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Imagine a call being made of a fire in a home...maybe a family member or a friend...and there were one or two firefighters who could answer the call. Unimaginable? Without volunteers within our department...it could happen. Become a Reserve Firefighter and you can make all the difference. To find out more, please feel free to give us a call here at the fire station 359-5552. We invite you to come by the station and apply TODAY!~

Most Recent Calls

Mon. -June 23rd

Incident #2199
19:25
Grass Fire
@ Hwy 6 West.

Incident #2198
14:52
Medical Assist
@ 28th and Mariner Rd.




Incident #2195
02:22
Structure Fire
@ 2301 Oak St.

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CERT - Fire Corps

CERT

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.

The training consists of the following:

-Session I, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: Addresses hazards to which people are vulnerable in their community. Materials cover actions that participants and their families take before, during, and after a disaster. As the session progresses, the instructor begins to explore an expanded response role for civilians in that they should begin to consider themselves disaster workers. Since they will want to help their family members and neighbors, this training can help them operate in a safe and appropriate manner. The CERT concept and organization are discussed as well as applicable laws governing volunteers in that jurisdiction.

-Session II, DISASTER FIRE SUPPRESSION: Briefly covers fire chemistry, hazardous materials, fire hazards, and fire suppression strategies. However, the thrust of this session is the safe use of fire extinguishers, sizing up the situation, controlling utilities, and extinguishing a small fire.

-Session III, DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS PART I: Participants practice diagnosing and treating airway obstruction, bleeding, and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques.

-Session IV, DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS, PART II: Covers evaluating patients by doing a head to toe assessment, establishing a medical treatment area, performing basic first aid, and practicing in a safe and sanitary manner.

-Session V, LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS: Participants learn about search and rescue planning, size-up, search techniques, rescue techniques, and most important, rescuer safety.

-Session VI, DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY AND TEAM ORGANIZATION: Covers signs and symptoms that might be experienced by the disaster victim and worker. It addresses CERT organization and management principles and the need for documentation.

-Session VII, COURSE REVIEW AND DISASTER SIMULATION: Participants review their answers from a take home examination. Finally, they practice the skills that they have learned during the previous six sessions in disaster activity.

During each session participants are required to bring safety equipment (gloves, goggles, mask) and disaster supplies (bandages, flashlight, dressings) which will be used during the session. By doing this for each session, participants are building a disaster response kit of items that they will need during a disaster.

The Fire Corps

The Fire Corps is a locally-driven program that allows community members to offer their time and talents to their local fire department in a non-operational or non-emergency capacity. The Fire Corps serves as a gateway to information for and about fire department programs and meets both a citizen's desire to serve as well as a department's need for support.

The Fire Corps was established in cooperation with The Department of Homeland Security. Since September 11th, the need for community bond has never been greater. With the increasing demands placed on the fire service, it has become increasingly harder for many fire departments to maintain that community bond, provide the services the community expects, and do its job in an efficient manner.

This is where you and Fire Corps can help. The Fire Corps creates the connection between the fire department and the community, providing a vehicle for citizens to help and providing resources for fire departments and citizens.

As a Fire Corp volunteer you CAN make a big difference in your community!

Here’s how you can help!

• Assist with promoting fire safety and prevention in schools and homes.
• Provide backup response and support during major fire incidents.
• Assist with public relations.
• Assist with fundraising activities.
• Assist with the Fire Explorer youth program.
• Assist with canteen services.
• Provide foreign language translation.
• Anything you think would be helpful that isn‘t listed.