November 2022

Fire Department Updates

Chief's Message

The Fire Department was hard at work in November continuing our many different services for the community. We responded to a total of 542 emergency calls in November; this includes a number of fire-related emergencies, utilizing our advanced life support skills on medical emergencies, and vehicle accidents. In addition, we have daily fire inspection and prevention projects, plan reviews, and inspections we perform in an effort to assure commercial and residential buildings are as safe as they can possibly be.
The risk and occurrence of house and building fires increases in the winter as temperatures drop and people look for supplemental heat sources and cook more frequently with a stove and oven. Families typically do a good job of making sure they have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in their home (if you need further assistance or have questions in regards to smoke alarms, please reach out to us). An additional item to keep in mind in an effort to keep your family safe is to have an escape plan. An escape plan is a plan a family creates to allow for the rapid exit of their own home or apartment in case of a fire. Experts at the United States Fire Administration (USFA) estimate that, due to rapid fire development and toxic gases, you have as little as two minutes to safely escape your home once the smoke alarm sounds.
First off, designate a safe meeting place outside your home everyone can get to once the smoke alarm sounds; the mailbox, parking lot, or a neighbor’s house, for example. Make sure each family member is aware of escape options from each room, especially their bedroom. Use a piece of paper or graph paper to draw a floor plan to show two ways out of the home. Then practice it!

November Community Outreach

Explorers

Our group of Fire Explorers continues to meet bi-monthly and are learning more and more! In November they focused on Search and Rescue. Each "lesson" is put together by one of our firefighters and they help train and teach the firefighting or EMS skills. This month Kristi Sjostrom (who also happened to be an explorer when she was younger!) helped with training.

School Visits

In November we continued a few school visits to talk about fire safety and preparedness. We had a couple special visits to the Metro Area Deaf School and Northern Voices. One of our lieutenants communicates with American Sign Language and was able to effectively teach the students all about fire safety. We love visiting schools all year around, so if you're looking for a safety talk you can reach out to Emily at 651-792-7309.

New Firefighter

In November we welcomed our newest full-time firefighter Chris Mellen to the Department. Chris is a welcome addition to Roseville Fire most recently having work with Allina Medical Transportation as an EMT and with the North St. Paul Fire Department as a captain. Chris has been assigned to our B shift and we are excited to have him as part of our team!

Station Tour

We welcomed another Cub Scout Troop for a tour of the station and specifically some first aid and fire safety demonstrations. Many girl scouts and cub scouts come visit the station each year to receive certain program badges. If you have a group that would like to visit please contact Emily at 651-792-7309

November Notable Events

Riding Lawnmower Fire

Firefighters responded to a rather rare call in November for a reported riding lawn mower on fire. When firefighters arrived a stand-on riding lawnmower was on fire at the rear of the building with the fire spreading to several large piles of leaves that were nearby. While the fire may have helped reduce the amount of leaves needing to be picked up, the lawn mower suffered significant damage from the fire. No structures were damage as a result of the quick actions of firefighters to extinguish the fire that was being fanned by strong winds.

November Training Events

EMS Training

The Fire Department completed medical training in November with Regions EMS (our medical directors). There were numerous topics ranging from cardiac arrest, provider mental health to special patient needs covered. Firefighters participate in training with Regions every quarter.

November Department Statistics

Fire and Hazardous Condition Calls – 10
Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Calls – 448
Service Calls – 21
Good Intent Calls – 34
False Alarm Calls – 29
Total Calls – 542

Mark your Calendars!

Hands Only CPR Classes
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