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| Letter from the Chief | | I would like to thank the members of this department for their commitment and dedication. We continue to be able to provide excellent fire protection and emergency medical service for the town of Sherborn while operating in a call format. The average response time for our department is 6 minutes. Our call volume in 2009 increased by 9% and we responded to 542 calls for emergency service. This continues a five year trend in which our call volume has increased by 19%. We saw an increase in the number of structure fires, car fires, motor vehicle accidents with extrication, calls for people trapped in elevators and false alarms in 2009. We also had a number of medical calls where horse rider’s sustained serious injuries. I would like to thank the members of our specially trained Rapid Intervention Team. They have invested a significant amount of time over the past 16 months in training and development of skills. They continue to refine these skills during their quarterly training sessions. I would like to thank the Sherborn Fire/Rescue Association for their purchase and donation of a Rad 57 pulse CO-Oximeter. This is a small hand held instrument that uses wavelengths of light to measure the level of carbon monoxide and oxygen in the blood, as well as pulse rates. This is an important tool for our department as we will now have the ability to check the level of Carbon monoxide of firefighters who are actively working at a fire and for residents who may have been exposed to it in their homes. The Sherborn Fire/Rescue department depends upon a group of committed and dedicated call firefighters and EMT’s who make tremendous sacrifices to staff this department 24/7/365. This town is very fortunate to have such a talented group of people who take such pride in their work and provide excellent service to this town. I would like to thank each and every member for their contributions. I would also like to thank the citizens of Sherborn for their continued support. | | Annual Reports | | Click Here to Go to Annual Reports | | "Firefighter of the Month" | | Photo (if available) | | Name: | | Position: | | Special Comment: | | EMS Privacy Statement | Click to Download EMS Privacy Statement (.pdf file) |
| | | | Last Update:01/12/2009 |
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