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| The Stevens Point Fire Department provides the highest quality proactive and reactive Fire and Emergency Medical Services to the city, including: public education; fire prevention inspections; rescue; fire suppression and training; disaster planning and response; assistance to law enforcement; and mutual aid fire assistance to surrounding communities. The SPFD also provides emergency medical public education and ambulance services at the Paramedic Level to all of Portage County. The City of Stevens Point enjoys an ISO rating of 3. | ||||||
| News! Operational Review of the Fire Department 378 MB pdf File Requires Acrobat or Free Adobe Acrobat Reader. | ||||||
| In-Home Sprinkler Video This humorous video that compares a home sprinkler system to living with a firefighter has won raves on YouTube and brought national attention to the Fresno Fire Department. For a new, 2,000-square-foot home, sprinklers can be installed for about $3,000. Insurance companies are starting to offer fire insurance discounts for homeowners with fire sprinklers, Fresno Fire Chief Bruegman said. Bruegman says he hopes the sprinkler video and others posted on YouTube will change people's minds about fire safety. |
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| EMS Master Plan developed from EMS Study Portage County and the City of Stevens Point recently conducted a comprehensive study of community's needs for an ambulance treatment-transport service, paramedical based, with support of First Responders and/or EMS non-treatment-transport personnel. ESCi consultants conducted the study and, from the data collected, developed an Emergency Medical Services Master Plan for Portage County and the City of Stevens Point. In addition to assessing future needs specific to resource deployment, staffing, and operational policies, the 207 page master plan reviews and analyzes current deployment of emergency medical resources within Portage County. Read the EMS Master Plan. 13 MB File Requires Free Acrobat Reader |
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