12 years in the making, WPFD finally got to perform evaluation exercises for ISO testing earlier today. With newer equipment and a lot of newer folks since the last ISO test in 1999, we practiced quite a bit over the past few months to be ready for our exam. Things went pretty well as we hauled water, pumped/sprayed and refilled trucks to simulate a structure fire situation needing larger water volumes. Today’s evaluation was only a part of a several month program to gain ‘credit’ with the Insurance Services Organization that partly determines the homeowner insurance premiums of an area based on the water supply (hydrants) and capabilities (manpower, equipment, training, etc) of a fire department that services the homes area. Follow the link to for pictures of our folks in action during the demonstration:
WPFD Assists Paron In Emergency Water Transfer Operations
WPFD with 9 other fire departments worked all night on Saturday thru Sunday (8pm-8am) to help transfer 170, capsule 000 gallons of water to the Paron-Owensville water system following a mainline break earlier that week that depleted water supplies to their communities. WPFD provided 3 tankers and manpower along with Bryant FD, link Haskell FD, Crows Station FD, Lonsdale FD, NESCO FD, Salem FD, Shaw FD, Turtle Creek FD, Sardis FD, Williams Junction FD and Paron FD to refill the waterlines and water system supply tanks.
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WPFD Participates In Amer. Red Cross- Rapid Response Camp 2011
On July 21st, pilule WPFD participated in Rapid Response Team Camp 2011 that was sponsored by the American Red Cross- Greater Arkansas Chapter. Our personnel participated with Squad 1, Engine 2 and Rescue 2 to simulate the fire response to a Tornado Event. Each year, ARCGA sponsors a preparedness camp to Jr. and Sr. High School kids from around the state. Participants learn first aid, CPR, and how they should respond to a community disaster.
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Advertise With WPFD For Our Annual Fundraiser Dinner Flyer
WPFD’s Annual Chicken & Catfish Dinner has been scheduled for September 24, 2011. We produce a newsletter and flyer every year that is distributed to the homes and businesses in our fire district. We sell advertisements in our flyer to help raise money to cover the cost of the dinner. Contact us if you would like to advertise with us this year by sending an email to wpfd@sbcglobal.net or calling our business office at 501-821-9320. Thank you for your support.
Brush Truck Fleet Upgrade – A BIG Deal For All Station Areas
Did you know most of our Brush Trucks (Fire Trucks used for woods, ed grass, mind field fires) are at least 25 years old? These qualify as “Antique Vehicles” by Arkansas standards. One of our most active Brush Trucks is even 34 years old. Lets just say that when you go to work in rough terrain with heavy duty equipment to fight a fire that old and high mileage is not preferred. WPFD continues to work hard to upgrade our oldest vehicles to get modern equipment in every area. We were able to acquire some 2008 model Ford chassis recently that will serve as our next fleet of modern Brush Trucks. Check out our website for pictures of the progress as we begin converting these stock trucks into custom on-road/off-road fire fighting machines!
Follow this link to check out photos as we make progress:
http://www.wpfirerescue.org/photo-galleries/apparatus/brush-truck-retrofit-photos/