station 22 - Gentry FD
Annual Report
This year's numbers are in! See for yourself what we have been up to this year. As is often the case the number of medical calls far exceeds any other type of call. Additionally, over the course of the year, we received mutual aid from other departments 24 times (this is common procedure for structure fires so that the local department does not necessarily commit all of it's resources on a single incident).
Preventing Home Heating Fires
When the weather turns as cold as it has lately, folks like to turn up the heat to stay warm! Many heating fires can be prevented by following some simple safety tips when dealing with heating equipment.
- Maintain a 3 foot clearance between heating equipment and anything flammable
- Inspect and maintain heating equipment regularly
- Be sure to have heating equipment installed by a qualified technician or have one check your work
- When buying a new unit make sure it has through a qualified lab test such as Underwriters Laboratories(UL)
- Turn your space heater off when you leave the room or go to bed