1. to respond to fire, rescue, medical and hazardous
incidents on land or water;
2. to conduct fire and life safety inspections of
existing businesses, multi-family dwellings, and public assembly facilities;
3. to review plans and conduct on-site inspections
of new developments and buildings to ensure fire and life safety code compliance;
4. to provide public education in the areas of fire
prevention, CPR, first aid, life safety, accident prevention, and disaster planning
preparedness;
5. to provide disaster equipment such as generators,
lighting, mobile command units, and multiple casualty units during natural and manmade
disasters;
6. to provide training and technical support to fire
and city personnel;
7. to provide classroom facilities and assist with
the instruction of the Juvenile Fire-Setter Intervention Program;
8. to provide career opportunities with a
Firefighter Pilot Program for high school students;
9. to provide training facilities and assist at the
Island County Recruit Academy;
10. to conduct investigations of all fires to
determine their cause and origin;
11. to maintain the mutual aid agreement with all
emergency service providers on Whidbey Island;
12. to maintain and operate an Emergency Operations
Center for the city;
13. to conduct and participate in county-wide
training at the department’s training facility;
14. to provide a back-up facility for I-COM, Island
County Emergency Dispatch Center, and
15. to provide meeting facilities for non-profit
organizations.
