Edward Karl

Position(s): Firefighter/Life Member/Trustee

Certificates
Firefighter 1&2, Pump Operator, Aerial Operator,Tanker Operator, Haz-Mat Operational, Fire Service Instructor 1&2, Fire Officer 1&2, NIMS, ICS, MRT. Incident Safety Officer

Year Started
06/09/1994

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3 weeks ago

Cold water - ice Rescue

Today the Fire Company, joined by New Canaan EMS, did a cold water - ice rescue drill at Mead pond.
It is a good and fun winter drill. You never know when we might be called upon to rescue a person or animals that get trapped in waterways around town in both warm and cold weather. A tricky operation, especially in cold weather when ponds freeze and victims get stuck on or worse fall through weak ice.
We used the cold weather and icy conditions today to give our your newer members a chance to don the rescue suits and practice rescuing the less than cooperative victims out on the ice. Sporting the highly fashionable classic “Gumby” suits more experienced members plaid victims and alternate rescuers. In all a good day to practice rescue operations, including Ice rescue, triangulate victim location, throw bag drills and both rescue strap and stokes basket victim retrieval. It was great to have EMS with us to cover more patient/victim treatment and discussions on best ways to treat, move and transfer victims from the hot zone to the bus.

Thank you @newcanaanems for helping us out today! We look forward to do more combined drills with you.

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4 weeks ago

When it snows please dig us out!

If you take a couple of minutes to clear the snow away from you local hydrant when it snows, you can help save precious time in case we need to use it to fight a fire. There is a large number of hydrants in town, it takes a while for your Firefighters to drive around to dig them all out! Please consider digging out the one closest to your house. I dug my local hydrant out this morning, is yours still buried in snow?

Stay safe and warm !

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1 month ago

Where is the traffic cone?

Another good Sunday morning driver /operator training. This morning we took Engine 1 and Ladder 3 out for driver training and had everyone practice their precision and smooth aerial operation with the cone challenge!

We tied a traffic cone to the tip of the aerial with a short rope, hanging a couple of feet down from the top rung. A spot where you can not see it clearly from the turntable controls.
The objective was to either place the cone, gently on top of a light pole quite a distance away up high or stack it on top of another cone on the ground 85-90+ feet away. To do this the operator has to exercise smooth soft touch on the controls while keeping an eye on all obstructions. In addition as you can not see everything, including sometimes the cone, the operator and spotter have to work well together to place the aerial in the right spot before delivering the cone where it needs to go.

It’s is precision work as a small harsh movement gets the cone swinging wild or you risk banging the ladder into obstructions.

if you live in New Canaan or within five miles of the town line and are interested in precision cone placing and other firefighting activities send us a note. We are always looking for new members. recruiting@newcanaanfire.com
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Month	EMS	Fire
Jan		93
Feb		67
Mar		59
Apr		65
May		66
Jun		89
Jul		75
Aug		254
Sep		85
Oct		100
Nov		115
Dec		93
TTL		1160

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