Emergency and fire related activities
One hundred and
ninety Emergency Runs for May 2011 included the Lincoln Firefighters
responding to emergencies for structure fire, including a stove
fire, 9 outdoor fires, 5 rescue extrications, 13 alarm system
activations and a biohazard incident
Fire related runs
-- 52
EMS related runs --
130
Rescue related runs
-- 8
Non-Emergency
activities
Fire Inspectors for
the Lincoln Fire Department investigated fires on Lincoln Ave.
Rutledge Dr. and Webster Street. For Fire investigations a new
digital camera has been placed in service, to provide more accurate
and precise photos of fire scenes.
Fire Prevention
activities for May. Inspectors work hard on code enforcement in the
following businesses Hampton Inn, Logan County Housing, Rusty's,
Scott Browns Kung Fu facility, Chopsticks, RP developers and
Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Emergency Action
Plans have been conducted at the following facilities: Logan County
Courthouse and Lincoln City Hall.
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Maintenance of the
station and apparatus
Lincoln Fire
Department has been working with Lincoln Street Department to
install a new to us flag pole on the drive in front of the Fire
Department and City Hall.
The 38' pole has
been donated by ALMH from the 8th street building.
Also work has been
started on providing a non-slip floor surface to two of our
apparatus bays. Due to grants bay #1 and #2 are being refinished
with an epoxy coating a new gray finish with backing stripes.
Apparatus repairs
include two major repairs at this time.
Utility Pick up
5100 has had its spring preventative maintenance
Engine 5101 is back
in service and had spring preventative maintenance,
Unit 5102 had
spring preventative maintenance and is scheduled to have some
warranty work completed.
Unit 5103 has had
all work completed and finished and has now passed its annual aerial
ladder test.
Engine 5104 has had
the leaking water tank looked at and a seam that sits on a support
beam is rubbing the tank causing a leak. Electrical issues still
plague the apparatus. Utility Pick up 5105 has had its spring
preventative maintenance.
Car 5106 has had to
have rear brake work and a leaking manifold gasket replaced.
Training Activities
Training for the
month of May included Hose maintenance, re-coupling and hose
testing.
Lincoln Fire
fighters test and do maintenance checks on every piece of fire hose
in active service. Fire fighters tested 2300 feet of 5" supply hose,
3750 feet of 2 ½" large attack hose and 3200 feet of 1 ¾" small
attack hose. 6 sections of hose failed the annual test pressures of
300psi. These failed sections are repaired in house and retested.
Fire investigators also attended interview classes with Lincoln
Police offices in Springfield.
Administrative
Currently in the
Fire Chiefs office, updates to our rules and regulations have been
on going and policies for operating guidelines have been reviewed
and are in the updating process. Several ordinance updates are in
the works such as our false alarm ordinance, a fireworks ordinance
and a specialized rescue service ordinance.
Updates to these
ordinances will allow for fees to be charged to non-residents and
commercial businesses for special services that generate overtime
fees and require multiple responses to investigate nuisance alarms.
Work with Logan
County EMA officials on updating the County wide Emergency Action
Plans for fires and natural disasters.
Storm siren follow
ups have been conducted and reports of the siren on Ophir Street
have been addressed and the siren is currently working