City of Chehalis Fire Department
Dedicated to Serving You Since 1893
Mission Statement
The Chehalis Fire Department provides effective fire and life safety services through emergency response, education, training and code enforcement, to assist the community in maintaining and improving quality of life.
Services Provided
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES - Administrative staff plan, organize, direct and coordinate services; manage the budget, personnel, and policy development; and provide for facility and material management, fleet control, records management and training.
OPERATIONAL SERVICES - The Fire Operations and Emergency Medical Services Division provides a minimum of a two-person engine company on a 24-hour basis, supplemented by an on-call career and reserve fire fighting force. The division performs fire rescue, suppression, and overhaul or salvage functions. Emergency medical services consist of 24-hour basic life support with the ability to defibrillate heart patients and provide backup emergency transportation. The response goal of fire and emergency medical services is to be on the scene within 2.5 minutes of notification.
FIRE PREVENTION SERVICES - provides fire and life safety codes enforcement through various inspection and permit programs based on the International Fire Code. It provides public education through the school fire safety assemblies and various adult fire safety information programs and classes. The division also provides basic fire investigation capabilities to differentiate the accidental fire from the set fire and to detect the juvenile fire setter.
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