Fire Department Services

SERVICES PROVIDED BY CITY OF SHREWSBURY FIRE DEPARTMENT

• CONDUCT FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTIONS OF ALL COMMERCIAL, MULTI-FAMILY, INSTITUTIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS ON REGULAR BASIS
• PROVIDE FREE SMOKE DETECTORS AND INSTALLATION
• CONDUCT FIRE DRILLS AND FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES
• PROVIDE PUBLIC FIRE EDUCATION MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS TO CITIZEN AND CIVIC GROUPS
• PROVIDE SUPERIOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL (AMBULANCE) SERVICES
• PROVIDE BLOOD PRESSURE TESTING AND HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAMS
• PROVIDE CPR AND FIRST-AID TRAINING
• CONDUCT HOME FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND CHILD SEAT SAFETY INSPECTIONS
• PROVIDE FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING FOR AREA BUSINESSES
• ENFORCE CODE COMPLIANCE IN NEW AND RENOVATED STRUCTURES THROUGH PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTONS
• CONDUCT TRAINING IN THE LATEST FIREFIGHTING AND DISASTER MITIGATION TECHNIQUES