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Chippewa Township Fire Department 464 Gates Street Doylestown, Ohio 44230 |
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weather; Siren
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Return to topWeather Warning Siren Information
Installation of the weather warning sirens took place from December 18-22,
2000. Periodic testing
of the sirens will
occur during the
month of January. These tests could be just a couple of seconds to
about 30 seconds. We also expect to regularly test the siren system with
full sound at least once a month on the first Saturday of the month at
noon. If more frequent testing is determined to be
required we will publicize that information before starting the more
frequent soundings.
An actual warning will be a continuous
sounding of the sirens for three minutes. Upon hearing an actual
warning, please turn on your weather radio to determine
the reason for the warning and take appropriate action. Most weather
warnings warrant
taking cover in a tornado type protection. This type of protection is generally in the basement or in a small
totally enclosed interior room such as a closet or bath
room. In any case, stay away from windows. More information
will be published in the Chippewa Township Newsletter.
New ISO info - Chippewa Township Fire Department achieves the Class 5 rating for
Doylestown. This is a great step for a volunteer fire department. - ISO
is the acronym for Insurance Services Office, which is the fire
department grading agency for insurance companies. Currently Doylestown is
an ISO class 6 for insurance policy rating. The best possible class is
class 1; only Cincinnati with the best water supply system will get such
a
Your fire department has taken delivery of a new "thermal imaging camera". This camera will enable the firefighters to see through the dark and the smoke of a fire to quickly find any victims and then the seat of the fire. It will also enable the firefighters, in some cases, to determine the location of the fire in a building before entering the building. This camera is capable of showing any hot spots to locate a fire or to put out the last lingering burning spots.
The pancake breakfast proceeds have helped the firefighter's association purchase a GPS (global positioning system) device. This device will allow us to very accurately tell "Life Flight" type helicopters where in the world we are within about six feet. This should reduce the time it takes for the helicopter to find the accident location. It will also be used to complete fire report information that has to be reported to the State of Ohio Fire Marshall's office.
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After dialing 9-1-1, stay on the line even if you do not hear it ringing, the system has a lot of work to do before the call goes through to the dispatcher (a silent wait of ten (10) seconds is possible before you will hear the line ringing - that's long enough to say the Lord's Prayer)
After dialing 9-1-1, stay on the line until the dispatcher answers, even if the call was a mistake, the dispatcher must handle each and every call in some manner. If you hang up you may end up with a police officer or a firefighter at your door.
The silent wait allows the system to gather the
following information for the dispatcher:
your telephone number, your
address, the name the phone is registered in, the proper Police
service for your address, the proper Fire service for your address, and the
proper EMS service for your address.