6: General Fund Department Budgets
City of Lee’s Summit Annual Budget FY13
FIRE DEPARTMENT The Fire Department provides services to the community in the areas of fire protection, emergency medical services, rescue services, hazardous materials, and emergency management. The organization is assigned most emergency service functions of the city other than law enforcement. The Emergency Services Program of the department includes fire suppression, emergency medical services, rescue responses, hazardous materials mitigation, and the response and management of citywide emergencies and disasters. The department provides the emergency services from seven strategically located fire stations. Fire suppression services are rendered from seven staffed pieces of fire apparatus. This includes five pumping engines which are Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) and two combination engine/ladder trucks. All frontline fire apparatus are equipped with thermal imaging cameras, carbon monoxide detectors and vehicle extrication equipment. All sworn personnel are state-licensed emergency medical technicians or paramedics providing emergency medical service. The department equips all fire apparatus with emergency medical supplies and operates five paramedic-staffed rescue ambulances. Specialized rescue services include the areas of high angle, fast water rescue, trench cave-in, automobile extrication, and confined space. All fire fighters are trained as hazardous materials first responders, and the department operates an advanced hazardous materials response team. The Fire Department serves as the coordinator for the City in managing citywide emergencies and disasters. The Prevention Program of the department provides for loss reduction activities in all mission areas. This includes fire prevention, hazardous materials prevention, and general safety awareness and education. The Prevention Program is designed to reduce the loss of life, injuries and property damage from fire, hazardous materials incidents, and/or man-made and natural disasters. The department operates a regional fire and emergency medical service communications center. In addition to serving as the focus for all city communications other than police, the center provides contract services for the Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Fort Osage, Sni Valley, West Peculiar, Western Cass Fire and Prairie Township Fire Protection Districts.
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