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5605 Manchester Road
Akron, Ohio 44319
Summit County |
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(330) 882-3130 |
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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. |
Personnel
Today, the New Franklin Fire Department is comprised of 13 full-time
career firefighters, and 22 paid reserve firefighters. All fire department
personnel are state of Ohio certified Emergency Medical Technicians
(EMT). Twenty-Eight 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). Nineteen 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 Activity
In 2006, the fire department provided EMS and fire related services 1,564 times with 1,501 emergency requests for service (RFS). Of the 1,501 RFS, 1,178 (78%) were requests for emergency medical services (EMS), an increase of 1.6% from 2005. However, in 2006 transports to hospitals increased 7% over 2005 with nearly 55% being transported to Akron or Canton hospitals. Of the 243 fire related RFS in 2006, 100 (41%) were for open burning investigations and extinguishments. The balance of the RFS for 2006 were for false alarms, odor investigations, carbon monoxide (CO) detector alarms, and miscellaneous requests for service. Additionally, 54 fire safety inspections were conducted in 2006.
In 2007, the fire department provided EMS and fire related services 1,759 times with 1,522 emergency requests for service. Of the 1,522 RFS, 1,215 (80%) were EMS requests, an increase of 3.2% from 2006. However, transports to hospitals increased 11.2% over 2006, again with a majority of patients being transported to Akron or Canton hospitals. Of the 177 fire related RFS in 2007, 67 (38%) were for open burning investigations and extinguishments. The balance of the RFS for 2007 were for false alarms, odor investigations, carbon monoxide (CO) detector alarms, and miscellaneous requests for service. Additionally, 237 fire safety inspections were conducted in 2007
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. Although New Franklin is in the process of partnering with the Village of Clinton on a shared fire station to service the west side of the city, the Melody Village station will continue to be used as a "Call-In" station and will house a fire engine and EMS Vehichle for the foreseeable future.
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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