Division of Personnel & Training
Assistant Fire Chief Sherman Smith
The Personnel and Training Bureau is responsible for the personnel matters of the Fire Department. These duties include personnel safety
office: 513.352.5212
matters, transfers, discipline, recruiting, and both recruit and in service training. The institution and interpretation of various federal and state laws that affect personnel matters has made the task of the Personnel and Training Bureau continually more challenging.
In order to accomplish multiple and complex tasks, Personnel and Training is staffed by 11 uniformed and 3 civilian personnel who are under the command of Assistant Fire Chief Smith. The staff includes officers that are trained in recruiting, personnel safety, internal investigations, and training of personnel.
Under the guidance of the Fire Chief, and the many various city agencies whose expert resources are made available, the Personnel and Training Bureau will continue to meet the challenge of equitably handling the personnel matters of the Cincinnati Fire Department.
Cincinnati Fire Department Mission Statement
"The mission of the Cincinnati Fire Department is to protect lives and property, and to minimize the suffering of its customers during emergencies. The Cincinnati Fire Department strives to quickly restore normalcy to its customers' lives by responding to their needs in an expeditious manner."
The Cincinnati Fire Department was organized in 1853 and is the nation's oldest fully paid professional fire department, which is why we are proud to be "First in the Nation."
The CFD continues to seek new methods and ideas to improve and increase the level of services provided to the citizens of this community. It will continue to provide its hallmark prompt, courteous and professional service that is consistent with the CFD’s tradition and the City of Cincinnati’s high standards.
