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11/18/2011  And We Have A Winner! The Black Friday raffle was a success and we appreciate everyone’s continued support in our fundraising efforts.  The winning number was 939 from the West Virginia Daily 3 on 11/18/2011 that made Sally DeVore of Wintersville the lucky winter.  Watch for our Spring Food Raffle coming soon!        

11/22/2011 The Franklin members want to wish everyone a Safe and Happy Holiday Season.  See below for some holiday fire safety tips:


Holiday Fire Safety

    With the winter holidays coming up, one of the best gifts you can give your family is a safe home in which to celebrate the season.

• Pick a “safe” tree. If you’re buying a cut tree for Christmas, check for freshness. A fresh tree has a good green color and needles that are hard to pull from the branches and do not break.  Shedding, brittle needles and a faded green color are signs of a dry tree.  Keep your tree fresh by placing it in a stand that holds water. Check the water level every day.
• Choose “Fire Resistant”-labeled artificial trees and decorations.  This does NOT mean these items won’t catch fire—it does mean that they should resist burning and extinguish fairly quickly in the event of fire.
• Pick a safe place for your tree. Keep your tree out of traffic areas and away from doorways — exits should always be clear.  Also, make sure there’s a “safety zone” all around your tree — at least 3 feet away from fireplaces, wood stoves and other heat sources (candles included).
• Don’t overload circuits. With the extra lights and holiday decorations, don’t be tempted to plug too many items into your outlets.  Unplug items that aren’t in use, and never ignore a tripped fuse.
• Before those lights go up:  Check each set of lights, new or old, for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires, or loose connections.  Don’t forget to check your extension cords, too. Throw out any damaged lights or cords.
• Whether indoor or outdoor lights, use only lights that have been UL®-approved.  If the lights you’re using haven’t been tested by Underwriters’ Laboratories or another national testing lab, you run a very real risk of fire—your lights haven’t been manufactured in accordance with recognized safety standards.
• Never run extension cords through doorways, under rugs, or through any high-traffic areas. This can damage the insulation and wire inside, causing a fire hazard.
• Always disconnect all decorative lights before you go to bed or leave the house.  Lights can short out and cause a fire.
• Don’t hang light strings in any way that might damage the cord’s insulation. Never use nails or tacks.  Use only insulated staples to hold strands in place, or run the strings through hooks.
• Be careful with candles! Always display candles safely by keeping them in stable, non-flammable holders.  Keep them away from things that will burn, such as other decorations or curtains — away from children and pets.
• Fireplace safety: Never burn gift wrappings.  Flash fires can occur when gift wrap suddenly bursts into flame and burns intensely.  Burning papers and other improper fuels in the fireplace is a major cause of chimney fires.  Always use a fire screen to keep sparks from escaping onto  nearby rugs, upholstered furniture or other combustibles.
• Be extra careful when smoking. Careless smoking is a leading cause of fire deaths at any time of the year, but the risk goes up during holiday gatherings. Check carefully for any smoldering smoking materials (between cushions, under furniture, etc.) before going to bed.  Never smoke around the tree or flammable decorations.
• Working smoke alarms save lives. Winter—and holidays--can bring increased risk of fire. If you haven’t changed the batteries in your smoke & carbon monoxide alarms this year, now is a good time. Your family might have only minutes to escape a fire.

8/1/11
Franklin was alerted for a working structure fire at a commercial dry cleaners in Wellsburg.  Additional alarms were struck to bring additional units to the scene immediately due to the size of the structure.  Franklin responded Engine 76, Engine 77, Squad 78 and Support 7 with a total of thirteen personnel.  Due to a structural roof collapse, crews were on scene for several hours for overhaul operations.

6-10-11 @ 1345 hrs
Crews from FCVFD responded to the area of 202 walker road Follansbee for a report of a trailer on fire. Hoover son Heights St. 8 arrived on scene and reported a fully involved trailer fire, due to the time of day crews from Hooverson Heights and Follansbee were short staffed, additional engines were called from Wellsburg and Franklin to assist in overhaul and a primary search of the structure.  Franklin units remained on scene for approx 2 hrs.
 
6-15-11 @ 1330 hrs
Wellsburg and Franklin VFD’s were alerted to a working structure fire with entrapment at the Blue Ridge manor apartment complex.  While units were enroute, Brooke County Sheriff Deputies and Wellsburg Police officers arrived on scene and reported heavy smoke coming from the apt and confirmed entrapment, Franklin Engine 76 was first on scene and crews made entry into the structure and quickly located an infant child and removed him from the structure, unfortunately the infant had succumbed to his injuries. Franklin, Wellsburg and Hooverson Heights remained on scene and extinguished the fire and conducted overhaul.  Other agencies assisting were Bethany Pike, McKinleyville, Avella (PA)
 
6-18-11 @ 14 30 hrs
Franklin was alerted to a 3 vehicle motor vehicle accident on Washington Pike in the area of Painter Run, members from FCVFD responded E-76, E-77, T-79 and squad 7,
 
6-28-11 @2330 hrs
Crews from Franklin VFD were alerted to respond to Northview Road for an elderly male subject that had entered the woods and had been reported lost.  Franklin responded  squad 78 and utility 7.  Chief 70 also requested the assistance of Hooverson Heights VFD and there utility vehicle, utility 7 entered the woods and found the male approximately a quarter mile in the woods. The lost individual was assisted up a hill using ropes and placed on utility 7 for exit of the woods.  The patient was treated on scene by Brooke County EMS.
 
7-1-11 @ 1800 hrs
Crews responded to a 2 vehicle motor vehicle accident on Washington pike at the intersection of Northview Road.  Engine 76 and Squad 7 responded.                                                                                                     
 
7-5-11 @ 2200 hrs
Wellsburg and Franklin VFD’s were alerted to a single vehicle rollover with entrapment on Washington pike right outside of Wellsburg.  Franklin responded E-76 and E-77 and assisted Wellsburg VFD in extricating the patient from the vehicle and clearing debris from the roadway.
 
7-6-11 @ 0530 hrs
Franklin was alerted to a single vehicle rollover on Pierce’s Run road, crews responded E-76 and assisted Brooke County EMS in patient care.
 
7-6-11 @ 1600 hrs
Alarms were struck for Wellsburg and Franklin to respond to Rite Aid in Wellsburg, with employees inside reporting heavy smoke in the building. Crews from FCVFD responded E-76 and E-77, crews found that there was an air conditioner motor on the roof that had gone bad and was filling the building with smoke.
 
7-11-11 @ 1600 hrs
Crews were kept busy due to thunderstorms that moved through the area, crews responded to 5 tree down/service calls.
 
7-13-11 @ 1030 hrs
Franklin was alerted to a vehicle on fire at the intersection of Meadow Drive and Washington Pike, firefighter Mcclain while enroute to the station reported a fully involved engine compartment fire and extinguished it with a dry chemical extinguisher.  Crews responded E-76 and squad 78
 
7-15-11 @ 0130 hrs
Wellsburg and Franklin VFDs were alerted to a porch on fire in the area of River View road.  The home owner had the fire under control before units were onscene and units cleared after 40 minutes.
 

On May 1st members were dispatched to a two motor vehicle crash to assist Wellsburg VFD.  Engine 76, Squad 7 and Squad 78 responded and assisted Wellsburg VFD and Brooke County EMS in extricating two critical patients.  Members then provided scene cleanup of the roadway and debri.



On April 30th, members from Franklin played in a full contact charity football game to assist Easter Seals in Brooke County.  Members from the department played on both the Fire Departments and Fraternal Order of Police teams.  The Fire Departments pulled out a victory this year winning
28-7.

Gerald McClain and Joel Graham

All members from Franklin who participated in the event.

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