Tuesday, November 15, 2011  The Board of Zoning Appeals for Floyd County unanimously approved the variance for the renovations to the fire house on Scottsville Rd. You can read more about this in our "Building Renovations" page located in the "About Us" section under Debt Service. You can also follow the link: Building Renovations.

Monday, November 14, 2011  Today is the birthday of one of our founding father's Myron Huth. Myron has been active at the fire department for over 50 years and is still active today. We Love you Myron!

The renovations to the fire house have begun. You can follow all the updates here: Building Renovations Updates

Though we don't think about them because they quietly watch over us, smoke detectors need regular maintenance and now's the time to do it. NOT when it's "chirping".


Tips to maintain your smoke detector

• Test your smoke detector

• Clean your smoke detector

• Change the battery in the smoke detector every six (6) months

• Replace all smoke detectors that are older than ten (10) years old

Halloween has arrived and we want it to be a safe and fun time for all. Here are few things you should know this year.


Safety For Kids

• In Floyd County the official time for trick or treating is 5PM till 8PM.
  
• Provide children with flashlights to carry for lighting
  or glowsticks as part of their costume.
  
• Make sure costumes wont cause tripping and falling by pining up long costumes. Also make sure a child wearing a mask has eye holes large enough to see out of.
  
• Young children should always be accompanied by and adult or a older, responsible child.
• Older children should carry a cell phone for quick communications.
  
• Teach children to never assume they are seen by a vehicle. Small children may be especially difficult to spot in the dark.
  
• It is safe to assume homes that are dark and do not have porch lights or any type of lighting on, do not want to participate in trick or treating. Please pass by these houses.

• It's safest to use a flashlight or battery-operated
  candle in a jack-o-lantern. If you use a real candle,
  use extreme caution. Make sure children are watched
  at all times when candles are lit. When lighting
  candles inside jack-o-lanterns, use long, fireplacestyle
  matches or a utility lighter. Be sure to place lit
  pumpkins well away from anything that can burn and
  far enough out of way of trick-or-treaters, doorsteps,
  walkways and yards.
  
• Keep exits clear of decorations, so
  nothing blocks escape routes.
  
• Tell children to stay away from open flames. Be
  sure they know how to stop, drop and roll if their
  clothing catches fire. Have them practice, stopping
  immediately, dropping to the ground, covering their
  face with hands, and rolling over and over to put the
  flames out.
  

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  Recently the Lafayette Township fire Protection District underwent a Public Protection Classification Survey (PPC). This was completed by the Chicago office of ISO with the cooperation of the Floyds Knobs Water Company, Borden Tri-County Water Company, Edwardsville Water Company and the Lafayette Township Board of Fire Trustees.  The PPC rating given was a 5/9 from a previous rating 7/9.


The Public Protection Classification Program (PPC) plays an important part in insurance companies' underwriting decisions. Most insurers, large and small, use the PPC information to decide what businesses to write, coverage's to offer, and prices to charge for personal or commercial property insurance. The way an insurer uses the ISO'S information on fire protection may depend on several factors: the company's fire-loss experience, ratemaking methodology, underwriting guidelines, and marketing strategy. Communities where ISO ratings improve may be provided with lower insurance prices. The department itself can use this bench mark as a valuable tool when planning, budgeting, and justifying protection improvements.


Thanks to the high level of cooperation and information that was provided by all officials listed above, the relative level of fire protection was determined using the Fire Protection Rating Schedule. The result of the information gathered was a split classification of 5/9. The Fire District and ISO continue to update this information and will complete a new survey next year when new equipment and apparatus are in place and in operation.


The PPC program is not intended to analyze all aspects of the fire department's ability to fight structure fires or to determine its compliance with local or state law.  It is also not for making loss prevention or life safety recommendations.


How the PPC program information is gathered by ISO


ISO PPC program evaluates communities with a uniform set of criteria defined by the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS). These criteria incorporate nationally recognized standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and American Water Works (AWWA).


By using the FSRS, ISO can review the fire suppression abilities of a community and be given a PPC number from 1-10. Class 1 being the highest rated fire protection and class 10 not meeting minimum fire suppression criteria set by the FSRS.  If all factors are equal, the price of property insurance in a community with a good PPC rating is lower than one with a PPC that was poor.


The FSRS gives credit by evaluating three major features:

• Fire alarm and communications system- This accounts for ten percent of the classification. It involves the facilities for fire dispatches and the way they are handled.
• The Fire department itself- This accounts for fifty percent of the total classification. It centers on the apparatus, locations of fire houses, manpower and training.
• Water supply system- this accounts for forty percent of the classification. It highlights the water supply used for fire suppression.

Friday, October 14, 2011  On Friday afternoon, Lafayette Twp Fire protection District responded to a mutual aid request on a fire at the Hunter's Station Strip Mall in Sellersburg, In. (Clarksville, In) The call was for Rescue 1 to aid in the filling of SCBA bottles and cascade systems for the other departments on the scene.


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Monday, October 3, 2011  We have received the updated plans fir the Navistar Pumper/Tanker. You can view all the info by going to our Debt Service Apparatus update page.