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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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
DeSoto Fire District 8 recieved a grant in the amount of $51,028 from Encana, a natural gas company in the area. The money will be used for training firefighters for gas related emergencies. The department will host two classes with the money. The first class coming at the end of June is Advanced High Angle Rope Rescue. The other class will provide firefighters with training in hazardous materials at the Technician level. This class will be held later in the year. DFD 8 would like to thank Encana for investing in our department.
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DeSoto Fire District 8 would like to welcome four new hires to the department's paid staff. New Hires began their exciting new career on May 1, 2010. The hires are Jared Nash- Probational Firefighter/Operator/EMT, Marshall Hayes-Firefighter/Operator Recruit, Rodney Huff-Firefighter/Operator Recruit, and Cody Young-Firefighter Recruit. The Recruits will have one year from their hire date to achieve IFSAC Firefighter I status. Probational Firefighters have already received IFSAC Firefighter I certification status begin a working test period immediately with a one year probation period. Congratulations and good luck to all new firefighters.
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