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« on: December 20, 2013, 08:28:35 AM »
Below is the latest update on the expected weather conditions over the weekend,
Emergency Managers and others,
Active weather begins today and continues right through the weekend. Accumulating snow will be the main impact today and tonight with the potential for significant icing Saturday night into Sunday.
Today and Tonight
· What/Where: Winter Weather Advisory through tonight for Saint Lawrence, Franklin, and Clinton counties in New York and Grand Isle, Franklin, and Orleans counties in Vermont.
· Timing: Today through late Friday evening, especially during the evening commute.
· Amounts: Generally 2-6 inches of snow in the advisory area with the potential for light mixed precipitation at times late in the day and this evening.
· Impact: Slick, snow covered roads.
Saturday into Sunday
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF VERMONT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
· Only counties NOT in the watch are Rutland, Windsor, Bennington, and Windham.
· The potential exists for a significant amount of freezing rain and sleet in the watch area Saturday evening through mid-afternoon on Sunday.
· Ice accumulations in the 0.25 inch to 0.75 inch range are possible in the watch area with some areas receiving as much as an inch of ice!
· At this time, the areas of greatest concern for the most significant ice accumulations are across the Saint Lawrence Valley and the northern portions of the Champlain Valley in both New York and Vermont.
· Given the potential for ice accumulations of this magnitude, downed trees and utility lines, power outages, and extremely difficult travel conditions are a definite possibility.
· Preparedness activities should likely commence based on the significant impacts that could result from this weather event.
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« on: November 05, 2013, 01:30:36 PM »
The Town of Fairfax Official Web Page is now up and running. http://www.fairfax-vt.gov/You will be able to find Town contact information, along with answers to frequently asked questions. We will also be posting agendas and minutes for Board Meetings.
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« on: May 23, 2013, 03:03:24 PM »
The Fire Department was dispatched for a Mobile Home on fire, it turned out that it was a car on fire. The car was however being towed by a Recreational Vehicle which is where the “mobile home” came into the initial report. The operator of the RV was able to disconnect the car and pull the RV down the road to safety.
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« on: May 14, 2013, 01:44:36 PM »
The Burn Ban has been lifted.
We are issuing burn permits, on a case-by-case basis.
Even though we did receive some much needed rain, burning large piles of brush, or burning in close proximity to the woods still carry a risk of starting an unintended, uncontrolled brush fire.
Burn Permits can be acquired by calling the Fire Station between 8am-4pm Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri and 1pm-7pm on Tuesdays. 849-6075
You can also call Fire Warden Duane Leach on weekends and weekday afternoons at 849-6174
When burning please remember these safety tips,
It is a safe practice to keep a garden hose, or other sufficient water source readily available to quickly extinguish any unintentional fires that might occur.
We do recommend that once you have enjoyed the camp fire, make sure it is completely out before retiring to your house for the night.
Use the water source that was standing by as a safeguard to wet down the fire pit, and surrounding area to ensure that the fire will not re-kindle overnight, and burn out of control.
I hope this information is helpful,
Enjoy and be safe
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« on: April 30, 2013, 01:22:58 PM »
Another burn ban has been put in place.
Due to the weather conditions, the dry grass and leaves are very easy to ignite.
We have recently had several brush fires, that have burned several acres each.
At this point Fairfax Fire Warden Duane Leach has put a temporary hold on all burn permits.
The tentative date for this ban being lifted is May 12th, this will be dependent on weather conditions between now and that time.
Thank you for your cooperation in this mater.
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« on: March 13, 2013, 04:29:39 PM »
Fairfax Fire responded with 1 tanker, and 1 Engine.
Provided fresh personnel for overhaul activities (putting out small areas of fire, within walls and ceiling spaces)
House is a loss,
Essex Engine was first on scene, truck could not make it all of the way to the house due to condition of driveway.
Essex and Underhill Jerico FD's picking up their equipment, Fairfax was released around 4:40.
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« on: March 09, 2013, 04:43:08 PM »
I recently posted 2013 Incident Count information to the FXFD Facebook page. Following the posting, several people asked me to share this information on Henry's site.
Calls for service answered by the Fire Department are broken down into categories and sub categories when entered into the US Fire Administrations reporting system.
The numbers below reflect the larger main categories, for example;
Structure fires, chimney fires, & car fires would all fall into “Fires”
Car accidents (with or without injuries) and medical assist calls are included in “Rescue & Emergency Medical”
"Hazardous Condition" includes Carbon Monoxide incidents, fuel spills, Power lines down, etc...
"Service Calls" include numerous misc calls that do not fit into the other categories.
"Good Intent" includes calls for service, where the person calling believes there to be an emergency, however upon investigation no emergency exists, (such as a person reporting a house fire, and we find that the smoke seen by the caller was from a BBQ grill behind the house).
"False Alarm & False Call" includes Commercial Fire alarm systems, residential smoke detectors, Carbon Monoxide detectors (with no CO found), etc....
January 2013 Incident counts
Fires – 4
Rescue & Emergency Medical – 5
Hazardous Condition (no fire) – 4
Service Call – 3
False Alarm & False Call – 7
January Total – 30
February 2013 Incident counts
Fires – 3
Rescue & Emergency Medical – 7
Good Intent Call – 1
False Alarm & False Call – 3
February Total – 16
YTD Total - 46
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« on: November 30, 2012, 11:36:39 AM »
It is almost December, and the ground is covered in white.
With this many family's are starting to show their holiday spirit, indoors & outside by putting up Holiday Lights and decorations.
I would like to take this chance to remind everyone of a few Holiday & Winter Safety Tips;
If your Holiday traditions include finding that perfect, aromatic, bushy, green tree, and bringing it into your home, I would like to share some safety tips for natural trees.
-When selecting a location for your tree, be sure to keep it away from sources of heat.
-Decorate your tree with non-flammable decorations.
-Use only lighting evaluated by a nationally recognized laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
-Inspect lights for frayed wire or other defects before use.
-Do not leave lights plugged in overnight, or when you are away from the house.
-Keep your tree watered!!!!!!
-When the tree becomes dry, discard it promptly.
Also a reminder, make sure your smoke detectors are working properly. Test all smoke alarms once a month. Change your batteries at least once a year (even if it is hardwired with a battery back-up). Many authorities are now recommending changing batteries twice a year (when you change your clocks for Daylight Savings).
When testing your smoke detectors check how old they are. Smoke detectors only have a 10 year service life before they need to be replaced. Check the back of the detector for a sticker or stamp indicating its date of manufacture. If it does not have any date markings it is well over 10 years old.
Most Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors, and combination Smoke/CO detectors have a 5 year service life.
When hanging holiday lights outdoors;
-Check the tag to make sure lights are rated for outdoor use, some are only rated for indoors (dry locations).
-Ensure lights are plugged into a GFCI protected power source.
-Do not exceed manufactures recommendations for number of strings plugged into each other (usually 3).
-If using extension cords, make sure they are rated for outdoor use.
-Avoid placing ends of cords in a location that they will be directly exposed to water.
-DO NOT run cords through doorways or windows....this can cause damage to the power cord, shorting out the wires, and starting an electrical fire.
Home heating;
-If you have not already had your heating appliances and chimneys checked/cleaned, please think about having this done.
-If you burn wood, please dispose of your ashes in a safe manner. Use a metal container to transport your ashes from your wood stove/fireplace to a safe location outdoors.
-Plastic pails and cardboard boxes can catch fire.
-DO NOT leave ashes in house or in garage!!
-Hot coals can continue to smolder producing heat, smoke and Carbon Monoxide.
-If hot coals are placed near combustible items a fire can occur.
-If you have a fireplace keep a glass or metal screen in front of the fireplace opening, to prevent hot embers or sparks from jumping out, unwanted material from going in, and help prevent the possibility of burns to occupants.
Frozen water pipes;
-Never try to thaw them with a blow torch or other open flame.
-The open flame or heat transferred through the pipe could ignite any nearby combustible materials, or even start a fire within the space inside a wall, which may not be immediately detected.
Plan and practice how you would exit your house in an emergency.
Know two ways out of every room.
For more information on Home Fire Safety and Fire Safety based activities for children please visit the US Fire Administrations web site;
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/citizens/
Wishing you all a Happy and Fire Safe Holiday Season,
Fireman David,
Fairfax Fire Department
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« on: November 14, 2012, 11:54:42 AM »
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« on: November 14, 2012, 11:33:07 AM »
Thank you Henry for the help, getting me set up to post pictures for all to see.
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« on: November 02, 2012, 08:32:36 AM »
More pictures
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« on: November 02, 2012, 07:44:30 AM »
Site work for the new Rescue building has started.
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« on: October 31, 2012, 03:07:22 PM »
Happy Halloween,
It looks like the weather may cooperate with Trick-or-Treating after all.
In order to make this a safe experience for all of those out Trick-or-Treating on Main Street tonight, if you are driving through please be cautious of kids (and their parents) that are on foot.
As in past years the Fairfax Fire Department is giving out Glow Sticks to the Trick-or-Treaters, to help them be more visible.
We will be handing them out at the Fire/Rescue Station, on Goodall Street, and there will also be Fire Department members up on Main Street handing them out.
Have a great night, and stay safe.
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« on: August 13, 2012, 02:34:10 PM »
The Fairfax and Westford Fire Departments will be having a joint training event on Tuesday August 14th.
This training will take place in Westford on the Huntley Road, and on Route 128, just South of the Bridge near the Town Common.
Our training will involve using a Fire Engine to load Tankers with water, at the “Dry Hydrant” on Huntley Road near Drinkwine Lane, transporting the water to the pull off just South of the Bridge on 128, Near the Town Common, and pumping the water to the Ladder Truck using a Fire Engine, that is supplied from the Tankers.
This training will cover many different skills used on the Fire-ground, with an emphasis on a Tanker shuttle, which is essential for fighting fires in areas that do not have a readily available source of water, and an alternative water source is required.
If you will be traveling through this area Between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm, please drive with caution, as there will be trucks traveling back and forth between the two locations, and Firefighters standing on the side of the road tending to these trucks.
Thank you
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