06/29/09 FIREWATCH:
A week with the
Fire Department
June 22 – June 28, 2009:
12 calls for
service
4 False Alarms, 1
Rollover Accident, 1 Car
Fire, 2 Mutual Aid
Assists, 1 Smoke
Investigation,
1 Controlled
Burn, 1 Gas Leak, 1 CO
Alarm
6/23/09 at 0404 in the
2300 block of Michigan
Avenue:
CO Alarm
Firefighters arrived to
find a CO alarm
sounding.
Firefighters
checked house and vents
and found no problems.
Owner to contact
heating/cooling
contractor to check out
house, house was turned
over to owners.
6/26/09 at 0012
at the Eagle Crest
Tavern:
Smoke
Investigation
Fire Crews arrived to
find a light haze of
smoke in the building.
Firefighters
investigated the
building and advised
owner to contact HVAC
Company to inspect
coolers and systems.
6/27/09 at 1246
on I-90 MM 243:
Rollover Accident
Firefighters responded
to the Interstate for a
rollover accident.
A horse trailer
had disconnected from
the truck and rolled
over in the ditch.
6/28/09 at 1318
in the 1200 building of
Park Circle:
False Alarm
Firefighters arrived to
find that a pull station
had been pulled on
ground level.
Alarm was reset
and building was turned
over to management.
FIREFIGHTERS:
The
SPVFD currently has a
roster of 45 volunteer
Firefighters.
This week we
again ask for your help.
The SPVFD is
currently accepting
applications for
volunteer firefighters.
Volunteers must
be 18 years of age or
older with a high school
diploma or equivalent,
have a valid driver’s
license, and live within
the Sun Prairie Fire
District.
The
SPVFD Inc. serves the
Townships of Burke, Sun
Prairie, Bristol, as well as the City of Sun Prairie.
We respond to all types
of calls from spills and
accidents to car fires
and structure fires.
While some calls are
easy and uneventful,
others are more
difficult, such as
seeing people’s homes
and businesses
destroyed. At times you
will be required to wear
a self-contained
breathing apparatus
(SCBA) and climb ladders
as high as 100 feet.
Some of the larger
incidents could involve
anywhere from three to
five hours of your time.
We are also involved
with many station tours,
visiting schools, and
neighborhoods for fire
prevention activities
throughout the year.
For more information and
to download an
application, please
visit
www.spvfd.com.

FIRE TIPS:
"Move Over Law"
Drivers must provide a
safety zone for stopped
law enforcement,
emergency and
maintenance vehicles
To help safeguard law
enforcement officers,
emergency responders,
road maintenance
workers, and others who
work on the side of
highways, Wisconsin has
a "Move Over Law."
The law requires drivers
to shift lanes or slow
down in order to provide
a "safety zone" for a
squad car, ambulance,
fire truck, tow truck or
highway maintenance
vehicle that is stopped
on the side of a road
with its warning lights
flashing.
Drivers have two options
for creating a safety
zone:
-
If the road has more
than one directional
lane, like the
Interstate, and you
can switch lanes
safely, you must
move over to vacate
the lane closest to
the law enforcement
or other vehicle
with its lights
flashing.
-
If the road has a
single directional
lane or you can't
safely move over,
you must reduce your
speed.
Failure of motorists to
move over is one of the
reasons that motor
vehicle crashes kill
more law enforcement
officers on duty than
any other cause.
When an emergency
vehicle approaches with
its siren on you must
yield the right of way
as quickly as possible.
As soon as you see or
hear the approaching
emergency vehicle you
must pull to the right
and stop your vehicle.
You should position your
vehicle as if parking,
next to the curb, if
there is one, or as far
to the right as is safe
if there isn't, but
don't block an
intersection. Remain in
that position until the
emergency vehicle is
well past you.
Don't "zoom out" right
after the emergency
vehicle has passed.
There will be other
vehicles in the road,
those previously passed
by the emergency
vehicle, and you'll have
to pay attention and be
careful to merge with
these vehicles.
As of December 2001, a
new law in Wisconsin
requires motorists to
shift lanes, where
possible, to give
stopped emergency
vehicles or tow trucks a
safe zone in which to
work.
Under the new law, when
approaching an
authorized emergency
vehicle or tow truck
stopped within 12 feet
of the pavement and
which has its emergency
lights operating, you
should shift lanes, if
possible, leaving the
lane next to the
emergency vehicle open.
If shifting lanes is
unsafe, motorists are
required to slow until
they are past the
emergency vehicle.
Information courtesy of
the Wisconsin Department
of Transportation.
-Your Sun Prairie
Volunteer Fire
Department-
Sun Prairie Fire Dept
2009
|
Total calls
for thru Apr 2009 –
250 |
|
By District |
|
|
|
|
City of Sun
Prairie |
172 |
|
|
Town of Sun
Prairie |
20 |
|
|
Town of
Burke |
25 |
|
|
Town of
Bristol |
25 |
|
|
Mutual Aid |
8 |
|
By Type of
Call |
|
|
|
|
Fire |
30 |
|
|
Rescue and
Emergency
Medical
Service
Incident |
57 |
|
|
Hazardous
Condition
(No Fire) |
51 |
|
|
Service
Call |
23 |
|
|
Good Intent
Call |
52 |
|
|
False Alarm
and False
Call |
37 |
|
|
Severe
Weather and
Natural
Disaster |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Sun Prairie Fire Dept
2008 Recap
|
Total calls
for 2008 –
673 |
|
By District |
|
|
|
|
City of Sun
Prairie |
475 |
|
|
Town of Sun
Prairie |
52 |
|
|
Town of
Burke |
66 |
|
|
Town of
Bristol |
49 |
|
|
Mutual Aid |
31 |
|
By Type of
Call |
|
|
|
|
Fire |
58 |
|
|
Rescue and
Emergency
Medical
Service
Incident |
135 |
|
|
Hazardous
Condition
(No Fire) |
173 |
|
|
Service
Call |
79 |
|
|
Good Intent
Call |
109 |
|
|
False Alarm
and False
Call |
107 |
|
|
Severe
Weather and
Natural
Disaster |
12 |
|
|
|
|
Sun Prairie Fire Dept
2007 Recap
|
Total calls
for 2007 –
682 |
|
By District |
|
|
|
|
City of Sun
Prairie |
468 |
|
|
Town of Sun
Prairie |
65 |
|
|
Town of
Burke |
73 |
|
|
Town of
Bristol |
50 |
|
|
Mutual Aid |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
By Type of
Call |
|
|
|
|
Fire |
75 |
|
|
Rescue and
Emergency
Medical
Service
Incident |
138 |
|
|
Hazardous
Condition
(No Fire) |
160 |
|
|
Service
Call |
64 |
|
|
Good Intent
Call |
141 |
|
|
False Alarm
and False
Call |
101 |
|
|
Severe
Weather and
Natural
Disaster |
3 |

SPVFD Receives 2007
Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Award
On Friday, July 27th,
2007, the U.S.
Department of Homeland
Security announced the
first round of awards
for the 2007 Assistance
to Firefighters Grant.
One of 459 departments
awarded, the Sun Prairie
Volunteer Fire
Department received a
grant for $21,285.00 to
purchase new wildland
firefighting gear,
including a helmet and
goggles, coat, pants,
gloves, boots, and a
respirator for all
volunteer firefighters.
SPVFD Receives Grant
On Friday, February 9,
2007, the U.S.
Department of Homeland
Security announced
awards for the 2006
Assistance to
Firefighters Grant.
One of 391 departments
awarded, the Sun Prairie
Volunteer Fire
Department received a
grant for $58,234.00 to
purchase new extrication
equipment for their
frontline apparatus.
Included in this
purchase will be new
cutters, spreaders,
saws, and other
miscellaneous rescue
tools. These tools
are used primarily in
vehicle accidents to
remove windows, cut
and/or spread parts of
vehicles, thus getting
victims medical
attention sooner.
This new equipment will
be on display at the
2007 Annual Open House
held in October.