hanging with the fire dept and mayor's office, making coffee and going out to pick up lunch.  See? Dealing with authority, and getting much needed humatiarian supplies.

I would guess he was assistant to the city manager. He probably did more than make coffee, but I doubt he was coordinating the fire department.  "Emergency services" could mean the 911 call center.  In any case, how busy do you think "emergency services" are in Oklahoma (aside from the Oklahoma City bombing, of couse)?  I'm guessing it's pretty slow.

Don't need much experience for that job, just practice jumping under a bus every now and then!