The Fire Chief is appointed by the Parish President in accordance with the applicable state fire civil service law.

The mission of the City of Houma Fire Department is to protect lives and property through the prevention and/or mitigation of fires and other emergencies. This mission will be accomplished through a variety of programs that are hereby established with life safety, property conservation, and cost effectiveness in mind, in that order.

The Fire Chief is directly responsible for fire prevention, fire extinguishment, and salvage operations, inspection and recommendations concerning the fire code, investigations of fires and their causes, and the conduct of the fire safety and prevention program in the fire protection urban services district consisting of the geographic limits of the City of Houma, as provided in section 7-10 of the Charter, urban service districts.

Additionally, the Fire Chief cooperates and coordinates with the volunteer and private fire departments in the parish as necessary to ensure public safety.

All fire personnel of the fire urban services district are members of the Fireman's Civil Service System as provided by state law.

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