“Fire is Everyone’s Fight” is a FEMA program designed to unite the fire service, civilians and many others in a collaborative effort to reduce home fire injuries, deaths and property loss. FEMA estimates that 16,000 people are killed/injured by fire every year. The most common cause of fire is cooking.

Simple steps to take to help prevent fire and related injury while cooking are:

1. Be as cautious as possible while cooking and baking.
2. Do not wear loose fitting clothes while cooking.
3. Keep a “3 foot kid free zone” around all cooking areas.
4. Keep all burnable materials clear of all hot surfaces / open flame.
5. Turn pot/pan handles in.

SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES!! Make sure to install smoke detectors inside and outside all sleeping rooms as well as on every level of your home with hard wired detectors with battery backup being the best option. Make sure to test all detectors once a month and change batteries every six months.

Seconds count in case of a fire emergency. Make sure to establish and practice multiple routes to escape your home in case of a fire. Once safely out of your home GET OUT, STAY OUT and do not re-enter the structure for ANY reason.

Below is a short video presented by FEMA and the United States Fire Administration that you can share with your friends and family to help educate them about the dangers of fire.

 FIRE IS EVERYONE’S FIGHT

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Closing your door at night while you sleep and having multiple working smoke detectors in your home is paramount to surviving a fire that may start in your home. Below you will find a news story done by KDKA in Pittsburgh showing real life footage of a fire in a residence. In the video you will see that even with fire directly outside the bedroom with the door closed the space inside is virtually untouched, however, a bedroom down the hall from the fire with the door open would have been full of smoke and fire. Visit http://www.closeyourdoor.org for more information.

CLOSE YOUR DOOR – KDKA NEWS

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Wishes for a safe and Merry Christmas from your friends at SCVFD

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12/17/2016: Members of the Star City Volunteer Fire Department participated in our annual social and awards banquet.

Firefighter of the Year: Firefighter/EMT/DCO Jared Lamb

Fire Rookie of the Year: Probationary Firefighter Frederick “Tripp” Nelson

EMS Supervisor of the Year: Firefighter/EMT Jared Lamb

EMS Employee of the Year: EMT Lisa Harned

Officer of the Year: Lt./EMT Sam Hannah

2016 “Year in Review” Video

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As we “Fall Back” and end Daylight Savings Time remember that it is a great idea to “change your clock and change your battery”. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors save lives and are only effective when powered correctly. Also remember to change the batteries AND time on any frequently used medical devices such as “life alerts”, glucometers, insulin pumps, pulse oximetry units, and automated blood pressure monitors. Phones and computers automatically account for time changes, however, many  personal medical devices require the user to manually change the internal clock. If you are physically unable or do not know how to change the batteries in your smoke and/or carbon monoxide detectors contact your local fire department for assistance.

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You may have heard people talking about the importance of keeping bedroom doors closed at night while sleeping. The above picture is a great example of what a bedroom looks like that was protected by a closed door while the hallway was heavily damaged by fire. Please talk to your family and friends about the importance of keeping bedroom doors closed while sleeping, routinely checking your smoke detectors for proper function, having multiple exit plans in case of a fire and when safely out of the building GETTING OUT AND STAYING OUT.

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Company 20 is selling breast cancer awareness shirts again this year! They are $10 and we have sizes Small through 2XL. Stop by the station or contact any Company 20 member to get yours today

Star City VFD will be hosting an elimination dinner November 12th at the Knights of Columbus. We are selling 149 tickets for $100 each which admits two people to the dinner and includes food, alcohol, and a chance to win $1,000. The first person to be eliminated receives $100 and every 25th person will win a cash prize. The 150th ticket will be auctioned off when 10 people remain. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN. All proceeds will benefit the Star City VFD. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket please contact the department at 304-599-1539 or Sam Hannah at 304-642-3064.

Thanks to a generous donation from our local 84 Lumber Company in Star City, SCVFD was able to complete a much needed cribbing replacement project. Members spent approximately 50 man hours shaping the various raw lumber into serviceable pieces and placing the completed cribbing on Squad 203. Replacing worn/damaged pieces with newly made pieces and moving existing cribbing from Squad 203 to other units will allow all SCVFD apparatus to greater serve our community.

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