Transcript WELCOME TO THE 59TH ANNUAL WESTWOOD FIRE …

2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
By John Sly - Fire Chief
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
2005 was a very productive year
for the Fire Company.
This program will highlight
specific incidents, training, and
other accomplishments performed
within 2005 by the 100%
volunteer staff we have at our
Company.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
This past year we saw a wide variety of
emergencies and dispatches for our
assistance.
We are very proud of our members who give
up their time away from families and friends
to lend a hand on an all volunteer basis.
Not only do our members respond to calls on
a 24/7 basis, we also rely on them to help
raise funds to keep the Fire Company
operating as a cost effective service to our
Community.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
One of the first major incidents in
2005 was a boiler explosion in
the early morning hours of
February 14th at the Lambert
Spawn Company on Valley Road
in the Westwood Section of
Valley Township.
Two employees were injured
when a valve ruptured and
burned the two gentlemen.
One patient was severely steam
burned and required transport by
Sky FlightCare helicopter for
specialized care at Crozer Chester
Burn Center.
Both employees survived.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
The second major incident we responded to was a plane crash in the
Westwood Section of Valley Township.
On Sunday, March 6th, reports came in of a small passenger plane
which had apparently crashed into a field just South of Valley Road.
Westwood Fire & EMS personnel as well as mutual aid from
surrounding departments responded and arrived to find two
passengers who had apparently succumbed to their injuries upon
impact. Our firefighters secured the area and enacted an emergency
plan to notify Federal, State, and Local Officials.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
Just two weeks following the plane crash,
we were dispatched for a report of a
house fire in the Country Club Valley
Development in Valley Township.
The end unit of a 4 unit row was well
involved in fire upon our arrival less than
10 minutes from the time of call to 911.
Crews from Westwood and Sadsburyville
Fire Companies contained the bulk of the
fire to the unit of origin. Several other fire
companies were called to the scene for
additional manpower.
The fire was placed under control less than 45 minutes after our arrival and
damage to the ajoining homes was minimal. The cause of the fire was
determined by the Chester County Fire Marshal’s Office to be lint backup in a
dryer vent. No one was injured.
TOTAL PROPERTY AT RISK: $660,000 - TOTAL PROPERTY LOSS: $305,000
** PROPERTY SAVED: $355,000 **
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On April 1st, 2005, we celebrated our 58th
Year of Service by honoring our
volunteers at our Annual Appreciation
Banquet held at the Coatesville Moose
Lodge.
Our firefighters, EMS personnel, Fire
Police, Administrative Officers, Bingo
Volunteers, and their families enjoyed
an evening away from the day to day
operations of the Fire Company.
Various members were honored with
special awards for their dedication to
the Fire Company and Community we
protect.
While we gave our volunteers a “night
off,” our Community was still protected
with Fire & EMS services. The Union
Fire Company of Oxford, Gordonville
Fire Company and Christiana
Community Ambulance Association
both of Lancaster County provided
protection to our area.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
A car wash and bake
sale was held on May
28th to help raise
funds for our Engine
Room renovation
project.
A total of $400 was
raised despite the
rainy afternoon
weather.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On June 4th, the
Fire Company
attended the
Lancaster County
Fireman’s Parade
in Columbia.
Ambulance 44
was awarded 1st
Place Best
Appearing and
Equipped
Ambulance.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
In June, for the first time in the history of the Fire Company, all of
our Active Members were fitted for a full Class A uniform. The
appearance of our personnel in uniform has a provided a much more
professional presence. The funding to provide each member a
uniform came partially from a grant and our Ambulance Division.
Each past Fire Chief, EMS Chief, and Fire Police Captain was provided
with a uniform to keep at no cost to that member.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On June 11th, the Company participated in
the 100th Anniversary of the Hershey Fire
Department and Dauphin County Fireman’s
Convention and Parade.
While at the parade, our apparatus and
equipment was judged for prizes and
awards.
We were given the 1st Place Award for the
Best Appearing Fire Engine in the 1990-1994
category for Engine 44-5, as well as the 3rd
Place Specialized Unit for our Ambulance.
Our Ambulance was the only Ambulance of
those present to win an award. For our
awards, we received $700 in cash prizes.
Again, while we were away, our Community
was protected by the Gordonville Fire
Company.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On June 19th, the Fire Company
was dispatched for a report of a
house fire on Hillcrest Road in the
Quiet Village Section of Valley
Township.
Our crews arrived to find a garage
attached to the home fully involved
in fire. A homeowner, who was
sleeping at the time of the fire,
was awoken by her smoke detector
which clearly provided her with a
notice of the fire so that she could
safely evacuate the residence. The
fire was contained to the garage
with minimal smoke damage to the
living area of the home and no one
was injured. Additional tankers
from as far away as White Horse
were called to the scene to assist.
TOTAL PROPERTY AT RISK: $300,000
TOTAL PROPERTY LOSS: $100,000
** PROPERTY SAVED: $200,000 **
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On July 16th, we were dispatched for a house on fire on Lafayette Street in the
Hayti Section of Valley Township. Our personnel arrived on scene to find a home
with fire conditions showing from the front and left side of the residence.
Westwood & Sadsburyville firefighters had the fire officially under control just 24
minutes after the time we received the call from 911. The destruction of the fire
was limited to only two rooms.
TOTAL PROPERTY AT RISK: $190,000 – TOTAL PROPERTY LOSS: $90,000
** TOTAL PROPERTY SAVED: $100,000 **
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On July 30th, our Tac unit
participated in a parade and
housing ceremony for the Gibralter
Fire Company of Berks County.
Tac 44 was awarded as the 1st
Place Quick Response Service
Unit in the entire parade.
The piece of apparatus has also
received numerous awards since
we purchased it new in 1995,
including the 1st Place Quick
Response Service Unit in the State
of Pennsylvania back in 2000.
We are proud of our volunteers
who take care and have great pride
of our apparatus and equipment.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
In the early morning hours of August 7th, when most people are sleeping, over 100 volunteer
firefighters from all over the area were busy fighting a house fire on Park Avenue in East Fallowfield
Township. The call was received by 911 at 3:47AM and our apparatus arrived on the scene just 9
minutes later.
Wires down across the roadway from a previous incident hampered the efforts of the initial arriving
firefighters, however our personnel were able to drive through a yard and up a long driveway to
position apparatus in front of the home on fire.
One resident had been injured while trying to escape from the home and was quickly treated and
transported to Brandywine Hospital by Westwood EMS personnel.
One firefighter from the Modena Fire Company was also injured while fighting the blaze.
TOTAL PROPERTY AT RISK: $800,000 – TOTAL PROPERTY LOSS: $500,000
** TOTAL PROPERTY SAVED: $300,000 **
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
In August, we became the 28th Ambulance
Service in Pennsylvania to be awarded
the “Ambulance Service of the Year”
award.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
Each of our Active EMTs
traveled to the
Pennsylvania Emergency
Medical Services
Conference and Awards
Ceremony in State College
to attend the ceremony.
The award is presented to
an Ambulance Service who
demonstrates consistent
rapid response times,
devotion to training and
professional development,
and participation in public
activities and education.
This was a monumental
occasion for our “new”
Ambulance Service.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
For our Award, the Ambulance Division
received Congressional Honors presented at
the Valley Township Meeting in December, as
well as a presentation by the Chester County
Commissioners.
Members were presented with declarations
from Congressman Jim Gerlach, Senator John
Rafferty, and Representative Tim Hennessey.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On September
16th, we launched
a brand new
redesigned
website to inform
our members and
our Community
of our activities
and responses
using today’s
technology.
To date, we have
had over 50,000
visitors on our
new website.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
At 5:06AM on September 24th, Westwood & Sadsburyville Fire
Companies were dispatched for an apartment building fire on Lincoln
Highway in the Hayti Section of Valley Township.
Unattended cooking was the cause of the fire which destroyed a kitchen,
with some minor damage to the living room and porch of one unit.
There were no working smoke detectors in the unit of origin.
TOTAL PROPERTY AT RISK: $650,000 - TOTAL PROPERTY LOSS: $50,000
** TOTAL PROPERTY SAVED: $600,000 **
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On October 2nd, we held a “Bingo Marathon” to
raise funds for our Engine Room Renovation
project.
Almost all of our active Fire, EMS, Fire Police,
Administrative, and Bingo personnel worked
together to make this event a huge success.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
Tac 44 again won an award at
the Union Fire Company of
Oxford’s Parade & Housing in
the Quick Response Service
category on October 8th.
Members spent many hours
cleaning and preparing to
participate in one of our
neighbor’s events.
We remain proud of our Quick
Response Service we provide
to our Community.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
In October, we began renovations on our Engine Room project.
Much of this work was done by Buck Run Builders of Parkesburg,
however a total of 43 hours was spent by OUR OWN volunteers
making repairs on our own to save money.
Painting was completed by one of our Fire Police Members, Bob Law.
Many other firefighters also lent a hand with portions of the project.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
BEFORE
AFTER
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On October 15th, we were invited to attend the East
Fallowfield Township October Park Day. Westwood &
Modena Fire Companies displayed our apparatus and
handed out fire prevention materials to children in
attendance.
Throughout the year, we
attended 18 community
functions in our primary
district, including birthday
parties and block parties,
parades, and displays.
The fire company does this
as a free service to the
Community.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On November 2nd, the
Company voted to sell the
1979 Pumper/Tanker and
1985 Pumper/Rescue to
the Stewart County,
Tennessee Fire/Rescue
Department.
These two pieces of
apparatus served the
Community for more than
20 years.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
For the first time in more than 5 years, the
Company held two successful “Boot Days” in
November to raise money towards the purchase
of our 2006 Pumper/Rescue.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
On Saturday, November 5th, the City of Coatesville Fire Department
and Westwood were simultaneously dispatched to Route 82 and
Lumber Street for a vehicle accident. Less than 5 minutes after we
were dispatched, Westwood Ambulance was the first Ambulance on
scene.
Our EMS personnel found that a total of 7 patients were complaining
of injuries.
Through a group effort between Westwood & Coatesville personnel,
we worked with the assistance of neighboring Ambulance Services to
treat and transport all 7 victims to area hospitals.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
In November, production finally began on our new
Pierce Dash Pumper/Rescue. This unit would be later
delivered to us in early 2006.
Currently, the new Rescue is still having equipment
mounted.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
At close to 2AM on November 29th,
the three fire companies that serve
East Fallowfield Township were
dispatched for a garage on fire in
the Newlinville area of East
Fallowfield Township in Westwood
Fire Company’s territory.
Firefighters arrived to find a garage
well involved in fire, with a nearby
home as an exposure. The fire was
contained to the garage with some
of the belongings inside saved from
complete destruction.
TOTAL PROPERTY AT RISK: $30,000
TOTAL PROPERTY LOSS: $18,000
** TOTAL PROPERTY SAVED:
$12,000 **
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
December was a month filled with serious
automobile accidents.
The first major accident was dispatched at
5:07AM on Monday, December 12th. Two
vehicles had violently collided on Airport
Road near Robinson Avenue in Valley
Township.
A total of 4 seriously injured patients were
trapped in two separate vehicles. Our first
personnel at the scene arrived 7 minutes
after the call to 911.
Since our Rescue is currently being replaced,
we had additional help from our neighboring
Fire & Rescue Companies in addition to our
units. 4 patients were successfully cut from
their vehicles using the “Jaws of Life”
hydraulic rescue tools by Westwood &
Coatesville firefighters.
Four medical helicopters were called to the
scene to rapidly transport all 4 victims to area
trauma center.
All 4 victims survived.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
December 17th was a busy day on the roadways of
East Fallowfield Township.
At 12:28PM, our Fire & EMS units were dispatched
to Doe Run Road just south of Newlinville Road
for a vehicle accident with victims trapped.
Even while our Rescue is out of service for
replacement, we have carried sufficient
equipment on our other apparatus to operate at
our incidents. Our crews went to work extricating
two victims from a vehicle using the “Jaws of
Life.” Within 28 minutes of our dispatch time,
both subjects were extricated and in the hands of
EMS personnel.
Later that same day, at 10:07PM, we were once
again out assisting the Modena Fire Company at a
serious accident on Buck Run Road in the area of
Youngsburg Road. One patient was trapped in a
vehicle after a head on collision.
Our personnel and Coatesville Rescue personnel
worked together to extricate this victim.
Westwood EMS personnel arrived first and
transported the patient to Sky FlightCare
helicopter for air medical evacuation to a local
trauma center.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
The end of the year was also filled with
hard work for our volunteers.
While we were busy fundraising with a
special New Year’s Eve Bingo session at
our firehouse, our personnel were called to
assist the Coatesville Fire Department for a
house fire on Valley Road in Coatesville
City.
Our crews spent the bulk of their New
Year’s Eve working for the firehouse in one
way or another to serve our Community.
Even later on New Year’s morning, we
were once again out for close to 2 hours
fighting a house fire just hours after the
first one.
23 Westwood volunteers spent New Years
Eve hard at work, away from their families,
so that others could enjoy the holiday.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
The highlighted emergencies shown in this report were calls that we
responded to in our primary designated response areas of Valley, East
Fallowfield, and Highland Townships.
In addition, we also provided assistance to our neighboring Fire Companies
on many other major emergencies in Chester and Lancaster Counties.
Fatal Accident in West Sadsbury Township
Farmhouse Fire in West Brandywine Township
House Fire in East Whiteland Township
Tanker relocate to Oxford
Two Alarm Fire in Coatesville City
Serious Tractor Trailer Accident in Caln
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
In December, we lost a major part
of our fundraising efforts at the
firehouse when a big portion of the
men and women who have worked
our weekly Bingo Sessions for more
than 25 years decided it was time to
“retire” from the full time task of
weekly Bingo. While many of them
continue to frequent Bingo each
week, and provide a helping hand
and guidance at times, we will
never be able to replace them or
account for the countless hours
they have spent making the fire
company what it is today.
In addition, we suffered from the
loss of one of our longtime Bingo
callers this past year, Al Olonovich,
who lost his battle with cancer.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
In May and October, we visited schools in
our area to provide education to students
on fire prevention.
A total of 14.5 hours was spent by
volunteers who were available on a
weekday to attend these events.
Special thanks to Firefighter Kim Warren
for helping us with these events.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
TRAINING!
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
TRAINING!
Training was a major focus in
2005. Our members spent time at
our weekly regular training
sessions throughout the year, in
addition to numerous special
training sessions we held.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
With the move to encourage all paid and volunteer firefighters
across the United States to achieve National Certification,
training has become a very difficult, exhausting, and
frustrating part of our fire company for our volunteers.
However, the amount of members who have taken the
initiative to be a step ahead of many other fire companies has
made a very positive mark at the Westwood Fire Company.
Each and every active member has participated in training of
some sort this year, ranging from in house training to
National Certification.
This is an accomplishment which was set as a goal in the
beginning of the year and has become quite rewarding for our
members.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
In house joint vehicle
rescue training with the
Sadsburyville Fire
Company
Search & Rescue
Training at our Firehosue
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
Vehicle Rescue Training at
the Sadsburyville Fire
Company
Car Fire Training at the
Firehouse
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
Drafting and Water Supply Training at
the Firehouse
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
6 members took the time to complete
the full 132 hour “Essentials of
Firefighting” class in the fall at the
Chester County Fire Training School.
Westwood Fire Company had the most
representation of any Company in the
County at this class.
Firefighters spent two 4 hour
evenings per week, as well as 16 hour
weekends every Saturday & Sunday
from the beginning of October until
the first week in November to
complete the course. The class
includes an Introduction to Fire
Service Training, the Essentials of
Firefighting modules, National
Incident Management training, a
Structural Burn Session, Basic First
Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens
training, Hazardous Materials
Awareness, and culminates with a
certification test for National
Firefighting I.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
A full Hazardous Materials
Operations Level training class was
conducted at the firehouse as well.
This is a yearly class required by
State Guidelines.
Some members were taking this
class for the first time, some were
refreshing their skills, and others
were upgrading from the basic
“Awareness Level” of training.
Special thanks goes to Westwood
member and State Fire Academy
Instructor John Weer for teaching
this class for our personnel to gain
more knowledge.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
EMS TRAINING
“The bad trip”
EMS members of the Company
were given the opportunity to
attend Local and National
Training Conferences to
further their education.
“The Good Trip”
Some members attended
the National EMS
Conference in New
Orleans the week
Hurricane Katrina hit. Our
members were on the last
flight out of New Orleans
before the airport was
closed.
Other members
attended the
Colorado State
EMS Conference
in Keystone,
Colorado.
Even more
members
received
training at the
Pennsylvania
State EMS
Conference.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
TRAINING TOTALS:
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
TRAINING TOTALS:
•45 Weekly Worknight Trainings
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
TRAINING TOTALS:
•45 Weekly Worknight Trainings
•734 Personnel Completing Training
Sessions
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
TRAINING TOTALS:
•45 Weekly Worknight Trainings
•734 Personnel Completing Training
Sessions
•213 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES
SPENT TRAINING!
(Does not include out of area
conferences)
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FUNDRAISING TOTALS:
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FUNDRAISING TOTALS:
•98 Weekly Bingo Sessions
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FUNDRAISING TOTALS:
•98 Weekly Bingo Sessions
•2 Additional Special Bingos
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FUNDRAISING TOTALS:
•98 Weekly Bingo Sessions
•2 Additional Special Bingos
•2 Boot Days
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FUNDRAISING TOTALS:
•98 Weekly Bingo Sessions
•2 Additional Special Bingos
•2 Boot Days
•1 Car Wash
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FUNDRAISING TOTALS:
•98 Weekly Bingo Sessions
•2 Additional Special Bingos
•2 Boot Days
•1 Car Wash
•Jar Sale
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FUNDRAISING TOTALS:
•98 Weekly Bingo Sessions
•2 Additional Special Bingos
•2 Boot Days
•1 Car Wash
•Jar Sale
•643 HOURS SPENT RAISING FUNDS!
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FIREFIGHTING TOTALS:
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FIREFIGHTING TOTALS:
•344 Fire/Rescue Calls
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FIREFIGHTING TOTALS:
•344 Fire/Rescue Calls
•2,329.36 Manpower Hours
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
FIREFIGHTING TOTALS:
•344 Fire/Rescue Calls
•2,329.36 Manpower Hours
•258 HOURS SPENT IN SERVICE AT
FIRE AND RESCUE INCIDENTS!
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
AMBULANCE TOTALS:
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
AMBULANCE TOTALS:
•796 EMS Calls
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
AMBULANCE TOTALS:
•796 EMS Calls
•1,864 Total Personnel Answering
Calls
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
AMBULANCE TOTALS:
•796 EMS Calls
•1,864 Total Personnel Answering
Calls
•1,394 HOURS SPENT ANSWERING
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES!
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TOTALS:
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TOTALS:
•31 Special Assignments
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TOTALS:
•31 Special Assignments
•276 Personnel Responding
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TOTALS:
•31 Special Assignments
•276 Personnel Responding
•138 HOURS SPENT ON SPECIAL
ASSIGNMENTS!
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
MANPOWER HOUR
TOTALS:
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
MANPOWER HOUR
TOTALS:
The AVERAGE volunteer at
Westwood Fire Company spent
197 hours in 2005
working for the Fire Company!
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
WORKING LIKE A DOG!
197 Hours equates to:
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
WORKING LIKE A DOG!
197 Hours equates to:
•Over Eight 24 hour days
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
WORKING LIKE A DOG!
197 Hours equates to:
•Over Eight 24 hour days
•5 Weeks worth of employment at a
9-5 job
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
WORKING LIKE A DOG!
197 Hours equates to:
•Over Eight 24 hour days
•5 Weeks worth of employment at a
9-5 job
•Your boss asking you to stay after
work for 2 hours EVERY DAY for 1/3
of the year, and getting NO PAY for
your extra time
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
WORKING LIKE A DOG!
197 Hours equates to:
•Over Eight 24 hour days
•5 Weeks worth of employment at a
9-5 job
•Your boss asking you to stay after
work for 2 hours EVERY DAY for 1/3
of the year, and getting NO PAY for
your extra time
•A Part Time job working 4 hours a
day, once a week for the entire year
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
WORKING LIKE A DOG!
197 Hours equates to:
•Over Eight 24 hour days
•5 Weeks worth of employment at a
9-5 job
•Your boss asking you to stay after
work for 2 hours EVERY DAY for 1/3
of the year, and getting NO PAY for
your extra time
•A Part Time job working 4 hours a
day, once a week for the entire year
•THIS IS THE AVERAGE MEMBER. We
have many members who easily
exceed this each year, and many who
DOUBLE that amount of time
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
STATISTICS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
REPORT:
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
STATISTICS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
REPORT:
•Hours spent setting up for Bingo each week
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
STATISTICS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
REPORT:
•Hours spent setting up for Bingo each week
•Hours spent maintaining equipment each week
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
STATISTICS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
REPORT:
•Hours spent setting up for Bingo each week
•Hours spent maintaining equipment each week
•Hours spent on building and ground maintenance
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
STATISTICS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
REPORT:
•Hours spent setting up for Bingo each week
•Hours spent maintaining equipment each week
•Hours spent on building and ground maintenance
•Hours spent on meetings and executive issues
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
STATISTICS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
REPORT:
•Hours spent setting up for Bingo each week
•Hours spent maintaining equipment each week
•Hours spent on building and ground maintenance
•Hours spent on meetings and executive issues
•HOURS SPENT “HANGING OUT” AT THE FIREHOUSE TO PROVIDE
THE COMMUNITY WITH THE BEST RESPONSE TIMES POSSIBLE
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
STATISTICS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
REPORT:
•Hours spent setting up for Bingo each week
•Hours spent maintaining equipment each week
•Hours spent on building and ground maintenance
•Hours spent on meetings and executive issues
•HOURS SPENT “HANGING OUT” AT THE FIREHOUSE TO PROVIDE
THE COMMUNITY WITH THE BEST RESPONSE TIMES POSSIBLE
•Amount of taxpayer money saved in personnel costs ALONE because
of dedicated volunteers like we have
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
STATISTICS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
REPORT:
•Hours spent setting up for Bingo each week
•Hours spent maintaining equipment each week
•Hours spent on building and ground maintenance
•Hours spent on meetings and executive issues
•HOURS SPENT “HANGING OUT” AT THE FIREHOUSE TO PROVIDE
THE COMMUNITY WITH THE BEST RESPONSE TIMES POSSIBLE
•Amount of taxpayer money saved in personnel costs ALONE because
of dedicated volunteers like we have
….ok, it’s $1,886,976.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
The MEMBERS of the Westwood
Fire Company make up who we
are and what we do.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
Each member here makes up the
Company in one way or another.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
ASK YOURSELF WHY YOU ARE
HERE
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
Make the best of your time here and
you will find that the rewards of the
Company surpass the frustrations.
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
Thank you to
everyone who has
supported me in my
first year and
allowed me to be
your leader.
I am proud and
honored to be your
Fire Chief.