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The high point of the year in regards to personnel vice calls,(lock outs,false alarms,water removal,etc.) came with the promotions of two members. In decreased by 10%. In the area of fire responses the October, Sheldon Hamblin was promoted to the posi- department has seen an increase by 6%. This is of sig- tion of Deputy Chief and Kevin Long was promoted to nificance due to the fact that fire responses are more the position of Lieutenant. labor intense causing a greater fiscal impact to the departments budget. Fire Prevention 1490 fin i Rescue Responses 1817-1881 The continued number one priority of this depart- R ;;4� ment is to prevent needless injuries, suffering and 1045 ' P894 ' property loss caused by accidents and fires. To this 0 745 . 596 regard,we maintain extremely active public education 447 and code enforcement programs. 248 148 ° In the area of Public Education, members of this '°�° '° 'Year 1992 1993 • department have touched a large crass section of our O Fra Raaparnas a E Samks Calls ■Total Raepmees community. At various community events (EMS Our abilityto fi ht fires has im roved in two areas Week in May at the Cape Cod Mall,Kid Safe Saturday g p ' in June at Mash pee Commons, Fire Prevention Week In March of last year, the department's 1980 Tanker p had its water tank replaced with a plastic tank,the hose at the Mall �n October, Octoberfest at the Commons bed enlarged and minor body work done. Th and Safety Saturday at Falmouth Hospital) members g Y These . repairs have enabled the truck to give an additional 10 of the department participate with displays of our ears of service. The second area of improvement also equipment and by handing out fire prevention infor- Y p motion. is.in the area of water supply. The Mashpee Water District has reported to me that the town 1s now ser- viced by approximately 600 fire hydrants. This is a p p ongoing 25% increase from last year. muni CPR training program. Eight Firefighters and three members of our community donate a few hours In order to meet the 1992 recommendations a month in deliveringthis training. Over two hundred �� of the g people were trained during 1993. Persons interested in American Heart Association, the department pur- chased asemi-automatic defibrillator in Februaryof this program can register by contacting Mashpee Leisure Services. In addition to the Community1993. This unit enables our Emergency Medical Technicians to defibrillate patients in cardiac arrest School Programs, members of this department also prior to the arrival of a paramedic. In September, an provide CPR training for our Harbor Masters, p p p ' Teachers and Leisure Services Staff. external pacemaker was added to one of the depart- ment's cardiac monitors to enhance the abilities of our Under the Leadership of Deputy Chef Hamblin,we paramedic when treating a cardiac arrest. These tools ee a better chance. To Mash in patients will give continue a proactive approach towards code enforce-- g p p ment. On a dailybasis the on duty Lieutenant per- increase your chances even more, I recommend CPR y p training. This two night program will train you in forms smoke detector and oil burner inspections as earl detection of a heart attack and haw to perform mandated by Commonwealth Regulation. In coopera- tion with the Building InspectorWilliam Hauck CPR. A schedule for CPR training is available from ' ' Mashpee Leisure Services. Deputy Hamblin has developed a program of "joint" inspections of all commercial and multi family occu- Conclusion ancies 1n Mashpee. It is our hope that this approach p p p will continue to lower the Town's loss from fires. On behalf of the members of the Mashpee Fire & Rescue Department, I wish to thank the people of Inspections 1993 Mashpee for their continued support. P PP Certificates of Compliance (Smoke Alarms) 314 Oil Burners 37 I personally wish to thank the members of this Propane Tank 15 department. Their exceptional efforts and cooperation Underground Tank Removals 16 provide me with the environment to properly manage and provide the best possible service to you. Operations Finally,I dedicate the 1993 Report of the Fire Chief During 1993, the number of emergency responses to William Chase, David Dottridge, John Malone and by this department did not change significantly. Robert Ridgeway. Their contributions to Mashpee Overall the number of responses decreased by 1%, will continue to be reflected in this department's abil- emergency medical calls decreased by 1%, other ser- ities for many years to come. 75 -