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Donations for the Glacier View Fire Department
There have been many requests for things that can be done for our fire department. If you would like to send in donations for our department you can send them in the form of a check to the department located at 1414 Green Mountain Drive, Livermore CO. 80536.
ABOUT US
Glacier View Fire Department is a volunteer department with over 20 firefighters and a support group of 8 members. Our fire district covers approximately 56 miles; our average response time for the first fire vehicle to arrive on scene is approximately 8 to 11 minutes after being paged. All of the fire fighters are required to attend classroom study and hands on training before, during and after they are hired on the the department. GVFD is working with the fire fighters every month to refresh and update all of the knowledge they have learned to become a member of the team. Our 60 hour academy training is spread out over a total of 3 months. GVFD tries very hard to maintain a family oriented department and recognizes the members for their hard work and effort put into the department and each other with events and outings through out the year. There are also awards giving out to recognize those efforts during our events.
Reporting an Emergency
The best way of reporting an emergency is by dialing 911. You are automatically routed to a 9-1-1 dispatch center assigned to your phone number.
A trained dispatcher will ask a few questions about the nature of the emergency. Your responses to specific questions determines what emergency services are dispatched.
Glacier View Fire Department responds to any/all emergencies within the district, except for calls strictly for law enforcement. When the dispatcher pages fire department members, the Glacier Fire Department members respond directly to the fire station and staff the appropriate vehicle/s for the type of emergency that was paged. A select group of members at our department have vehicles we call "squads" which are kept at their homes These "Squads" typically respond directly to the emergency.
As part of our pager information, our members receive the property address for the emergency. The best help you can provide to our members is a clearly visible property address placed at the entrance of your property and/or clearly posted on your home or business that can be seen from the road to your home. While we can usually find a building that is on fire, many emergencies are not clearly visible from the road. A property address helps to provide the quickest response time to your emergency.
MAKING YOUR HOME FIRE SAFE
WOOD STOVE AND FIREPLACES
Wood stoves and fireplaces are becoming a very common heat source in homes. Careful attention to safety can minimize their fire hazard.
To use them safely:
FURNACE HEATING
It is important that you have your furnace inspected to ensure that it is in good working condition each year. Be sure all furnace controls and emergency shutoffs are in proper working condition.
Agencies: Click on each name below to get to site!
Colorado State Forest Service
Glacier View Meadows Association
Larimer County
National Interagency Fire Center
Fire Safety:
Around the Home: http://www.safetyathome.com
Proper Disposal of Oil Soaked Rags
For more information or copies of this publication, please contact:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S.Fire Administration
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727
800-561-3356
www.usfa.fema.gov
FA-249/May 2003
Wildland Fire Tips for Homeowners: Click to get to site http://forestry.ky.gov/wildlandfiremanagement/Documents/LandscapingChecklist.pdf
There have been many requests for things that can be done for our fire department. If you would like to send in donations for our department you can send them in the form of a check to the department located at 1414 Green Mountain Drive, Livermore CO. 80536.
ABOUT US
Glacier View Fire Department is a volunteer department with over 20 firefighters and a support group of 8 members. Our fire district covers approximately 56 miles; our average response time for the first fire vehicle to arrive on scene is approximately 8 to 11 minutes after being paged. All of the fire fighters are required to attend classroom study and hands on training before, during and after they are hired on the the department. GVFD is working with the fire fighters every month to refresh and update all of the knowledge they have learned to become a member of the team. Our 60 hour academy training is spread out over a total of 3 months. GVFD tries very hard to maintain a family oriented department and recognizes the members for their hard work and effort put into the department and each other with events and outings through out the year. There are also awards giving out to recognize those efforts during our events.
Reporting an Emergency
The best way of reporting an emergency is by dialing 911. You are automatically routed to a 9-1-1 dispatch center assigned to your phone number.
A trained dispatcher will ask a few questions about the nature of the emergency. Your responses to specific questions determines what emergency services are dispatched.
Glacier View Fire Department responds to any/all emergencies within the district, except for calls strictly for law enforcement. When the dispatcher pages fire department members, the Glacier Fire Department members respond directly to the fire station and staff the appropriate vehicle/s for the type of emergency that was paged. A select group of members at our department have vehicles we call "squads" which are kept at their homes These "Squads" typically respond directly to the emergency.
As part of our pager information, our members receive the property address for the emergency. The best help you can provide to our members is a clearly visible property address placed at the entrance of your property and/or clearly posted on your home or business that can be seen from the road to your home. While we can usually find a building that is on fire, many emergencies are not clearly visible from the road. A property address helps to provide the quickest response time to your emergency.
MAKING YOUR HOME FIRE SAFE
- Smoke Detectors: There should be a minimum of one smoke detector on each floor located nest to sleeping areas. Check smoke detectors monthly change batteries once a year, we recommend on the day you set your clock for day light savings time in the fall of each year.
- Carbon Monoxide Detectors: There should be one detector on each floor near combustible appliances (furnace, water heater, wood stoves, etc..) are located. Check the detectors monthly and change batteries annually..
- Have an emergency plan for your family: You should have a plan to evacuate your home if a fire, smoke, and/or carbon monoxide detectors active, or you smell propane. Designate evacuation routes and an area for family members to meet outside. If windows are used as emergency exits in your home, practice using them in the event fire should strike. Be sure that all the windows open easily. Home escape ladders are recommended.Once out of the home never go back in the home until it is checked out by the fire department or other appropriate agency.
- 72 HOUR Emergency Supply Kits: You should have one kit per family member of food, water, medicines, first aide, blankets, etc,.. stored in an area near or in your home to allow you and your family to survive a disaster without outside aid. Our most likely event is a large snow storm that lasts for a couple of days. These emergency supplies will help you handle these types of events.
- Used Rags
Many homes are lost each year because rags soaked with finishing oils or paint cleaners spontaneously combusted. Sometimes it is because people didn’t know the extreme combustibility of these oily rags, sometimes it’s because saving the rags for another days’ work seemed like a good idea. Either way, it results in a home lost to fire. The only safe way to discard the rags is to place them in an airtight metal container filled with water. The rags need to be disposed of in this manner immediately after use and not piled up and perhaps forgotten. The rags should only be used once, not saved for re-use the next day. - Contact your local fire department for advice if you have a question on home fire safety. GVFD 970-493-3353 or stop by on Mondays between 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
WOOD STOVE AND FIREPLACES
Wood stoves and fireplaces are becoming a very common heat source in homes. Careful attention to safety can minimize their fire hazard.
To use them safely:
- Be sure the fireplace or stove is installed properly. Wood stoves should have adequate clearance (36”) from combustible surfaces and proper floor support and protection.
- Wood stoves should be of good quality, solid construction and design, and should carry the Underwriter Laboratories UL stamp.
- Have the chimney inspected annually and cleaned if necessary, especially if it has not been used for some time.
- Do not use flammable liquids to start or accelerate any fire.
- Keep a glass or metal screen in front of the fireplace opening, to prevent embers or sparks from jumping out, unwanted material from going in, and help prevent the possibility of burns to occupants.
- The stove should be burned hot twice a day for 15-30 minutes to reduce the amount of creosote buildup.
- Don’t use excessive amounts of paper to build roaring fires in fireplaces. It is possible to ignite creosote in the chimney by overbuilding the fire.
- Never burn charcoal indoors. Burning charcoal can give off lethal amounts of carbon monoxide.
- Keep flammable materials away from your fireplace mantel. A spark from the fireplace could easily ignite theses materials.
- Before you go to sleep, be sure your fireplace fire is out. NEVER close your damper with hot ashes in the fireplace. A closed damper will help the fire to heat up again and will force toxic carbon monoxide into the house.
- If synthetic logs are used, follow the directions on the package. NEVER break a synthetic log apart to quicken the fire or use more than one log at a time. They often burn unevenly, releasing higher levels of carbon monoxide.
FURNACE HEATING
It is important that you have your furnace inspected to ensure that it is in good working condition each year. Be sure all furnace controls and emergency shutoffs are in proper working condition.
- Leave furnace repairs to qualified specialists. Do not attempt repair, inspect, or assume anything without a qualified furnace inspector.
- Keep trash and other combustibles away from the heating system.
Agencies: Click on each name below to get to site!
Colorado State Forest Service
Glacier View Meadows Association
Larimer County
National Interagency Fire Center
Fire Safety:
Around the Home: http://www.safetyathome.com
Proper Disposal of Oil Soaked Rags
For more information or copies of this publication, please contact:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S.Fire Administration
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727
800-561-3356
www.usfa.fema.gov
FA-249/May 2003
Wildland Fire Tips for Homeowners: Click to get to site http://forestry.ky.gov/wildlandfiremanagement/Documents/LandscapingChecklist.pdf
