- Mass casualty exercise
- Truck and hydrant use
- Vehicle extrication
- Ice Rescue
In-house trainings have included:
- Using the new SCBA's
- CPR classes
- Practice with the trucks
- "Cold Weather" Operations
- Wildland-Urban Interface
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Trainings held in 2008
The Bon Carbo Volunteer Firefighters have participated in interdepartmental (trainings with other fire departments) that included:
In-house trainings have included:
In-house trainings have included:
Thursday, July 9, 2009
What's New for the BCVFD?
Our fire department is part of the spanish Peaks/Bon Carbo Fire Protection District, and our District Board decides how allocated district tax monies are spent. With the Board's authorization of those allocated funds, along with donated funds, we've accomplished the following:
- Set up our website at www.spbcfpd.org
- Purchased three new cyclinders and six new SCBAs (self-contained breathing apparatus) for our firefighters
- Purchased a compressor
- Purchased six dry hydrant kits, allowing us to pump water out of existing funds for quicker fire suppression
- Purchased Officer's Training DVDs
- Purchased a new radio for fire truck Unit 100
- Purchased software to reprogram radios, which will save taxpayers thousands of dollars over the coming years
- Upgraded our computer training program
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Spring Clean Up is the Right Thing To Do-Do it the Right Way
Excerpt from "Interagency Fire Prevention Education Team Newsletter" dated March 23, 2009-
If you live in a wildland area, you need to use all equipment responsibly-whether creating a defensible space around your home, mowing the lawn, or pulling your dirt bike to the side of the road. Lawnmowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, grinders, welders, tractors and trimmers can all spark a wildland fire. Do your part, the right way, to keep your community fire safe:
Anyone who causes a wildfire (whether intentionally or through carelessness) may be held responsible or the costs of suppressing it and for any damages the fire may cause. Once started, the amount of damage a fire may cause is literally limitless-up to and including loss of life. Spring clean up of your yard is the right thing to do, please do it the right way!
For more information on safe practices, contact the Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department at 846-2399.
If you live in a wildland area, you need to use all equipment responsibly-whether creating a defensible space around your home, mowing the lawn, or pulling your dirt bike to the side of the road. Lawnmowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, grinders, welders, tractors and trimmers can all spark a wildland fire. Do your part, the right way, to keep your community fire safe:
- Do your clearance before 10 a.m.-not in the heat of the day, or when the wind is blowing!
- Never use law mowers in dry vegetation. Use a weed trimmer to cut dry weeds and grass.
- Remove rocks in the area before you operate equipment. A hidden rock can start a fire when struck by a metal blade.
- In wildland areas, spark arresters are required on all portable gasonline-powered equipment, including tractors, harvesters, chainsaws, weed eaters, mowers, motorcycles, and All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).
- Keep the exhaust system, spark arresters and mower in proper working order and free of carbon buildup. Use the recommended grade of fuel and don't fill to the top.
- Keep the engine free of oil and dust, and keep the mower free of flammable materials.
- In wildland areas, a permit may be required for grinding and welding operations, and spark shields may be required on equipment. Be sure to have 10 feet of clearance, a 46" round point shovel, and a back up pump water-type fire extinguisher ready.
- Hot exhaust pipes and mufflers can start fires you won't even see-until its too late! Don't drive a vehicle into dry grass or brush.
- Keep a cell phone nearby and call 911 immediately in case of a fire!
Anyone who causes a wildfire (whether intentionally or through carelessness) may be held responsible or the costs of suppressing it and for any damages the fire may cause. Once started, the amount of damage a fire may cause is literally limitless-up to and including loss of life. Spring clean up of your yard is the right thing to do, please do it the right way!
For more information on safe practices, contact the Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department at 846-2399.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
The Bon Carbo Fire Department Auxiliary
The Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary is a non-profit organization that operates on donations, fundraisers and occasional grants. It's main purpose is to provide meals for firefighters during large incidents; it also sponsors CPR classes for interested residents.
With donations, the auxiliary purchases food as well as equipment and supplies not covered in the district budget and also sponsors the annual Appreciation Dinner to thank our firefighters, auxiliary members and volunteers for their dedicated services. These donations are vital for our continued success, and we'd like to thank San Pablo Canyon Ranches, Randy Walk, Rob and Linda Defield, Penny Bieber, and Albert Martinez for their generous cash gifts in 2008!
To make a tax-deductible donation, please send your check payable to: The Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, PO Box 26, Bon Carbo, CO 81024.
Although cash gifts are our life blood, we'd also like to thank Jim and Chong Meyer, Brian and Kim Brickley, John and Mary Garcia and Filbert and Alice Garcia for their donations of firewood in 2008, which auxiliary members distributed to the disabled, elderly and sick in our community. (Apologies and gratitude to anyone we may have missed.) Thank you, as well, to those who have so generously donated their time and efforts to our organizaiton over the years. We can't do it without volunteers!
Fundraisers have included car washes and our annual Farmer's Market Bake Sale in mid-August, where you can pick up a loaf or two of Dave Harris' delicious homemade breads.
Auxiliary meetings are held at the Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department Hall and are open to the public. Pre-meeting potlucks beign at 6 pm, followed by a business discussion that ends at approximately 8:30.
If you're interested in becoming a volunteer firefighter or member of the Quick Response Team, please call the Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department at 846-2399. Or maybe you'd like to assist in feeding the firefighters, and/or help with the upkeep of the fire station, and;/or participate in community service projects. To learn more, pleae call Lynn at 846-8538 or join us at the next Auxiliary meeting (notices with dates and times are put up on the bulletin board in the post office and listed here a week or two prior to the meetings). We'd love to see you there!
With donations, the auxiliary purchases food as well as equipment and supplies not covered in the district budget and also sponsors the annual Appreciation Dinner to thank our firefighters, auxiliary members and volunteers for their dedicated services. These donations are vital for our continued success, and we'd like to thank San Pablo Canyon Ranches, Randy Walk, Rob and Linda Defield, Penny Bieber, and Albert Martinez for their generous cash gifts in 2008!
To make a tax-deductible donation, please send your check payable to: The Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, PO Box 26, Bon Carbo, CO 81024.
Although cash gifts are our life blood, we'd also like to thank Jim and Chong Meyer, Brian and Kim Brickley, John and Mary Garcia and Filbert and Alice Garcia for their donations of firewood in 2008, which auxiliary members distributed to the disabled, elderly and sick in our community. (Apologies and gratitude to anyone we may have missed.) Thank you, as well, to those who have so generously donated their time and efforts to our organizaiton over the years. We can't do it without volunteers!
Fundraisers have included car washes and our annual Farmer's Market Bake Sale in mid-August, where you can pick up a loaf or two of Dave Harris' delicious homemade breads.
Auxiliary meetings are held at the Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department Hall and are open to the public. Pre-meeting potlucks beign at 6 pm, followed by a business discussion that ends at approximately 8:30.
If you're interested in becoming a volunteer firefighter or member of the Quick Response Team, please call the Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department at 846-2399. Or maybe you'd like to assist in feeding the firefighters, and/or help with the upkeep of the fire station, and;/or participate in community service projects. To learn more, pleae call Lynn at 846-8538 or join us at the next Auxiliary meeting (notices with dates and times are put up on the bulletin board in the post office and listed here a week or two prior to the meetings). We'd love to see you there!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Special Thanks!
A great big THANK YOU goes out to Whispering Pines for their gift of $3,000. With those funds, the Bon Carbo Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary was able to purchase three new cylinders for our SCBAs (Self-Contained Breathing Apparaus). This equipment is vital for our firefighters, and they and our auxiliary members are grateful for Whispering Pines' generous donation.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Dry Hydrants
The Spanish Peaks/Bon Carbo Fire Protection District is in the process of installing "dry hydrants" in the district. A dry hydrant is a non-pressurized pipe system permanently installed in existing lakes, ponds, and streams that provides a means of suction supply of water to the fire trucks. It is an old concept that has been successfully used for a number of years. The biggest issue with the project in this district is finding a pond big enough and accessible year round to install the dry hydrant. There are a number of factors involved in choosing a site for the hydrant. If you have questions or think you might have apond that could qualify for the hydrant, please call Chief Herzog at 846-8538. There will be an agreement signed between the district and the owner of the pond.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Fireworks
Las Animas County has banned all fireworks, including those that do not leave the ground.
Fireworks displays will be held in Raton and Walsenburg.
Raton's fireworks display is part of an all day Independence Day Celebration beginning at 7:00 am in downtown Raton.
Walsenburg's fireworks display is sponsored by the hospital. Parking is available at Lathrop State Park with a Parks Pass, available for $6.00 at the gate.
Fireworks displays will be held in Raton and Walsenburg.
Raton's fireworks display is part of an all day Independence Day Celebration beginning at 7:00 am in downtown Raton.
Walsenburg's fireworks display is sponsored by the hospital. Parking is available at Lathrop State Park with a Parks Pass, available for $6.00 at the gate.
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