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- When fighting fires through windows be sure to remove all glass to
prevent possible injury.
• - Any injury no matter how small should be reported to an officer as
soon as possible.
- A fog pattern is always used as it is more effective and conserves
water.
- Discharge hose connections need only to be hand tight.
- Hard suction line used for drafting must have air tight connections and
should be tightened with a spanner wrench.
- When drafting from farm ponds a line should be secured to the strainer
to keep it off the bottom of the pond.
- Booster lines should be taken up on there storage drums in a charged
condition to prevent cracking of the hose.
- Upon return from a fire or practice,wet hose should be hung on the
drying rack and replaced with dry hose.
- After fire or rescue calls members must return to the fire station to
sign fire log and to help put trucks and equipment back in service.
- All members should keep personal conflicts out of the department.
• - Any grievances are to be reported to an officer.
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15.) - Officers of the company consist of two catagories, line officers and
staff officers.
- Line officers consist of the Chief, 1st Asst. Chief, 2nd Asst. Chief,
Captain, 1st Lieutenant and 2nd Lieutenant.
- These positions are elected annually.(See By -Laws.)
- To be eligible to run for line offices you must complete and pass the
Officer Training Course given by the company annually.
- Staff Officers consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, and Financial Secretary.
- These are also elected annually. (See By -Laws).
Board of Directors is made up of 8 members, The President, Chief, Captain
Treasurer and 4 elected positions. These elected positions are 4 year
terms. Each year one members term expires. (See By -Laws).
• - Fire Investigation Captain, Fire Investigation Team, Fire Police Captain
and Rescue Captain are all appointed anually by the Board of Directors.