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neighborhood associations, either existing ones or through the formation
of new ones. Citizen involvement is encouraged through the dissemination
of information about public activities, coordination of citizen
input on neighborhood needs, problems, proposed solutions and the
provision of technical assistance.
THE OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE has the duty of handling citizen's
complaints and problems and channeling them to the proper City Department
for action.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
The Department of Public Safety is responsible for all matters and
property relating to communications, emergency medical service, fire,
police, traffic engineering, and weights and measures.
The Department is under the supervision of the Board of Public Safety
which is composed of three part-time members. The members are appointed
by the Mayor and no more than two members may be of the same political
party. The Board of Public Safety appoints department heads, except for
the Fire and Police Chiefs and the Traffic Engineer. The Board approves
the separate budgets of all Public Safety departments. These budgets are
submitted to the Mayor and Controller before final presentation to the City
Council. Any awarded bid in excess of $4000 must have the approval of the
City Council. Approval by the Mayor is the final step in the passage of an
appropriations ordinance.
The Board of Public Safety holds public meetings on Wednesday evenings
in the Board office. The Board of Public Safety is responsible for the
following departments:
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT is the main control center for
all emergency calls for the entire city. There is direct communication
with the County Sheriff and with all state law enforcement agencies.
The emergency number 911 is operated by this department.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE provides the primary emergency
medical care for all citizens of Fort Wayne. The EMS ambulances are
responsible for the patient's safe transportation to the emergency care
facility.
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES coordinates the plans and
operations of the various City Departments in case of a national disaster.
FIRE DEPARTMENT is divided into four divisions:
• The Firefighting or Combat Division's prime jobs are to combat fires,
rescue persons in danger, and conduct salvage operations.
• The Fire Prevention Bureau is charged with inspection of public
buildings, education in fire prevention, issuing violations, handling
complaints, and investigating arson with the cooperation of the police
department .
• The Training Department trains new firefighters, volunteer firefighters,
plant firefighters, and hospital staffs.
• The Maintenance Division is in charge of maintenance of all equipment,
including firetrucks, cars, snorkel and foam equipment.
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Object Description
| Title | Your local government: a guide to Fort Wayne-Allen County government |
| Alternative Title | Your local government, Allen County; Spotlight on government |
| Creator | Fort Wayne-Allen County League of Women Voters |
| Topic | Local Government |
| Subject |
Allen County (Ind.)--Politics and government Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Politics and government Municipal services--Indiana--Allen County Municipal services--Indiana--Fort Wayne |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | June 1977 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Fort Wayne-Allen County League of Women Voters. Your local government: a guide to Fort Wayne-Allen County government. 3rd ed. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: The League, 1977), 71 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Relation | 1962 (mDON barcode 30000122011996) and 1970 (mDON barcode 30000122012002) editions published under title, Spotlight on government. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white, 400 dpi, 1-bit; grayscale 300 dpi, 8-bit; and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122011962 |
| File Name | 30000122011962.pdf |
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| Title | Page 49 |
| Transcript | neighborhood associations, either existing ones or through the formation of new ones. Citizen involvement is encouraged through the dissemination of information about public activities, coordination of citizen input on neighborhood needs, problems, proposed solutions and the provision of technical assistance. THE OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE has the duty of handling citizen's complaints and problems and channeling them to the proper City Department for action. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY The Department of Public Safety is responsible for all matters and property relating to communications, emergency medical service, fire, police, traffic engineering, and weights and measures. The Department is under the supervision of the Board of Public Safety which is composed of three part-time members. The members are appointed by the Mayor and no more than two members may be of the same political party. The Board of Public Safety appoints department heads, except for the Fire and Police Chiefs and the Traffic Engineer. The Board approves the separate budgets of all Public Safety departments. These budgets are submitted to the Mayor and Controller before final presentation to the City Council. Any awarded bid in excess of $4000 must have the approval of the City Council. Approval by the Mayor is the final step in the passage of an appropriations ordinance. The Board of Public Safety holds public meetings on Wednesday evenings in the Board office. The Board of Public Safety is responsible for the following departments: COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT is the main control center for all emergency calls for the entire city. There is direct communication with the County Sheriff and with all state law enforcement agencies. The emergency number 911 is operated by this department. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE provides the primary emergency medical care for all citizens of Fort Wayne. The EMS ambulances are responsible for the patient's safe transportation to the emergency care facility. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES coordinates the plans and operations of the various City Departments in case of a national disaster. FIRE DEPARTMENT is divided into four divisions: • The Firefighting or Combat Division's prime jobs are to combat fires, rescue persons in danger, and conduct salvage operations. • The Fire Prevention Bureau is charged with inspection of public buildings, education in fire prevention, issuing violations, handling complaints, and investigating arson with the cooperation of the police department . • The Training Department trains new firefighters, volunteer firefighters, plant firefighters, and hospital staffs. • The Maintenance Division is in charge of maintenance of all equipment, including firetrucks, cars, snorkel and foam equipment. 45 |
