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Fire Prevention
Training
Overview
The Battle Creek Fire Department serves the third
largest incorporated land area in the State of Michigan. Service is
provided to an inner-city urban area, a large industrial park, agricultural
areas and shopping center development on the south side of the City.
Opportunities exist for involvement in all facts of fire safety.
The Fire Department is
professionally staffed by 90 personnel assigned to one of
three 24-hour shifts for emergency response. In addition,
there are two persons in Fire Prevention, a Training
Officer, two Battalion Chiefs and the Fire Chief. The
Department staffs five stations strategically located
throughout the city. Administrative offices are located in a
sixth building at 195 E. Michigan Ave.
The
Department has in service a minimum of five Engines and a
Fire Truck at all times, as well as up to three additional
Medical Response Vehicles when daily staffing allows.
This team responds to over
5,000 calls annually and provides a variety of services
including:
- Fire
suppression
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Medical response
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Hazardous material (haz-mat) response
- Rescue
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Confined Space emergencies
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Pre-fire inspections
- Fire
prevention and public education
The Battle
Creek Fire Department has been designated by the State of
Michigan as one of 16 Regional Response Teams and, as such,
receives additional equipment and training needed to respond
to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) events in the state.
This designation allows the department to provide an
improved level of haz-mat response to City and area
residents as well.
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