October 2014

FALL ISSUE
Jackson Township
Fire Department
overhead equipment, and
high voltage wires were
downed on automobiles.
The crew also effectively
demonstrated what happens
when an individual comes in-
to contact with 7200 volts of
electricity, which usually
proves fatal. This display is
constructed with the same
transformers, line breakers
and hardware used by SCI
REMC. JTFD wants to thank
the guys from SCI-REMC for
a fantastic demo!
SCI REMC Live Line Safety Demo at Festival
Whats up your chimney? Season Check-Up.
As first responders, JTFD is
frequently called to assist
the county when power
lines are on fire or when
lines have caused an ob-
struction in a roadway or
on a home. Because our
number one priority is pub-
lic safety, we were proud to
host SCI REMC in their eye
opening safety program dur-
ing our Annual BucCornEar
Festival this year.

South Central Indiana
REMC linemen take their
work seriously but make
safety demonstrations fun.
Power line safety is one of
the most serious and deadly
issues a utility lineman (as
well as first responders) has
to face, and it affects people
in the community who may
come in contact with live pow-
er wires.
One must always presume
power lines are live wheth-
er they are on utility poles
or lying on the ground.
Never touch a power line.
Momentary contact can
injure or kill people.

The audience was able to see
firsthand what happens when
trees fell through lines, bal-
loons made contact with
YTD STATS
Fire Runs 33
Medical Runs 85
Community Srvc Hrs. 415
INSIDE This Issue
Chiefs Report
2014 Review
2

ISO facts

3
The FLASHOVER
Up to date news of your neighborhood fire department
Peaceful Valley Emergency Services

several forms, all bad. As a
liquid, it can run down the
insides of pipes and chimneys,
oozing out of any openings. It
can form a hard layer coating
the insides of pipes and
chimney liners. It can form
into a fluffy substance that
plugs pipes and breaks off and
falls down, filling low spots in
piping. It is the cause of most
chimney fires and the main
reason chimneys and pipes
have to be cleaned and
inspected periodically. The
size and placement of the
chimney, the chimney liner,
the size of the flue, the length
of the stove pipe and the size
of the stove all factor into the
creosote equation. These are
matters best left for (cont p2)
CALL 9-1-1
For Emergencies
JTFD CALENDAR

Burning wood, no matter
how you do it, releases
pollutants, mainly in the form
of gases and particulate
matter. There is no avoiding
this but, how these things are
dealt with in your wood
burning appliance can vary
greatly - not only in the type
of stove you choose but in
how you operate it. One of
the main dangers of wood
burning is the excessive build
up of creosote in chimneys
and stove pipes.
Creosote is a gummy, foul
smelling, corrosive and
extremely combustible
substance that, if no
precautions are taken, will
coat the insides of everything
it passes through. It is
formed when volatile gases
given off in the burning
process combine and
condense on their way out of
the chimney.
The gases leave the burning
wood with the smoke. If the
smoke is cooled below 250
degrees F, the gases liquefy,
combine, and solidify, forming
creosote. Creosote takes
7pm9pm
Fridays & Saturdays
in October
The Friendly
Forest
For wee goblins
and tiny spooks
Costumes
Candy, Hot Chocolate
$1 per child
Accompanying Adult
FREE
(behind the fire station)
Creosote takes several
forms, all bad.
Friday December 4
Arrives in Helmsburg
8:30pm
Station opens at 6pm
Serving Hot Dogs, Chips
Hot Chocolate & Coffee
W A T C H - by Chief Glenn Elmore
2014 Review and the Winner Is
Character- Success consists of
going from failure to failure
without loss of enthusiasm.
Winston Churchill

Household-Out of clutter, find
Simplicity./ From discord, find
Harmony. /In the middle of
difficulty lies Opportunity.
Albert Einstein

WATCHmore than just visual
observation but lessons to live by.
Watchto be vigilant, to
look or observe attentively
or carefully; be closely ob-
servant: to look at steadily;
observe carefully or continu-
ously. Watch. As first re-
sponders we must learn to
watch, to be situationally
aware of our surroundings
on our way to, during, and
after an emergency. Some-
times the words or advice of
others can offer help in re-
membering that WATCH
is more than something for
responders but applies to
everyone.
Words -You only live once
but if you do it right once is
enough - Mae West

Attitude- is
like a flat tire,
until you
change it,
you wont be
going any-
where

Temptation- Change your
thoughts and you change
your world.Norman Vincent
Peale

JTFD conducted exercises at Helmsburg
Elementary School and Headstart:
Emergency Evacuation procedures, Fire
Prevention Demonstration and Touch A
Truck.
Weekly
training
included
Forcible
Entry, CPR/
AED
recertification, Hoses, Pump Training,
SCBA and Gear, Wildland Fire
Techniques and
Wilderness
Rescue, PPE
maintenance,
Primary Search,
Crawl Space Training, and Pipeline
Training. This summer, JTFD once again
initiated a new crew of pirates during the
annual Pirate Warrior Weekend in
Yellowwood. Boats were build by several
teams and successfully launched and sailed!
The Annual BucCornEar Festival was fun filled
and ended with the announcement of the
XBOX Raffle Winner: Brent Biedenbender, a
fellow firefighter from Wisconsin!
Page 2 The FLASHOVER
Board of Trustees:
Nancy Hinshaw, President
Mike Bube
Tom Wood, Treasurer
Sandy Murray, Secretary
Officers:
Glenn R. Elmore, Chief
September McCabe,
Assistant Chief
Captain
James Kakavecos
Jeff McCabe
Lieutenant
Charles Hagen
NFIRS
Sara Wood
Jackson Township Fire Dept
4831 Helmsburg Road
PO Box 610, Nashville, IN 47448

Phone: 812-988-6201
jtfd5inc@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/jtfd5inc
Whats up (cont. from page 1)
your stove dealer and building
inspector if you plan on
including wood heat in your
new home or adding it to an
older dwelling. If you already
have a stove or fireplace
contact a sweep to inspect for
creosote and any potential
hazards in your chimney or
stove pipes. Check your
sweep for credentials and
references before hiring any
work to be done. Remember
being proactive now can save
you money and much bigger
problems such as the loss of
your home.
A truly scary aspect of chim-
ney fires is that they often
occur without the homeown-
ers knowledge. Jim Pritchard,
Certified Sweeps.
What you need to know about ISO ratings - taken from ISO.com
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ISOs Public Protection Clas-
sification (PPCTM) Service
gauges the fire protection
capability of the local fire
department to respond to
structure fires. ISO collects
information on a communi-
tys public fire protection and
analyzes the data using the
Fire Suppression Rating
Schedule (FSRS).
The FSRS lists a large num-
ber of items that a communi-
ty should have to fight fires
effectively. The schedule is
performance based and as-
signs credit points for each
item. Using the credit points
and various formulas, ISO
calculates a total score on a
scale of 0 to 105.5.
The FSRS considers three
main areas of a communitys
fire suppression system:
emergency communications,
fire department (including
operational considerations),
and water supply. In addition,
it includes a Community Risk
Reduction section that rec-
ognizes community efforts to
reduce losses through fire
prevention, public fire safety
education, and fire investiga-
tion.
Emergency communica-
tions
A maximum of 10 points of a
communitys overall score is
based on how well the fire
department receives and
dispatches fire alarms. Our
field representatives evalu-
ate:
the emergency reporting
system
the communications cen-
ter, including the number
of telecommunicators
computer-aided dispatch
(CAD) facilities
the dispatch circuits and
how the center notifies
firefighters about the loca-
tion of the emergency
Fire department
A maximum of 50 points of the
overall score is based on the
fire department. ISO reviews
the distribution of fire compa-
nies throughout the area and
checks that the fire department
tests its pumps regularly and
inventories each engine and
ladder companys equipment
according to NFPA 1901. ISO
also reviews the fire company
records to determine factors
such as:
type and extent of training
provided to fire company
personnel
number of people who
participate in training
firefighter response to
emergencies
maintenance and testing of
the fire departments
equipment
Water
supply
A maximum
of 40 points
of the over-
all score is
based on
the commu-
nitys water
supply. This part of the sur-
vey focuses on whether the
community has sufficient
water supply for fire sup-
pression beyond daily maxi-
mum consumption. ISO sur-
veys all components of the
water supply system., re-
views fire hydrant inspec-
tions and frequency of flow
testing. Finally, the number of
fire hydrants are counted
that are no more than 1,000
feet from the representative
locations.
Community risk reduc-
tion
The Community Risk Reduc-
tion section of the FSRS of-
fers a maximum of 5.5
points, resulting in 105.5
total points available in the
FSRS. The inclusion of this
section for extra points
allows recognition for those
communities that employ
effective fire prevention
practices, without unduly
affecting those who have not
yet adopted such measures.
The addition of Community
Risk Reduction gives incen-
tives to those communities
who strive
proactively
to reduce
fire severity
through a
structured
program of
fire preven-
tion activi-
ties. The areas of community
risk reduction evaluated in
this section include:
fire prevention
fire safety education

WHAT YOU CAN DO to
help lower our rating and de-
crease your insurance premi-
ums:

Install dry hydrants in
nearby lakes and ponds
Encourage the water
company to maintain our
water hydrants (currently
we have only one working
hydrant in Jackson Town-
ship)
Donatehelp us to keep
our training and equip-
ment up to date. We are
evaluated the same as if
we were a full time paid
department. Only 15 per-
cent of our expenses are
covered by the township.
Support our fund raising
efforts so that we may
provide the many safety
programs we provide each
year to our community.
Volunteerwithout vol-
unteers, there is no fire
service. Your help is
needed. Whether to fight
fires or help on a game
booth during our festival,
you are a vital part of the
team. Join us today!

We Need Your Help - Keep us Running - Donate Today!
Your contribution is a charitable gift to Jackson Township Fire Department, a (501c3) organization.
Gifts are tax deductible as provided by law.
Mail your donation to JTFD, 4831 Helmsburg Road, P O Box 610, Nashville, Indiana 47448. Thank you!

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4831 Helmsburg Road
P O Box 610
Nashville, Indiana, 47448
There when you need us
Jackson Township
Fire Department
Our Mission:
Is to preserve life, property, and
the natural beauty of Brown
County; promote public safety,
and enhance the quality of life
through professionalism, dedica-
tion, integrity and training, as an all
risk life safety response provider.
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