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Rick M . Gallas - Fire Chief


BECOME A PART OF THE 2010 CREW
TODAY!

Order your official T-Shirt today! It
is the same one worn by the firefighters of the Richmond Fire Department while
on duty during the month of October. Click the Logo to go to the Pink Crew
page.
All profits will go to the Centegra
Sage Cancer Center in support of Laurie Parisi
Download T-Shirt order form


Richmond Firefighters Train Regularly
Richmond Fire is fortunate to have 3 old buildings to conduct training on over the summer. These will
ultimately provide live burn training opportunities for the department in the coming months. In the
first picture shown above, A/C Doug Halverson conducts a roof operations training session with a number of our firefighters. A/C Halverson is demonstrating how to put a "leg lock" on a ridge line of a roof while chopping a hole for ventilation. A/C Halverson has many years of experience working on Truck 2 of Franklin Park Fire. In the
2nd picture above, Richmond Fire Lieutenant Matt Kohler explains the purpose of overhauling a room once the fire has been extinguished. Following his explanation, the crew proceeded to strip the walls down to the studs using a variety of different hand tools.

Check out
the new LIVE Richmond Fire Weather Station

A Safety Warning You Should
Know About .....
Below is a picture of a CFL light bulb from a bathroom.
It was turned on the other day and a smell of smoke was noticed after
a few minutes. Four inch flames were spewing out of the side of the
ballast like a blow torch! The resident immediately turned off the
lights. Imagine if kids had left the lights on as usual when they
were not in the room. This is not an uncommon occurrence.
Apparently, sometimes when the bulb burns out there is a chance that the
ballast can start a fire. There have been other reports about the
dangers of these bulbs on the internet. Upon doing some research,
it seems that bulbs made by “Globe” in China seem to have the lion’s
share of problems. Lots of fires have been blamed on misuse of CFL
bulbs, like using them in recessed lighting, pot lights, dimmers or in
track lighting. Be sure to only use these types of bulbs in the
appropriate type of fixture.


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Information Sent Directly
to your Cell Phone and Email from RTFPD
Visit the Richmond Fire Nixle Website

PREMISE ALERT PROGRAM
The Richmond Township Fire Protection District is proud to
announce the implementation of a new program designed to assist you and/or your
loved ones in the event of an emergency. On August 28, 2009, Senate Bill 2057 -
The Illinois Premise Alert Program (PAP) Act was approved and incorporated in
the State of Illinois legislative law. State legislators recognized the need to
ensure that consistently high levels of public safety services are available to
all members of the state, including citizens who may require special
consideration in order to access services. The purpose of the program is to
assist and direct the public safety workers who are responding and assisting
citizens who may have disabilities or special needs. If you would like to read a
copy of the act, it can be accessed on the Illinois General Assembly’s web page
at:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3159&ChapAct=430%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B1322F&ChapterID=39&ChapterName=PUBLIC+SAFETY&ActName=Illinois+Premise+Alert+Program+(PAP)+Act.
How can this program benefit
you or someone you care about?
The Illinois Premise Alert Program (Public Act 96-0788) provides
for Public Safety Agencies in the State of Illinois to allow people with special
needs to provide information to Police, Fire and EMS personnel to be kept in a
database. The information can then be provided to responders dealing with
situations involving a special needs person. The notification expires two years
after the date it was submitted. You may update or renew it at any time by
filing a new form.
How can you enroll yourself or
a loved one in this program?
The RTFPD Premise Alert Program Form can either be downloaded
from the district’s website (see below) or by picking it up in person at the
Fire District Administrative Office. Complete the form and return it to the
Richmond Township Fire Protection District, 5601 Hunter Dr., Richmond, IL 60071.
Richmond Premise Alert.pdf


Richmond Township C.E.R.T.
June 20, 2010
Second Recruit
Class to Begin July 29th.
The second recruit class of
the Richmond Township CERT is set to begin July 29, 2010. If you live in the Richmond,
Spring Grove, Hebron and Wonder Lake area and want
to be a part of this volunteer organization, send us an
e-mail, or call us at (815) 678-3672. Applications
need to be in before the next class begins July 29, 2010. So stop
by and pick one up and stop by the fire station.
http://citizencorps.gov/cc/showCert.do?cert&id=39973


New Richmond Honor Guard Flag

Average Arrival
Time of First Fire or EMS Unit in 2009
January 2009 - 4:27
February 2009 - 3:39
March - 3:59
April - 3:54
May - 3:21
June - 5:24 |
July 2009 -
3:53
August 2009 - 4:08
September 2009 - 4:50
October 2009 - 3:33
November 2009 - 5:08
December 2009 - 5:53
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McHenry County Open Burning
Restrictions
Find information about
the restrictions on the open burning of landscape waste in McHenry
County.
See Open Burning PDF.

RICHMOND FIRE PUBLIC SERVICE
INFORMATION
H1NI FLU - Be
prepared

Richmond Fire
Awarded 2009 AFG Grant
April 16, 2010
The Richmond Fire
Department was informed today by FEMA that it was a recipient of a 2009 AFG Grant Award for $105,925.00. The monies received from the
grant will be used to purchase cascade/fill station system to refill the
departments SCBA air bottles, plus a Source Capture Exhaust System that
will capture 100% of the vehicle exhaust emissions at the point of
origin to clean and filter the exhausted air before releasing it to the
atmosphere. This system will eliminate the carcinogenic products
of combustion from diesel exhaust that are release into the station
whenever a fire truck is started.
Chief Gallas stated "we are
very grateful to FEMA and the AFG program for funding these critical
needs of our department that will greatly improve the safety and air
quality for our firefighters. We are very fortunate to be awarded
AFG Funds for the second year in a row."
Even though Richmond Fire
has one of the lower operating budgets in McHenry County, it is the only
fire department in McHenry County who does not charge its residents for
an ambulance call. Chief Gallas added, "Our resident's
expectations of us are no different than the expectations of residents
from larger communities that are around us. The fact that our tax
revenues are modest, means only that we just have to work a little
harder to make sure we have the tools to get the job done when the bell
rings. Our department is grateful to FEMA for the 2009 AFG Award."

Richmond Fire Awarded
2008 AFG Grant
March 6, 2009
The Richmond Fire
Department was informed today by FEMA that it was a recipient of a 2008
AFG Grant Award for $131,822.00. The monies received from the
grant will be used to purchase a station generator, outfit the
department with new turnout gear and purchase two new Thermal Imaging
Cameras.
Chief Gallas commented that
"this award couldn't have come at a better time for the department.
We've been trying to get a station generator for the four years that I
have been here. When the electricity goes out, our operation slows
down. Now, when the electricity goes out, the station backup
generator will kick on and we won't miss a beat. And we are also going
to be able to re-outfit our department with new turnout gear to meet
current NFPA guidelines and purchase new thermal imaging cameras
for our two engines, which will greatly enhance our search and rescue
capability."


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