There will be a mandatory protocol update for all EMTs on Monday, November 10 at 7:00 pm. The training will cover the new Spinal immobilization Protocol update and will be held at the KVAC Building. Any of our responders that would like the training can sign up with the Chief.
Chinese Auction and Chicken BBQ: Poland Fire Open House for Fire safety week to be held on Oct. 12, 2008. BBQ starting at Noon. Auction tickets start at noon. Drawings start at 4:00. Fire safety demos and events from noon to 5:00 pm. For more info call: 826-7141 or 826-7242
The WCVCS Cross Country Meet will be held on Saturday, October 18, starting at at 11:00 am.
We are going to be on standby at the school with the rescue sled. Any members who can help us that day please sign up on the whiteboard at the station or by using the contact us button on our home page. Even if you can only be there for a short time please sign up so we can do shifts and make it easier on everybody.
The “Marion Crouch Memorial Annual Craft Fair” is scheduled for November 22, 2008. If anyone would like to volunteer to help with this please use the contact us button on our home page. More information will be posted as the date gets closer.
Please be patient with our site over the next few months. Our servers are going to be switched over and upgraded which will be good for us in the long term. Short term there may be some bugs to work out. As long as the servers are being upgraded… The site will get a new look as well as being faster!!! WOW, so much to do and so little time.
Fire Prevention Week
Cooking
Cooking fires are the #1 of home fires and home fire injuries.
In 2005, cooking equipment was involved in 146,400 reported home structure fires, the largest share for any major cause. These fires resulted in 480 civilian deaths, 4,690 civilian injuries, and $876 million in direct property damage.
The majority of home fires – 40% – start in the kitchen.
Unattended cooking is the leading factor contributing to ignition in home cooking fires, accounting for one-third of such fires. More than half of all cooking fire injuries occurred when people tried to fight the fire themselves.
Most home cooking fires (67%) in 2005 started with the range or stove.
Electric ranges or stoves have a higher risk of fires, deaths, injuries and property damage, compared to gas ranges or stoves.
Electrical
Electrical distribution and lighting equipment were involved in an estimated 20,900 reported home fires in 2005. These fires resulted in 500 civilian deaths and 1,100 injuries, with an estimated $862 million in direct property damage per year.
Lamps, light fixtures, and light bulbs accounted for the largest share of 2002-2005 non-confined fires among major types of electrical distribution equipment, while cords and plugs accounted for the largest share of civilian fire deaths.
Extension cord fires outnumbered fires beginning with attached or unattached power cords by more than two-to-one.
Cords and plugs were involved in one-eighth (12%) of the 2002-2005 home electrical distribution and lighting equipment fires, but roughly two-fifths (39%) of associated civilian deaths.
Smoking materials
Smoking materials (i.e., cigarettes, cigars, pipes, etc.) are the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States. Roughly one of every four fire deaths per year in 2002-2005 was attributed to smoking materials.
In 2002-2005, there were an estimated 82,400 smoking-material fires per year in the United States. These fires caused 800 civilian deaths and 1,660 civilian injuries.
Older adults are at the highest risk of death or injury from smoking-material fires even though they are less likely to smoke than younger adults.
The most common material first ignited in home smoking-material fire deaths were mattresses and bedding and upholstered furniture.
In Canada, there were 7,700 fires in 2002 associated with smoking materials. These fires caused 140 civilian deaths, 470 civilian injuries and direct property damage of $132 million Canadian ($84 million U.S.).
Candles
During 2005, an estimated 15,600 home structure fires started by candles were reported to local fire departments. These fires resulted in an estimated 150 civilian deaths, 1,270 civilian injuries and an estimated direct property loss of $539 million. Homes include dwellings, duplexes, manufactured housing and apartments.
Although home candle fires fell 8% from 2004 to 2005, more than twice as many were reported in 2005 as in 1990.
Candle fires accounted for an estimated 4% of all reported home fires in 2005.
The top five days for home candle fires were Christmas, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Day, New Year’s Eve, and Halloween.
“Reproduced from NFPA’s Fire Prevention Week Web site, www.firepreventionweek.org. ©2008 NFPA.”
Our new lifepak 1000 AED is now in service located in 519. All Emt’s and anyone certified to use the AED please stop by and look at this, it is a little different than the old one. Our lifepak 500 is now located in 509. Both of these our compatible with our local ambulance corp. Our older heartstream AED as been moved to engine 100.
Reminder EMS training Thursday night the 25th, at 7pm. Topic will be Blood Borne Pathogens. All members are needed to attend this training. This training is important for all member who respond to calls.
We will be attending the parade in Middleville on Saturday 9/13/08. Parade starts at 11:00 am. We will leave the station at 10:30 am. Hope to see you there.
Members are needed for standby crews for the Snow Bash in Ohio on 9/20 and 9/21. Please sign up on the station’s white board or by using the contact us page on our site. The more members we have signed up, the shorter the shifts will be. Thanks in advance for helping.