General Information
The Ellwood Board of Fire Commissioners is comprised of 5
publicly elected Commissioners, an appointed Treasurer and an appointed
Secretary.
The responsibility of the Board is to purchase and
maintain the facilities and equipment required to maintain an effective
firefighting organization. The Board also sets the policies under
which the Ellwood Fire Company operates.
The Board is responsible for establishing a budget to
meet the needs of the Fire District. The actions of the Board and
the actions of the firefighters along other factors are used to set the
insurance rate for the property owners in the Fire District.
Ellwood must maintain records about many of its
activities including personnel, equipment and incidents. We use a
small computer network and the RedAlert software package from Alpine
Software to aid us in keeping information current.
Legislation
Having legislation in place to help the Fire Service has
helped reduce the number of incidents. An organization that helps the
volunteer fire service with recommending effective legislation is the
National Volunteer Fire Council. As the voice of America's volunteer
emergency services, the NVFC not only educates Federal legislators in
Washington, but also serves as an information source for successful state
legislative initiatives from across the country that have helped the fire
service. Go the NVFC website to see what legislation is being discussed.