{"id":24873,"date":"2025-03-24T10:39:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=24873"},"modified":"2025-03-25T08:25:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:25:51","slug":"packet-lowndes-county-fire-rescue-for-lowndes-county-commission-retreat-2025-03-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/packet-lowndes-county-fire-rescue-for-lowndes-county-commission-retreat-2025-03-07.html","title":{"rendered":"Packet: Lowndes County Fire Rescue for Lowndes County Commission Retreat 2025-03-07"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nIn this report from Billy Young, Fire Chief, Lowndes County Fire Rescue,\r\nwe learn that the county currently has 18 fire stations, four of them staffed with career firefighters (Clyattville, North Lowndes, Bemiss, and Headquarters).\r\n

\r\nThe department would also like to staff Twin Lakes District Station #3 in Lake Park\r\nand Westside District Station #9, both because of population growth.\r\nThey already have the fire engine and its equipment for Lake Park.\r\nBoth stations would also need radio, hoses, extrication tools, and PPE.\r\nPlus staff, who would cost about $846,893.97 a year per station.\r\nFor Westside, they also propose $1,3000,000 for Heavay Rescue Apparatus\r\nand $350,000 for Rescue Equipment.\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Collage,<\/a>\r\n
Collage, Lowndes County Fire Rescue packet, Lowndes County Commission Retreat, 2025-03-07<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nAbout a third of their calls are for Rescue & Emergency Medical.\r\n

\r\nThe Department proposes adding Quick Response Vehicles (QRV) for Emergency Medical Response.\r\nThey include reasons for and program examples, as well as advantages and disadvantages.\r\n

\r\nThe report also discusses training the the Office of the Fire Marshall.\r\n

\r\nAs mentioned in\r\n\r\nPacket: Utilities in Lowndes County Commission Annual Planning Meeting 2025-03-06<\/a>,\r\nafter an open records request and a followup and 20 days, we got this response from Lowndes County:\r\n

\r\n

\r\nPlease see the below link with information from our Utilities\r\nDepartment and our Fire Rescue Department. Our Public Works\r\nDepartment was already sent, it was the paved\/dirt road documents.\r\nRegarding the South Health District, Dr. Eanes came and met with the\r\ncommissioners.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n

\r\nThe link was into the county’s website bluesky.lowndescounty.com.\r\nWhy they don’t just make such links public so everyone can see them is mysterious.\r\n

\r\nEven more mysterious is why the county does not publish such board packets before the meetings they are for,\r\nso taxpayers and voters (and the Commissioners) can see what is going to be discussed.\r\n

\r\nAnyway, this post has images of the Fire Rescue Department materials.\r\n

\r\nYou can find the actual PDF file\r\n\r\non the LAKE website<\/a>.\r\n

-jsq\r\n

Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research. You can donate to LAKE today<\/a>!\r\n
\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Chief's<\/a>\r\n
Chief’s Message<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Command<\/a>\r\n
Command Staff<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Lowndes<\/a>\r\n
Lowndes County Fire Rescue Flow Chart<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Stations]\"<\/a>\r\n
Stations<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Station<\/a>\r\n
Station Locations<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Staffed<\/a>\r\n
Staffed Station Expansion Justification<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Projected<\/a>\r\n
Projected Cost for Staff and Equipment:<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Call<\/a>\r\n
Call Volumes & Response<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Rescue<\/a>\r\n
Rescue & Emergency Medical is 36.4% of calls<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[LCFR<\/a>\r\n
LCFR Fire Incidents<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[2024<\/a>\r\n
2024 Call Heat Map Fire & EMS<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[EMS--Medical]\"<\/a>\r\n
EMS–Medical<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Quick<\/a>\r\n
Quick Response Vehicles (QRV) Program Examples<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[QRV<\/a>\r\n
QRV Advantages<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[QRV<\/a>\r\n
QRV Disadvantages<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[QRV<\/a>\r\n
QRV Personnel Needs<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[LCFR<\/a>\r\n
LCFR EMS Calls<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Training<\/a>\r\n
Training 2024 Totals<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Training-Fire]\"<\/a>\r\n
Training-Fire<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Page<\/a>\r\n
Page 20<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Training-EMS]\"<\/a>\r\n
Training-EMS<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"[Office<\/a>\r\n
Office of the Fire Marshall<\/a>\r\n
PDF<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n

Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research. You can donate to LAKE today<\/a>!\r\n
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