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Inspections for fire safety and code compliance increas- Report of the ed fivefold during 1990. In addition to nearly three hun- Fire Chief dred routine inspections, the Department launched an ambitious campaign to inspect and pre-plan all 109 com- mercial, mercantile and public assembly buildings in Town. When finished in July 1991 this program, com- "Fire Never Takes A Day Off' bined with multi-family dwelling inspections previously completed, will provide in-depth information to our per- To the Honorable Board of Selectmen sonnel on every major building in the community. and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Although smoke detectors have been an accepted part I am pleased to submit for your review the Annual of most homes in Mashpee for many years, a tragic fire Report of the Mashpee Fire and Rescue Department for death occurred in April of 1990 that underscored the need 1990. The year was both exciting and productive as our for our citizens to remain aware of the threat and tragedy organization moved to set the stage for future innova- that fire can cause. Our Department offers free"Home tion, improvement and change through the adoption of Safety Fire Inspections" and checks for our citizens. a formal "Mission Statement". The mission statement Please take advantage of this program and have your provides our Department with a"sense of purpose"and home inspected annually by our firefighters. To arrange gives us a base upon which to design all organizational a home fire safety inspection,call the station at 539-1424. program goals and objectives. Our mission statement is as follows: Operational Services "We, the members of the Mashpee Fire and Rescue The demand for operational services continued to in- Department, are committed to assuring our community crease during 1990. Overall, the demand for emergency a secure and superior quality of life.We accomplish this services alone has increased by 59% since 1985. A par- by maintaining the highest state of readiness, dedication tial listing of operational service demands is provided and compassion in order to minimize emotional,physical below; a complete breakdown of emergency responses is and economic loss". contained in the attached summary report. Since 1988, the Fire and Rescue Department has Calendar 1990 Requests for Service undergone significant changes in both organizational structure and philosophy.Using our"Master Plan for Fire Blood pressure checks (in house) 440 and Rescue Protection"' as a guide for planned growth Commercial inspections 55 and improvement, we have developed several new and Emergency responses 1,360 innovative programs in order to better serve our citizens. Flammable hazard storage inspections 10 The highlights of accomplishments in these programs dur- Oil Burner compliance inspections 63 ing the past year are noted below. Smoke Detector compliance inspections 96 Sprinkler System inspections 2 Fire Prevention and Public Education Underground storage tanks removed 17 Following the lead of Deputy Chief George Baker, the Total Requests for Service During 1990: 2,043 Department's Preventive Services Division developed and refined several new programs during 1990. Working in Personnel concert with Outreach Coordinator Lynn Waterman, a U.S. Fire Administration program entitled,"Retire Fire" 1990 saw several changes in personnel within the was provided for many of our senior citizens. This pro- Department. Leaving the Department to pursue other in- gram was specially designed to meet the fire safety needs terests was firefighter Anthony DeLane. Joining the of older Americans, and was enthusiastically received by Department during the past year were firefighters Thomas all participants. Bauer and Steve Cashman. These young men bring in- creased levels of education and energy into our organiza- Over 1,000 Mashpee school children were directly in- tion, and will be a genuine asset to both the Department volved in receiving the fire safety and health message in and the community in the future. 1990.Presentations stressing fire safety education,"Stop, Drop, and Roll", and Exit Drills in the Home(EDITH) Training and Education are but a few of the programs that our children receive on a regular, ongoing basis. The past year saw our department develop a reputa- tion as one of the best trained and most progressive departments in the region.This could only have been ac- ULM complished through the hard work and dedication that accompanies a successful training program.During 1990, our personnel completed thousands of hours of training at all levels in order to maintain basic skills and develoP ired to cope with the new knowledge and expertise requ the ever-increasing variety of challenges imposed upon the fire and rescue service. Mashpee Fire and Rescue Personnel show off equipment at 1990 Annual Open House 84