Applicants for membership must undergo a background check before acceptance. Stations are dispatched by radio with tone alerting for most fire calls and by direct phone line to each station for most EMS calls and single engine emergencies. In addition, a printout of each call is received at the station as it is dispatched. Members may carry department issued pagers or be provided with desktop radios which alert them to emergency calls via tones. All officers are elected from among eligible members every year for a one year term.
Directors are two year terms.
The Chief is responsible for all operational aspects of the department including direction to the career personnel assigned. The Chief appoints captain positions from among qualified members. Officer selections are done annually for 1 year terms.