Human Services Division

The Human Services Division deals with human resource functions including hiring and promotion, and risk management.

Hiring and Promotion

The Human Services Division is responsible for recruitment and assessment of prospective employees, coordinating initial orientation for new employees and career ladder assessments for current staff seeking promotion. The division closely works with the Fire Chief and the citys Human Resources Department to attract and retain the best possible people to the Lexington Fire Department.

The Division also coordinates annual individual and fire company performance evaluations, medical monitoring and physical fitness evaluations of Fire Fighters

Risk Management

The Human Services Division is responsible for development and implementation of the departments risk management program. The division works with the Fire Chief, station officers and the citys Occupational Safety Officer to develop initiatives and directives designed to increase the measure of safety for employees while at the same time reducing the fire departments, and consequently the citys, exposure to risk.

Assistant Fire Chief  Phillip Hartley directs the Human Services Division.