MESSAGE FROM CHIEF GOODYEAR From the Chief

 

CPR and First Aid Training Classes are being scheduled.  Call Firefighter Cordle at 263-9541 for further information.

 

Wildland Urban Interface Information (WUI)

Below are some valuable sites containing information about the wildland urban interface.  This information is especially applicable to residents in the Sagle area. 

 

The purpose of this National Blue Ribbon Panel on Wildland Urban

Interface Fire Report is, first, to encourage communities throughout

the United States to consider the benefits of mitigating their risk of

wildland fire and, second, to bring all of the appropriate national

organizations to the table to work collaboratively on this escalating

problem: http://www.iccsafe.org/government/blueribbon/WUI032508.pdf

 

It is recommended that homeowners utilize the following website to get the most upto-

date information and/or provide the website with examples of best practices of WUI

mitigation efforts: http://www.wildfireprograms.usda.gov

 

Current fire information and situation reports at: www.nifc.gov,

WUI interface information is available at www.firewise.org and an excellent site for

tools to deal with the WUI issue at: www.firecenter.berkeley.edu/toolkit.

 

WUI data for the 11 western states. This information is

located at: www.headwaterseconomics.org.

 

 

ICE (In Case of Emergency)

We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.

If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency)
Campaign.

The concept of 'ICE' is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency).

The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there were a nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as 'ICE.'

For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference!

Let's spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our Mobile phones today!

 

 

 

 

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Friday May 08, 2009