Fire District No. 2 Responds to Fatal Accident
Douglas County Fire District No. 2 responded to a fatal two car motor vehicle accident Friday November 18, 2011. The call was received at 1154 hrs. for a serious accident at 3620 Garden Valley Road at the intersection of Gypsy Lane and Garden Valley. Fire District No. 2 responded with two paramedic engine companies, two […]
Prepare Your Turkey Safely This Thanksgiving Holiday!
Cooking fires are one of the leading causes of fires in homes throughout the United States. The Thanksgiving Holiday brings together families and also the traditional cooking of many turkeys with their trimmings and other succulent holiday dishes and deserts. Douglas County Fire District No.2 Firefighters would like to provide the following cooking safety reminders:
Ovens and Ranges
• Always keep oven and stove tops clean. Food residue and excess grease can catch fire.
• Keep pot and pan handles turned inward, away from the edge of the stove to prevent scald burns.
• Avoid wearing long loose sleeves that can hang over stove burners while cooking.
Electric burner coils can reach temperatures high enough to ignite clothing even after the coil has been turned off.
• Keep combustible materials (towels, dish rags, etc.) away from stove burners and avoid clutter in your cooking area.
• Never leave food unattended on top of your stove. Turn the burners off or set a timer if you need to leave the room.
• Heat cooking oil slowly and never leave unattended. Turn off the burner if it begins to smoke.
Fire District Completes ISO Evaluation
Douglas County Fire District No. 2 recently completed an evaluation conducted by the Insurance Services Office (ISO). ISO is an independent organization that serves insurance companies, fire departments, insurance regulators, and others by providing information about risk. Fire Departments are rated on a scale from 1-10 with 1 being the best score possible and 10 being the worst. The evaluation will determine if home owners and business insurance rates for District members will increase or decrease in the future. The evaluation is essentially an audit of the fire districts capabilities to respond and extinguish fires. The District was scored in three different areas including: Water supply, engine companies, and fire alarms. The District was last evaluated in 2001.
Forty percent of the Districts total score is based on the community water supply capabilities. ISO evaluated whether the District has sufficient water supplies for fire suppression in addition to normal daily consumption. ISO evaluated all components of the system including pumps, storage and filtration capabilities. ISO also evaluated the number and location of fire hydrants and flow tested several hydrants in various location of the District.
Structure Fire Destroys Green Area Building
Douglas County Fire District No. 2 firefighters responded to a structure fire at 4378 Stella Street in Green Tuesday morning. The 911 call was received at 11:31 A.M.. First arriving firefighters found an outbuilding fully engulfed with fire and an adjacent vinyl fence heavily damaged by the flames and heat. Firefighters were able to extinguish […]
Winston Fire Engine Rear ended at Accident Scene
Yesterday evening at 08:08 p.m. DCFD2 firefighters responded to a report of an accident on the east bound of Highway 42 near its east intersection with Grange Road. The accident involved a male pedestrian that had apparently been struck by a semi while he was on the Highway median. Dispatched to this initial accident were […]