October 2014

FALL ISSUE

Jackson Township

Fire Department

overhead equipment, and

high voltage wires were downed on automobiles. The crew also effectively demonstrated what happens

when an individual comes in-to contact with 7200 volts of electricity, which usually

proves fatal. This display is constructed with the same transformers, line breakers

and hardware used by SCI REMC. JTFD wants to thank the guys from SCI-REMC for

a fantastic demo!

SCI REMC Live Line Safety Demo at Festival

What’s up your chimney? Season Check-Up.

As first responders, JTFD is

frequently called to assist the county when power lines are on fire or when lines have caused an ob-

struction in a roadway or on a home. Because our number one priority is pub-

lic safety, we were proud to host SCI REMC in their eye opening safety program dur-

ing our Annual BucCornEar Festival this year.

South Central Indiana REMC linemen take their work seriously but make

safety demonstrations fun. Power line safety is one of the most serious and deadly

issues a utility lineman (as well as first responders) has to face, and it affects people

in the community who may

come in contact with live pow-

er wires.

One must always presume power lines are live wheth-

er they are on utility poles or lying on the ground. Never touch a power line.

Momentary contact can injure or kill people.

The audience was able to see firsthand what happens when trees fell through lines, bal-

loons made contact with

YTD STATS

Fire Runs 33

Medical Runs 85

Community Srvc Hrs. 415

INSIDE This Issue

Chief’s Report

2014 Review 2

ISO facts

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The FLASHOVER Up to date news of your neighborhood fire department

Peaceful Valley Emergency Services

several forms, all bad. As a

liquid, it can run down the insides of pipes and chimneys, oozing out of any openings. It

can form a hard layer coating the insides of pipes and chimney liners. It can form

into a fluffy substance that plugs pipes and breaks off and falls down, filling low spots in

piping. It is the cause of most chimney fires and the main reason chimneys and pipes have to be cleaned and

inspected periodically. The size and placement of the chimney, the chimney liner,

the size of the flue, the length of the stove pipe and the size of the stove all factor into the

creosote equation. These are matters best left for (cont p2)

CALL 9-1-1

For Emergencies

JTFD CALENDAR

Burning wood, no matter

how you do it, releases pollutants, mainly in the form of gases and particulate

matter. There is no avoiding this but, how these things are dealt with in your wood

burning appliance can vary greatly - not only in the type of stove you choose but in

how you operate it. One of the main dangers of wood burning is the excessive build up of creosote in chimneys

and stove pipes. Creosote is a gummy, foul smelling, corrosive and

extremely combustible substance that, if no precautions are taken, will

coat the insides of everything it passes through. It is

formed when volatile gases

given off in the burning process combine and condense on their way out of

the chimney. The gases leave the burning wood with the smoke. If the

smoke is cooled below 250 degrees F, the gases liquefy, combine, and solidify, forming

creosote. Creosote takes

7pm—9pm Fridays & Saturdays

in October

The Friendly Forest

For wee goblins and tiny spooks

Costumes Candy, Hot Chocolate

$1 per child Accompanying Adult

FREE (behind the fire station)

Creosote takes several

forms, all bad.

Friday December 4

Arrives in Helmsburg 8:30pm

Station opens at 6pm

Serving Hot Dogs, Chips Hot Chocolate & Coffee

W A T C H - by Chief Glenn Elmore

2014 Review and the Winner Is

Character- Success consists of

going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”–Winston Churchill

Household-Out of clutter, find Simplicity./ From discord, find Harmony. /In the middle of

difficulty lies Opportunity.”–Albert Einstein

WATCH—more than just visual observation but lessons to live by.

Watch—to be vigilant, to

look or observe attentively or carefully; be closely ob-servant: to look at steadily; observe carefully or continu-

ously. Watch. As first re-sponders we must learn to watch, to be situationally

aware of our surroundings on our way to, during, and after an emergency. Some-

times the words or advice of others can offer help in re-membering that “WATCH”

is more than something for responders but applies to everyone.

Words -You only live once

but if you do it right once is enough - Mae West Attitude- is

like a flat tire, until you change it,

you won’t be going any-where

Temptation- “Change your thoughts and you change

your world.”–Norman Vincent Peale

JTFD conducted exercises at Helmsburg

Elementary School and Headstart: Emergency Evacuation procedures, Fire Prevention Demonstration and Touch A

Truck.

Weekly training included

Forcible Entry, CPR/AED

recertification, Hoses, Pump Training, SCBA and Gear, Wildland Fire

Techniques and

Wilderness Rescue, PPE maintenance,

Primary Search, Crawl Space Training, and Pipeline Training. This summer, JTFD once again initiated a new crew of pirates during the

annual Pirate Warrior Weekend in

Yellowwood. Boats were build by several teams and successfully launched and sailed! The Annual BucCornEar Festival was fun filled

and ended with the announcement of the XBOX Raffle Winner: Brent Biedenbender, a fellow firefighter from Wisconsin!

Page 2 The FLASHOVER

Board of Trustees:

Nancy Hinshaw, President

Mike Bube

Tom Wood, Treasurer

Sandy Murray, Secretary

Officers:

Glenn R. Elmore, Chief

September McCabe,

Assistant Chief

Captain

James Kakavecos

Jeff McCabe

Lieutenant

Charles Hagen

NFIRS

Sara Wood

Jackson Township Fire Dept 4831 Helmsburg Road PO Box 610, Nashville, IN 47448

Phone: 812-988-6201

jtfd5inc@gmail.com www.facebook.com/jtfd5inc

What’s up (cont. from page 1)

your stove dealer and building

inspector if you plan on including wood heat in your new home or adding it to an older dwelling. If you already

have a stove or fireplace

contact a sweep to inspect for creosote and any potential hazards in your chimney or

stove pipes. Check your sweep for credentials and references before hiring any

work to be done. Remember being proactive now can save you money and much bigger

problems such as the loss of your home.

“A truly scary aspect of chim-

ney fires is that they often

occur without the homeown-

ers knowledge.” Jim Pritchard,

Certified Sweeps.

What you need to know about ISO ratings - taken from ISO.com

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ISO’s Public Protection Clas-

sification (PPCTM) Service gauges the fire protection capability of the local fire

department to respond to structure fires. ISO collects information on a communi-

ty’s public fire protection and analyzes the data using the Fire Suppression Rating

Schedule (FSRS). The FSRS lists a large num-ber of items that a communi-ty should have to fight fires

effectively. The schedule is performance based and as-signs credit points for each

item. Using the credit points and various formulas, ISO calculates a total score on a

scale of 0 to 105.5. The FSRS considers three main areas of a community’s

fire suppression system: emergency communications, fire department (including

operational considerations), and water supply. In addition, it includes a Community Risk

Reduction section that rec-ognizes community efforts to reduce losses through fire

prevention, public fire safety education, and fire investiga-tion.

Emergency communica-tions

A maximum of 10 points of a community’s overall score is based on how well the fire

department receives and dispatches fire alarms. Our field representatives evalu-

ate:

the emergency reporting system

the communications cen-

ter, including the number of telecommunicators

computer-aided dispatch (CAD) facilities

the dispatch circuits and how the center notifies firefighters about the loca-

tion of the emergency

Fire department A maximum of 50 points of the

overall score is based on the fire department. ISO reviews the distribution of fire compa-

nies throughout the area and checks that the fire department tests its pumps regularly and

inventories each engine and ladder company’s equipment according to NFPA 1901. ISO

also reviews the fire company records to determine factors such as:

type and extent of training

provided to fire company personnel

number of people who

participate in training

firefighter response to emergencies

maintenance and testing of

the fire department’s equipment

Water

supply A maximum of 40 points

of the over-all score is based on

the commu-nity’s water

supply. This part of the sur-

vey focuses on whether the community has sufficient water supply for fire sup-

pression beyond daily maxi-mum consumption. ISO sur-veys all components of the

water supply system., re-views fire hydrant inspec-tions and frequency of flow

testing. Finally, the number of fire hydrants are counted that are no more than 1,000 feet from the representative

locations.

Community risk reduc-tion

The Community Risk Reduc-tion section of the FSRS of-fers a maximum of 5.5

points, resulting in 105.5 total points available in the FSRS. The inclusion of this

section for “extra points” allows recognition for those communities that employ

effective fire prevention practices, without unduly affecting those who have not yet adopted such measures.

The addition of Community Risk Reduction gives incen-tives to those communities

who strive proactively to reduce

fire severity through a structured

program of fire preven-tion activi-

ties. The areas of community risk reduction evaluated in this section include:

fire prevention

fire safety education WHAT YOU CAN DO to help lower our rating and de-

crease your insurance premi-ums:

Install dry hydrants in nearby lakes and ponds

Encourage the water company to maintain our water hydrants (currently

we have only one working hydrant in Jackson Town-ship)

Donate—help us to keep our training and equip-ment up to date. We are

evaluated the same as if we were a full time paid department. Only 15 per-

cent of our expenses are covered by the township. Support our fund raising

efforts so that we may provide the many safety programs we provide each

year to our community.

Volunteer—without vol-

unteers, there is no fire service. Your help is needed. Whether to fight

fires or help on a game booth during our festival, you are a vital part of the

team. Join us today!

We Need Your Help - Keep us Running - Donate Today! Your contribution is a charitable gift to Jackson Township Fire Department, a (501c3) organization.

Gifts are tax deductible as provided by law.

Mail your donation to JTFD, 4831 Helmsburg Road, P O Box 610, Nashville, Indiana 47448. Thank you!

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4831 Helmsburg Road

P O Box 610 Nashville, Indiana, 47448

There when you need us

Jackson Township

Fire Department

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Is to preserve life, property, and

the natural beauty of Brown

County; promote public safety,

and enhance the quality of life

through professionalism, dedica-

tion, integrity and training, as an all

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