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' ADMINISTRATION
' CITY OF DENTON
CITY MANAGER
' CHRIS HARTUNG
t MAYOR
RICHARD STEWART
MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCIL MEMBER
RICHARD TALIAFERRO
RAY STEPHE?JS
S COUNCIL MEMBER
COUNCIL MEMBER
' ROLAND VELA DWIGHT GAILEY
COUNCIL MEMBER
CHARLES HOPKINS
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CITYot DENTON, TEXAS MUMCIPAL BUILDING ; DENTON, TEXAS 1610) i TELEPHONE (817) 566-8200
FebAttaAy 20 1981
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' I am pte"ed to submit the Annual: Rerxnt 06 the FiAe Depwament 604
the yeaA 1480. Ma Aepott o6 activities in the depahtment pAovides a
' b-tie6 enmlztehenbive dwmvLy o6 the work o6 the depaAtment.
Oun woAk toad i4 -ino.ea6ing each yeaA mainty due to the EmeAgency
Medicat Sehvtees which is a pant o6 cto. opmatims divlaLon. Om FiAe
' Lobe i,6 up this yeat due to one 6Lte, the Ramada Inn dice, Which Aan
oven one-hat6 minion dottau.
in submitting .this AedoAt, I mnt to expAes6 my s.incehe thanks to
' you, membem o6 the City Councit, and otheA rxcbVc o66icca.ts and the,A
depantme►tt6 6oA the coopmation and swh ce tended to this depart-
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A6 om City continues to grow, it 6 out hope to continue to dLkeet
' the 6i4e dep%s tment 6o that it wi.te 6e-7ve out City in eveAtf way ws6ibte
and tetp diAeet satiety acuteness in the citizens 6tom 6Le as wilt as ,
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r FIRE AND RESCUE EMERGENCY RUNS
' YEAR YEARLY RUNS % OF DAILY
INCREASE AVERAGE RUNS
r 1978 1197 38.5
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' 1979 1358 13,5
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r 1980 1665 22.6
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FIRE AND RESCUE EMERGENCY CALLS
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' YEAR YEAR YEAR
1978 1979 1980
' COIDIERICAL 62 91 59
' RESIDEUCE 217 222 141
INSTITUTIONAL 39 30 17
CARS & TRUCKS 148 125 121
' GRASS & TRASH 253 195 292
' APAR'T'MENTS 42 71 36
' MISTAKEN ALARMS 18 14 74
' FALSE ALAP11S 25 22 13
RESCUE 39 36 142
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MUTUAL AID 13 4 9
' MISCELLANEOUS 114 81 115
t ASSIST AMBULANCE 228 467 646
TOTAL 1,197 1,358 1,665
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' AMBULANCE EMERGENCY RUNS
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YEAR YEARLY RUNS % OF INCREASE AVERAGE RUNS
' 1978 1058 2.84
(June thru December)
' 1979 1734 18.3 4.75
' 1980 1921 10.8 5.26
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' 23.2% 32.4%
447 Alarms 623 Alarms
1 14.8% 29.4%
1 285 Alarms 566 Alarms
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DIERGENCY AMBULANCE RUNS
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' AMBULANCE CALLS
t Average Response Time:
City 3.41 min.
County 9.77 min.
' Total 6.59 min.
Average Alarms Per Day:
City 4.1 80%
' County 1.15 20%
Total 5.25
t Average Time Spent with Patient @ Scene 14.93 min.
t Average Time from Dispatch until Patient 28.94 min.
was in Hospital
' Average Time from Dispatch until Ambulance 36.75 min.
Cleared from Hospital
' Average Time from Dispatch to Clear on 2,30 hr.
' Emergency Transfers
Alarm Source: Total 0/0
r Individual 989 8 51.95%
Fire 2.5 %
' Police 578 30,08%
Phhsician 128 6.66%
Oter 168 8.74%
' No Transports: Total 0/0
' False Alarm 20 5.22%
No Sick or Injured 37 9,66%
F.D. Refused Transportation 45 11,74:
t Patient Refused Transportation 220 57.44%
Disregard 61 15.92%
Total No Transports 383 100 %
Ambulance Total Runs Monthly Average
' #278 (Reserve) 149 12,4 948 79,0
#29 824 68,6
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AMBULANCE SERVICE BILLED AND AMOUNT COLLECTED
' AMOUNT AMOUNT % OF
YEAR BILLED COLLECTED COLLECTIONS
' 1978
June thru December 38,642 17,165.75 46.6%
r 1979 70,445 35,720.80 50.7%
' 1980 75,689 40,515.84 53.5%
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STATISTICAL INFOPJIATION
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
' Ambulance Calls - City 1,500 78.08%
County
A14yle 16 .83%
r Bolt -er 1 .05%
Corinth 13 .67%
Hickory Creek 1 .05%
' Krum 17 .88%
Lewisville 0 .00%
Lake Dallas 129 6.71%
' Ponder 5 .26%
Roanoke 1* .05%
' Sanger 55 2.86%
Shady Shores 15 .78%
' Highland Village 1 .05%
' Bartonville 1 .05%
Other 166 8.64%
' Total County Runs 421
Total City and County 10921
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TYPE OF AMBULANCE CALLS
Aggravated Assault 31 1.61%
Alcohol 42 2.18%
Allergic Reaction 7 0.36%
r Asthma 6 0.31%
Auto Accidents 464 24.15%
Bite/Sting 3 0.41%
Burn 8 0.8%
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Convulsion/Seizures 90 4.68%
Cuts/Bruises 27 1.40%
t Diabetic 32 1.67%
Drowning 0
Drug Reaction 0
Dyspnea 74 3.85%
r Electrocution 6 0.31%
Emergency Transfers 128 6.66%
Emphysema 1 0.05%
Fainted 61 3.17%
Fall 139 7.23%
Flu 6 0.31%
Fracture 32 1.67%
Gastro Intestinal 68 3.53%
Gun Shot Wound 21 1.09%
Heart 181 9.42%
' Hyperventilation 15 0.78%
Hypoglycemia 11 0.57%
Medical Emergency 13 0.67%
' Muscular/Skeletal 48 2.50%
Obstetrical/Gynecological 27 1,4l%
Overdose 54 2.81%
' Poisoning 6 0.31%
Psychiatric 42 2.18%
Shock 0
Sickle Cell 4 0.20%
' Stab 17 0.88%
Stroke/CVA 54 2'81%
Suffocation 0
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Suicide 7 010%
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Tuberculosis 2 0110%
Venereal Disease 0
Dead @ Scene 29 1.,50'/°
Dead @ Hospital 2 0.10%
None 64 3.33%
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' The Following Educational and Public Service Programs Were
Provided by the Denton Fire Department in 1980:
' On October 25 and 26, 1980 the Denton Fire Department CPR
Instructors participated in Project CPR. This project was
' on attempt to certify 15,000 people in one person CPR in the
North Texas area, That goal was almost reached with 13,828.
Of that number, Denton County trained over 800.
' During the year 1980, 268 people were certified in one and
two man CPR according to American Heart Association stand-
ards. The department currently has fifteen (15) CPR In-
structors and two instructor trainers.
The Denton Fire Department offered free blood pressure
' screenings at all fire stations' and at various fairs and
shows in the area. In 1980, over 700 people were checked
for hypertension,
t Demonstrations of emergency medical equipment and procedures
were given to 352 people representing, various clubs, organi-
zations, and schools.
Fifty-three (53) student interns rode out with the ambulance
crews as part of their school requirements. The department
' hosted students from Cooke County Junior Collegge, and in the
latter part of the year from Texas College of Osteo athic
Medicine as well as student interns from our EMT School,
' Thirty-one (31) students attended an EMT School given by the
Denton Fire Department, Of the thirty-one (31) students,
eleven of them were Denton firemen, This brings the total
' of EMT'e and Paramedics in the Denton Fire Department to 63,
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' FIRE DEPARMENT VEHICLE FLEET
' STATION YEAR NUMBER SQUARE ASSIGNED
NUMBER OPENED OF BAYS FOOTAGE EOUIP14ENT
1 1981 6 15,000 #24 Engine
' #23 Engine
#14 Snorkel
' #28 Ambulance
#22 Battalion Chief
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r #19 Engine (Reserve)
' #15 Booster (Reserve)
#27 Ambulance (Reserve)
r 3 1970 3 5,332 #18 Engine
r #11 Booster
029 Ambulance
r 4 1966 2 3,385 #13 Engine
r #10 Booster
r Administration #20 Fire Chief
# 5 Assistant Chief
Fire Prevention #25 Fire Marshal
r #26 Fire Inspectors
r Training & EMS #21 Training Officer &
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FIRE INSPECTIONS PER OCCUPANCY
DETAIL - 1980
1. Public Building Occupancy 244
' A. Government Buildings 14
B. Hospital and Institutions 41
C. Schools (educational) 58
' D. Churches 15
E. Amusement Buildings 116
II. Dwelling Occupancy 190
' A. Hotels 16
B. Lodging Houses 6
C. Apartment Houses 90
' D. Dwellings 78
E. Stores and Dwellings 0
' III. Mercantile Occupancy 10489
A. Office Buildings 110
B. Small Retail Stores 585
C. Restaurants 236
' D. Large-Single Occupancy 98
E. Multiple - Occupancy 422
F. Wholesale Cusiness 15
' G. Storage Warehouse 13
IV. Manufacturing Occupancy 131
A. Textile, fabric workers 15
' B. Metal Workers 71
C. Wood Workers 10
D. Food Products 0
' E. Chemical Workers 13
F. Flammable Liquids and Gases 3
G. Multiple - Occupancy 0
' H. Miscellaneous 19
(nixed occupancies not listed above)
' V. Miscellaneous Occupancy 148
A. Lumber Yards 2
B. Railroad Property 0
' C. Bulk Oil Storage 5
D, Public Garages and Service Stations 97
E. Private Garages 4
F. Misceallaneous Structures 40
' (Occupancies not listed on report)
' GRAND TOTAL FIRE INSPECTION 20202
FIRE INSPECTION ACTIVITIES
' DETAIL - 1980
' Fire Inspections
' Routine Inspections 10483
Re-inspections 576
Certificate of Occupancy Inspections 143
Hazards Found 844
Hazards Corrected 599
' Code Infoimation Contacts 85
Special Test
Gasoline Tank Installation (air test) 17
Sprinkler Installation (air test) 118
Carbon Monoxide (air sample test) 7
' Gas Leaky (explosive-meter test) 17
Automatic Extinguishing Acceptance Test 16
' Complaints
Received 58
' Unfounded 7
Cleared 46
Pending 5
' Construction Plans Reviewed 59
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' FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
MONTHLY - 1980
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' JA14UARY 6 255
' FEBRUARY 4 221
MARCH 2 200
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APRIL 1 30 ~
' MAY 0 0
JUNE 6 138
' JULY 1 15
AUGUST 9 1,600
r SEPTEMBER 14 409
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NOVEMBER 2 40
DECEMBER _2 65 1
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"FIRE PREVERrION EDUCATIONAL ACTIV'I'TIES
' DETAIL 1980
Fire Prevention Programs
' V~-E (A~e? Programs Station
Total
Given Tours Audience
School (Public and State);
' Kindergarten - 1st grade 19 5
2nd - 3rd grade 740
2 1 120
4th - 5th - 6th grade 4 2 233
Jr, High (7th-8th-9th grade) 6 160
' Sr, High (10th-11th-12th grade) 3 65
Denton State School 2 1 75
University 3 221
' Other Group (Youth)
Cub Scout Dens 2 5
Boy Scout Troops 1 58
4-H Clubs 2 30
' Girl Scouts (Brownies) 1 15
Gril Scouts 1 15
2 20
' Adult Groups;
' Service Clubs 7 190
Business (Mercantile) Groups 1 75
Institutional Groups 5 355
' (Hospitals & Nursing Homes)
Educational Groups 1 35
(Public School Teachers)
Industrial Groups 3
' Other Fire Departments 2 90
Adult Groups 250
(Retired 60 - up) l 30
' Booth at Fair 4 _11050
67 19 3,827
Fire Prevention articles were presented in the Denton Record Chroni-
cle, North Texas Daily, and Denton Enterprise,
' Fire Prevention presentations were aired on KDNT and the ;forth Texas
State University Radio ',cation,
' Fire Prevention ppresentations were also on Golden Triangle Cable TV
Channel 25 and &S Channel 5 in Ft, Worth,
A program was given to the Texas Fireman and Fire Marshals' State
' Convention in Dallas this year.
Booth at the North Texas State Fair with emphasis on a smoke detec-
tor in each home of our City.
' FIRE INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES
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' Investigations Conducted 175
' Cases Cleared lb5
Cased Pending 10
Fire Causes (accidental) 162
Fire Causes (Incendiary) 13
' DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
TRAINING REPORT - 1980
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' IN-.910JRVICE TRAINING
Classes----------------------------------------------309
' Class Hours------------------------------------------x:73
Man Hours------------------------------------------4,067
' Recruit Schools 0
OUTSIDE DEPARrINT TRAINING
' FACILITY PERSONNEL ATTENDING
N.T.S.U. 1
' E.T.S.U. 1
T.C.J.C. 5
' Texas A & 14 Extension Service 4
' Ranger Insurance Co ,j LPG Fires 11
' SEMINARS PERSONNEL ATTENDING
Oklahoma City F.D., Management Training 4
' Baylor University Medical School, Trauma 6
T.C.J.C., Firefighting Hazards in Building 2
Conetruction
Southwest Medical School, Parkland Hospital, 2
' Dallas Paramedic School
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Texas C011000 of OSleopalh;C Medicine
Box 13+00, N1 Slatior+
Denlon, 7e441 16203
Board ofRogenle Fire Department
City of Denton
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W«sltrn Company of
NAll kr •rf(e On behalf of the Board of Regents and , ~,e admini-
P.o.eox,ad stration of North Texas State University, I feel
fart W°rth. leees 76101
omutail) 731.5250 compelled to relay to you our appreciation for the
plo e1,dates prompt and outstanding care given by your paramedics
celerlM,Tools78e3e to our student, Christie Legg, who was inured in
Home (6121929 3247 the Art Department yesterday. I am told that with-
W1 111064. KBWOr. o,3t the emergency treatment given to her by :harles
Box 284 erockett, Greg Taylor, and Joe Gray, she prl,',ably
er°Wn,,or,d, Tests 7680+ would not have survived.
Office 19161 848-0505
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P.0 .o 7>a. It is comforting to know that North Texas has r.vail-
6+cAnen lest 7850+ able to it in a time of need the kind of servj 1 ,
Office I~121666-2i9+ that was provided
e.eru°eIrrttli It. yesterday. We are-extremely ate-
Po f3o01110 ful, and I know Christie's parents are also.
arehem. T0481 76046
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I.E.sluttry Thank you for your good care of this student.
6100 bhad'e Goer,
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A.M. Wills, Jr,
705 Nx1 Drive
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Huphwellt Win free L. Brown
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cc: Mr. Chris Hartung, City Manager
President Frank F. Vandiver
Acting President John L. Carter, Jr,
6oerd of Plepenlsital)) 786.2196
' October 3, 191.10
Mr. Chris Hartunn, City Manager
215 E. VcKinney
Denton, Texas 75201
Dear Chris:
On Wednesday rorninn one of our eroplpy+es, Cathy P.udnl, passed out
apparently frrm hyponlyccmia. Not knowing what had caused her to
pass out and being unable to got a pulse count, I contacted the
operator and told her I needed an emergency arnbuiance and she
connected me with the Central Fire Station. I gave them our
Address and told 1
them . chat the problem was and to ry amazerr,nt
the paramedics were here in between three to five minutes.
It is encouraging to we to know that such rapid response may
someday save someone's life and perhaps it already has. Speaking
for this Bank, gyre want to express to you ,nd to'tte paramedics
our sincere appreciation for the extraordinarily pror+pt action,
As a result of what has transpired, we at First State Bank ar,~
about to undertake a course in C,P,P, which will N made available
to all employees.
Sincerely,
Robert D. Woodin,
Vice President t
Trust Officer
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cc: Jack Gentry, ''hief
Central Fire Station
205 E. McKinney
' Denton, Texas
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August d, 19e0
Denton Record Chronicle
' "Our ltcaders S,,y"
P. 0. Box 369
Denton, TX 76201
' Dear Editor:
The official report notes that the Denton Fire D,,yjirt.m.nt responded
' to an alarm for Denton High School at 12107 a.m. on August 1 and that
the blaze was extinguished. hliat the report- does not tell is the
prompt, professional,and caring way which the firemen under Captain
' Jerry 24cCormick went about their work. Not only was the fir.±
esseatially contained in the one room over the library, but damage
was kept to a minimum through the firema:,'s skilltd efforts. A tail)
' was place.i in tie librar/, below, to limit water damage (even then,
I u,Sderstand the crew uted only 100 gallons of water to put out the
Infernof). Both Chief Jack Gentry and Investigator George Dulaney
wire on the sceno Immediately to begin their invostigation.
I believe that the caring and competent performance to protect vital
coxnnnity property deserves commendation and I yladly offer it on
' behalf of our schools and the community. This performance providas
another reason why we can be proud to live in Denton, Texas.
' Slriceiely,
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' Robert T. McGee
Superintendent of Schuols
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' City Manager
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' Chief Gentry
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Denton, Texas 76201
Dear Chief Gentry,
1 Yesterday there was a fire inside the wall of ^ne of our apart-
ments here at Heritage Oaks, I would like you to know how pleased
we are with the work the firemen did in extinguishing the fire and
preventing its spread. The firemen were very quick and thorough
in their work. It was their competence that prevented the fire
from spreading to the attic and other rooms of the apartment. The
men were all very courteous and patient with the many curious
onlookers. I also appreciated their rechecking the apartment
later in the afternoon.
' It is most reassuring to the management and our residents to
know we have such responsive and reliable firefighters, You all
r are truly Denton's finest and I have nothing but praise for your
works
r Sincerely,
Peg ansberry (
' Housing Manager
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817/383.1504
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Of DRUM 1PORf OMI SCHR DISMICT
Box 548
LAKE DALLAS, TEXAS 75065
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. Rs. !;ue Jackson
Denton Fire D partm.nt
Norton, Texas 76201
r Decu'I4s. Jackson,
r Oil hatval.f of t?ie parents, the staff, the students (Ind the adminis-
tration of bake Dallas Middle Sctrpol I would like to thank you
for your presentation on 'dire Sa;ety.
' Ulu Program Eras well received and students have developed an
intezvst in their well being.
' Fer'OPs with oar concern, we have mnd(i bake Dallas a safer
CO.7mmity in which to live.
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' August 27, 1980
Fire Chief Jack Gentry
' Denton Fire Department
Denton, TX 76201
' Dear Chief Gentry:
The library staff and Y thank you so much for your parti-
cipation in the summer library programs for children. The
' four groups of firemen that came to the library all presented
excellent programs which the children enjoyed very much,
We appreciate the time and effort expended by the Fire
Department to be able to offer this service to the library
and the children of Denton.
Thank you again for four pleasurable programs.
Sincerely,
JoelIa Orr, Director
Emily Fowler Public Library
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ADMINISTRATION
CITY OF DENTON
' CITY MANAGER
i CHRIS HARTUNG
MAYOR
' RICHARD STE14ART
MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCIL MEMBER
RAY STE"HENS RICHARD TALIAFERRO
COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER
r JIM RIDDLESPERGER DWIGIIT:.GAILEY
' COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER
' 11ARK CHEW J~, ALFORD
PlrYolTON, TEXAS MUNICIPAL BUILDING / DENTON, TEXAS 76201 i TELEPHONE (817) 566.8200
February 8, 1982
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Mr. Chris Hartung
' City Manager
Denton, Texas
' Dear Mr. Hartung:
I am pleased to submit the Annual Report of the Fire
' Department for the year 1981. This report of activities in
the department provides a brief comprehensive summary.
During the past year our emphases has been placed on
Fire Prevention, Our people in the Fire Suppression Divi-
sion have been doing in-service fire inspections, building
inspections, and pre-fire attack plans in conjunction with
' the work done by the Fire Prevention Division. Our overall
fire runs are down 9.4%. Our insured fire losses are dovn
8%, Our Fire Insurance Key Rate was reduced from ,18p to
' ,17C, effective February 1, 1982. Our ambulance runs in-
creased only 10 runs over the previous year, This is by
far the smallest increase since the fire department assumed
t the ambulance service in June 1, 1978.
We are most appreciative of the support and cooperation
received from your Office, the Council, and from other city
' departments,
' Respectfully submitted,
t Jack Gentry
Fire Chief
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YEAR YEARLY RUNS 7, DAILY
OF INCREASE AVERAGE RUNS
' 1978 1197 38.5 3.28
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YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR
1978 1979 1980 1981
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COMMERCIAL 62 91 59 97
RESIDENCE 217 222 141 157
' INSTITUTIONAL 39 30 17 36
CARS & TRUCKS 148 126 121 170
GRASS AND TRASH 253 195 292 146
i APARTIfENTS 42 71 36 41
' MISTAKEN ALARMS 18 14 74 58
FALSE ALARMS 25 22 13 14
' RESCUE 39 36 142 93
' IfUTUAL AID 13 4 9 4
MI3C'vLLANE OUS 114 81 115 96
ASSIST AMBULANCE 228 467 646 653
TOTAL 1,197 1,358 1,665 1,565
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1981 1931 1.0 5.29
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1978
June thru Decerh er 38,642 17,165.75 46,6%
r 1979 70,445 35,720,80 50.7%
1980 15,689 40,515.84 53,5%
r 1981 729094 39,164.86 54.3%
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In 1981, 36 CPR Courses were taught to interested
' citizens with 262 persons being certified.
Free blood pressure checks were given to 585 citi-
zens at the City Fire Stations.
Demonstrations on Emergency Medical Services were
r iven to various civic and social organizations with
334 people attending. After one (1) such demonstra-
tion to the Denton Evening Lions Club, a donation was
made to the Denton Fire Department to purchase a
' Ressi-Annie CPR maniken.
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' AMBULANCE CALLS
' Total emergency calls inside Denton City Limits 1,589
Total emergency calls outside Denton City Limits 342
TOTAL 1,931
pay of Week: Monday 264 Friday 293
Tuesday 274 Saturday 292
Wednesday 286 Sunday 232
Thursday 290 TOTAL -1,93T-
Time of Day: 12:00 A.M, - 6:00 A.M. 320
' 6:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. 424 j
12:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. 582
6:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M. 605
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Response Times: City (Denton) 3.37 minutes
Out of City (Denton) 10.56 minutes
Time spent with patient at emergency scene 15.57 minutes
' Time from dispatch of call to arrival at 27.50 minutes
hospital
Time from dispatch of call to clear 37.40 minutes
' Time from dispatch of cal: to clear on 1.63 minutes
emergency transfers
Call Placed By; Individual 1,086 Phgsician 109
Police 553 Other 126
' Fire 57 TOTAL '-l o 931
Unit Responding: Ambulance X17 877 calls
' Ambulance X28 387 calls
Ambulance #29 637 calls
Ambulance #27 30 calls
' TOTAL 10931 calls
' Calls Per Shift: "A" Shift 620
"B" Shift 651
"C" Shift 660
TOTAL "lo931
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' Argyle 18
Corinth 6
Hickory Creek 2
r Krum 15
Lake Dallas 123
Ponder 4
Sanger 48
Shady Shores 7
Other 119
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Medical Emergency 557 Unconscious Person 168
Heart Attack 203 Gunshot Wound 24
Overdose 40 Stabbing 10
Motor Vehicle Accident 404 Transfers (Emergency) 111
Injured Person 384 Other 30
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Patient Destination:
r Flow Hospital 837
Westgate Hospital 471
Denton Osteopathic Hospital 27
Other Health Facilities 122
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TRAINING REPORT
1981
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COMPANY TRAINING
Total Training Sessions ........................195
Total Ilan-Hours in Training ,,..,.,,,6867
RECRUIT TRAINING
Recruit Training
Recruit Training Classes ........................81
Recruit Training clan-Hours,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2036
TRAINING OUTSIDE OF DEPART11ENT
' National Fire Academy,.,,.,,,,.1 Ilember,,,,40.hra.
Texas A & M Firefighting
' School ....................3 Members...90 hrs,
Richardson Firefighting
' School............. *4'0 ..12 Members ...96 Hrs.
Fire Service Management
' Seminar... Ifembers...40 hrs.
SPECIAL CLASSES*
Texas Fire Incident Reporting Training
' Firefighter Safety
Liquified Natural Gas Trucking Emergencies
Hazardous Ma_srial; Pesticide Fire & Spill Control
Handling Chlorine Emergencies
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Commission on Fire Protection.
FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATE HOLDERS
Intermediate Firefighter Certificate Holders.,,,,.. 36
' Advanced Firefighter Certificate Holders,,,,,,,,,,,,9
Master Firefighter Certificate Holders ,,,,.o.4
Firefighter Instructor Certificate Holders,,.,,,,,,21
PERSONNEL ATTENDING COLLEGES and
UNIVERSITIES DURING 1981
Institution Number 'Semesters
Attending Attended
East Texas State University- 2 5
El Centro Community College 1 1 {
North Texas State University 4 6
Tarrant County Junior College 3 6
' Texas Womens' University* 1 1
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PER OCCUPANCY
' JANUARY-DECEMBER 1981
' NUMBER
LIGHTNING OF FIRES LOSS
' 1. Public Assembly Property:
1. Church 1 $ 19060
2. Health Care Property:
' 1. Ho$pital 1 $ 11574
2. Nursing Home 1 188
' 3. Residential Property:
1. One Family; year-round use 8 $ 4,749
2. Appartment; ear-round use
' (7-20 units 1 507
3. Apartments; year-round use 3 $25439
(over 20 units) '
' 4. Mercantile, Business Property:
1. Office; general business l
( overnment) $20,740
' 2. Office; general busineso 1 $ 39304
(public)
3. Business; auto supplies 1 $ 10408
4. Business; auto service station 1 356
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' 5. Manufacturing Property:
1. Chemical plastic, petroleum 1 368
(asphalt]
' HEATING APPLIANCES
' 1. Residential Property:
1. Dwelling one family; year-round 6 $380991
use
2. Appartments; year-round use 1 $ 1,610
(7-20 units)
3. Appartments; year-round use 2 $24,601
(20 or more)
' 4. Lodging House (3-8 occupants) 1 $45,000
2. Manufacturing Property:
' 1. Laundry (commerical) 1 $ 2,948
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' 1. Public Assembly Property:
1. Restaurant (drive-in) 1 $ 1,435
2. Health Care Property:
' 1. Day Care Center 1 $50,000
3. Residential Property:
' 1. Dwelling one family - year-round 5 $ 6,861
use
2. Dwelling two family - year-round 1 $ 3,003
use
' 3. Apartments; year-round use 1 $60,000
(3-6 units) 4. Apartments; year-round use 1 $ 3,478
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' CARELESS COOKING
1. Residential Property:
' 1. Dwelling one family; year-round 3 $ 3,851
use
2. Appartments; year-round use 2 $12,653
(7-20 units)
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1. Residential Property:
' 1. Dwelling - one family; year-round 1 701
use
2. Apartment; year-round use 1 2,175
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1. Business; Office (general 1 176
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1. Residential Property:
1. Dwelling-one faiiily; year-round 1 B06
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1. Business; Office (general 1 40,000
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' 1. Public Assembly Property:
1. Cafeteria 1 900
' CHILD WITH MATCHES
1. Residential Property:
t 1. Appartment; ear-round use 1 12,795
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1981
1 Fire Inspections: (Types Conducted)
Routine Inspections (1st visit inspections) 1108 j
1 Re-Inspections 473
Certificate of Occunancy Inspections 137 1
Special Test (Test of Code Compliance of
' Installation of gasoline tanks, extinguishing systems,etc) 80
Construction Plans Reviewed 60
In-service Inspections by Fire Engine Companies 64 I
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1 Hazards Found 813
1 Hazards Corrected 541
(67% compliance for. 1981)
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1 Received 30
Unfounded 6
1 Corrected 22
Pending 2
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FIkE INSPECTIONS, 1981
t (By Occupancies)
t Occupancy Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. My June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totl
Public Buildings:
Government Buildings 0 1 4 0 U 0 0 0 2 9 0 3 19
' Hospitals b Institutions 3 1 9 3 6 3 3 7 4 1 1 6 47
Schools 5 4 5 2 1 10 9 20 6 1 15 8 86
Churches 1 0 1) 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 4 17
' Amusement Bldgs. 4 2 10 2 8 5 4 7 7 9 8 17 84
' Dwelling Occupancies:
Hotels 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
' Apartments 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 5 8 0 3 2 32
Dwellings 3 5 12 5 0 7 11 9 8 20 5 2 87
Lodging Houses 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mercantiles;
' Office Buildings 4 6 10 2 5 12 6 17 4 1 10 1 78
Small Retail Stores 11 40 21 8 21 49 22 23 37 16 20 71 339
Restaurants 12 12 17 4 24 17 8 11 25 12 5 29 176
Large Single Occupancies 9 20 3 1 5 25 1 7 6 1 7 29 108
Multiple-Occupancies 11 12 2 1 11 117 34 7 0 3 40 174 412
Wholesale Businesses 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6
' Storage Warehouses 0 0 5 4 5 1 5 0 5 0 2 4 31
' Manufacturing :
Textilt, Fabric workers 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 13
Metal workers 0 2 5 4 2 3 1 2 1 0 2 1 23
Wood workers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Food Products 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Cheihical Workers 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 9
' Miscellaneous 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14
' Miscellaneous Bldge. :
Bulk Oil Storage 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Public Garages b SerSta. 3 0 8 8 17 5 9 9 9 7 5 4 84
Private Garages 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
liiecelleneous Bldgs, 1 2 3 4 3 3 5 3 5 3 4 0 36
In-service Co. Insp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 20 14 64
Total 70 117 126 62 116 260 124 140 132 118 150 369 1794
' FIRE INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES
1981
INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED-------------226
' DETERMINED ACCIDENTAL--------------190
DETERMINED SUSPICIOUS-------------- 12
' UNDETERMINED ORGIN----------------- 17
INCENDIARY------------------------- 17
CASES CLEARED----------------------207
' CASES PENDING---------------------- 19
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FOR 1981
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Fire Prevention and Fire Safety has been presented in various
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proximately 175,657 people received the information and we
feel if they utilize the information it will make Denton a
' little safer from fire.
Breakdown of the number of people that was exposed to Fire
Prevention material and activities:
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1. Fair Exhibits 13p550
2. Baby Sitting Clinics 105
t 3. Fire Safety Programs-------------- ft. 6,376
4. Utilities Billing 15,000
5. Print Media 179351
6. Radio Media -----------------------------•--121,000
' 7. Cable T.V. Media 2,275
TOTAL 175,657
' Many of the above figures are based circulation information
given to us and on listening and watching surveys for radio
and T.V. Some figures are actual count.
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FAIR EXHIBITS
1981
' March 14, 1981 - Denton Employee Fair - Civic Center
' Building - Denton, Texas.
The Denton Employee Fair was a six hour exhibit with
approximately 300 people attending. The booth emphasized
the purchase of Smoke Detectors and Developing Home Escape
Plans. Displays of smoke detectors and distribution of
` printed materials on fire safety in the home.
L April 5, 1981 - Denton Association for the Education of Young
Children Safety Exposition - Civic Center
' Building - Denton, Texas.
The Safety Exposition was a four hour exhibit with ap-
proximately 250 people attending. The booth emphasized
home escape planning, smoke detectors, and distribution of
fire safety printed material.
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May 2-3, 1981 - Denton Spring Fling - North Texas Fair
' Grounds - Denton, Texas.
The Denton Spring Fling was a two day attraction with
approximately 41000 people attending. The booth emphasized
fire safety in general with accent on smoke detectors, home
escape planning, and energy crisis and fire safety. Distri-
buted fire safety printed material.
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August 25-30, 1981 - North Texas State Fair - Denton, Texas.
The North Texas State Fair was a six day attraction
with approximately 9,000 people attending. The booth em-
phasized home escape planning, smoke detectors and fire
safety in genera.. Distributed fire safety printed material.
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BABY SITTING CLINICS
' The Baby Sitting Clinics that the Denton Fire Department
' present consits of planning a small business with babysit-
ting, basic home safety, how to handle emergencies when
baby sitting, and how to prevent accidents from happening
There is a very strong emphasis on fire prevention in the
home and th, pi,. per exit,i to take in case of a fire. The
clinics also include basic first aid with c anstrations
on proper procedures for cuts and burns, and a denonstra-
' tion on the Heimlich method and CPR, and if requested a
training course in CPR. These clinics consist of 4 hours
training plus CPR testing,
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1981
1. North Lakes Recreation Center - April 14 and 16
lst Day Registration----------------------------------20
' 2nd Day Attendance------------------------------------18
18 Students Completed with 90% Class Completion.
Average Age of Students-------------------11,7 years old
' 2, Denis, Park Recreation Center - April 20 and 21
1st Day Registration----------------------------------18
' 2nd Day Attendance------------------------------------16
16 Completed with 88% Class Completion.
Average Age of Students 11.6 years old
' 3, Civic Center - April 27 and 28
1st Day Registration----------------------------------21
2nd Day Attendance------------------------------------24
' 20 Students Completed with 95% Class Completion.
Average Age of Students---------- - ---15.5 years old
' 4. Summer Baby Sitting Clinic
Emly Fowler Library - June 18 and 19
1st Day Registration----------------------------------22 j
2nd Day Attendance------------------------------------19
' 19 Students Completed with 86% Class Completion.
Average Age of Students---------- - ----11.5 years old {
5. Fall Baby Sitting Clinic - St. Andrew Presbyterian
' Church - October 26 and 27
1st Day Registration----------------------------------24
2nd Day Attendance------------------------------------24
' 24 Completed with 100% Class Completion.
Average Age of Students 14.1 years old
' GRAND TOTALS OF ALL CLINICS
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' Total Attendance:
1st Day Attendance-----------------------------------105
2nd Day Attendance 98
' 97 .Students Completed Training - 92% (All Classes)
Youngest Student-----------------------------8 years old
Oldest Student------------------------------60 years old
Male Students---------------------------------------- 15
' Female Students-------------------------------------- 90
Average Age of Students---------------------13 years old
' The Baby Sitting Clinic will continue to be updated and three
clinics will be offered each year, one in Lhe Spring, one in
Summer, and one in the Fall. Each student receives a manual
' of approximately 45 pages devised by our department, and also
receives a certificate on completion of the 4 hours training.
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PROGRAMS - (By Group)
1981
PROGRAMS
AGE GROUPS PQESEIITED ATTENDANCE
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26 1597
Children (4-5)
11 1393
1st - 2nd Grades
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3rd - 4th Grades 7 791
10 941
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12 252
Jr. High (7-8-9 Grades)
r Sr. High (10-11.12 Grades) 3 30
11 193
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YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS:
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Cub Scouts 8 197
2 10
Boy Scouts
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4-H Clubs
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4 71
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Civic Clubs
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2 25
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Safety Committee (Medical Field)
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1 35
Adult Boy Scout of America Group
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HILK-R.-EST BAPTIST &IURCH
..likea tree fit,niyplanted bystreamsof water which yields its fruit In Its season Ps.1:3
May 11, 1981
Mr. Bob Hagemann
' Fire Marshall
City of Denton
Denton, TX 76201
' Dear Bob:
Thank you for giving of your tini.4 to Hillcrest and to those who
participated in our first Senior Adult Week activities. Your
presentation was timely, informative, and of significant help
to the listeners.
Hopefully, this will tie an annual event and we will contact you
again for your assistance. If we can be of help in your programs
' please give us an opportunity to consider the programs as the need
arises.
Ve ordiaIlly yours, Nge'10A bENTON REC0RD~'CLIR0MCLE- 1Frir[~~~ ~t,rly'2i,`1081
Sam R. Kingsbury enior\c ti,zens invited, l ~ t
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All Senior citizens In the Denton Program
j'.'ccmmunity are Invited to take part'. • Dr. Betty B; Atfordidean o(itho Colt
in a, series of workshops to be 7 logo 'of Nutrition, Textiles and
' pr,)sonted May 3 at Hilleresl WptW Human Development,, TWU "1m•
Chuch, 2810 N. Locust. portanco' of Nutrition for ,Those
Z"no day's activities, which will Senior Years"; Afary r)unn,'direc• I
begin at 9:45 a.m. with a welcome for of nursing for the )onton City.
~~and a matatlon and concludo at 2' County Hoalth Department,
p.m. J have beed planned to coincide'' Availability of Health Services for
with a week sot aside to recognize Senior Citizens,"; lioborta
' 1ho senior eltizons In altondanco at Donsbach, director of Services pro-
the Southern Baptist Convention. g'om for Aging Nceds, "•Tho Vision .
of SPAN'":Bob lige nn,jMNTnr-
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charge and transportation will be S.; ihojtov.
provided to thoso who call the Ntilitp alker, former pastor of
church office before 10 a.m. May / First-United Methodist Church and
to make a roservation, The columnist for tho Dorton Racord•
' "hone number Is 3*1S63. Chronleio;•t'How Old; You4
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FIRE PREVENTION PROMOTED
THROUGH UTILITIES BILLING
1981
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distributed 15,000 copies of a handout
' entitled "Home Escape Plan" as an insert
in each utility bill. Sample of this
handout is enclosed in this report. The
artwork on the handout was drawy by Ken
' Gold, Driver with the Denton Fire Department.
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IN NEWS MEDIA
1981
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Several articles on Fire Safety were presented this
year. Samples are enclosed in this report.
1 RADIO:
(1). An interview was presented on October 4, 1981.
This interview was 30 minutes in length and the
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the Home. The interview was aired on KIX FM 106.
(2). Fire Safety public announcements were aired on
KDNT throughout the year on various fire safety
subjects. Samples ars enclosed in Lhis report.
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the Baby Sitting Clinic being conducted on October 27,
1981.
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A mother and her teen-age son . periodically rehca" them and
arrived Koine in January 1070 to Install smoke or fire detectors.
find the Christmas tree In their The handbill also lists the
Pearl Street home Inflames. following safely and escape
After trying unsuccessfully to procedures:
extinguish the fire, the hoy ran • Sleep with tw dronni doors
upstairs, where two little girls closed to hold hack smoke.
were wetchInglelevWon. a Test the door for heat, If hol,
lie persuaded the older girt to use an alternate mape.
' jump out a bathroom wir low Into a Crawl along the floor in smoky
his mother's arms b^.low, But the areas and hold your breath.
5-year-old broke away In fear and a Escape quickly., Don't slop to
died in a stairwell leading to the collect belongings.
attic. a Co to your ouldoor meeting
The boy, *he was unable to find. spot and assign someone to make
the girl in the smoke, jumped to sure no one goes back inside,
safety from a balcony adjacent to, a Call the fire department from
the room where the girls had been. a neighbor's phone.
The girl's death is a tragic Although ,hwt fire falahlies
example of why families should 'occur in hones, they are often the
' make fire escape plans, said Fire lest-protecled structure, In the
Marshal Bob Ilagemann. city, Ilagemann said.
"The said thing Is that if he fund A 3-year-old city ordnance
taken those little girls to the , requires builders to inalall smoke
balcony, they would have all defectors in new dwellings. But .
lived," he said. Children and because many owners of older
elderly people are the mesh homes have not purchased them,
vulnerable family members In an 3.5percentof Denton shoramdon't r.
' escape situation, he said. have such protection, he Bald.
The Fire Department has been Even fewer people make escape
distributing materials on plans, Ilagemann said. "I think
designing escape plans as part of a some pcopla supress the idea of
' government fire safety education having a fire in their home."
grant, which expires at the end of Fire officials are available by
September. appointment to Irwroccl homes and
' Ilagemann said escape plans advise citizens on escape plans
are important because most fire and alarm placement by calling
fatalities occur late at night or the department's non-emergency
early in the morning, when people number, W-8115.
' are least prepared to leave
quickly. At tenet one laboratory.
approved smoke alarm should be
department A car will cartooned handbill
soon nditti distributethe- placed on each floor, especially
tear sleeping areas.
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1~VV' ~~1 C1~G , , Smoking is a very real fire haaard and
' , should be considered as such by every .
smoker, Carelessness with a cigarette Is just
Viewpoints is a page of opinion. Editorials represent about like carelessness with a loaded gun,
' the viewpoint of The Denton Record-Chronicle. The, except the cigarette can hurt more people if
views expressed by the columnists and cartoonists are it causes a big fire.
their personal views. Letters to the editor represent Various types of heaters also are -A b,', fire
the viewpoint of the letter writer. The editor is Keith hazard. Wood furnaces, space heater: • `%jor
Shelton. furnaces and all other types of heating
LDF,NTON ~R'ECORD-C11R0N1CLE- esstem xperts, Hagemann said pd periodically by
Metal grates over floor furnaces can
cause burns and could ignite any materials
• such as rugs, placed over them when they
1 and,' ecr ® fares are in operation. Dirty filters can cause'
carbon monoxide Polsoning. Insulation that
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IWCUIrmts concern problem If
marshal said, g properly, the fir
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of honroe)®wners r Fla mmablo liquids also xhould be kept
away from furnaces, and insulation should
It Is easy to get complacent about fire be kept clear of furnaces located in attics. hen
hav
nev pbut thoseowho have had that terri ying fire, fire off oats say Smoke is nrbiggerr killer'
experience continue to be forever aware of than flames, and an early warning can be
ire and its dangers. s llfesaving; Older homes and apartments
Last year, 8,500 people died in fires In the may not have smoke alarms, but they
nited States. Of these, 5,446 died in should have.
9esldentlal fires, which accounted for 833 The theme for this year's fire prevention
percent of all fire deaths, most of them in week emphasizes home escape routes and
ne• or two-family dwellings. smoke detectors, Pampphlets on escape
That means that most fires that kill people routes are included in the utility bills now
are house fires. oing out. Fire prevention programs are
being given In the schools, urging children to
This week is Fire Prevention Week, an work out escape routes for their homes. r 1
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cgemann n that prompted Fire Marshal Bob Talking to children about escape routes
to issue some warnings. Also, and rehearsing for fires is not playing a
th ere was an excellent program on fires on game with the kids, It may be nn effort at
saving their lives,
Editorial Fire prevention Issomething that needs to
be d ffre Once the fy i people tt satoo late r
Nova, the Public Broadcasting Service .
teries, Sunday night,
Four things cause most of the fires -
1moking, arson, space heaters and cooking, '
he TV show reported, Last year there were
2,300 fire deaths attributed to smoking.
Some of those, of course, were related to
moking, drinking and people falling asleep ;
with cigarettes in their mouths, Cigarettes
urn hot and they burn even when they are
Not puffed, That means a cigarette In a sofa
ushlon can ignite the cushion hours later,
V report pointed out the need for the
ib's'e"cTo in 'I to develop s cigarette that
rnss Cooler , %C e$ out when not puffed. '
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Robert Hagemann, Fire Marshall for the City of Denton, vas interviewed
r September 24, 1981 for airplay on October L, 1981 about exit drills for the home,
r smoke detectors and general fire prevention for Fire Prevention Week, October 4-10,
1981.
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IS YOUR FAMILY PROTECTED IN CASE OF FIRES DRAW UP A FAMILY ESCAPE PLAN
WITH AT LEAST TWO EXITS AND DISCUSS IT WITH YOUR FAMILY SO THEY'LL UNDERSTAND
' IT THOROUROLY IF SUCH AN EMERGENCY DOES HAPPEN THEN, INSTALL A SMOKE
' DETECTOR AND TRY TO SLEEP WITH THE BEDROOM DOOR CLOSED, IF A FIRE DOES
BREAK OUT, REMEMBER, IF THE DOOR IS HOT, USE AN ALTERNATE ESCAPE, CRAWL.
UNDER THE SMOKE HOLDING YOUR D4EATH, DONT STOP TO PACK, AND CALL THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM A NEIGHBOR S HOUSES THIS PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE
' BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND YOUR FRIENDS AT KDNTl
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