Under the direction of Chief Marc McGinn, the Albany Fire Department offers fire protection, emergency and disaster…More response, paramedic services and community education. Firefighters in the department, which has two ambulances, also function as Albany's Emergency Medical Services providers.</p> <p>Courses offered by the Fire Department include CPR, first aid, home safety, earthquake preparedness and search and rescue offerings. The department also has a smoke detector installation program, sponsors a junior firefighter program and is available for blood pressure screening for any Albany resident.</p> <p>Learn more about a range of disaster preparedness resources <a href="http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?page=55">here</a>.</p> <p>Albany residents with specific medical needs can fill out <a href="http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?page=879">this form</a> in advance in case of emergencies.</p>

Albany City Hall was dedicated in 1966, and houses many city services, from planning and zoning to the Finance…More Department and a passport desk. The Fire Department, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"albany-fire-department"} --> and Police Department are located in the same campus. The building was recently renovated to comply with many green building regulations and possesses a solar water system, photovoltaic cells on the roof and sustainable landscaping.</p> <p>The City Council usually meets on the first and third Mondays of each month, alongside meetings from the commissions on Planning & Zoning, and Traffic & Safety. All take place in the comfortable, well-lit meeting room.</p> <p>The city participates in <a href="http://www.edenir.org">Alameda County's 211 system</a>, a free, non-emergency, confidential, 3-digit phone number and service that provides easy access to housing<b> </b>information and critical health and human services.</p> <p><!-- name: See a list of city departments and committees here.</p> <p>See all the boards and commissions here.</p>

The Albany Rotary Club was founded in 1929 and has 30 active members, most of whom are small business owners or…More Albany city government managers. The club is a service organization that usually works on projects in tandem with other community and service-minded organizations.</p> <p>Some projects recently completed include landscaping of the Key Route Boulevard median strip, rebuilding the home of a local senior citizen following a devastating fire, building and repairing a school in Mexico and helping to drill community water wells in Africa.</p> <p>The group meets Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Solano Grill & Bar. Membership in the Albany Rotary Club is by invitation from an existing Rotary member and, to qualify for membership, a candidate must live or work within Albany or adjacent to Albany. He or she must hold or be retired from an executive position in any recognized business or profession or community volunteer work.</p>

The Albany Police Department handles patrol operations, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations, school…More crossing guard services and administrative support services. It employs 26 sworn officers, nine full-time support staff members, five part-time support staff members and six part-time crossing guards. Four unpaid volunteer officers supplement staffing. </p> <p>The Police Department focuses on crime prevention through community outreach including <a href="http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?page=827">Neighborhood Watch</a>, <a href="http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?recordid=2561&page=833">National Night Out</a> and the <a href="http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?page=194">Albany Police Activities League youth services programs</a>. </p> <p>The department has a part-time community engagement specialist who assists in neighborhood organizing and problem solving, community disaster preparedness and crime prevention education. Police grants administered by the department include drunk driving, seat belt education and underage tobacco sales enforcement programs. </p> <p>All 911 dispatch calls for police, fire and medical emergencies are handled by the Police Department. The dispatch operations are part of a "Public Safety Answering Point," which also handles routine telecommunications services first responders. Dispatchers use a Computer Aided Dispatch program and Records Management System that is linked to mobile computers in each patrol vehicle. Each year, Albany's dispatcher logs more than 33,000 incidents, including more than 2,000 911 calls and 11,000 calls for service. </p>