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2010 INCIDENTS
	STA3	STA9
Jan	80	74
Feb	138	117
Mar	84	74
Apr	85	68
May	92	76
Jun	87	71
Jul	92	85
Aug	78	54
Sep	14	10
Oct	0	0
Nov	0	0
Dec	0	0
Total	750	629

Past Call Stats
	STA3	STA9
2009	1216	933
2008	1127	890
2007	1075	935
2006	1149	833
2005	935	756
2004	873	825
2003	918	832
2002	847	695

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Spring Is In The Air So Let's Get Those Cobwebs Out Of The Hosebeds.....

By Public Information Officer Douglas Medley
March 1, 2010

Spring was in the air when the firefighters from stations 3 and 9 mounted up on their apparatus to get the Monday night drill season off to a good start. Everyone met up in the rear of the Giant food store off Worth Avenue to discuss the plans for drill. We gather often here because there is plenty of room, plenty of hydrants, plenty of buildings and must not forget the bugs and frogs in the run off pond who were there to serenade us and remind us that spring had indeed sprung. Don't you just love that sound after the long hard winter that we have been having. We know its about time to put away the snow shovels and get out the lawn mowers. Back to the drill. Deputy Chief 9B (Downs) was in charge of the drill and he decided to not only have a hose practice but at the same time allow our members and drivers the opportunity to check out the new military housing development behind the shopping center. There are about 80 new two story single family homes here with garages located in the rear of each house. Very nice homes and all were occupied by military families. We got to meet many of them when they came out of their houses to see just what all the fire trucks were doing in their neighborhood. We went over to each person that came out and explained to them just what we were doing and they were all impressed that we as volunteers would take our time to come to their neighborhood and make sure we had a good understanding of just how the streets were layed out, where the fire hydrants were located and could we in fact drive our big fire trucks to the rear of the houses. Well the Deputy Chief (Downs) along with Safety Officer 9 (Bixby) and Lieut. 9 (Warren) had it set up so that the first arriving engine would have a fire in the rear of the house and the next in engine would do a split lay, for you like me that don't understand much of this fire talk that is when one fire truck lays hose at the entrance to the house on fire and the next fire truck lays from the entrance to the fire hydrant, This requires skill for both the firefighters and the drivers and it allows each of the crews to determine just where the fire hydrants are located in the development. Trust me on this one gang if you don't know where the hydrant is located you are going to look real stupid not knowing which direction to go from the scene of the fire. If was a nice drill to get us warmed up for the up comiing drill season and nice to talk to some of the people out there that we do our best to serve and protect. Kinda sounds like cop stuff doesn't it but firefighters do that to so guess we can both say it. Now after everyone got their turn at laying out we went back to the rear of the shopping center to go over just what we did and how could we do it better. As usual there were our associates with hot drinks, sandwichs and tatar chips. Them sandwichs were good but you gotta watch them darn tooth picks stuck in them. They are hard to get down and harder to digest if you know what I mean. In closing this story let me apologize for the crappy quality of my pictures. I was not using my good camera. Besides I don't have one of those 5 foot long lenses like Smug Mug (John Douglas) does but I will try to do better.
Units:	All Of Them
Mutual Aid:	Not This Time

Driver Rick Montross enjoying a hot cup of coffee.

Lt. 9 Warren discussing the next operation with Safety 9 Bixby.

Firefighter Ryan and Driver Kropp taking a break after their turn on the drill.

Captain Wahrenbrock and Sgt. Sullivan talking with a new recruit at the drill.

Our esteemed treasuer Bruce Theden along with Captain 9 Jim Foster take time to let me get a shot.

I know I saw something up in the sky....Yea Right...

Gracie and Sabrina you look cold. These gals hang with the big dogs....

President Johnson in his new ride along with Health Officer Zienda slipping out of drill early. Notice Mr. Zienda with the hood up so no one would see him. PIO sees everything......

That big teddy bear Associate James Williams with Diana Gunther (Associate) hanging on to him. We got a lot of love in our department.

Deputy Chief 3B (Pennington) along with our world known water supply officer Keith Fairfax getting them some hot stuff to warm up a little.

Didn't I say this was the first of spring...What's up with these gals. Jamie and Kelly look like they are up in the North Pole. It was chilly and these people always come through for us.

Mallory and Tifiney (hope I spelled that right) cause her big boyfriend (Wahrenbrock) will stomp me in the ground.

Ms. Diana I will have one of each please.......

Bay District Associates Re-Hab 3/9 arriving on the scene of the drill. I told you they come prepared.

Bad thing is when you lay it all out you got to put it back for the next crew.

Now thats some hose lay and this is just the back of the house. Going to take all the hose to make the back of these places.

Hard to see cause I was using my old camera that I got out of a cracker jack box and not the nice new one that they got me but it Deputy Chief Downs back there with the light going over the lay out procedure. Trust me that is him....

Me think that this is the smiling faces of Sgt. Iggy and firefighter Culbert.

Some where at the end of that hose line down that dark road is a fire truck waiting for water I promise.

Giving the signal for the driver to proceed. Firefighter has the two lines wrapped around a street sign. That is a sorry picture....

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