NRFEMS Assists at Clermont County Fair
Update August 2008
New
Richmond Fire and EMS Department was one
of several departments providing emergency
services during evening events throughout
the 2008 Clermont County Fair in Owensville.
An engine, ambulance and nine personnel from
NRFEMS were on stand-by for the automobile
demolition derby on Saturday June 26. Several
engine fires were extinguished but fortunately
no derby drivers were injured.
NRFEMS
firefighters Chuck Vogel and Lewi Behymer
attack an engine fire on one of the demolition
derby vehicles.
NRFEMS
Participates in Junior Police Academy
Update July 2008
NRFEMS participated in Clermont County’s
Junior Police Academy on July 10, 2008.
Hosted by New Richmond Police Department,
it is one of four, week long, JPA camps
this summer for teenagers throughout the
county. It is conducted annually by the
Clermont County Sheriff’s Office and Goshen
Township Police Department.
Over
twenty JPA cadets were introduced to
the career of firefighter/emergency medical
technician by NRFEMS using activities
designed to simulate actual emergencies.
Included were the simulated response
to an automobile accident, requiring
cadets don firefighter, personal protective
equipment, operate hydraulic rescue tools
to disentangle the “victim” from the
wreckage, and prepare him for ambulance
transport; a firefighter skill and obstacle
course competition where cadets had to
properly place ladders, move a “victim,”
and perform other duties simulating the
work on fire scenes; climbing of the
department’s 75 foot aerial ladder; and
a water ball competition, designed to
teach both teamwork and control of high
pressure fire hoses. All evolutions were
completed under direct instruction of
NRFEMS personnel and safety of camp participants
was the highest priority.
Special
thanks are extended to Lindale Auto Parts
for providing a vehicle and AJAX Towing
for moving it to the drill location.
Even
Rescue Randy knows to “Click It or Ticket!”
This 175 lb. “dummy” is used as the victim
during many, fire and rescue trainings.
Proper seatbelt use resulted in Randy having
only minor injuries the result of his car
accident.
NRFEMS Firefighter/EMT
Joel Gilpin helps a JPA cadet use a hydraulic
rescue tool to remove the door of a vehicle
used during the simulated automobile accident
activity.
With
assistance from NRFEMS Deputy Chief Teresa
Bender, JPA cadets rolled the accident
“victim” into an awaiting ambulance.
JPA
cadets beginning the hose drag portion
of the skill and obstacle course. They
were later required to drag the hose while
crawling, simulating the actions of firefighters
working inside burning structures.
A
JPA cadet ascending the aerial ladder
under the supervision of Fire and EMS
Chief Mark Baird.
In the water
ball competition, a large, metal ball attached
to a trolley rolls on a steel cable. Similar
to “tug of war,” the object is for each team
to use a stream of water to push the ball past
the opposing. Teams that appoint a spotter
(leader) and work together are almost always
prove to be the more successful in this competition.
(Equipment graciously furnished by Williamsburg
Township Emergency Services)
Cadets having fun during water ball competition.
New Richmond Purchases New Fire Truck
Update June 2008
The
Village purchased a new fire truck in
early June. It will put into service
later this summer after being properly
equipped and completion of driver training
by personnel.
The
2008 rescue/engine was purchased from
Central States Fire Apparatus with a
Community Development Block Grant of
$ 125,000 awarded to the Village in 2007
and $ 75,658 in local funds. The State
of Ohio’s government purchasing program
was utilized to acquire the fire truck
at a significantly reduced price.
Designated
as “Rescue 36,” the new vehicle replaces
a 1985 engine purchased “used” by the
Village in 2004 and currently for sale.
Most tools, hose and equipment for the
new rescue/engine were taken from the
retired engine, saving the community
thousands of additional dollars.
Features
of the new rescue/engine include hydraulic
rescue tools (purchased in 2006 with
a $ 20,000 federal grant), 10 kW hydraulically
operated electric generator, class “A”
fire fighting foam, 1250 GPM fire pump,
1000 water tank, and cab seating for
five personnel.
New
Richmond and Pierce Township firefighters
are shown working on the scene of a January
house fire inside the Village
Update: February 2008
New Richmond and Pierce Township firefighters
are shown working on the scene of a January
house fire inside the Village. No one was
injured in the mid-afternoon blaze and damage
was estimated at $ 40,000.00. Twenty fire
and EMS personnel responded and were assisted
on the scene by New Richmond Police Department
and the Clermont County Fire and EMS Chiefs’
Alliance, Fire Investigation Team.
New
Richmond Fire and EMS Department assisted
Pierce Township Fire Department
Update:
January 2008
New
Richmond Fire and EMS Department assisted
Pierce Township Fire Department at the scene
of a motor vehicle crash on US 52 in early
January. Because the car landed in a deep
ravine off the roadway, New Richmond’s aerial
ladder truck was used to lift a “stokes”
basket containing the patient back onto the
road surface to an awaiting ambulance.
