On March 29, 2010 at 3:56 A.M., Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 was dispatched to Hwy 61 and Old Hwy 61 for a fireworks tent on fire. Arriving fire units encountered heavy fire and a barrage of explosions inside and outside the 1,800 square foot tent. Firefighters fought through the fireworks explosions and quickly extinguished the fire within ten minutes of arrival.
Shortly after the initial call, Lincoln County Central Dispatch received a report of two male subjects running through private property nearby. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, Troy Police and Moscow Mills Police responded and located one of the men in the woods. Officers also located the second subject after an extensive search however, the man evaded capture as a Sheriff’s Deputy was attempting to arrest him. Deputies later captured the second man.
Lincoln County Fire Marshal Barry Nuss and an assisting investigator from the Missouri State Fire Marshal’s Office determined the fire was intentionally set. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is actively investigating the case and expects to have charges filed as early as today.
The tough little guys and girls at Children’s Hospital of St. Louis have made a wish list of a few items that will make their hospital stay just a little bit better. Tough Guys, Inc., Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 many other Lincoln County agencies are proud to support this drive and help bring a smile to the faces of many kids who call the hospital home. Any toy donation is welcome, but some of the most common items requested by the kids are:
Action Figures – Power Rangers, GI Joe, Iron Man, Spiderman, Transformers, etc.
DVD’s for Teens – Twilight, Twilight New Moon, 500 Days of Summer, Julie and Julia, Amelia, Sherlock Holmes, Michael Jackson – This Is It.
Wonder Wagons – These wagons are custom made in the shape of animals such as elephants, giraffes, etc. and are used to transport sick children around the hospital. Unfortunately, the hospital doesn’t have enough for all of the children. Each Wonder Wagon costs $400. If you would like to donate a wagon for the children, please make a check payable to St. Louis Children’s Hospital and send to P.O. Box 152 Troy, MO 63379 or you may bring it to any of the drop off locations listed below.
The donations will be picked-up from the drop-off locations on July 30, 2010 and delivered to the hospital for distribution. In order to protect the children from further illness, generous donations must be new-in-the-box.
There are several drop off locations throughout Lincoln County. They are Troy Police Department, Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 – Station 1, Lincoln County Medical Center, Lincoln County Ambulance District and Westplex 100.7 FM in Moscow Mills.
6/22/10: The Lincoln County Fire Dive Team responded to assist Pike County for a drowning victim. Firefighters located the victim at the bottom of a reservoir lake. Earlier in the month the dive team also responded to a drowning at private lake in Lincoln County where Firefighter/Diver James Johnson located the victim at the bottom of the lake.
Remember that time the firefighters came to your school to visit and teach, or the trip to the fire station. Can you help us educate our children? Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 has been deeply committed to a fire safety program called “FIREPUP” which specifically targets children. In cooperation with our District, you will be providing fire safety education materials for children, distributed in our schools, safety fairs, public safety presentations and in the fire stations.
The materials have been designed exclusively by the National Fire Safety Council, Inc., a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, and non-profit organization. The only way we can pay for these materials (under the charter of this organization) is through charitable contributions. They offer age-specific 24 page activity manuals for ages preschool thru sixth grades, pamphlets on smoke alarms, fire escapes, meeting places, baby sitting, badges, fire hats, and many other items used to teach fundamentals of fire safety and burn prevention. Our District will coordinate and distribute effective fire safety materials to elementary age children, as well as preschoolers, home schoolers, senior citizens and the public at large, essentially anyone who requests information. We strongly believe by making children aware, we can prevent tragic fire loss and death.
In order to help cover the costs of these materials, Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 and the National Fire Safety Council, Inc. are turning to you, the community. We ask that you consider sponsoring materials for the students in our community, at the cost of $3.25 per child for the year.
20 children @ $65 30 children @ $98 40 children @ $130
50 children @ $163 60 children @ $195 75 children @ $244
100 children @ $325 150 children @ $488 200 children @ $650
Supporters of this program will have their contributions acknowledged and specifically named on the prestige page of all fire safety activity manuals under the heading, “Provided as a Public Service by People Who Care.”
All tax-deductible checks should be make payable to National Fire Safety Council, Inc. Federal Tax ID #38-2292422 and mailed to: Firepup Program c/o Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 – 700 E. Cherry St. Troy, MO 63379.
We would like to thank you in advance for your generous support of this program. Through our partnership in providing these materials to our school children we will be able to continue to work on our goal of providing a safer community for all our citizens.
In order to ensure these fire safety materials arrive in time for the new school year, we ask that any donations be delivered by Monday, July 5, 2010.
On June 13, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 responded to a reported structure fire at 204 Alden Street in Troy. Firefighter’s encountered heavy smoke in the residence and a fire on a cooktop stove. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, limiting fire damage to the stove, microwave and two cabinets. Although, moderate smoke damage was present throughout the residence.
The resident of the home unintentionally left a burner on and placed a crock pot near it, then departed the residence for a short time. Upon returning to the home, the resident found the fire and called 911.
On June 4, 2010, Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 launched an online performance survey for use by residents and business owners in the fire district.The purpose of the survey is to gather information about citizen needs, wants and opinions about how the fire district has been performing.
Fire Chief Mike Cherry said, “We value the opinions of our residents and business owners, and will ensure their input is taken to heart.”The Fire District will utilize the survey to focus efforts on areas which the citizens feel are important.
Over the next two months, citizens will be randomly selected to receive a postcard asking them to participate in the survey.Although, all residents and business owners in the fire district are encouraged to complete the online survey.
The performance survey can be found at www.lincolncountyfire.org by clicking on the “Survey” tab in the main menu at the top of the page.
