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Fire
MISSION: The mission of the Fire Department is to provide excellent service and education in protecting life, property, and the environment. The City maintains three fire stations located at strategic locations. The Department consists of three divisions: Emergency Operations, Hazard Prevention and Administrative Services. The Newark Fire Department provides services to 43,043 residents in a 13 square mile area and responds to an average of 3,100 calls each year. The Department operates out of three stations with three engine companies; one squad/hazmat unit; and 51 full-time personnel, including both suppression and administrative employees. The Department has one combination 75-foot pumper aerial ladder truck, two engines, and one squad vehicle. The Department delivers fire suppression and rescue response, hazard prevention and education, and disaster preparedness with a minimum on-duty staffing of 12 personnel. A firefighter/paramedic is on each of the Department's four response units. The suppression and rescue function provides firefighting capability; maintains fire hydrants; responds to wildland fires; coordinates and provides emergency medical response services with paramedics on each unit; responds to hazardous materials releases and spills; performs specialized extrication and heavy rescue; participates in Alameda County's Mutual Aid Plan, under which cities assist one another when in need of additional firefighting resources; and responds to public service requests, such as station tours, senior home safety inspections, and school presentations. The hazard prevention function conducts fire code compliance inspections; performs plan checks and review of new construction; investigates fires and arsons; provides prevention education and public information; regulates hazardous materials; serves as a certified unified program agency; and administers the City's storm water program. The disaster preparedness function provides emergency preparedness training and disaster response/coordination. As part of this function, Newark is organizing Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) and the Department provides training to community volunteers for self sufficiency following a disaster, ability to provide emergency assistance to their families and immediate neighbors, and ability to work as a team in their own neighborhood in the event of a major disaster. The Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disaster program is bringing Newark's community based organizations together to help address the concerns of the City's special needs residents (e.g., non-ambulatory, elderly, and hearing impaired individuals) during a disaster when normal social service delivery systems may not be immediately available. The Department provides a non-transport, firefighter/paramedic program. While all Newark firefighters are trained in emergency medical procedures, the City's 15 firefighter/paramedics can provide additional advanced life support procedures. The Department is computerized and networked, with a computer aided dispatch system and mobile data terminals. Map with locations of Fire Stations (54k image)
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How to Obtain a Fire Permit Fire Codes and various City Ordinances require the acquisition of a Fire Permit before some activities are allowed. Permits are used by local, state, and federal agencies to assure that a potentially dangerous or very important activity is conducted according to life and safety codes and standards. The Fire Department permits generally require a preplanning meeting or submittal, and an on-site inspection of the activity by a Fire Department Inspector. Fire Department permits in the City fall into two areas of enforcement: the Fire Prevention Bureau and the Hazardous Materials Bureau. The fees required for permits are based on the administrative cost for reviewing, issuing, and inspecting. Every year the Newark City Council reviews and adopts the Master Fee Schedule which is used to determine the cost of the various permits issued by the City departments. The following is a list of some of the activities that require a fire permit:
To obtain a fire permit, fill out a Fire Permit Application form at the Fire Administration office, prepared to pay the permit fee. Brochures Brochures are currently being updated. If you have any questions, please call Fire Administatration at (510) 578-4218. |
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