• Fire Suppression and Emergency Medical Services - the awesome responsibility of protecting the public from fire as well as many other types of emergencies. Besides fires, the response to medical aid requests and vehicle accidents constitutes a large portion of our daily response activities. 
  
  
• Training - a very important component of department operations. Properly trained, a fire department can control and contain almost any situation with minimal damage and loss of life. Training in fire tactics is important. However, a firefighter must be trained in many other areas in order to control the situations that are encountered in day-to-day operations. For example, constantly being updated in medical procedures, hazardous materials response and bio terrorism... the list goes on and on. We make every effort to train to meet the needs of the community as the all hazard emergency service provider. 
  
  
•  Fire Prevention - preventing fires from occurring by aggressive enforcement and educating the public on all laws and ordinances relative to fire safety. This is accomplished by conducting inspections, issuing permits, following up on citizen complaints and fire company violation reports. Fire Prevention also reviews plans for new construction, additions, sprinkler and fire alarm system upgrades, and demolition of structures. Inspectors also monitor the installation and removal of underground and aboveground storage tanks. The Fire Prevention staff works closely with the City Building Department and WSP’s Fire Inspectors to ensure fire safety and statutory compliance. 
  
  
• Public Education - working closely with all ages of community members to increase their knowledge of what to do before an emergency occurs. The goal is to train our citizens what to do before, during, and after an emergency occurs. Before an incident, they are taught lessons such as checking and testing smoke detector, escape route planning, and behavior that may cause fire.
  
  
• Fire Investigation - determining the cause of fires and assisting in the investigation of other related incidents. Strong, aggressive investigations will decrease the number of incendiary fires as well as accidental fires. The identification of the cause and circumstances of how a fire occurred will often prevent a similar incident from happening again. The information that is discovered may be used for a new fire prevention and/or public education program to prevent an incident. EFD seeks to prosecute individuals responsible for intentional incendiary fires and threats to burn property, and seeks to help those in need of help.

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