BUREAU OF FIRE
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Mayor Presents Fire Rescue And Service Awards During Harrisburg Fire Safety Month Ceremonies
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today recognized the extraordinary efforts of city firefighters, rescue personnel and private citizens for their life-saving actions over the past year. The awards program kicks off the city’s observances of Fire Safety Month.
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About the Bureau of Fire
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The primary responsibility of the Fire Bureau is the protection of life and property from fire, man made and natural disasters. The suppression of fire involves arriving at the scene as quickly as possible so as to attack the fire at the point of origin and prevent its spread. Fire apparatus respond from four fire stations.
Fire safety education is a responsibility of the Fire Bureau. Through well-planned, year-round fire programs, the Fire Bureau educates the public about fire and burn hazards, how to prevent fire and burn injuries due to individual carelessness, how to survive a fire once it starts, and how to treat a burn injury properly. The fire prevention program covers the home, the school, the workplace and the community.
The Fire Bureau has a comprehensive training apprenticeship program designed to incrementally qualify firefighters through cetification so they may advance to the next rank. This program includes practical hands-on training and classroom instruction leading to appropriate testing for certification. Harrisburg is the first municipality in Pennsylvania to establish such a comprehensive program.
The Fire Bureau has begun the self assessment process involved with a Fire Service Accreditation through the Commission of Fire Accreditation International. Harrisburg is the only professional fire department in Pennsylvania seeking to attain this goal. The self assessment process will be completed in 2002.
Contact the Bureau of Fire
The Bureau of Fire may be contacted as follows:
Harrisburg Fire Bureau
City of Harrisburg
McCormick Public Services Center Suite 220
123 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1681
Phone
717.255.6464
Fax
717.255.6448