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Congratulations to Jarret members
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| Jarret has 4 new members 3 of the new members have just recieved thier TCFP and one will be attending the
same training class in July! New members are Chris Dacosta, Mike Marquez, Mike "Goots" Gutierrez, and Jason Sifuentes
One of Jarret's existing member has also just recieved the TCFP congratulations to Serafin Ramirez, Jr, Mike Marquez, Mike Gutierrez,
and Jason Sifuentes Good job guys Jarret is lucky to have all of you join us! Ramirez has been a Jarret member since October of 2008
and has already accomplished so much keep up the good work!
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Grass fire in Quail Creek
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| January 20th Jarret responded to assist Lytle with a working grass fire in Quail Creek.
With the high winds & low humidity this grass fire traveled fast.
Jarret, Somerset, Natalia, Devine, Charrolet, Poteet, Rossville, Castroville, & La Coste were all of the departments that responded.
This could have been a lot worse due to so many mobile homes so close together, if it weren’t for the fast actions of firefighters.
Only one structure was lost and one was slightly damaged from the fire.
This fire started and traveled down Blue Quail and jumped the road to the properties between Rhonda & Samuel.
This fire consumed about 50 acres.
Jarret BT2 putting out hot spots
It came close to the structure
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Roll over accident on Benton City Rd
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| On January 1, Jarret responded to the 19000 block of Benton City Rd for a one-vehicle roll over accident.
The driver went off the road just around a curve and hit a metal pole and rolled over multiple times.
Jarret crew extricated patient and assisted AMR EMS with patient care.
This was the 2nd call for Jarret in 2009 and the 1st major accident for the county.
Jarret crew also did a search for other occupants that may have been ejected for the vehicle, no one else was found.
Patient was transported to Santa Rosa down town.
David Gonzales securing the battery.
Driver side of vehicle
Passenger side of vehicle
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New officer's for 2009
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Congratulations to four of Jarret's member's for receiving officer's positions:
Marcus Alexander Captain #2
David Gonzales Lieutenant #1
Patrick Berryhill Lieutenant #2
Johnny Cortez Jr. Lieutenant #3
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OVERVIEW OF 2008
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Although the website was not updated to much though out 2008, this past year has been one to remember.
It all started New Year's Eve! Jarret had minor calls all day, but once the tones hit @ 5:05pm it was non stop calls after that point.
Jarret had every apparatus out there protecting the citizen's of Bexar County.
This included Engine 1, Engine 2, Rescue, BT 1, BT 2, and BT 3 aka Tanker. We had a total of 32 calls within that 24-hour period.
Around 8:00am all of Jarret personnel & apparatus were back at the station safe & ready to rest, just for it start up again a few hours later.
We have had a busy year due to the lack of rain.
Within this year Jarret has gained 4 new medic's Daniel Tamez ECA, Miles Willis ECA, Gimena Velez ECA, & Rebekah Cortez ECA, &
3 certified Fire fighter's David Gonzales SFFMA, Patrick Berryhill SFFMA, and Dana Rapsitine TCFP.
Congratulations to all, for your hard work and dedication to the citizen's we serve!
We have also had to say goodbye to a few good members of our department see
CHIEF'S CORNER for more info on this along with the grant's that we have been awarded!
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JARRET HAS A NEW MEDIC
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Congatulations to Gimena Velez she is Jarret's newest medic she passed her national registry for ECA on Monday November 24, 2008. She has been with Jarret since March of 2008 and
has already accomplished so much! Keep up the good work!
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New board members for 2009
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On November 10, 2008 the members of jarret voted on new board members for the 2009 term.
Our new board members are Stephen Flores, President, Dale Allen, Vice President, Patrick Berryhill, Secretary, Allison Hood, Treasurer, John Ortega Sr, Board Member, David Gonzales, Board Member, and Scott Christian, Board Member.
Congratulations to all and good luck on the up coming year!
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Von Ormy Parade & Festival
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On May 30th Von Ormy officially became a city so in honor of this occasion Von Ormy will hold their first annual city parade & festival on Saturday November 15, 2008 13466 IH35 south at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church at 10:00am
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Somerset Parade
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Somerset will be having their annual parade on Saturday November 1, 2008
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Major Accident on IH35 & Elm Creek
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On October 7, Jarret Responded with Engine1 and Rescue to a two vehical accident on IH35 by Elm Creek there were injuries involved but none were critical
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Jarret holds Search and Rescue Training
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On September 2, Jarret hosted a search and rescue training for all members. It entailed searching for victims while blinded.
This was to simulate conditions where smoke and darkness prevent firefighters from being able to see during s rescue.
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Jarret gets new Webmaster
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| Sept 15 -
Jarret has a new webmaster, Rebekah Cortez, Jarret 224! This is the last entry from the old webmaster, Art Martinez de Vara. Best of luck to the new webmaster. We should be seeing some exciting new things soon.
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Burn Info
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Permits for controlled burns are being issued by the Bexar County Fire Marshall's office on a day by day basis. All outdoor burning requires a permit and all burns must comply with restrictions imposed by the Fire Marshall. To obtain a FREE permit, call (210) 335-0300. |
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Chief's Corner
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Click Here to read messages and thoughts from our Chief, John Ortega. |
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2008 RUN STATS
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| Structure Fire | 35
| Severe Weather Standby | 0
| Passenger Vehicle Fire | 23
| Freight/Transport Vehicle Fire | 1
| Citizen Complaint | 0
| Wildland Fire (>50 Acres) | 3
| Attempt to Burn | 0
| Brush/Grass Fire | 96
| Threat to Burn (verbal) | 0
| Outside Rubbish Fire | 2
| Special Incident, other | 15
| Explosion/No Fire | 0
| Aircraft Emergency | 1
| Fireworks Explosion/No Fire | 0
| Controlled Burning | 13
| Unauthorized Burning | 63
| Fire, other | 5
| Medical Response | 371
| MVA-Major | 48
| MVA-Minor | 24
| MV/Pedestrian | 1
| Search For Lost/Wanted Person | 0
| Swiftwater/ Flash Flood Rescue | 0
| Water Rescue, other | 0
| Extrication/Rescue Not Classified | 0
| Flammable Liquid Spill (Eg. Gasoline, Alcohol etc.) | 2
| Gas Leak (Eg. LPG, Natural Gas, etc.) | 3
| Combustible Liquid Spill (Eg. Diesel, Oil, etc.) | 2
| Chemical Spill/Leak | 1
| Power Lines Down | 5
| Arcing/Shorting Electrical Equipment | 3
| Open Hydrant/Water Problems | 1
| Animal Problem (Includes Bee Attacks) | 2
| Assist S.O./PD/ Fire Marshal or other Govt. Agency | 1
| Police Matter | 0
| Assist the Public | 1
| Dispatched and Cancelled En Route | 45
| Wrong Location/Nothing Found (not a malicious false alarm) | 44
| Smoke Scare | 2
| Hazardous Materials Investigation/Nothing Found | 0
| Bomb Scare | 0
| Malicious False Alarm | 1
| System Malfunction | 8
| Accidental Alarm Activation | 6
| Mutual Aid Assists | 207 |
| Mutual Aid Requests | 34 |
| Total Responses | 855 |
| Total Man Hours | 2428 |
| Average Response Time | 6.3 min |
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