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5605 Manchester Road
Akron, Ohio 44319
Summit County |
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(330) 882-3111 |
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(330) 882-3789 |
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[Prevention Bureau]
Department History
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The New Franklin
Fire Department serves the City of New Franklin. The Fire Department
provides Fire and Emergency Medical Service to a population of
almost 16,000 people.
The New Franklin Fire Department was officially
established in 1942 as the Franklin Township Fire Department.
Fire Protection and ambulance services were provided completely
by volunteers until l969 when the township hired its first full-time
firefighters. |
Today, the New Franklin Fire Department is comprised of 13 full-time
career firefighters, and 19 paid reserve firefighters. All fire department
personnel are state of Ohio certified Emergency Medical Technicians
(EMT). Twenty-one of the firefighter/EMTs are certified Paramedics
(EMT-P). The remaining firefighter/EMTs are certified EMT-Basic (EMT-B)a
or EMT-Intermediate (EMT-I). All full-time personnel are Ohio certified
career firefighters (FF2). Twelve of the reserve firefighters are
also trained to the FF2 level. Many of both the full-time and reserve
staff are certified instructors in the various disciplines for the
which the fire department provides services.
Department Services
The New Franklin Fire Department provides
24-hour service, 365 days a year. There are three platoons of four full-time
personnel to each platoon and one full-time chief. Each platoon is on
duty for 24 hours then rotates off for at least 24 hours. The fire chief
is scheduled Monday through Friday. The reserve firefighter/EMTs provide
extra personnel when the need arises. The reserve firefighter/EMTs and
off-duty personnel also respond from home in the event of a major emergency,
or when multiple calls are received.
Our community is served by two fire
stations: Station #1, located at 5605 Manchester Road, was built in
1969, and is the main station for the community. This station is staffed
24 hours a day, and responds to all emergency calls in the community.
Services provided by New Franklin Fire Department include:
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Emergency Medical Services - Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) accounts for nearly 80% of the annual calls answered
by New Franklin Fire Department. Paramedic-level Emergency Medical
Service is provided to all residents and visitors to the city. We
strive to provide the highest level of pre-hospital emergency medical
care through the use of up-to-date training, techniques, and modern
equipment. We care about our community.
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Injury Prevention - the department is committed
to preventing injury especially to the children of the community.
The fire department is a proponent of Safe KIDS and Injury Prevention
programs. The department provides support for Child Passenger Safety
(CPS) by maintaining technicians trained to properly install child
safety seats (car seats). Installation of car seats, or help on the
correct installation of car seats, can be had by contacting the department
at (330) 882-3111.
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Fire and Injury Prevention Education - The New
Franklin Fire Department is an active supporter of the "Aluminum
Cans for Burned Kids" (ACBC) program and is a collection site
for the program. The funds obtained from the recycling of the collected
cans are used to promote fire injury prevention with a focus on the
children of the respective communities and to underwrite the cost
of helping not only those children who have been badly burned but
their families as well cope with the physical and psychological recovery
from those burns. The department is also an active participant in
the fire and injury prevention programs presented annually in the
local elementary schools in the city.
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Fire Prevention - Benjamin Franklin, the father
of the modern fire service knew "an ounce of prevention is worth
a pound of cure." Fire safety education and a comprenhensive
Fire Safety Inspection program promotes a safer and healthier living
and working environment. A fire prevented does no harm and is considerably
less costly to the property owner or business person.
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Fire Suppression - Fire suppression activities
accounts for roughly 13% of the department's annual call volume with
only about 2% structure fires. In the event a fire does occur, dedicated,
professional firefighters using modern firefighting techniques and
equipment reduce the loss of life and property damage.
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Technical Resuce Teams - Speciality operations
such as Heavy Extrication (auto crashes, entrapment, etc.), Water
Rescue (Underwater [SCUBA] and Open Water Rescue, Ice Rescue, and
Swiftwater Rescue [rivers, floods, etc.]), Rope Rescue, Trench Collapse
Rescue and Building Collapse Rescue, are based at Station #1.
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CPR Classes - Certified CPR Instructors offer classes
to the public and to health care providers at various times throughout
the year.
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Blood Pressure Checks - We will gladly check your
blood pressure, Monday thru Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or anytime you feel a problem exists.
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General Assistance - It is often said "If you
don't know who to call, call the fire department." We are here
to assist the residents of New Franklin anyway we can. If we can't help
directly, we will use our best efforts to get the help needed.
In 1966, because the township was so large
and divided by railroad tracks, a second station was built
in the Melody Village allotment. Today, Station #2, located
at 3200 Rhapsody Lane, houses an attack fire pumper and ambulance.
Station #2 has on-call personnel who respond, along with personnel
from Station #1, to emergency calls west of the railroad tracks
that divide the city. A study of the feasibility and costs
to convert this station to full-time status is currently underway.
If you are interested in the fire service, or have questions
about our services, please call 330-882-3111, e-mail us
at fd@newfranklin.org,
or stop by Station #1. |
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