About The Fire Department: The Department has been providing fire and emergency medical services to residents for over 75 years. It provides fire prevention, fire suppression, rescue and in conjunction with the ambulance department, emergency medical services. It is responsible for plan review of new construction and inspection of all commercial, industrial and multi-family residences. The departm
ent also provides fire safety education throughout the community, as well an annual open house. The department serves over 24,000 residents in approximately 48 square miles and operates out of two firehouses on the east and west sides of the city. Personnel respond to over 1700 emergency calls each year, which include fire, various rescue type calls, auto accidents, hazardous materials spills, weather-related emergencies, emergency medical calls and mutual aid to surrounding fire departments. The department is comprised of about 60 paid-on-call firefighters, firefighter/EMTs and EMTs who are issued pagers and respond to the scene or station when needed for emergency medical care or a fire. Fire suppression in the city is provided by a full-time fire chief and approximately 60 paid-on-call members.
