 Fire
Chief
David Kramer
620-672-5546
Assistant Fire Chief
George Stevens
620-672-5546
Website: www.prattfiredept.com
The City of
Pratt has established a fire department that consists of a fire
chief, assistant chief and as many firefighters as the City Manager
deems necessary.
The members
of the fire department are volunteers and will meet for the purpose
of practicing drills when the Fire Chief requests it; provided
that it's not more than once per week.
The Fire
Chief is a position that is appointed by the City Manager. He
or she will have the following duties:
- Will be
under the supervision of the City Manager;
- Supervises
and is responsible for the care of all fire equipment;
- Ensures
that the fire equipment is ready for immediate use at all times;
- Submits
a written report to the City Manager, once each year, as to
the condition of the fire equipment;
- Will be
responsible for the discipline of members and is given authority
to suspend or expel any member for refusal to obey orders or
for misconduct or failure to do his or her duty at a fire;
- Has the
right to summon any and all persons present to aid in extinguishing
the fire or to aid in removing personal property from any building
on fire or in danger;
- At fires,
he or she will have full power, control and command of all persons
present and will direct the use of the fire equipment and command
the firefighters to carry out their duties;
- Takes all
measures that he or she deems proper and necessary in the preservation
and protection of property and extinguishing of fires.
In the absence
of the chief, the assistant fire chief performs all the duties
and has all the same authorities and responsibilities of the chief.
The fire chief
keeps, in a convenient form, a complete record of all fires. Such
information includes the time and location of the fire, construction
of the building, owner, occupancy, how extinguished, value and
contents, members of department responding to the alarm and any
other necessary information. He or she will also be able to provide
this written documentation to the City Manager when it is requested.
It is also
the duty of the Fire Chief to adopt reasonable measures for the
prevention of fires. If he or she has reason to believe that the
safety of life and property is an issue, the fire chief may enter
any building, yard or premises in the city during reasonable hours
for the purpose of inspection, as often as is necessary. Where
dangerous, unsafe or hazardous conditions are found to exist,
he or she will direct for the change, removal, better care or
management of the issue by the citizen responsible, at their own
expense.
All fire equipment
and volunteers with red lights and sirens are given the exclusive
right-of-way on any public street or thoroughfares in the City
of Pratt while enroute to any fire. No one is allowed to hinder
their response to these situations.
Any person
who interferes with the use of firefighting equipment or members
of the fire department (except when otherwise directed by a police
officer or the fire chief) will be in direct violation of city
fire codes.
No person
or group will use any of the city fire equipment for personal
use. Further, no one is allowed to borrow or keep any of the fire
department's equipment or tools.
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