4:02 P.M. Grass Fire
159th St. E. and Basswood St. MAP Upon arrival 2 to 3 acres were found to be on fire in a field on the West side of 159th street. Andover Brush 12 and Tank 11 arrived with SCFD Station 38. Brush 11 and Tank 12 responded were requested by Command. Assisted SCFD and Wichita crews with extinguishment and overhaul of a approximately 40 acres of grass on fire. Chief 100 and 101 assisted with Incident Command. Brush 11 and Tank 12 were released after code 4 was given, Brush 12 and Tank 11 assisted with overhaul and was released at 19:26.
5:11 P.M.
Grass Fire
6333 SW SANTA FE LAKE RD MAP Brush 11 on scene advising approx 5 acres of tall grass and cedar trees on fire. Structures to the north would be exposures. Brush 11 started fire attack (fences had to be cut to gain access) on the north and west flanks (area where exposures were most threatened). Tanker 11 on scene and established water supply, Chief 100 on scene and assumed command. Enroute Brush 12 and Benton were requested to assist. As additional units arrived on scene they were assigned to attack the north and east flanks of the fire. After approximately 20 minutes the fire was code 4, units were held to complete the overhaul. After complete extinguishment and overhaul all units were released.
1:39 P.M.
Grass Fire
11480 SW 98TH TERRACE MAP T 11 passed command to FF Saville and assisted B 12 with extinguishment. B 11 worked the West fire line while B 12 worked the East fire line. Augusta arrived on scene with 2 brush units and assisted AFR on each fire line. AFR 101 arrived on scene and assisted with Recon of the North fire line. Most of the extinguishment was done via booster lines and backpacks due to the heavy cover in the area. Companies Responded:
AFR Brush 11,12
AFR Tanker 11,12
AFR Chief 101
Grass Fire 159th St. E. and 21st St. N.
(3/6/2009)
Car Wreck SW 70th and Indianola Rd.
(10/22/2008)
B SHIFT (Click on Picture for Link)
Car Wreck 159th St. E. and Harry St.
(10/18/2008)
C SHIFT (Click on Picture for Link)
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UPCOMING TRAINING:
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Andover Fire/Rescue responded to 1,125 calls for assistance in 2007, this is up from the 843 alarms of 2006. The increase in the total number of alarms shows an increase of 33.5%. That’s a pretty remarkable increase in the demand for our services. The increase can be attributed to a change in the philosophy of what we respond to. In the previous years we would not respond to the local assisted living centers and care homes except at the request of Butler County EMS. We felt that this was not fair to those Citizens of the Andover community for 1 simple reason; To those individuals that are living in these institutions THAT is their home, so what difference is it if they live there or they live elsewhere in the community? It is still an emergency to them and they deserve our services as would any other citizen. We make no assumptions of an individuals health status based on where they live. Our mission is to serve ALL citizens.
Fires of all types
68 (21 structure fires)
7% of all alarms
Rescue/Medical alarms
775
69% of all alarms
All other alarms including:Service calls, false calls, spills,System alarms, etc
282
24% of all alarms
Fires that involved property, that had a value, totaled $3,515,500.00 of this total we saved $3,491,675.00 worth of property, a save rate of 99.32%. That is an unheard of save rate – granted, we were fortunate that we made several “good stops” and the damages were not that significant. But, as they say, “that’s what we get paid to do” – We just did it extremely well.
The average response time was 4 minutes 13 seconds, as measured from the “time of page” to “1unit on scene”.647 or 58% of all alarms had a response time of 4 minutes or less. Our response area covers over 37 square miles – some responses are several miles away. This is an excellent average response time.
Response times are critical because a small fire, if left unchecked, will continue to grow and flash over will occur in 8 – 10 minutes. Flash over is when everything flammable in the room, such as a bedroom, bursts into flames. In flash over conditions death is eminent for any occupants in the room. The room temperature at this time exceeds 1400 degrees. Firefighters must arrive before these conditions to have a reasonable expectation of a viable rescue of victims in or near the room.
Response time is equally critical for medical emergencies. A person will suffer irreversible damage to body systems when their organs are deprived of oxygen. Within 4 – 6 minutes of oxygen deprivation irreversible brain damage occurs. Firefighters must reach these individuals with the proper equipment and training before the narrow window of 4 – 6 minutes.
