When you are not out fighting fires or on ambulance calls, what do you do?
Firefighters work a 24-hour shift. We eat, sleep and work out of our fire station. We purchase and cook all of our own meals. All daily maintenance on fire department vehicles is performed at the fire stations. We are involved in educational programs in the schools and to the public. We perform fire inspections at businesses throughout the City of Watertown. We also attend daily training to help maintain and continuously improve our skills, much of which is federally and state mandated.

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1. Where should smoke detectors be placed in my home?
2. What is the best fire extinguisher to purchase for home use?
3. Am I allowed to drive over a fire hose?
4. Who do I call if a fire hydrant needs repair (leaking, broken or missing caps, etc)?
5. When you are not out fighting fires or on ambulance calls, what do you do?
6. When I called 911 and asked for an ambulance, why does a fire truck also respond with the ambulance?
7. When I called 911 and asked for a fire truck, why does an ambulance also respond?
8. Why does the emergency equipment sometimes run with lights and siren, then just turn them off?