HANOVER FIRE-RESCUE
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July 2, 2011 |
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Safety Message from Hanover Fire Chief Jeffrey Blanchard: I would like to take a moment to remind
all citizens, that during this holiday weekend, and throughout the
summer months, that “fire injuries do not take a summer vacation”.
Members of the Department were reminded
of this fact when on Friday evening, we responded to an incident for a
patient suffering burns as a result of a home accident. Paramedics treated and transported this patient via Med
Flight to a Boston Hospital for treatment. Preliminary indications are
that some type of gel fuel was involved in the incident.
Further investigation is being performed by the members of the
Department and the State Fire Marshal’s office. Remember, we all need to work together
to provide a safe environment during outdoor activities. When the calendar says summer, or any time we enjoy
activities we normally associate with being outdoors in summer, we
need to remember that the pleasure of these activities can come to a
sudden end unless we remain aware and protect ourselves against fire
and burn injuries.
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December 28, 2010 |
Adopt a Hydrant The Hanover Fire Department wants to remind everyone that if there is a fire hydrant on or near your property, please take a few moments and shovel the snow away. Clearing the snow away from a hydrant increases its visibility and can save precious time when fire fighters need to hook up to the hydrant in a hurry. The on-duty staff of five firefighters are busy answering fire alarms, rescue calls, and medical emergencies in addition to all the other things they must do. They shovel out hydrants when they can, but they are not able to clear the snow away from the more than 900 fire hydrants in town. |
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December 1, 2010 |
PREPARING FOR WINTER WEATHER
MEMA Offers Tips to Help Keep Massachusetts
Families Safe
FRAMINGHAM, MA – A winter
storm in New England can range from a moderate snowfall over a few
hours to a chilling Nor’easter, bringing blizzard conditions with
blinding wind-driven snow that lasts several days. People can become
stranded in their automobiles or trapped at home, without utilities
or other services. The aftermath of a winter storm can have an
impact on a community or the entire region for days, weeks or even
months. Storm effects, in New England, include large snow
accumulation, extremely cold temperatures, heavy, wet snow or icing
on trees and powerlines, roof collapses, coastal flooding and beach
erosion.
Winter storms are also deceptive killers because most deaths are
indirectly related to the actual storm. The major causes are
automobile or other transportation accidents, exhaustion and heart
attacks caused by overexertion, ‘freezing to death’ and
asphyxiation from improper heating sources. House fires occur more
frequently in the winter due to lack of proper safety precautions
when using alternate heating sources, like unattended fires and
space heaters.
“As with most potential disasters, preparedness, monitoring the
Media and common sense can minimize the danger to you and your
family,” states Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Acting
Director Kurt Schwartz. “That is why MEMA is sharing important
winter safety information through the Media and the MEMA website
over the next few weeks.”
Areas to be covered in this series will include the proper steps
to take to prepare your family and home for the winter season,
automobile and driving safety, ice safety, protecting your pets,
responding to power outages, extreme temperatures, roof collapse
and recovering from a winter storm.
For additional information about MEMA and Winter Preparedness, go to the MEMA website at http://www.mass.gov/mema |
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September 20, 2010 |
Simultaneous Calls keep Hanover Fire Department personnel busy! During the week of September 13 – 19, the fire department responded to a total of 42 calls. Of those calls, 22, more than 50% of those calls, overlapped a prior call, and in 3 cases, there were three incidents at the same time. The busiest day of the week was Wednesday. Fire personnel responded to a total of 11 calls for service including a stubborn motor vehicle fire, two calls to provide mutual aid ambulance service and multiple emergency medical calls in Town. All but one of those calls resulted in overlapping responses.
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September 10, 2010 |
Annual Runs Increase! Last fiscal year (FY 10), the Hanover Fire Department responded to 2410 emergency calls. 1006 of those calls overlapped each other, meaning that apparatus had not cleared the first call when the second (and in many cases – third or fourth) call had come in. As
the number of emergency calls continues to increase, the instances of
multiple or simultaneous calls increases even more. During
the past five years, the total number of emergency calls has increased
by 27%. During that time
period the number of simultaneous calls had increased by 260%.
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*** Call Firefighter Applications Available at Fire Headquarters 32 Center Street *** |
The Hanover Fire Department is accepting applications for the position of call firefighter. Call firefighters must be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma and valid drivers license. Call firefighters must successfully complete a written examination and the State of Massachusetts Physical Agility Test (PAT). Once hired, call firefighters must complete a recruit training class. The class is held two evenings each week (and some Saturdays) for 10 weeks. Call firefighters must be able to attend monthly training the first Tuesday evening of each month. There is a requirement that call firefighters respond to at least 10% of the emergency calls at their assigned station. (Currently there are 4 to 7 calls a week for each station.) Contact Deputy Chief Blanchard at 781-826-3151 for further information.
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