Tuesday, August 31, 2010
At 1530 hours DFD 8 was paged to a commercial structure fire at a local paper plant. First arriving crews reported fire at various sites along a seven story conveyor belt. DFD 8 along with IP firefighters deployed crews at both the top and bottom entrances of the belt to make an interior fire attack. The fire was under control at approximately 2200 hours. Mutual aid was received by DeSoto Fire District's 1, 5, 9, Mansfield Fire Department and DeSoto Parish EMS.
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
DeSoto Fire Distict 8 firefighters along with DeSoto Parish EMS, DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office and Life Air Rescue particpated in a mock extrication drill on Saturday. The drill was filmed and will be used as a training tool for Life Air Rescue to distribute to other agencies to show viewers what to do when using Life Air Rescue on an emergecy scene.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
DeSoto Fire District 8 is proud to support the "Cares Enough to Wear Pink" Campaign. The department will be wearing these pink shirts in honor of our women! Our women are the most important people in our lives, whether they are our mothers, wives, daughters or sisters. Get your shirt to suppor the women in your life today. Call our central station to place your order at 872-2453 or click on the pink tab at the top of our homepage. All orders must be placed by September 24th. Shirts are $15. All sizes are available. Money earned will be donated to the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center located at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA.
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The Desoto Parish Fire Investigation Team is proud to announce the kick off of a Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program.
The Program is designed to prevent Juvenile Arson by the means of retraining a behavior concerning fire.
A risk evaluation is preformed prior to placement into the program to insure that a child has not been abused or is not in need of counseling due to a mental condition.
A coalition has been formed by local agencies which include law enforcement, health and hospital facilities, 42nd Judicial Court, school board, fire department as well as state level counselors. These coalition members will assist the program by providing support and resources as needed. This program is offered to any Juvenile which resides in DeSoto Parish and has a history of fire play.
For further information contact Dallas Niette at dniette@dfd8.org or by phone at 318-872-2453.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
On Monday July 26 DFD8 was paged out for a mutual aid request from DeSoto Fire District 5 for a tank battery fire. Mutual Aid was also give by DeSoto Fire Districts 1 and 2. AFFF from DeSoto Fire District 2's CAFS pumper was utilized and the fire was extinguished promptly. Thanks to all the firefighters that responded for the manpower request.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
DeSoto Fire District's C shift had an eventful last shift on Saturday July 24. At 1547 DFD8 responded to a structure fire on Matlock street in Mansfield. After clearing the scene and getting all equipment back in service DFD8 was paged out to an EMS call at 1923. While en route, DFD8 was paged out to the second structure fire of the day located on HWY 84. Shortly after at 1935 the department was paged out to an MVA on HWY 84 W near the scene of the working house fire. While still on scene at 2150 C-Shift was paged out to I-49 for another MVA. In total C-Shift worked 7 calls that day making for one busy last shift of the tour!
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Our online request for services as well as the online volunteer application are now available. Visitors can use our Request for Services link to submit an event you would like the department to attend. Examples of this range from fire prevention programs at your school, church, or community group to smoke detector checks at your residence to helping your organization develop a fire safety plan. We can also customize a specialized program to fit the needs of your group. You can access this page by clicking the following link www.dfd8.org/services.php or anytime by clicking the "Request Our Services" tab in the pages column on the left side of the page.
Visitors who are interested on volunteering at DeSoto Fire District 8 can also find an online application on our Recruitment page now. This form will begin the process in starting your membership with the department. You can access this page by clicking the following link www.dfd8.org/recruitment.php or anytime by clicking the "Recruitment" tab in the pages column on the left side of the page.
Please note that all requests submitted online come directly to DeSoto Fire District 8 and all information submitted will remain confidential. Once your information is submitted you can expect a response within 24 hours.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
DeSoto Fire District 8 firefighters recently completed a 40 hour rope rescue course. Members of DeSoto Fire District 1 and DeSoto Parish EMS also attended the class. The course followed NFPA 1670 for operations level response for techincal rescue. The couse was taught by Texas Rescue based out of Irving, Texas. Pictures from the course can be found in our photo gallery.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
DeSoto Fire District 8 responded to a report of a MVA on Highway 175 just south of Highway 3015. Upon arrival DFD 8 firefighters reported that a big rig rolled over, blocking both lanes of Highway 175. The driver had self extricated prior to DFD 8's arrival and had only minor injuries. The rig was also carrying "drilling mud," some of which spilled on the highway. The highway was shut down for a few hours while crews worked to move the rig and clean up debris.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
DFD 8 firefighters vistited Mary Evergreen B.C. to show off our trucks to the vacation bible school participants. About 50 local children got a chance to explore our fire apparatus, play with the lights and sirens, and cool off with the deck gun. If you would like DeSoto Fire District 8 to visit your group contact us on our Request Our Services page.
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