FVFD recently voted to bring two new firefighters and a recruit into the department. At the February meeting, Jeff DeLong was voted onto the department as a probationary firefighter and John Lakas was approved as a trainee awaiting training. During the March meeting, Brandon Leisure was also voted in as a probationary firefighter. DeLong and Leisure come to FVFD as trained, experienced firefighters and have already been making a positive contribution to the department during recent runs and training exercises.
Thanks to donations from the Madison County Farm Bureau and the Frankton FFA, three Liberty Rescue Systems grain bin rescue tubes have been put in service in area fire departments. These rescue tubes are an tremendous resource for rescuing victims who are partially engulfed in a grain bin, hopper bottom trailer or other grain-containment structure, but like any tool, the tubes themselves are useless without effective training. Thanks to Farm Bureau and Antrim Farms, 38 firefighters and EMTs from seven area departments were trained in the use of the new rescue system by Steve Wettschurak, Farm Accident Rescue Instructor from Purdue University, at Antrim Farms in Frankton on Saturday, March 31, 2012.
The Anderson Herald Bulletin did a nice article about the event here.
FVFD has recently undergone its once-a-decade insurance rating evaluation by ISO, and our ratings have improved across the board. This means that ISO, an independent company which provides risk evaluation for the insurance industry, has determined that FVFD’s fire protection has improved throughout our coverage area since the last evaluation.
The ISO rating that was in effect until recently was a 6 in areas within the Town of Frankton with fire hydrants and a 9 in Lafayette Township as well as areas not within 1000 Feet of a fire hydrant in the Town. After the department’s evaluation process, the FVFD improved our ratings to a 5 in areas that are within 5 road miles of a fire station (either Lafayette Township or Town of Frankton… Read the rest
When you win the first boys’ basketball sectional championship in Frankton High School’s history, you get escorted back into town by FVFD, the Frankton PD and Frankton Ambulance. Then the whole town turns out at the high school in the middle of the night to help celebrate!
During the January 8 department meeting, FVFD voted to bring Josh Evans and Dale Crabtree onto the department as a probationary firefighters. Both come to FVFD as trained firefighters, so we look forward to their being able to make an immediate contribution to the department.
Congratulations go out to Lt. Scott Matson, who was named FVFD Firefighter of the Year for 2011 at the department Christmas party on December 4, 2011. In announcing the decision, Chief Rob Amick praised Scott for not only his run total for the year, but also for personal and professional growth over the last year. Scott’s concern and caring for his fellow firefighters make him a valuable asset to the department.
When told that he needed to say a few words, he used that moment to thank his family for their support during all the times that FVFD runs have called him away from family time and family events, which really supported what the Chief had just been saying about how Scott always thinks of… Read the rest
During the September department meeting, FVFD voted to bring Steve Corbett onto the department as a probationary firefighter. Steve comes to us already certified to Firefighter I & II, so we look forward to his being able to make an immediate contribution to the department.
Congratulations, Steve, and welcome aboard from all of us at FVFD!
On Sunday, September 25, FVFD department members, friends and family gathered to say farewell to old Tanker 33 and to join in the blessing of new Tanker 33, which just arrived from Midwest Fire before Heritage Days. Department Chaplain Gary Elsten led the group in a brief retiring of the old truck, after which it was draped in black cloth to symbolize its decommissioned status, and the group joined in blessing the new Tanker 33, which is now in service.
Retiring old Tanker 33
Retiring old Tanker 33
Old Tanker 33
Old Tanker 33
The Chaplain leads the group
Blessing the new Tanker 33
Blessing new Tanker 33
New Tanker 33
New Tanker 33
New Tanker 33
