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Consumer Product Safety Commission Performs Follow-up Investigation A federal agent with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission was in the area recently, doing a follow-up investigation of the Carbon Monoxide Incident at 1-Joe Lane. There has been a marked increase in Carbon Monoxide Deaths across the nation, and a random selection of CO incidents was chosen by the commission to investigate to determine what the primary factors in these incidents are, so they may be prevented in the future. The Agent met with NMPD Officer Don Larson and Fire Chief Larry Couch to discuss the incident as well as reviewing the procedure and methodology to evaluating the Carbon Monoxide Levels in structures and in particular, this case. He also reviewed the equipment used to evaluate the CO, the report and follow-up investigation of the determined cause of the incident. The investigator seemed to be quite impressed with the response, reporting and investigation of the incident, a site visit was also conducted.
Structural Analysis Nearly Complete Current and future grant applications for various types of grants will require a community analysis of the number and height of Residential and Commercial Structures in the departments service area. The analysis is nearly 2/3’s complete.
Engine 209 Re-Called Engine 209 has been re-called by GMC, there was an apparent defective programming for the glow-plugs of the Engine. Captain/Chief Engineer Jim Agar, took the truck to Wheeling Truck center on Friday, February 29th and had the truck serviced for the re-call, which simply required some re-programming of the trucks main computer.
Chief Completes Grant Program Training Fire Chief, Larry Couch completed a 2-day Training Program on Public Safety Grants. The program was sponsored by McMechen Fire Department and was presented by Kurt Bradley from “Chiefs Supply”. Chief Supply has one of the nations best “Public Safety” grants programs, as well as providing free assistance to fire / police, and EMS agencies in the process of producing grant applications.
Engine 209 Receives Minor Damage While responding to a call at the on ramp to the Ohio Bridge, Engine 209 Received approximately $400.00 in damages after a cross-link on the tire chains broke and damaged the inner hub cover, and fenderette which are both made of stainless steel. There were also 3-chips in the paint around the fender. Repair parts and supplies have been ordered and will likely be paid for out of State Funds since the parts will likely not exceed the $1000.00 deductible. Engine 209, which serves as a Class B Fire Engine, and carries much of the departments rescue tools, was responding to a Motor Vehicle Crash with reported entrapment.
Fire Investigation Reveals Unsavory Attempts As we investigate fires we occasionally find-out that there are people who attempt to benefit in ways which they should not. Some are quite savvy at trying to reap personal gain on the losses of others while some are quite blatant about trying to obtain funds or benefits that aren’t due them. We have thwarted attempt at that gain in the recent past and we will continue that effort. We work closely with several charitable organizations, these organizations and their generosity is occasionally taken advantage of. The Fire Department will not knowingly allow that to happen, we will be able to identify many of those potential thieves, report them to the charitable organizations and, when necessary, we will seek criminal charges against those perpetrators.
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