The Pawnee Fire Department (PFD) is responsible for providing fire, medical, rescue, and life safety emergency services within City limits. The Fire Department strives to improve the quality of life for City residents by providing public education, code enforcement, and ongoing training for firefighters.
Goals
The primary goals of the Fire Department are to:
- Reduce and prevent the loss of life and property damage
- Improve the outcome of patients
- Quickly rescue trapped victims
- Protect the environment from destruction
Troy Choplin
Pawnee Fire & EMS
510 Illinois St.
Pawnee, OK 74058
Telephone: (918) 762-3131
Email: pawneefd@pawneefd.com
Emergency: 9-1-1
Smoke Detectors
- Consider installing a smoke detector in your house.
- Check your smoke detectors monthly, and replace the batteries in them in the spring and fall when you adjust your clocks.
- Install at least one smoke detector on each floor of your house, away from air vents, and at least six inches away from walls and corners.
- Install smoke detectors near bedrooms.
- If there are any smokers in the house, install a smoke detector in their bedroom.
- If your smoke detector sounds while you are in bed, don't sit up! Roll out of bed, and stay low to the floor. Remember, heat and toxic gases are up higher.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detectors
- If you burn anything in your house - such as wood, natural gas, propane, kerosene, or coal - install a carbon monoxide (CO) detector. This device can warn you of potentially deadly CO gas before the concentration reaches the harmful level.
- Learn the warning signs of CO poisoning: redness of the skin, headaches, dizziness, nausea, weakness, loss of muscle control, chest tightness, heart fluttering, sleepiness, confusion, vomiting, or diarrhea. If more than one person in the household is sick, and they feel better after being away from the house for a while, CO poisoning should be suspected. If you suspect CO poisoning, get out of the house and call the Fire Department immediately.
Address
Help emergency personnel find your house easily by making your address easily visible from the street. To be easily seen from the street, numbering is required to be 2.5 inches to 4 inches. If your house is set too far back to be seen, prominently display the numbers on your mailbox.
Home Safety Checklist
- Exit doors or windows must be able to open from the inside without tools, keys, or special knowledge.
- Store matches and lighters out of the reach of children.
- Do not use extension cords as a permanent power supply.
- Remove plugs from overloaded outlets.
- Do not place extension cords under rugs or carpet.
- Allow for at least one foot of air space around electronic equipment to avoid overheating.
- Keep fireplaces screened and cleaned regularly.
- Do not store snacks or other items that are tempting to children above the range (a child reaching for something above the range could get burned).
- Keep heating equipment at least three feet away from any combustible material.
- Never leave cooking food unattended.
- Always run water over a match before discarding it in the trash.
- Never use gasoline to start a fire.
- Keep at least one fire extinguisher in the kitchen in an easily accessible location.
- Practice a fire drill every six months.