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Host: A fire department employee who is responsible and accountable far the behavior of their family member or gues� Official Fire Department Business: Fire department related meetings, training, and special events that are pre-approved by a chief officer of the fire department. Public Access Facility: Fire Administration shall be the only fire department facility that is open to public access on a regular basis unless there is an approved special event or meeting at the station open to the public. 3. RESPONSIBILITY: It shall be the responsibility of every employee of the fire department to be knowledgeable of this standard and to enforce this standard and to report violations of this standard to a chief officer. 4. STATION SECURITY PROCEDURES a. Primary access (with key or combination) to fire department properiy shall be restricted to active firefighters, police officers, other city employees with official business in a fire station and pre-approved maintenance/delivery personnel. Family members, guests, civilians, may be granted access by an active firefighter or civilian fLTe department employee who is present at the time of the visitation. b. Family members shall be permitted unlimited visitations. Problems that arise shall be addressed between the members who are present. Non-family member visitations for purposes other than to conduct official city business, shall not exceed 30 minutes. c. Fire prevention tours and activities, scheduled or unscheduled, shall be considered official business. The host shall be responsible for these guests. d. Access combinations to all fire department doors shall be considered confidential and restricted to active firefighters, civilian fire department employees and police officers. Non-employees who require access (i.e. maintenance workers) may be supervised by a tire department employee or they may be temporarily assigned a key or combination for access. e. Firefighters need to ensure that their vehicles, when parked in "Fire Department Only" parking areas are properly identified with fire department license plates and/or a fire department issued window decal. f. Apparatus/personnel departing and leaving the station unstaffed shall ensure all doors and windows are closed and locked, g. When a host leaves the station, the guest must also leave the station. Immediate family members shall be permitted to remain at the stations, without their host present, while the firefighters are out of the station an emergency call. h. While personnel are in the fire stations, no overhead door or service door shall be left open or unlocked unless the door is attended. i. Exceptions to these rules must be approved by a chief officer.