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Fire Department

1. Where do I need to place my smoke detectors?: Smoke detectors should be located on each floor of your house. In addition, there should be one installed in each bedroom. Smoke detectors should not be installed in locations that are adjacent to bathrooms or cooking facilities since the steam from these locations can cause false readings. Smoke detectors should be installed in the highest portion of a room preferable at the highest point of the ceiling. They should not be installed within 4" of where the ceiling meets the wall. If mounted on the wall surface, they should not be mounted within 4" of the ceiling but not more than 12" from the ceiling. Lastly, smoke detectors should not be mounted near doorways or windows.

3. What does the fire department do besides putting out fires?: Fire Inspections, Fire Education, Hazardous Materials Level A Response Team, High Level Rescue, Water Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, First Responders

4. Why does the fire department do fire inspections?: The fire department is responsible for enforcing laws which we call fire codes for all business and apartment buildings in our community. Wisconsin makes most of the codes. The City Council also makes some of the codes. A code is a rule which a store or owner of an apartment building must follow for fire safety. The department has 3 Fire Inspectors who go to every store and apartment building in Superior and check to see if the people are following the rules. Without these rules we would have more fires.

5. How many fire stations do we have and where are they located?: The Superior Fire Department consists of 3 stations located within the City of Superior. The Headquarters station is located at 3326 Tower Ave and has the following personnel on duty - Chief, 1 Battalion Chief, appx 4 Firefighters, Asst Mechanic and Administrative Asst. Station #2 located at 723 Hammond Av has 3-4 firefighters on duty daily. Station #3 located at 2531 E 5th St. had 3 firefighters on duty daily.