FOR AND ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES OF THE JACKSONVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT May 2009

Doucette is Firefighter of the Year

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DEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE

ON SCENE

Sincerely,

Dan KlemanDirector

Recently, a local publication ran a story which Ifirmly believe is an unfortunate and inaccuratemisrepresentation of our department and itsculture. The issue begins with an inflammatorycover and continues inside with a story thatunfairly characterizes the JFRD of today.

Though we are not perfect, we certainly are nowhere near whatthis story alleges. Do we still have issues that need attention?Of course. Do we still have work to do? Absolutely.

One of the story’s first errors is mentioning “the inflexible tradi-tion of all-white leadership.” While the reporter spoke to severalpeople, she should have interviewed Chief Charles Moreland orChief Anthony Roseberry, two of our six Division Chiefs whohave been in their positions since 2003 and who are African-Americans. Chief Moreland and Chief Roseberry are emblematicof a true JFRD tradition, one where smart, loyal and deservingemployees can and do rise to the top.

I also wish the reporter could have attended our recent gradua-tion ceremony, where we proudly celebrated the most diverserecruit class in JFRD’s history. She should also have read a copyof last year’s letter from the Human Rights Commission, praisingour department for its progress with their recommendations.

When I arrived at JFRD in the fall of 2006, I shared my passionfor creating a work environment in which every person is treat-ed with dignity, fairness and respect. We are building that envi-ronment, and I refuse to let a news story become a roadblock inour journey.

I am proud to be part of this department, and I know that youalso have a sense of pride in your career choice and in JFRD. Iencourage you to hold your head high and continue efforts tomake JFRD one of the best fire and rescue departments inAmerica. Together we will become an organization where everyemployee is treated with dignity, fairness and respect.

Ethan Abell, 2, was one of dozens who attend-

ed Station 2’s 100-year anniversary celebration

last month. Ethan is the son of Firefighter

Scott Abell who is assigned to Station 2. Capt.

Bill Langley and several personnel assigned to

“The Springfield Deuce” organized the event.

They monitor JFRD calls on Scan America’s Web site. Theyknow what “squirrel” means in the fire service. They love toride. And they consider you role models.

One more detail about the 36 members of JFRD ExplorerPost 29: next time you travel down Alden Road, to or fromthe Training Academy, you can give them credit for cleaning upthe median and shoulders along that stretch. In fact, thisgroup of teenagers has collected 137 bags of roadside littersince they “adopted” the road about a year ago.

JFRD’s Explorer program is a combination of exposure to thefire service, academics, and lessons in citizenship.

Explorer Carl Hagenbeck, 15, said he’s ridden with nearlyevery station in the last 12 months. He’s hooked on theexcitement and said, “it’s always good to be helping people.”

“We want them to know there’s more than riding on thetrucks. Being a firefighter is about community service,” saidJohn Knoll, an adviser to the Explorers and a retired volun-teer firefighter from the Lake Shore station, now Station 22.

The list of JFRD Explorer achievements since the group start-

ed some 20 years ago is almost as long as Alden Road, sowe’ll just name a few recent ones. Just last month, JFRDExplorer Tyler Johnson spearheaded a successful fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society. Explorers have par-ticipated in Fire Rescue East Honor Guard competitions.They’ve also participated in CERT drills and helped staff sev-eral events, including JFRD’s Fallen Firefighter Memorial. A fewyears ago, the group traveled to Mississippi to clean up a BoyScout camp in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

While the group has a full slate of activities, JFRD’s ExplorerPost is lacking in one area.

“We need more adult advisers, and JFRD personnel would beideal,” said Lt. George Fox, who oversees the program.

The more advisers the group has, particularly firefighters, thebetter the experience and education the Explorers canreceive. Fox said the commitment can be as simple as a fewhours each month. If you are interested in becoming an advis-er, contact Fox at the Training Academy. If you don’t know thefire service definition of “squirrel,” ask an Explorer.

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You’re Their Role ModelMembers of JFRD’s Explorer

Post 29 conduct litter patrol

on Alden Road every month.

The toughest part was keeping it a secret.

But Engine 154 B-shifters Lt. Steve Brunson and FirefighterChris Pellicer as well as retired Lt. Andy Graham kept alid on it for months. When Eng. David Doucette participat-ed in a photo shoot, he got an idea. Then it became official onMay 8, at JFRD’s Annual Firefighter Awards Ceremony, whenthe engineer with 15 years on the job was named Firefighter ofthe Year.“It was awkward because we usually have the awards first andthen I take the Firefighter of the Year to different organiza-tions that honor them,” Graham said. “After the 200 Club inApril, I told David to keep May 8 open.”

Doucette’s receipt of the Lt. Joseph F. Stichway Awardcomes seven months after he waded into a murkyretention pond late one October evening, trying tosave a young man who was trapped inside a car thathad veered off of State Road 9A and came to restupside down and completely submerged. WhenBrunson, Pellicer and Doucette arrived on scene, theysaw Rescue 103’s Chief Alfred McAlister and severalbystanders on the bank. There also were two men inthe pond, water up to their chests, who apparetnlywere standing on top of the car. McAlister knewsomebody had to get in the pond quickly; Doucettedidn’t hesitate.

“All I did is what I was supposed to do. I don’t consid-er myself a hero. I’ve been diving in the water all mylife,” said Doucette, a diehard surfer for 35 years whogrew up in Crescent Beach and has traveled exten-sively in pursuit of big breaks. Places like Indonesia,Costa Rica and Mexico. In fact, this year’s Firefighter

Awards would have happened sooner, but Doucette was surf-ing in Nicaragua for most of March; hence, the need forsecrecy.

On that Saturday night last October, it took Doucette abouttwo minutes to pull the victim from the car to the banks ofthe pond so rescue efforts could begin.

“David’s the kind of guy who sees what needs to be done andhe does it,” said Pellicer, who’s worked with Doucette forthree years. He’s not the only one who feels that way.

“He is just one of those rare people who knows what to do,and when there is no solution evident, has the resourceful-ness and ability to make it happen anyway,” said RobinDoucette, David’s wife.“He does it naturally, without trying,even in his everyday life, and he never brags or sees that heever does anything out of the ordinary.”

By the way, Robin is a firefighter with the City of St. Augustineand was named their Firefighter of the Year two years ago.“He was so proud of me, and he was joking around, tellingeverybody, ‘I taught her everything she knows,’” Robin said.“And it is true … he is absolutely great at what he does.”

The incident involving the overturned car resulted in a fatali-ty, but that doesn’t detract from Doucette’s efforts. Perhapsthe framed certificate he received at this year’s awards bestcharacterizes the situation: “Doucette’s bravery is not only areflection of his professionalism, but is also indicative of themettle found within all of the members of the JacksonvilleFire and Rescue Department and for that matter, firefightersthroughout the world.”

200 Club President Clint Dawkins (right) congratulates Engine154’s David Doucette as Firefighter of the Year during the club’sannual meeting in April.

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Doucette is Firefighter of the Year

Engine 154’s David Doucette has traveled extensively to pursue his pas-

sion for surfing, a sport he’s enjoyed for 35 years. This photo is from a trip

to Mexico in the 1980s.

Firefighter of the YearEng. David DoucetteBronze MedalDCHF Mike PickettLt. Alan JonesEng. David DoucetteEng. John UsryCertificate of Commendation Individual

Lt. Dean A. Bunk E-36-AFF Kyle A. Brown E-36-CFF Theodis C. Harris E-10-AFF Jorge L. Hernandez E-28-AFF Bradley W. Macomber R-19-BLt. Robert K. Hickson E-18-ALt. Richard R. Lundy L-18-AEng. Aaron W. Bebernitz E-7-AFF Joshua R. Miller L-28-CFF Stephen A. Park E-41-BEng. Jeffery S. Feltman L-1-AEng. Wade H. Taylor M-3-ACapt. Michael S. Braddock R-30-BEng. Charles D. Dumas E-10-CFF Stephen C. Collins, II E-18-BFF Eric J. Hansen L-10-BLt. Robert G. Carroll TL-9-BEng. Clarence Hodge E-24-AFF Daniel J. Kasiska E-24-ACertificate of Commendation UnitHonor GuardRDIV Charles E. Moreland HQCapt. Richard M. Rochford SF-2-BCapt. Kenneth G. Middleton R-71-BCapt. Edward E. Cobb R-52-CCapt. Anthony F. Doshier E-29-BCapt. Debra A. Avery R-36-CCapt. Timothy G. Devin HQ Lt. Joseph R. Howell R-21-ALt. Jeffrey M. Gerbert R-54-ALt. Dean A. Bunk E-36-ALt. William M. Miller E-12-BLt. Cecil L. Hoskins R-30-CLt. John A. Davis R-30-AEng. Anthony E. Ragans R-24-AEng. Pamela A. Ramsdell R-21-CEng. Nathan J. McNamee L-32-BEng. David R. Adler E-12-CEng. Robert O. Tarkington L-18-BFF Jonathan L. McMullen E-7-CLadder Company 28 - CCapt. Michael D. Bilodeau TAEng. Jason W. Jones L-28-CFF Joshua R. Miller L-28-CFF George E. Pillsbury L-28-CCertificate of Appreciation Individual

Capt. Johnny A. Battle R-24-BCapt. Gerald K. Powers L-10-ALt. Christopher S. Miller E-5-BLt. Kent H. Ward L-10-BEng. Anthony E. Ragans R-24-AEng. Timothy P. Peterson E-5-BEng. Michael A. Williams R-5-BFF Eric M. Reddish E-17-BFF Joshua R. Covelli E-2-AFF Craig A. Thomas R-52-A

T2 EXPLOSIONCertificate of Commendation UnitCommunicationsSup. Kimberly P. Moreland FRCCAsst. Sup. Michele M. Lucas FRCCAsst. Sup. Susan L. Lively HQFRCO Catherine V. Cyrus FRCCFRCO Laci E. Reed FRCCFRCO William E. Green FRCCFRCO Tondalia Colon FRCCFRCO Karen T. Johnson FRCCEngine Co. 30Lt. William B. Crolley E-30-BEng. James M. Polkey E-30-BFF Michael A. Belcher E-30-BLadder Co. 30Lt. Kristopher S. Jolly L-30-BEng. Eric K. Reinhold L-30-BLt. Enoch E. Skidmore E-32-BFF Darrold S. McArthur L-30-BEngine Co. 21Lt. William P. Ironside E-21-BEng. Timothy L. Torbett E-21-BTower Ladder Co. 21Capt. Kurtis Wilson TL-21-BEng. Robert A. Lukas TL-21-BEng. Steven C. Breckenridge HAZ-21-BFF Jeremy C. Pilcher TL-21-AFF Gentry A. Grimes TL-21-BRescue 21Capt. Kevin J. Kotsis R-21-BLt. David L. Scott R-21-CFF Laurie A. Flak R-21-BHAZMAT 21Eng. Jason B. Kerr HAZ-21-BEngine Co. 7Lt. Sheldon T. Smith E-7-BEng. Aaron W. Bebernitz E-7-AEng. Thomas G. Crow R-13-BEng. Ralph J. Murphy E-21-BEng. Tyson K. Epps R-21-BRescue 7Lt. Christopher D. Woods R-7-BEng. John L. Hall R-7-BHAZMAT 7Eng. Richard A. Barrett, Jr. HAZ-7-BFire District Chief – Fire 2DCHF Kevin M. Dix F-2-BAdditional PersonnelCapt. John Long III L-44-CLt. Mark Treglio R-5-BEng. Jason Carpenter TABERKMAN GARAGE COLLAPSECertificate of Commendation Individual

BCHF Eugene T. Callahan, Jr. F-1-CDCHF Richard G. Lundy F-4-C DCHF Nealy M. White F-4-ADCHF Randall W. Wyse UnionDCHF Leslie H. McCormick HQLt. William R. Carlson L-31-CEng. Christopher W. Stover R-2-CLt. Casey B. Geiger L-1-C

Eng. Perman E. Hagans L-1-CEng. Gerald P. Hammett, Jr. R-1-CFF Jeremy R. Schillo E-35-CEng. Steven C. Lauer R-50-CFF Mark Schreiber E-23-CEng. James G. Morgan CVAN- CCapt. William L. Langley E-2-CLt. Mark C. Roberts E-18-CLt. Jeffery L. Johnson R-2-CEng. Yasuko J. Kabisch R-30-BCertificate of Commendation UnitEngine Co. 4Capt. Robin R. Gainey E-4-BCapt. Matthew J. Cipriani E-27-CCapt. Steven A. Riska E-21-CEng. Karl Lewis L-4-AEng. Eric A. Prosswimmer E-4-CLt. James P. Renaud F-1-BEng. Pamela A. Ramsdell R-21-CFF Jasper J. Carter L-4-CFF Jason B. Bishop E-13-BEng. Scott P. Karpus E-4-BFF Scott B. Holechek E-4-BFF Stephen D. Pullen E-4-CLadder Co. 4Capt. Raymond P. Lutzen L-4-CCapt. Eric T. Courtis E-36-CLt. James A. Mallard L-4-ALt. Colin S. Aguilar L-4-BEng. Travis L. Maples E-16-BLt. Patrick D. Gouin L-18-BEng. Shawn L. Hultquist L-4-BEng. Neal Tarkington L-4-CFF Justin C. Smith L-4-CFF Joshua R. Montoro L-4-BFF Adam G. Albritton L-4-AFF James Stone L-4-AHeavy Rescue 4Eng. James E. Baity HR-4-AEng. Mark R. Osteen HR-4-CEng. Janice K. Maddox HR-4-BEngine Co. 13DCHF Kevin D. Thomas F-8-BCapt. Gary M. Kuehner E-25-BCapt. John M. Broxson, Jr. E-33-BEng. Richard J. Arcusa R-71-AEng. Benjamin A. Stein E-13-BEng. James C. Rhoden E-13-BFF Alaric R. Gardine E-27-BEng. Heath I. Mooney L-4-CFF William R. McCoy R-13-B Rescue 13Capt. Bradley F. Sirmans R-13-ALt. James Taylor R-13-CLt. Randall T. White R-13-BEng. Terri E. Gouin HAZ- 21-CEng. Scott E. Baker E-150-CFlorida Task Force 5 MembersCapt. Roy L. Hall, Jr. TACapt. Bruce A. Scott TACapt. Sean L. Hatchett TALt. Jesse V. Brown, III TALt. Todd A. Smith F-1-ALt. Christopher S. Miller E-5-BFF Robert L. Kappelman E-5-A

Firefighter Awards Recipients

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Members of the Emergency PreparednessDivision’s Incident Management Team spenteight days in April on deployment, respondingto the severe flooding conditions in thePanhandle and Big Bend regions of Florida.

The team was assigned through the State EOCto the local EOCs in Hamilton and MadisonCounties and coordinated with numerousother agencies, including the Florida Fish andWildlife Conservation Commission and theFlorida Department of Law Enforcement duringall phases of emergency management. Severalmajor roadways were closed for days andapproximately 250 homes and other structuressuffered flood damage.

DEPLOYED IN

DELUGE

DODGING A

BULLET

Engine 36’s Capt. Eric Courtis and his crew were drivingdown Superior Street to fuel up at Fleet Management on anunusually cold April morning when Courtis noticed JSO wasenforcing traffic control. A few minutes later, E-36, the onlyJFRD apparatus on scene at the time, was calling for helpwith a very dangerous situation at Fleet.

A police officer informed Courtis about a gas odor that hadjust prompted an evacuation of Fleet’s 200 employees. It was-n’t long before Firefighter Bryan Wagner (TL-9) pinpoint-ed the problem – propane leaking from a 30,000 gallon tanknear the gas pumps. Since propane sinks to the ground anddissipates and the vehicle repair bays around Fleet havenumerous ignition sources, including space heaters, the poten-tial for a massive explosion was very real.

Enter the HazMat team – the entire team from 7 and 21.Ironically, Engine 7’s Lt. Mark Johnson (photo above) and his

crew were involved in propane tank exercises at the TrainingAcademy when his phone rang. Once on scene, they joinedother firefighters, as well as technicians from TECO andAtlantic Cylinder Tech Corporation, to secure a faulty reliefvalve on the tank. Crews also worked with AmeriGas insiphoning the liquid propane into a bobtail truck and burningthe vapor using a flare. All the while, Ladder 4 applied a fogstream to help dissipate the vapor.

“I think the heavy winds that day helped because the gascouldn’t pool anywhere,” Courtis said.

Approximately, 2,000 gallons of gas were removed from thetank. The incident lasted more than 10 hours, long enough forAdministrative Services Division Chief Larry Peterson tobring in dinner for crews on scene.

“We dodged a bullet on this one,” Johnson said. “This wholeplace could have been leveled.”

Eng. 7’s Lt. Mark Johnson explains how crews mitigated a propane leak in this 30,000 gallon tank on April 7 at Fleet Management.

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Crews from Rescue 13 and Engines 20 and 21 were forced to evacuate a 6,000 square foot structure in the first few minutes of a three-alarm fire at Beach Boulevard and Taunton Road on April 23. It took all crews about 45 minutes to bring the fire under control.

Rescue 13 had the jump on everybody on April 23.

Capt. Brad Sirmans and Firefighter Chad Parker, whohad transferred from Rescue 59, were returning to Station 13from Memorial Hospital around 2:10 p.m. when a huge col-umn of smoke on Beach Boulevard caught their eye. Oncethey passed the Emerson Street overpass and turned ontoTaunton Road, they were not surprised to see heavy smokerolling from a commercial structure’s eaves and flames shoot-ing from the rear of the 6,000 square foot building. But theywere surprised to see no other responding units.

“We were kind of in disbelief,” Parker said.

“I immediately called for a full assignment,” Sirmans said.

That’s when Engine 20’s Capt. Evans Howard, who wasmonitoring his radio in the station, told his crew to getbunkered out and go. They were the first engine to arrive.

“It was already through the roof,” Howard said, looking atthe structure, which housed a general contracting businessand a medical mobility company.

Fortunately, the two employees inside the structure when thefire began had already made a quick escape. Engine 20 laid asupply line to the rear westside of the building and Howardordered the 2½-inch hand line placed in service to attack the

fire. Parker joined crews from 20 and 21 to advance the line.

“I got bunkered out, grabbed a nozzle and went inside,”Parker said. “I hadn’t grabbed a 2½-inch hose in over a year.”

The crew was doing fine, but Howard called for a secondattack line since the fire was wall to wall and in the ceiling.When Engine 21 arrived on scene, Lt. Tim Kirklandcalled for traffic control, then Engines 1 and 28 each laid sup-ply lines across Beach Boulevard to Ladders 1 and 28.

Six minutes into combat, Fire 1’s Battalion Chief DaleMargadonna assumed command and called a secondalarm. Suddenly, crews inside had to evacuate due to a partialcollapse of the roof. A role call accounted for everyone, and17 minutes into command, Margadonna called third alarm andorganized an exterior attack. Engine 20 began supplyingLadder18. Meanwhile, Rehab 9 arrived and firefighters begancycling through. Engine 4’s Lt. Chris Lewis used an 13⁄4-inchline to cool LP tanks that were venting through relief valves.Margadonna called the fire under control shortly after 3 p.m.and terminated command around 5 p.m.

While the fire was big, the injuries were minimal. Rescue 4transported one civilian patient to the hospital for observa-tion, and no firefighters were injured.

Rescue 13 First On Scene at Third Alarm

ENGINE COS.E30 . . . . . . . . . . .367E28 . . . . . . . . . . .337E18 . . . . . . . . . . .327E31 . . . . . . . . . . .324E51 . . . . . . . . . . .316E19 . . . . . . . . . . .313E10 . . . . . . . . . . .311E22 . . . . . . . . . . .306E21 . . . . . . . . . . .295E9 . . . . . . . . . . . .291E20 . . . . . . . . . . .288E152 . . . . . . . . . .285E4 . . . . . . . . . . . .281E1 . . . . . . . . . . . .280E32 . . . . . . . . . . .273E44 . . . . . . . . . . .264E36 . . . . . . . . . . .261E17 . . . . . . . . . . .255E24 . . . . . . . . . . .251E34 . . . . . . . . . . .247E25 . . . . . . . . . . .245E150 . . . . . . . . . .228E27 . . . . . . . . . . .225E42 . . . . . . . . . . .217E2 . . . . . . . . . . . .209E7 . . . . . . . . . . . .200E13 . . . . . . . . . . .199E5 . . . . . . . . . . . .199E154 . . . . . . . . . .190E59 . . . . . . . . . . .184E135 . . . . . . . . . .179E12 . . . . . . . . . . .178

E37 . . . . . . . . . . .173E58 . . . . . . . . . . .173E55 . . . . . . . . . . .172E14 . . . . . . . . . . .167E29 . . . . . . . . . . .130E57 . . . . . . . . . . .120E33 . . . . . . . . . . .119E11 . . . . . . . . . . .113E41 . . . . . . . . . . .111E23 . . . . . . . . . . .102E26 . . . . . . . . . . . .97E16 . . . . . . . . . . . .90HAZ7 . . . . . . . . .79E49 . . . . . . . . . . . .78E53 . . . . . . . . . . . .75E143 . . . . . . . . . . .61HAZ21 . . . . . . . .56AIR5 . . . . . . . . . . .52E46 . . . . . . . . . . . .47E56 . . . . . . . . . . . .47E48 . . . . . . . . . . . .45HR4 . . . . . . . . . . .44E45 . . . . . . . . . . . .21E40 . . . . . . . . . . . .17

RESCUE UNITSR1 . . . . . . . . . . .345R4 . . . . . . . . . . .345R20 . . . . . . . . . .338R2 . . . . . . . . . . .337R7 . . . . . . . . . . .329R22 . . . . . . . . . .326R30 . . . . . . . . . .324R36 . . . . . . . . . .321

R34 . . . . . . . . . .319R5 . . . . . . . . . . .313R19 . . . . . . . . . .303R15 . . . . . . . . . .299R17 . . . . . . . . . .295R13 . . . . . . . . . .292R21 . . . . . . . . . .288R24 . . . . . . . . . .288R31 . . . . . . . . . .287R51 . . . . . . . . . .273R32 . . . . . . . . . .269R28 . . . . . . . . . .268R52 . . . . . . . . . .253R35 . . . . . . . . . .251R25 . . . . . . . . . .245R54 . . . . . . . . . .245R50 . . . . . . . . . .236R27 . . . . . . . . . .208R55 . . . . . . . . . .205R71 . . . . . . . . . .201R23 . . . . . . . . . .196R42 . . . . . . . . . .196R58 . . . . . . . . . .196R57 . . . . . . . . . .178R59 . . . . . . . . . .161R49 . . . . . . . . . .115

LADDERSL30 . . . . . . . . . . .164L10 . . . . . . . . . . .144L31 . . . . . . . . . . .136TL21 . . . . . . . . .136L1 . . . . . . . . . . . .126L28 . . . . . . . . . . .125

L44 . . . . . . . . . . .121L18 . . . . . . . . . . .113L32 . . . . . . . . . . .103L34 . . . . . . . . . . .103L4 . . . . . . . . . . . .101TL9 . . . . . . . . . . .96

TANKERS T28 . . . . . . . . . . .98T52 . . . . . . . . . . .69T31 . . . . . . . . . . .64T29 . . . . . . . . . . .46T42 . . . . . . . . . . .41T44 . . . . . . . . . . .40T34 . . . . . . . . . . .28T57 . . . . . . . . . . .27T33 . . . . . . . . . . .19T49 . . . . . . . . . . .19T43 . . . . . . . . . . .11T45 . . . . . . . . . . . .8T40 . . . . . . . . . . . .5

BRUSH TRUCKBR31 . . . . . . . . . .86BR50 . . . . . . . . . .80BR32 . . . . . . . . . .67BR42 . . . . . . . . . .66BR35 . . . . . . . . . .65BR43 . . . . . . . . . .54BR53 . . . . . . . . . .51BR16 . . . . . . . . . . .2MARINE UNITSM3 . . . . . . . . . . . .25M1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

DISTRICT CHIEFSF3 . . . . . . . . . . . .124R104 . . . . . . . . .107F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .83F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .77R103 . . . . . . . . . .75F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .70F7 . . . . . . . . . . . . .66R105 . . . . . . . . . .65F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .56F9 . . . . . . . . . . . . .55F8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .50F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .45F37 . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

PLANS REVIEWPlansReviewed . . . . . .323Inspections Completed . . . .370

SAFETY/INVESTIGATION

SF1 . . . . . . . . . . . .81SF2 . . . . . . . . . . . .72

MONTHLY TOTALSEMS . . . . . . . . .7,551FIRE . . . . . . . .1,776NON EMR . . . .260

Total: . . . .9,587

ON SCENE • MAY 2009

APRIL 2009 CALL VOLUME TOTALS

L to R: Mayor John Peyton, ICI

Homes CEO Mori Hosseini,

Assistant Fire Chief Randy

White and Council Member

Richard Clark open Station 50

on April 29.

The four-bay, 11,000 square

foot structure is home to

Engine 150 (Capt. Jim Smith),

Rescue 50 (Capt. Terrance

Jones) and Brush Truck 50.

Ladder 28 (Capt. David Lundy)

temporarily runs out of 50

while Replacement Station 28

is being built.

ICI Homes and Beazer Homes

paid for the new facility. They

also partnered with the city in

a land swap for the site of old

50 with the new site, which is

about 250 yards away. ICI and

Beazer are planning a 2,400-

home community.

Replacement Station 50 Opens