To provide Fire Department members with safe equipment which is in a state of good repair and establish a policy for equipment repair.

           A.  Fire Department members may perform equipment repairs of a minor nature when possible.

           B.  The Fire Equipment Officer shall perform routine and major repair scheduling on equipment.

           C.  When necessary, outside agencies may be contracted with to perform equipment repairs.         This process is managed and coordinated by the Fire Equipment Officer

           A.  This policy pertains to all Fire Department equipment.

           B.  "Repair"  as  used  in  this  policy,  concerns  those operations necessary to fix equipment which is  broken and/or out of service.

           A.  Overall responsibility for managing the repair of Fire Department equipment rests with Equipment Officer.

           B.  Chief Officer shall coordinate with the Fire Equipment Officer to schedule equipment repairs.

           C.  All Officers shall monitor the condition of the Equipment and insure that any necessary repair is expedited.

           D.  Any officer can supervise those minor equipment repairs made by Fire Department members.

           E.  Equipment officer shall notify the Chief Officers when scheduled equipment repairs are necessary.

           G.  Members shall monitor the condition of Fire Department equipment and shall notify the Equipment Officer of needed repairs. They may make minor repairs as directed, if possible.

           A.  When the need for equipment repair is recognized by a member, said member shall notify the Equipment Officer.

           B.  If the necessary repair work is of a minor nature and can be completed by Fire personnel, and then the Equipment officer shall delegate and supervise said repair work.

           C.  If the necessary repair work will require extensive repairs (repair work of more than a minor nature) then the Equipment Officer shall notify the Chief Officer.

           F.  The Chief Officer shall coordinate with the Fire Equipment Officer to schedule equipment repairs.