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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 - Fire Monthly ReportFor the Month of: Number of Calls Number of Hours 6 1 11 1 3 6 7 2 0 37 803Training Total Training Hours 204 1007 Laurel Fire Department November Responded to 3 large structure fires. Assisted Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office with Search for 2 missing hunters. Number of calls is up from last year at this time. Other Calls Other Activities Total Training/Service Hours for the Month Public AssistMedical Assist.Severity Staffing Total Wildland Fire AlarmExtricationOther Rescue Structure FireCall Type DEFINITIONS Structure Firefighting A structure fire is a fire involving the structural components of various types of residential, commercial or industrial buildings. We carry out all levels of Structure Firefighting, including entry and attack, ventilation, salvage, overhaul, and investigations. Wildland Firefighting Wildfire,brush fire, bush fire, desert fire, forest fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, vegetation fire, etc.. Extrications Rescue victims entrapped in automobiles, machinery, farm equipment, buildings, and trenches, etc.. Other Rescues Rope Rescue, Water Rescue, Ice Rescue. Alarms Respond to any false alarms or malfunctions. Other Calls EMS assist, industrial or aircraft firefighting, vehicle fires, hazmat, spills, public safety, investigations, gas leaks, carbon monoxide problems, etc.. Severity Staffing-Montana DNRC pays up to 8 firefighters to staff the station each day and respond as a Task Force to wildland fires within Yellowstone, Stillwater and Carbon Counties, as and when needed. They can also be called up to respond to fires anywhere in the Southern Zone areas. The 2 State-owned type 5 wildland engines assigned to Laurel are the ones primarily used for these calls. This has proven to be beneficial to Laurel as a means for a quick response to all incidents.