} |
| (({app6_description))} | (({app6_no))} |
| (({app7_description))} | (({app7_no))} |
| (({app8_description))} | (({app8_no))} |
| (({app9_description))} | (({app9_no))} |
| (({app10_description))} | (({app10_no))} |
| (({app11_description))} | (({app11_no))} |
| (({app12_description))} | (({app12_no))} |
| (({app13_description))} | (({app13_no))} |
| (({app14_description))} | (({app14_no))} |
| (({app15_description))} | (({app15_no))} |
| (({app16_description))} | (({app16_no))} |
| (({app17_description))} | (({app17_no))} |
| (({app18_description))} | (({app18_no))} |
| (({app19_description))} | (({app19_no))} |
| (({app20_description))} | (({app20_no))} |
| Website | |
| (({website))} | |
North American example
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Santa Clara |
| City |  San Jose |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | April 10, 1990 |
| Annual calls | 12,345 (2014) |
| Employees | 1,234 (2014) |
| Annual budget | $12 million (2014) |
| Staffing | Career |
| Commissioner | Bob Smith |
| Fire chief | John Smith |
| Fire captain | Jane Doe |
| Chief Fire Officer | Jane Smith |
| EMS level | ALS & BLS |
| IAFF | 1234 |
| Motto | Live long and prosper |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Divisions | 3 |
| Battalions | 6 |
| Stations | 45 |
| Engines |
|
| Trucks | 123 |
| Tillers | 7 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Quints | 5 |
| Squads | 5 |
| Rescues | 6 |
| Ambulances | |
| Tenders | 3 |
| HAZMAT | 3 |
| USAR | 5 |
| Airport crash | 3 |
| Wildland | |
| Bulldozers | 6 |
| Airplanes | 4 |
| Helicopters | 3 |
| Fireboats | 2 |
| Rescue boats | 1 |
| Light and air | 2 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| IAFF website | |
((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 | 
|
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 |
|
The country in which the department serves. |
| subdivision_type1 |
|
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]]
|
| 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]]
|
| 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))
|
| annual calls | The number of calls the department responds to annually. The year that the number is from should be included inside of ((small|(####))).
|
| annual budget | The budget for the department. The year that the number is from should be included inside of ((small|(####))).
|
| employees | The number of personnel working for the department. The year that the number is from should be included inside of ((small|(####))).
|
| 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:
|
| 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).
| 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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