Fire House Facts

The Yuma Fire Department responded to 205 emergency calls for services

• 3 Commercial Assignments
  Including:  A vehicle fire, and various alarms.
• 1 Hazardous Materials Assignment
  Including: 18 gallons of gasoline spilled from a vehicle.
• 16 Motor Vehicle Crashes
  Including:  1 involving a motorcycle, 1 involving a pedestrian, 1 involving an ATV, and 1 involving a rollover.
• 155 Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor)
  Including:   28 for difficulty breathing, 13 for chest pain, 24 fall victims, 14 unconscious people, 2 seizure cases, 5 diabetic emergencies, 9 suicidal subjects, 4 possible stroke cases, 1 overdose case, 1 involving children locked in a vehicle, and misc. other illnesses and injuries.
• 30 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments
  Including: A vehicle fire, several reports of smoke or natural gas odors, a trash can fire, 9 wind storm related calls (down power lines, power poles down, power surges, an awning hanging on power lines), and various alarms.

Holiday Cooking Safety

Thanksgiving is just a little more than a week away. This time of year, home cooking is on everyone’s mind and, of course, cooking related fires start to increase. Often the cause is unattended cooking. Something distracts the cook   and cooking food is forgotten until smoke starts to show or an alarm starts to go off. Occasionally people will even leave the home with food cooking on the stove. Sometimes this can just result in a lot of smoke, but it can also lead to badly damaged kitchen or home.

Also, here in Yuma, people often avoid using their ovens during the hot summer months and sometimes the oven is used more for storage than anything else. Be sure to check the interior of your oven (and broilers) before you start doing any baking. Forgotten wood and plastic items have been the source of many oven fires.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

For more information about fire safety and injury prevention, contact the Yuma Fire Department Public Information Office at 373-4855.

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