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A historic promotion was presented Thursday,
September 29th to the first black lady to become a Battalion Chiefon
the Shreveport Fire Department. She is Pat Dyas and She will head the Fire Prevention Division of
the S.F.D. Fire Chief Craig Mulford
conducted the ceremony at the amphitheater at the fire academy
due to the large crowd of friends and realatives. Dyas is a
30-year veteran of the fire department and a Marine veteran, was
sworn in and received the pin of her rank from her children
William and Elizabeth during the ceremony. Congratulations
on your Promotion Chief Pat.
With Shreveport suffering one of the longest droughts in
years and the vegetation being tender dry a fire in
Shreveport's Cedar Grove burned acres of wood and field
areas on Wednesday August 17, 2011 and lasted for hours
before firefighters brought it under control. The fire
was first reported at East 85th Street and Range Lane
about 1:40 p.m. The fire spread quickly because of the
wind and the extreme dry conditions. Over the last few
weeks the SFD and Caddo Parish Fire Districts have
responded to numerous structure and brush fires.
Signal 51 members have responded to just about all of
them with refreshments and cooling towels. Signal
51's funds for refreshment supplies is almost as dry as
the weather we have been having.
On
August 16 just before midnight Shreveport Firehouse
Speakers came on with the alert tones and the
dispatcher broadcast that a house was on fire in the 600
block of Springhill. Engine 7 was first on the
scene and reported that the house was fully involved.
Later a 2nd alarm was requested and when embers caught
the roof of a house on
Euclid St. just behind the original house a full
box alarm assignment was dispatched to it. At the
height of the fire on Springhill flames were shooting 50
feet into the air. Firefighters had trouble
finding fire hydrants that had sufficient water capacity
to fight the fire. A request to the water
department to increase the pressure to the area
alleviated the water problem, but it took nearly an hour
to bring both fires under control. Nobody was hurt.
Authorities think the fire may have been deliberately
set.
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Mayor Cedric Glover appointed Captain Craig Mulford
Chief of the Shreveport Fire Department on July 4.
Mulford, 47, joined the fire department in 1982. He is
married and has two children. His father, Ronald Mulford,
was a fire department employee for 33 years. Craig
Mulford also has a brother and brother-in-law with the
department. Craig Mulford was among five finalists for
the position out of 22 that applied. Although he is the
Fire Chief, his appointment is subject to ratification
by Shreveport city council members. Former Chief Brian Crawford will start a new job Tuesday as Chief Administrative Officer for Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover.
The members of the Signal 51 Group congratulates Chief Mulford on being selected to head one of the finest fire departments in the country. We know you will do an outstanding job.
An eight-inch medium pressure gas line was struck
by APSI Engineers a little before 3:00PM Wednesday,
May 20th while they were taking soil samples outside the
old Ogilvie Hardware store in preparation for its
renovation. The gas from the ruptured line caught fire,
and quickly spread to the back of the drilling truck.
SFD firefighters contained the fire using spray patterns
from their hose lines to keep it from spreading to the
forward portion of the truck, and to the combustible
fuel and generator on the vehicle. After the gas
company's repair crew arrived the flames were put out
and the broken gas line was capped.
Jerry Hope's Photo
A
line of trucks caught fire at a Chesapeake drilling site in west
Shreveport May 15, sending a dark plume of smoke
skyward. 24 fire and support vehicles were used
from Caddo Fire Districts 3, 4, 1 and Shreveport Fire.
The fire spread quickly to the adjacent trucks, and by
the end of the day, 10 18-wheelers were engulfed and
destroyed. The trucks were carrying hydraulic fracturing
fluid, a mixture used in the final stages of the
drilling process. The fire started around 11:30 a.m. when a Cudd Energy Services truck caught fire while working on the Lee 21H-1 natural gas well site near the intersection of Greenwood Road and Rice Road. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. MORE
In
conjunction with the Association of Public Safety
Communications Officials (APCO) International, the
City of Shreveport will honor local Public Safety
Telecommunications Officers from the Shreveport Police
and Fire Departments and Caddo Sheriff’s Office during
the week of April 10th. On Monday, April 11, 2011 at
8:15 a.m., Shreveport Fire Chief Brian A. Crawford will
present Mayor Glover’s Proclamation to publicly
recognize emergency professionals for their excellent
service. “Our telecommunications officers play a vital
role in the process of saving lives because they’re the
first point to contact between the public and our first
responders,” said Chief Crawford.This national recognition comes on the heels one of our department’s greatest success stories. On March 28, 2011, a SFD communication officer received a 9-1-1 call. However, the caller was choking uncontrollably and unable to speak. FCOII Sharon Clark’s training and instincts helped her to quickly identify this time-critical emergency which ultimately saved this person’s life. The purpose of the national observance is to honor men and women who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and those rendering life-saving assistance. For additional information about events planned for National Telecommunications Week, please contact Ashley Wiggins at 318-675-2137.
Bossier
City has a New Fire Chief - He is Brad Zagone a 17 Year
veteran of the BCFD. He worked his way up
through the ranks from firefighter-EMT; then
Paramedic in 2001; then in 2003 - Fire Apparatus
Driver; in 2004 - Fire Inspector; and 2007 -
Bomb Technician. Zagone was appointed Fire Chief
by Mayor Bo Walker on March 1, 2011.All the members of the Signal 51 Group wish Chief Zagone the best of luck at his new position as head of an outstanding fire department.
Shreveport
Fire Department chosen to Host Belgium Firefighters.
Shreveport Fire Chief Brian A. Crawford announced the Shreveport Fire
Department has been selected to host 10 firefighters from Belgium from Wednesday, March 16th through Wednesday, March 23rd. Belgium Battalion
Fire Chief Paul Vanlook heads up the Belgium Fire Observers
Organization, a non-profit group whose mission is to allow its members
to visit major fire departments throughout the United States annually
for the purpose of studying successful fire service programs.
During the visit the group will stay at assigned fire stations throughout the City as well as visit the various support divisions within the Department to “look behind the scenes of a major American city” in hopes of gleaning the department’s best practices.
The tentative itinerary of events for the Belgium Firefighters:
• Wednesday, March 16 – 9:30 a.m. – Welcome and Press Conference at Fire
Administration with SFD Command Staff. (Media is encouraged to attend)
• Thursday, March 17 – Activities at various fire stations
• Friday, March 18 – Visit SFD Divisions for demonstrations
• Saturday, March 19 – Activities at various fire stations
• Sunday, March 20 – Site seeing in city.
The Signal 51 Group will host the visitors from
Belgium with a Southern Barbecue dinner at Central Station on Sunday
evening.
• Monday, March 21 –Meeting with Chief Crawford and visit SFD Division
for demonstrations
• Tuesday, March 22 – Activities at various fire stations—Belgium
Firefighters will depart Shreveport March 23 around 8:00 a.m.
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*Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
“We’ve never been to Louisiana before, and we look forward to working
with the Shreveport Fire Department which is considered the busiest fire
department in Louisiana,” said Belgium Battalion Chief Vanlook.
This is an excellent opportunity to have international comradely and
brotherhood within the two departments while sharing ideas that might
enhance the overall fire service profession. ###
A Signal 51 member's job is always something different. The Gemini
Mardi Gras Parade (Saturday evening - 2/26/11) is just down my street. I was watching the congested traffic at the corner of Capt.
Shreve and Preston Ave. from 6:30 till almost 10:00p.m. There were two S.P.D. Units keeping traffic moving. Many parade visitors asked for help
with directions and I was asked many questions about different Parade
Routes. About 7:30 there were 2 minor car accidents with no injuries. I had
a man on stilts come to me with wrist pain from a fall he had taken
during the Parade. Engine 1 came and checked him out. He had a slight
sprain and carried on. That's when everything got crazy. There was a
Marching band from a local school coming through and then, all of the
sudden, one young male band members passed out in the middle of the
street. I knew I had to get this guy out of the traffic quickly. I
had at least 10 students all over my back asking why I was trying to
assist this patient. I told someone to call 911 (fire dept) and sprint
car arrived with Paramedic Damon Johnson and Firefighter Michael?
Damon prepared an I.V. and
monitored Blood Pressure and respiration's. Damon kept asking for a medic
unit to respond, but all medic units were tied up. Little did I know
when getting the patient out of the street, my pants were torn showing
my undergarments...l.o.l. I did not care, just wanted to see this young
man get to feeling better. Finally a medic unit arrived and was picked
up and sent him to the hospital for care. I must compliment
Paramedic Damon Johnson and Fire driver Michael on being such
professionals. I forgot to tell you that a generator on the Duke's and
Duchesses float caught on fire. Thank God for fire extinguishers as
someone used one to put the fire out. I
think, at the next parade, I'm going to pick another corner so I can
have time to watch the parade....l.o.lSubmitted by: Michael Clikas - Member Signal 51 Group and SFD Fire Corps
Shreveport Fire Chief Brian Crawford will leave his job to take a
position under Mayor Cedric Glover as assistant chief
administrative. Mayor Glover also announced on Twitter,
that he sent a letter asking the Civil Service Board
call for a Fire Chief's exam. The Mayor also said that
Crawford will remain chief and not resign "until we are
further along in the exam and selection process," Chief Crawford will make the City of Shreveport a fine assistant chief administrator. He has been an outstanding fire chief and while we hate to loose him as our fire chief we know that he will do an excellent job in his new position. At least he will not be leaving the city. Good luck, Chief Crawford.
>>News<<
Shreveport firefighters fought a huge 3 Alarm fire in
the old Gould automobile battery plant 6600 blk of
Westport Dr. As Engine 12 left their station they reported heavy black smoke showing from the plant. A
second alarm was transmitted upon the arrival of the
first Battalion Chief. Shortly, thereafter more Engine
and Ladder Cos., the Hazmat Unit, additional Medic units
and water tanker trucks from several Caddo Fire
Districts were requested and responded. Lack of
sufficient water supplies and long hose lays hampered
the firefighting effort at first and required using
hydrant-assist appliances that enabled the pumpers to
increase the water flow. The fire was reported around
1343hrs on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 . A great deal of
hose was laid and by 2000hrs almost all the hose had
been picked up and only a few companies remained on the
scene. >> More << >> Cell Phone Video <<
Signal
51 Members Fred McClanahan and Jerry Hope Responded to this house fire
in the 3000 block of Randolph Streetupon the report of a
working fire. Engines 9 - 14 - 15 - 8 - 15 Truck 9
Rescue 9 Battalion Chief 4 took in the call around 4:00 AM, January 2,
2011. >>
More << >>--> 2 other serious fires occurred on Jan. 1, Sig 51 members responded to both.
The Shreveport Fire Department.
The Shreveport Fire Department became a paid department
in 1890 (see
Brief History of the S.F.D.), and with the
support from the citizens, local government officials,
and excellent leadership the Shreveport Fire
Department has done an outstanding job in performing its
primary responsibility to protect lives and property
from firepport and CPR training and provided these
services when called upon. Under Chief Dallas W.
Greene leadership Shrevepo. Starting in 1965 firefighting crews were
introduced to basic life
surt firefighters were prepared
in 1983 when almost over night began operating the Emergency Medical Service
for our city. At that time local privately owned
ambulance companies were discontinuing their services. This Site Has Received
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