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Upcoming Events for Almarante
Fire/Rescue
Reoccurring Events
Training:
2nd and 4th Tuesday at 6 pm.
Board Meetings:
3rd Thursday at 5:30 pm.
Almarante Fire/Rescue in the News
Brush fire burns almost 35 acres near
Laurel Hill. Crestview News Bulletin, February 1, 2008
Archive of Recent Events
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December 20, 2007, 6:30pm
- We will be holding our final board meeting of the year, along with our
annual Christmas Dinner for the volunteers and public that wishes to
attend. This will take place at the First Baptist Church of Laurel Hill
Fellowship Hall.
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December 8, 2007, 3pm
- Meeting with newly formed Cub Scout Pack 505 in Laurel Hill.
Almarante Fire/Rescue plans to play a
significant role in the leadership of the pack.
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October
23-27, 2007 is Red Ribbon week at LHS
and
LHVFD and Almarante Fire/Rescue will be
speaking to high school students on drug awareness, the dangers of meth-labs
and what to do if one is discovered.
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- October 12, 2007, 8:30 am - Fire safety presentation at the
Laurel Hill School
sponsored by
LHVFD and Almarante Fire/Rescue in
cooperation with Florida Department of Forestry, Airheart 3, Blackmon
Volunteer Fire Dept, and Dorcas Volunteer Fire Dept. We have scheduled so
far Smokey Bear, Sparky the Fire Safety Dog, the Fire Safety House, the
Department of forestry transport and plow with forest ranger, and the
Sacred Heart's Airheart 3 helicopter and crew. Parents of students in Pre K thru 5th are
encouraged to attend. The two hour event will start at 8:30 am behind the
LHS Cafeteria.
PHOTOS
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October 13, 2007 -
Open House at Almarante Fire/Rescue, 10am to 4pm
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You are invited to come and support your volunteer firefighters. There
will be fun and educational activities for the entire family. Our vehicle
extrication technique will be demonstration using the
Jaws of Life. Sparky the Fire Dog will
greet the children from 11am to 1pm and be available for special photo
opportunities, so bring your camera.
We
will be serving delicious BBQ plates!
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Contact Chief David Henderson for more info: Cell 850-305-8037
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Response
Statistics
for 2007
911 Calls:
114
Calls for mutual aid:
61
Total Calls:
175
Average incident per year from 2001 to 2006:
80
Station upgrades are underway
and construction will be
completed by March 1.
Almarante has a 6/9 classification rating awarded by
the Insurance Services Office.
ISO classifies communities from 1 to 10. Communities with the best
systems for water distribution, fire department equipment and
firefighting personnel, and fire notification facilities receive a
rating of 1. The rating has a direct bearing on the cost of property
insurance for every home and building in the Almarante Fire District.
(The ISO Class 6/9 is up from 9/10 in 2005.)
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