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The Suppression Division provides fire protection, rescue, hazardous materials response and emergency medical services. Three shifts (A, B and C) each work under a chief officer.
Engine companies put out fires and also handle rescue, vehicle extrication, hazardous materials incidents, pre-fire planning, wildland firefighting and emergency medical care.
Substation engine companies normally have one Firefighter, one Driver and one Lieutenant.
5 stations
Station 1, commanded by two Captains, houses one command unit, three engines, one rescue unit, one hazardous materials unit, one aerial platform and one wildland firefighting unit. Each of the four substations, commanded by a Lieutenant, houses one engine and one wildland firefighting unit.
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The Fire Marshal and inspectors enforce the Life Safety Code, building codes and City ordinances, and review plans for new construction and remodels.
Inspectors regularly visit schools, day cares, medical facilities, businesses and industries. They also do home safety inspections on request.
The division determines the cause and origin of complex or suspicious fires and gathers evidence for analysis and court.
The Fire Marshal and inspectors run a Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention program that helps parents stop this dangerous behavior.
The Training Officer directs the Training Division, which sets the annual training schedule, keeps training, accident, injury and health records, and prepares monthly exams. The Training Officer is also the department's Safety Officer and responds to major incidents as part of the command staff.
Crews train at the Fire Service Training Center at Autry Technology Center, which has a skills building, a live burn structure and a classroom. Courses from Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training and the National Fire Academy are held there too.
The Master Mechanic and three Assistant Mechanics, one on each shift, keep apparatus and equipment ready, including during emergencies.
Scheduled maintenance and repair of all apparatus, equipment and fire stations, tracked in computerized work orders.
Every fire engine is tested each year to prove it can pump enough water at the right pressure for a set time.
All mechanics are certified to repair self-contained breathing apparatus, and regulators are computer-tested every year.
Fire Marshal
580-616-7154 mschatz@enid.org
Fire Training Officer
580-616-7158 mmeier2@enid.org
Master Mechanic
580-616-7179 shenderson@enid.org
Call the Fire Department office at 580-234-0541.