The Life Safety Operations Branch provides fire suppression, emergency medical service response, hazardous materials incident response, specialized rescue and fire prevention activities including pre-incident surveys and inspections and public education program presentations. The Fire Prevention Bureau provides life and property safety through public education, inspections, code enforcement and plans review of construction, including fire protection systems installation.
Personnel also investigate all fires for cause and origin.
The Administrative Services Division provides the technically and administratively effective organization required to plan, develop, and direct all departmental programs that provide total fire protection services to the community. The Maintenance division maintains all fire apparatus and allied equipment in a safe and proper working condition. Responsibilities include specification development for equipment and vehicles, upgrading present units and developing and administering the department's preventive maintenance program.