The Fire Department shall have as its objectives:
(A) To prevent uncontrolled fires from starting;
(B) To prevent the loss of life and property because of fires;
(C) To confine fires to their places of origin;
(D) To extinguish uncontrolled fire;
(E) To prevent loss of life from asphyxiation or drowning;
(F) To perform such rescue work as its equipment and/or the training of its personnel makes practicable;
(G) To provide emergency medical care at the highest level that the equipment and training of the personnel makes practicable;
(H) To provide code enforcement and building inspections as directed by the city within adopted codes and ordinances;
(I) To protect the health and safety of the citizens from the transportation, storage, or manufacture of hazardous materials to the extent possible;
(J) To work with the Water Department to ensure that adequate water supplies for fire protection as available; and
(K) To provide public fire education materials and information to the citizens in order that they may protect themselves from harm.
(2011 Code, § 7-302) (Ord. 23-02, passed 3-6-2023; Ord. 23-18, passed 11-20-2023)