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department in April of 2005 and replaced the depart- The week of September 4, 2005 brought the ments 1967 International Brush Breaker. effects of Hurricane Katrina. That Sunday I was con- tacted by the State Fire Marshal and was informed that Governor Romney and the Army National Guard had offered Camp Edwards at the Massachusetts Military reservation as a temporary housing area for the evac- uees from the areas hit by the Category 4 Hurricane. This notification put the wheels in motion for the largest Mass Care Operation this area had seen for lmany years. This Department assisted the Otis Air National Guard Fire Department with the inspections of the barracks that would be used to house our guests " prior to their arrival. Just prior to the arrival of our _ guests this department assisted with the logistical preparations and operational planning for the landing New Breaker 354, 2004 International/Polymax the emergency medical triage and care upon arrival Brush Breaker and, the fire safety monitoring for the first few weeks of their stay at camp Edwards. r is - n DI ew J Retired 1964 International Brush Breaker Mashpee Firefighter Christopher Shute (wheel chair l This department continues to operate 6 pieces of driver) assists an evacuee at Operation Helping Hands fire apparatus (2 engine/pumpers, 1 aerial tower, two brush breakers and one tanker), two Advanced Life The third in this series of weather events Support Ambulances, three administrative vehicles, occurred December 9, 2005. A high wind event cou two support vehicles and one boat. pled with forecasted snow flurries caused white out/near blizzard conditions. Significant Responses Thank you This years significant responses are all tied together in a common theme, weather! Thank you to the Board of Selectmen for their confidence in each and every member of the depart Starting late in the evening of Saturday, January ment. Thank you to the administration, department 22, 2005, the Cape Cod region experienced a tremen- heads and the members of every town department. dous blizzard. For the next 5 days this department Your support and assistance is critical for us to com- responded to more than three times the seasonal aver- plete our mission. 3 age of emergency responses. This increase in responses coupled with multiple feet of snow put your On behalf of this department, I thank you, our community, for your continued support and apprecia- firefighters to the test. A total of 85 requests for emer- gency assistance were answered over the 5 days of the tion of our work. event,compared to the average of 25 responses for five Respectfully submitted, days in the middle of the winter. George W. Baker Fire Chief 38