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Fire Department Citizen’s Newsletter November 2023
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Table of Contents
Calendar Pg. 3
Deployments Pg. 8
Dept Announcements Pg. 4
Civil Service Updates Pg. 9
Hiring Updates Pg. 5
Call Volume Pg. 10-11
Did You Know. Fire Facts Pg. 12-14
Training Updates Pg. 6
Fire Training Center Pg. 7
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Event Calendar
November 1 - 7 Fitness and Cancer Screening for all Firefighters November 4 Engine and Med-Cart at DeSoto Farmers Market November 6 Civil Service Meeting @ 1:00 PM
November 7
City Council Meeting
November 8 Regional Fire Chiefs Meeting @ 2:00 PM November 20 City Council Topical work Session Meeting November 21
City Council Meeting
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Department Announcements
No Shave November: All Firefighters who wish to grow a beard during the month of November will be allowed to do so after donating two toys to our annual Fil-A-Tundra Toy Drive. So Do not be alarmed if you see a few bearded Firefighters over the next month! TOY DRIVE: During the Month of November, please bring by toy donations to any of the fire stations.
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Hiring Updates
The Last opening in the department has been filled. The new firefighter will start on November 13 th.
The Fire Department is now fully staffed.
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Upcoming Department Training / Conferences
November 6-10:
Ropes II Training FF Villano
November 13-15:
Confined Space Technician Level FF Shirey FF Smith
November 19-22
EMS Conference
Chief Freeman
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DeSoto Fire Training Center Updates November EMT Class November 13: Orientation: CPR Testing November 14: Chapters 1-4 November 15: Chapters 5-8 November 16: Skills and Review November 17: Quiz-Ch 1-8 Chapters 9-10: Vital Sign Practice November 20: Chapters 11-13 November 21: Chapters 14-16 November 22: Quiz-Ch. 9-16; Skills & Review November 27: Chapters 17-19 November 28: Test Preparatory: Chapters 20-21 November 29: Skills & Review November 30: Test Patient Assessment: Chapters 22-23
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Deployments
Last Deployment: April 8 – 20, 2023 Brush Truck 262 and one DeSoto firefighter along with one Waxahachie firefighter were deployed to the Panhandle to battle wildfires.
There are no current deployments scheduled at this time.
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Civil Service
The Civil Service Commission meets on an as-needed basis. Next Civil Service Meeting: Monday November 6 th @ 1:00 PM at Fire station 262.
Civil Service Commission Members: Louie Bright III James Collier Tonnette Byrd
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Incident Type Report (Summary) Southwest Regional RMS
Date Range: From 10/01/2023 to 10/31/2023 Agency: City of DESOTO Company: All Companies
Count
Pct of Incidents
Total Est Loss
Total Est Loss
Incident Type
1 Fire 111 Building fire
2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
0.21% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.21% 0.10% 0.10% 1.04%
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
113 Cooking fire, confined to container 130 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
131 Passenger vehicle fire
140 Natural vegetation fire, other
142 Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire
143 Grass fire
151 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
Totals
10
2 Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat(no fire)
Totals
0
0.00%
$0
0.00%
3 Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident 300 Rescue, EMS incident, other 320 Emergency medical service incident, other 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
1 1
0.10% 0.10%
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
323 316
33.75% 33.02% 1.78% 2.61% 0.21% 71.58%
3211 EMS call, Medic Only
322 Motor vehicle accident with injuries 324 Motor vehicle accident with no injuries. 353 Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator
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Totals
685
4 Hazardous Condition (No Fire) 400 Hazardous condition, other
1 1 8 3 6 1 1 1
0.10% 0.10% 0.84% 0.31% 0.63% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 2.30% 0.10% 0.63% 0.10% 0.31% 0.21% 0.10% 0.10% 1.36% 6.17% 0.84% 9.93%
411 Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill
412 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 424 Carbon monoxide incident
444 Power line down
445 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 460 Accident, potential accident, other
461 Building or structure weakened or collapsed
Totals
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5 Service Call 500 Service Call, other
1 6 1 3 2 1 1
511 Lock-out
520 Water problem, other 522 Water or steam leak 531 Smoke or odor removal
541 Animal problem
551 Assist police or other governmental agency
553 Public service 554 Assist invalid
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571 Cover assignment, standby, moveup
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Totals
95
6 Good Intent Call 600 Good intent call, other
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0.21% 8.78% 0.52%
$0 $0 $0
0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
611 Dispatched & canceled en route
84
622 No incident found on arrival at dispatch address
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Incident Type Report (Summary) Southwest Regional RMS
Date Range: From 10/01/2023 to 10/31/2023 Agency: City of DESOTO Company: All Companies
Count
Pct of Incidents
Total Est Loss
Total Est Loss
Incident Type
0.10% 0.42% 10.03%
$0 $0 $0
0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
650 Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, other
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651 Smoke scare, odor of smoke
Totals
96
7 False Alarm & False Call 700 False alarm or false call, other
0.10% 0.10% 0.21% 0.10% 0.10% 4.39% 0.10% 5.12%
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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710 Malicious, mischievous false call, other 736 CO detector activation due to malfunction 743 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 744 Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 745 Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 746 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO
42
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Totals
49
8 Severe Weather & Natural Disaster
Totals
0
0.00%
$0
0.00%
9 Special Incident Type
Totals
0
0.00%
$0
0.00%
Totals
957
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Did You Know
Cold Weather Tips following on the next two Pages!
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Cold Weather Safety Tips When you are outside, frostbite and hypothermia are possible so you need to protect yourself. 1. Wear layers of loose-fitting, lightweight, warm clothing. 2. Wear a hat.Try to stay dry and out of the wind. 3. Cover your mouthto protect your lungsfrom extreme cold. 4. Mittens, snug at the wrist, are better than gloves. Ice Safety Please visit this informative link https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/ice/thickness.html To keeppipes fromfreezing on an outsidewall: 1. Let hot and cold water trickle or drip at nightfrom a faucet. 2. Open cabinetdoors to allow more heat to get to un-insulatedpipesundera sink ornearan outer wall. 3. Make sure heat is left on and set no lower than 55 degrees. 4. If youplantobe away: (1) Have someone checkyourhousedailyto make suretheheatisstill on to preventfreezing,or (2) drainand shut off thewater system (except indoor sprinkler systems). If Pipes Freeze: 1. Make sure you and your family knows how to shut off the water, in case pipes burst. 2. NEVER try to thaw a pipe with an open flame or torch. Use a hairdryerinstead. 3. Always be careful of the potentialfor electric shock in and around standing water. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a silent, deadly killer claiming about 1,000 lives each year in the United States. 1. Install a carbon monoxide detector. 2. NEVER run generators indoors. 3. Open a window slightly when using a kerosene heater and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. 4. NEVER use a gas oven to heat your home. 5. If yourheat goes out,you can keep warm indoorsbyclosing offrooms youdonot need, dressing in layers of lightweight clothing, and wearing a cap. Wood-burning stoves, fireplaces and heaters:
1. Always keep a screen around an open flame. 2. NEVER use gasoline to start yourfireplace. 3. NEVER burn charcoal indoors.
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4. Do not close thedamperwhen ashesare hot. 5. Use onlysafe sourcesof alternativeheat suchas a fireplace,small well-ventedwood or coal stove or portable space heaters. Always follow manufacturer’s instructions. Animal and Pet Safety: 1. Bring pets inside 2. Provide shelter and fresh water 3. Keep salt awayfrompaws Vehicle Preparation:
1. Check you battery 2. Check your fluids (coolant, wiper fluid, oil, etc) 3. Check your tires 4. Have jumper cables 5. Pack a blanket For More information please see:
https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-wind-chill-chart http://www.ready.gov/winter-weather https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/winter- storm.html
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