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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE relating to City government administration;
defining the administrative organization and
duties of the Fire Department; and amending
Section 1.18.040 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 1.18.040 of the City of Yakima Muni-
cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
1.18.040 Fire Department
A. Under the general direction of the fire
chief, the fire department shall:
1. Provide for the protection of persons
and property and the elimination of fire
hazards, except to the extent that administra-
tion and enforcement of the Uniform Fire Code
4111 and other fire prevention and safety codes are
assigned by this chapter to the office of code
administration;
2. Perform such other duties as may be
required by law and by the city manager.
B. The fire department shall consist of three
primary divisions, supervised by the deputy chief
and battalion chiefs responsible to the fire chief
as follows:
1. The Operations Division, which shall
be responsible for:
a. Responding to all alarms and preventing
and extinguishing fires.
b. Protecting lives and property against loss
from fire.
c. Providing Basic Life Support services
within Emergency Medical Services System.
d. Responding to and mitigating Hazardous
1110 Material emergency incidents.
e. Maintaining all property and equipment
charged to the fire department.
f. Performing such other duties as may be
assigned by the fire chief.
2. The Training Division, which shall be
responsible for:
a. Training, education, and safety of all
department personnel.
b. Public education.
c. Coordination of Emergency Medical Services
training.
d. Performing such other training duties as
may be assigned by the fire chief.
3. The Support Services Division, which
shall be responsible for:
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a. Repair and maintenance of city communica-
tions, fire alarm, and related systems.
b. Repair and maintenance of all department
equipment, physical plants, and struc-
tures.
c. The operation of the fire dispatch cen-
ter.
d. Fire investigations.
e. Performing such other duties as may be
assigned by the fire chief."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect thirty days after its passage, approval, and publica-
tion as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this
1 .5 day of August, 1989.
Ak. A
Mayor
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
AUG 1 8 1989
Publication Date:
SEP 1 7 1989
Effective Date:
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