What does the FCFD do for our community? Do we just fight fires? In general, we respond to basically any incident that is not specifically designated for law enforcement or emergency medical services. However, we do respond for assistance to those entities when requested.
The following list provides some examples of the types of services we have offered and types of incidents we have responded to throughout the years.
A) Fires – structure, grass, vehicle, chimney, trash
B) Vehicle accidents – victim extrication, traffic control for law
enforcement, EMS assistance
C) Odor investigations
D) Detector activations – smoke, carbon monoxide, general fire
alarms
E) Fire inspections
F) Fire prevention – schools, preschools, civic organizations
G) Smoke Detector Drive
H) Fan Drive
I) Land searches for missing people
J) Water removal from flooded basements
K) Hazardous material responses
L) Downed power lines
M) Gasoline leaks
N) Animal incidents – cat in tree, dog in river, deer trapped on ice,
dog trapped on ice, cow trapped on ice, rescue animals from a
collapsed barn
O) Water incidents – victim recovery, stranded motorists, vehicle
recovery, evidence recovery for law enforcement
P) Explosives incidents
Q) Propane leaks – in homes, tanks
R) Downed trees in roadway removal
S) Lightning strikes on a residence
T) Street cleaning after the street fair
U) Natural gas leaks – in homes, underground
V) Clean up of Knox Lake
W) Firefighters Association activities – toy drive, scholarship
X) Provide mutual aid assistance to other departments
Y) Detector battery replacements
Z) And yes, we have plunged a clogged toilet.
In summary, we are here to assist our community in any way in which we can.
