JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT -- 2009
FIRE DEPARTMENT - 2010
2010 has been a very good year for us here at the Jackson Fire Department. Call volume has been down and we have not had any major incidents within the city limits.
We also have had some new members join us who have turned out to be very dedicated to the fire department. If you would like to become a member, please stop in on the second or fourth Tuesday of each month, at 6:30 pm and see the Chief. Only a desire to serve your community is necessary.
We are in the process of preparing an entry level Firefighter One class for new members. This is a very educational and enjoyable class and our members should do well with it. We will also be doing a large amount of Vehicle Extrication Training and Pump Training in the coming year. Time for training has always been difficult to find in our busy lives but it is a necessary task and we always manage to find time for it.
Our oldest fire truck is a 1989 and we have a planned replacement for 2015. This is a very important piece of apparatus and we hope you will support its replacement.
Fire inspections have gone very well this year. I greatly appreciate Robert Goudreau’s help as it makes my job much easier. In turn, it works to keep the residents and visitors to Jackson safe. I hope to spend more time with “Goody” this year doing fire inspections so that I can better understand his role. Bob is available to the public on Thursdays.
When the new Highway facility is complete, the Fire Department will gain some extra space in back of the fire house. Our plan is to move the Forestry vehicle and equipment into this space from Gray’s Inn Garage. This will make our Forestry equipment more easily available to us and we’ll have a chance to better organize and maintain it.
Please remember to check your smoke detectors and CO detector batteries twice a year. If your CO detector is alerting, please do not hesitate to call 911! These devices have saved lives. If either your smoke detector or CO detector is sounding, you should leave the house immediately and call 911.
Please also make sure your house is properly numbered so that all emergency services can locate your house easily in the event of an emergency.
The Jackson Fire Department responded to 124 calls this year.
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