Pinch Volunteer Fire Department
 

2024 Responses
Runs Structure Fires MVA
Jan 57 4 21
Feb 59 5 14
Mar 47 3 13
Apr 66 4 11
May 59 4 16
Jun 46 3 15
Jul 55 3 17
Aug 54 3 17
Sep 62 3 12
Oct 56 6 15
Nov 67 4 15
Dec
Total 628 42 166

Past Responses
Year Total Calls Structure Fires MVA
2023 652 45 171
2022 625 64 164
2021 640 68 189
2020 583 62 156
2019 645
2018 697
2017 695
2016 850
2015 732
2014 670
2013 832
2012 899
2011 786
2010 771
Total 10077 239 680

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11 Ways to Sleep Safe

Most residential fires occur at night while people are sleeping. Here are some bedroom safety tips:

  1. Never smoke in bed. The risk of falling asleep while smoking is too great.
  2. Do not leave children unsupervised. Store matches and lighters out of children’s reach in a locked cabinet.
  3. Do not place portable heaters within three feet of the bed or other flammable materials, or use them to dry clothes.
  4. Do not leave heaters unattended or go to sleep while they are on. Don’t use extension cords with them and unplug them after you turn them off.
  5. Do not run electrical cords over or under the bed, or trap them between the bed and the wall where heat could build up.
  6. Never place heat-producing appliances (such as electric curlers) on a bed.
  7. Use only electric blankets listed by a testing laboratory.
  8. Discard any mattress made before 1973, when the Federal Mattress Flammability Standard went into effect.
  9. Install and maintain smoke detectors on every floor of your house – including outside bedrooms.
  10. Sleep with your bedroom door closed.
  11. Plan and practice your fire escape plan. Once you are safely out of the house STAY OUT.
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Pinch Volunteer Fire Department
P.O. Box 477
Pinch, West Virginia 25156

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