This facility serves as the garage for the site ambulance, and fire response vehicles. The building also houses the emergency response control room, the site emergency coordination center and offices for fire operations personnel. ER personnel do maintain fire and other emergency response equipment in this area. Emergency response to Fires and releases of hazardous or radioactive materials. Formation of initial Incident Command at all onsite emergencies.
Hydrant water is flushed to the storm drains in both the wet and dry seasons.
Sufficient Fire Operation response personnel are present 7 days per week 24 hours a day to respond to onsite emergencies. As such Fire Operations response personnel may be exposed to any of the hazards listed in the attached work sheet. A review of the SAAR report from 1994 to present indicates that the LOC for most of these hazards is low. The SAAR report for the firefighters indicates that most of the injuries are related to physical stress and respiratory distress. Uncertainties about the work Future funding issues and recent funding constraints have eliminated some Fire Operations personnel and impacted the Mutual Fire Aid Agreement with the City of Berkeley.