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-

 

 

 

   

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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.