Leland Township Fire & Rescue 203 Grand Avenue P.O. Box 578 Leland, MI 49654 (231) 256-7760 Monthly Report for November 2017 Total LTFR Responses in November: 32 Year to Date Call Volume: 390 2017 Projected Year-End: 425 Emergency Medical Services Total EMS Calls 23 Dispatched as: Priority 1: 8 Transported as: Priority 1: 3 Priority 2: 7 Priority 2: 4 Priority 3: 7 Priority 3: 8 Other or determined non-ems: 1 Patients not transported: 8 Fire Rescue Services Total Fire-Rescue Calls 9 Call Breakdown Rescue & Emergency Medical Service 23 Fires 2 False Alarm 2 Other 5 Total Calls for the month: 32 Total Calls for last month: 27 Differential from last month: +5 Mutual Aid / Automatic Aid Given: 4 calls Received: 1 call Training Fire Personnel completed a total of 140 hours of in-house training. Department training in November included training on: NFPA 1001 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Inspections, Ropes & Knots, and Chimney Fires NFPA 1001 Powerline Emergency Training (Cherryland)
Zone Statistics Leland Township Fire Rescue November 2017 Monthly Report Page 2 of 9 ZONE NOVEMBER 2017 YEAR TO DATE (1/1 11/30) Box 501 North 4 53 Box 502 East 2 18 Box 503 South (LL) 9 99 Box 504 South West 5 24 Box 505 West (Leland) 7 87 Box 506 Fishtown 0 12 Mutual Aid Out of Leland Twp. 5 96 TOTALS 32 390
Miscellaneous Leland Township Fire Rescue November 2017 Monthly Report Page 3 of 9 On November 1 st the on-duty staff assisted Leelanau County Emergency Management Director, Matt Ansorge, at an Emergency Preparedness presentation (Leland Library). On November 2 nd we assisted at a fire alarm drill at St. Mary s School. While we were on site we were asked to reschedule it due to the weather. On the morning of November 2 nd we assisted the Leelanau County Sheriff with a presentation on safety by showing each of the Leland Pubic School Kindergarten classes the fire truck and ambulance and presenting them with a fire helmet and badge. Also on November 2 nd, the fire department looked at a fire truck being demonstration around northern Michigan. It was a 100 aerial platform ladder truck (see the pictures). On November 3 rd we participated in escorting the Leland Public School Cross Country Team out of the village as they headed off to the state finals in front of the school. Also on November 3 rd assisted a family on E. Ryans who reported a malfunctioning smoke alarm. The Duty Crew responded to the home and determined the batteries were dying on it. We replaced the batteries and returned the unit to service. We assisted the Cedar Area Fire Department with a chimney fire on November 5 th. We reviewed the fire alarm drill results with the staff of St. Mary s school following their November 7 th exercise. Installed a rehabilitation refrigerator in our main fire engine (#511). This is designed to carry cold fluids for rehydrating during or after a major incident (i.e.: structure fire, long vehicle extrication, or wildland/ brush fires). The previous practice was to carry fluids in the cab of the vehicle but they were susceptible to the temperature of the inside of the vehicle. The refrigerator is connected to the shore power and generator so there is power to it even when the truck is parked in the station. These helps meet the NFPA rehabilitation standard. Installed an electronic salt spreader inside of our brush truck (#541). Last year, our first winter after the stations were built, we learned that the slope of the Leland station s parking lot turned it into a skating rink and numerous visitors and employees warned of very slick conditions at both stations. After trying to spread the salt by hand it was clearly a monumental task so we purchased a salt spreader that could be mounted to the vehicle (#541) that we plow the fire stations and library with. The control box is inside the cab so the driver can control when, where, and how much salt is spread. On November 13 th, Chief Besson met with Jason Stowe, superintendent, and the architects of the Leland Public School remodel / renovation projects to determine if and how the NFPA Fire Prevention (NFPA 1) and Life Safety (NFPA 101) codes play into the scope of the project.
On November 19 th, installed an address sign on North Main Street in Leland, for an elderly couple. Hired paid-on-call firefighter Kathryn Walters full-time. She began her full-time career on November 20 th. She was a full-time firefighter / paramedic with Northport EMS / Leelanau Township Emergency Services. Assisted the Leland Chamber of Commerce with transporting Santa to and from the Light up Leland Christmas tree lighting ceremony. After the event we assisted Santa with getting back on his sleigh. Placed holiday lights on both the Leland and Lake Leelanau Fire Stations sponsored by the Leland Volunteer Fire Department. On November 27 th newly hired paid-on-call firefighter Rachel Zemanek began the fire academy in Traverse City. The department is responsible for her tuition, wages, and mileage for attending class. She is expected to graduate in May 2018. The fire department responded to 370 calls in 2016. We are projected to respond to 425 calls in 2017. Dan Besson Fire Chief
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LELAND TOWNSHIP FIRE STATIONS GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT!
FISHTOWN AS SEEN FROM AN AERIAL FIRE TRUCK