March firehouse news

[April 26, 2012]  Following is a copy of the report submitted by Lincoln Fire Department Chief Mark Miller to Lincoln City Council members in April for the month of March 2012.

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Emergency and fire related activities

Emergency Runs for March 2012 included the Lincoln Firefighters responding to 194 calls including 4 structure fires, 11 motor vehicle crashes, and 7 alarm activations.

Fire related runs 35

EMS related runs 132

Rescue related runs 27

Non-Emergency activities

Fire Inspectors for the month of March have been busy with just two inspectors.

Inspectors participated in crisis intervention project for students at Lincoln Christian University and inspected several businesses for code violations and building remodeling including; 620 Keokuk, 230 S. Logan, Alumni Hall on the LCU Campus, 519 Broadway, American Legion, Sysco, First United Methodist Church, Lincoln Banquet Center, Big R, Hardees, Rex Battery Specialist and Chads Blind.

Fire Prevention activities included preparing thank you letters for supporting the coloring book project to all the businesses that contributed.

Many Knox box request have been completed and we have received request for residential Knox boxes for individuals with medical needs.

Fire Inspector Williams has attended the second of three classes on his Fire Investigator certification with the State of Illinois.

We assisted Chester East Lincoln School with Fire Drills

Lieutenants have been accomplishing several plan reviews at the following facilities: Sun Loan Company, New Beginning’s, Comfort Inn, Napa Auto Parts.

The plan review process gets our firefighters into building with in our response area and allows fire fighters and officers to make plans for events that may occur. All of the plans are documented and updated in our Plan Review Binders.

Maintenance of the station and apparatus

Many contractors have been through getting bids for replacement windows here at the fire station in the sleeping quarters and Day room.

The apparatus repair list grows with small items. We have emergency lights on 5103 that do not work along with faulty fuel and air gauges. 5101 has gauge lights for the water and foam tanks that are not working. The radio in 5104 has a bad headset and a poor reception is noted for the radio in 5103.

These repairs are on hold at this time.

Finally several radio issues have been corrected. Our final mobile radio was programmed to meet the Federal guidelines and a couple of pagers that need to be serviced have been sent in.

Training Activities

Training for the month of March included Vertical Rope rescue, Confined Space rescue at the ADM Mill with Lincoln Rural Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Operations refresher on setting up formal decon. Night drills were conducted on firefighter rescue drills and operations of lighting equipment.

EMS training for the month covered patient assessment and vital signs.

[Text copied from file received from Chief Mark Miller, Lincoln Fire Department]