How does the Clear Lake Fire Dept. function?
The Clear Lake Fire Department is made up of volunteers throughout the community. The membership volunteers fluctuates between 24 and 28 more regularly. All members are on duty 24 hours a day seven days a week. No matter what time of day or what the weather is like, fire fighters are willing to respond. Fire fighters carry pagers with them at all times. When the alarm is sounded, the police dispatcher will direct the fire fighters to what and where the emergency is over the pagers and the fire fighters respond to the fire station. When they arrive at the station, they gear up as quickly as they can and climb aboard the fire truck or rescue vehicle. The person who is in the front passenger seat of the fire vehicle is the officer in charge.” The officer in charge does all the radio communications with the dispatcher and other responding emergency vehicles. Once at the scene of the emergency that officer is in charge of everyone. After the situation is taken care of, all vehicles will ret
