Friday Morning Update — Happy Halloween

10/31/08 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning. 

Below is information about the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery campaign the SLCFD is conducting this weekend. 

 

St. Lucie County Fire District encourages residents to

CHANGE YOUR CLOCK, CHANGE YOUR BATTERY

SLCFD Offers Free Batteries to Local Residents

 

St. Lucie County, FL – The St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD) encourages all residents to remember to change the batteries in their smoke alarms when they change their clocks this weekend. 

 

As part of the campaign, each Fire Station has a supply of batteries for families who need them.  The Fire District purchased 750 batteries for distribution. 

 

 “The peak time for home fire fatalities is between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., when most families are sleeping,” explained Fire Chief Ron Parrish.  “Statistics show a 50% reduction in fire fatalities once a smoke alarm is placed in a home.  Smoke alarm maintenance is a simple, effective way to keep yourself and your family safe,”   

 

According to the US Fire Administration, although 90% of all residences have smoke alarms today, no smoke alarms were present in 42% of residential structure fires where fatalities occurred. Smoke alarms were present in 58% of fatal residential structure fires, but only operational in 37% of those fatal fires. That means that most often where smoke alarms are present in a fatal fire, the smoke alarm is nonfunctional due to dead or missing batteries.

 

The SLCFD responded to 4,604 fire related calls in 2007, and over 4,000 so far in 2008.

 

Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery is a national campaign of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the Energizer Company.

 

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Control Burn at 117 MM of I-95

10/30/08 at 12:52 p.m. — SLCFD responding to a control burn at the 117 MM of I-95.  The burn is approximately 2 miles west of the highway.  Will update as information becomes available. 

(posted 1:07 p.m.)

Thursday Morning Update

10/30/08 at 3 a.m. — SLCFD responded to a semi-truck accident at the 164 MM of the Turnpike, SB.  The semi had been pulling two trailers, had his a guardrail.  The cab of the semi exploded and burnt.  The driver of the semi had minor injuries and was ground transported to a local hospital.  The truck had been carrying electrical equipment and sodium hydroxide (a cleaning agent).  None of the cargo was damaged. 

(posted 8:07 a.m.)

Wednesday Morning Update

10/29/08 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning. 

(posted 7:55 a.m.)

Tuesday Morning Update

10/28/08 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning. 

(posted 7:46 a.m.)

Monday Morning Update

10/27/08 a.m. – Nothing to report from last night or this morning.

10/25/08 at 12:33 p.m. (just after noon on Saturday) — SLCFD responded to a child burned on the 1600 block of Sunrise, Ft. P.  A one-year-old boy was flown to a southern trauma center with severe burns to his buttocks and back of his legs.  Children had been playing with a lighter and rubbing alcohol.  FPPD was also on the scene. 

(posted 7:55 a.m.)

Friday Morning Update

UPDATE — Fire on Fernandina and Binney was accidental, caused $10,000 damage.  There were no injuries.  (update 10 a.m.)

10/24/08 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night.

10/24/08 at 6:42 a.m. — SLCFD responded to a structure fire at Fernandina and Binney in Ft. Pierce.  No other information.  Will update later. 

(posted 9:30 a.m.)

Thursday Morning Update

10/23/08 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning. 

(posted 7:57 a.m.)

Wednesday Morning Update

10/22/08 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning. 

(posted 8 a.m)

Tuesday Morning Update

8/21/08 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning. 

(posted 8:22 a.m.)