Captain

Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. The word came to English via French from the Latin capitaneus ("chief") which is itself derived from the Latin word for "head" (caput).

Fire

In the fire service, a captain is above a lieutenant and under a batallion chief. This varies, though, from department to department.

Related Topics:
Lieutenant - Batallion chief

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Generally, a fire department captain is in charge of a specific fire station. In paid departments, as opposed to volunteer departments, there is a captain for each station for each shift. In this case, the senior captain is responsible for the station overall. The head of the training division is often a captain, or there may be multiple captains reporting to a batallion chief of training. Additionally, captains may be assigned over other areas, such as Haz-mat or EMS.

Related Topics:
Haz-mat - EMS

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