NEWSLETTER 2015 October - City of Riverside, Ohio

Riverside Fire
Department
Monthly Report
October 2015
Chief Carpenter’s Corner
The fire department participated
in STEM night at Stebbins high
school, Jaycees Matinee “not-so
haunted house”, Dayton Autism
Society Trunk or Treat, Forest
Ridge Halloween Parade,
$2,091,000,000 in property
loss occurs from winter
home fires.
67 percent of winter fires
occur in one- and twofamily homes.
Cooking is the leading cause
of all winter home fires.
The threat of winter fires is real.
Use these statistics to help
citizens understand the severity
and prevalence of winter fires.
5 to 8 p.m. is the most common time for winter home
fires.
Station 5
1791 Harshman Road
Riverside, Ohio 45424
Source: National Fire Incident
Reporting System 2009-2011
905 people die in winter home
fires each year.
937-233-1801
Station 6
1081 Spinning Road
Riverside, Ohio 45432
Employee Spotlight
New Hires:
2 Part -time Firefighter/ EMT’s
Status Changes
Volunteer FF Kyle Arrowood
obtained his EMT certification
November
Service
Birthdays
Anniversaries
1 Fire Chief
Lt Chris Tesarz
BC Shon Smith– 13 years
1 Admin Assistant
Paramedic Anne Wood
Paramedic Anne Wood– 13
years
FF/Paramedic Ashlie Brewer– 5
years
3 Battalion Chiefs
FF/EMT Tyler Bever– 3 years
FF/ Paramedic Kyle
Blankenship– 2 years
34 part time Firefighter/EMT’s
FF/P Manuel Kirkland
FF/EMT Derek Stitzel
FF/ EMT Chris Kline
FF/Paramedic Nick Temple
2015 Riverside FD 911 Mud Run/5K
The weather once again was
uncooperative during the 2015
Riverside FD 911 Mud Run/5K.
It was 52 cold and rainy degrees
on Saturday, October 3rd, but
that did not prevent the
Riverside Fire Department and
the Riverside Jaycees from
hosting the 3rd RFD 911 Mud
Run/5K. Forty-one brave souls
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The Fire Department is
extremely grateful to our
sponsors and volunteers.
Their
involvement
allows us to
host this fun
community
event.
3 Lieutenants
12 Career
6 volunteers
Special points of interest:
• CPR classes October 15 and
October 23:
20 participants total
• Total CPR cards earned
Y-T-D : 77
• Hose tested
• Vehicle extrication training
utilizing cars remaining from 5K
Monthly Report
Page 2
October 2015
Monthly Fire & EMS Statistics
Crews responded on a total of 359 requests for service during the month of October. This is compared
to 372 calls during October of 2014.
Monthly Response Totals
Mutual Aid Statistics Year to Date
Fire Mutual Aid Given 2015
Huber Heights
Fire Mutual Aid Received 2015
Wright Patt
20
13
1
Harrison
1
Fairborn
9
Huber Heights
1
1
Fairborn
Dayton
Beavercreek
38
Beavercreek
6
0
5
10
15
20
1
0
25
EMS Mutual Aid Given 2015
Wright Patt
3
21
10
20
30
40
EMS Mutual Aid Received 2015
5
4
Beavercreek
1
Butler
Ket t ering
1
23
Fairborn
1
Fairborn
2
4
Huber Height s
29
Dayton
308
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
7
Dayt on
34
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40