Thursday Morning Update

4/30/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning. 

KBDI is 610. 

Below is a press release from the SLCSO about a drunk driving demonstration. 

(posted 7:45 a.m.)

Drunk Driving Dramatization

The following media release was sent out by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office.     

St. Lucie County Sheriff Mascara announces drunk driving auto crash dramatization Thursday at 1 p.m. at John Carroll High School, Fort Pierce

The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, with the participation of the students and faculty of John Carroll High School, St. Lucie County Fire District and Kauff’s Towing, will present a drunk driving auto crash dramatization at the high school at 1:45 p.m. Thursday.

Members of the media will be welcome.

“We have staged drunk driving crash dramatizations for the past few years,” Sheriff Mascara said. “Our School Resource Deputies, school officials, students and the Students Against Destructive Decisions, the county Fire District and many others have worked together to show the lasting, disastrous effects of drunk driving,” Sheriff Mascara said.

With the school’s prom taking place this weekend, this is the ideal time for such a dramatization, Sheriff Mascara said.

Early Morning Blaze

4/29/09 at 7:33 a.m. — SLCFD responded to a house fire on the 7900 block of Horned Lark Circle, PSL.  This is in the Savanna Golf Club community.  All occupants are out of the home.  When crews arrived they reported the home was 50% involved and nearby homes are exposed.  Will update as information becomes available. 

(posted 7:58 a.m.)

Wednesday Morning Update

4/29/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning.
KBDI is 606
(posted 7:40 a.m.)

Tuesday Morning Update

4/28/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning.
KBDI is 602
(posted 7:41 a.m.)

Monday Morning Update

4/26/09 at 9:06 p.m. — SLCFD responded to a stabbing on the 300 block of Baysinger.  A female, in her 40s, was ground transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

KBDI is 593 — Due to high winds SLCFD is in Task force response to brushfires.  This means additional apparatus will be sent to brushfires (2 Brush units, 1 Engine, 1 Tanker, 1 Battalion Chief, and 1 plow from DoF.) 

(posted 7:55 a.m.)

Friday Morning Update

4/24/09 at 7:06 p.m. — SLCFD responded to a child hit by a vehicle on MacIntosh, near Port St. Lucie Blvd and Paar.  The boy, 3-4 years old, was flown to a southern trauma center in critical condition.  PSLPD was also on the scene. 

KBDI is 585

(posted 7:36 a.m.)

Thursday Morning Update

4/23/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning. 

KBDI is 580

Below is a news release which went out yesterday.  Today is the last day of training at the SLFD Administration Offices on Milner. 

St. Lucie County Fire District

News Release

 

Contact: Catherine W. Chaney

Public Information Officer

St. Lucie County Fire District

772-201-2490

cchaney@slcfd.org

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 22, 2009

 

 

St. Lucie County Fire District Firefighters Participate

in Terrorist Attack Training

 

 

St. Lucie County, FL – He can breathe, move his head and has a pulse.  But this week, Tom will suffer a terrorist attack 51 times over the next three days.  The good news is that Tom is not human, rather he is a simulator used by the Emergency Medical Learning and Resource Center (EMLRC), a non-profit organization based in Orlando.   

 

Tom rolled into St. Lucie County in a 45-foot motor coach which features realistic emergency room and ambulance settings.  The mobile lab is the only one like it in the country, and provides first responders with state-of-the-art medical equipment. 

 

Firefighters, EMTs and Paramedics from St. Lucie County Fire District will be training on Tom yesterday, Wednesday and Thursday under the direction of Program Coordinator Eric Dotten.  Tom comes to life via computer at Dotten’s fingertips.  Dotten creates a scenario where Tom is the victim of a biological attack. 

 

Paramedics and EMT’s ask Tom questions about how he’s feeling.  Dotten loads an answer in the commuter and Tom responds.  First responders diagnose Tom, help him breathe, give him CPR, take his pulse and can even give him medication.  Tom responds if the EMT’s make mistakes.  The scenarios are recorded for review and feedback.  

 

This training is paid for through a grant from the Florida Department of Health.

     

Wednesday Morning Update

4/21/09 at 11 p.m. — SLCFD responded to a truck fire behind a business on N. Kings Highway, just north of Angle Road. Crews found a utility trailer stored behind a business on fire, with a semi-trailer parked next to it also exposed to the fire. Nearby vehicles were not damaged. Recent welding work had been done on the utility trailer.
KBDI is 575
(posted 8:27 a.m.)

Tuesday Morning Update

4/21/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning.
KBDI is 569
(posted 7:56 a.m.)