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June 3, 2009
Metheringham Fire Station - Summer 2009
Metheringham Station continues its Fire Fighter training and has recently taken part in a simulated earthquake disaster scenario at the Waddington Training centre. The crews took an active role in the search and rescue of collapsed buildings and debris to search for casualties following the aftermath of an earthquake disaster, (Not uncommon now within Lincolnshire!!!). The crews worked closely with the USAR Team (Urban Search and Rescue) which is a dedicated specialist team set up to deal with major disasters. The exercise provided valuable experience in dealing with such disasters and was a learning experience for all concerned.
Station Statistics
Between 1 Apr 2008 - 31 March 2009 Metheringham appliance was turned out to a total of 85 incidents which is a significant decrease from previous year's turnouts. (2007 - 2008 = 127 Incidents).
Each incident is sub-divided into different categories which are,
FDR1 - Any incident involving Fire which has some value.
FDR3 - Any incident involving Fire which has no value, Rubbish Fires etc.
FAGI - Any Incident that was suspected and which turned out to be a non-incident, No Fire. (False Alarm Good Intent)
FAA - Any incident that proves to be equipment failure, Smoke alarms activating due to faults etc. No Fire (False Alarm Apparatus)
FAM - Any Incident in which an appliance is turned out to a non-existing incident. (False Alarm Malicious).
SS (Special Service) - Incidents that are typically non-fire related, Road accidents, flooding etc.
Metheringham Station Area Turnouts - Total 85. Categories ..... 27 - FDR1. 10 - FDR3. 4 - FAGI. 16 - FAA. 28 - SS. 0 - FAM.
From the category FDR1 - 19 of these where building fires and 8 Vehicle fires.
From the category SS - 20 were Road traffic incidents, 5 rescues involving persons, 1 Aircraft incident, 1 Hazardous materials incident, 1 Flooding incident.
The statistics for the year 2008 -2009 show a significant majority of incidents were Road Traffic Incidents. Please drive carefully!
If you require any information on Fire Safety in the home or need any help and advice on smoke detectors please contact F\F Duncan Cook on 01526 321330.
If you are interested in becoming a Fire Fighter serving the community please contact Watch Manager Roy Darwood on 01526 321489 for more information.
Crew Manager Pete Leggett (Station 26 Metheringham) 01526 321473
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