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Press Release. Fire Marshal Sprecher

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Press Release West Fargo Fire Department Promotes Sprecher to Fire Marshal For immediate release 07-05-2016 The West Fargo Fire Department is proud to announce that Fire Inspector Dell Sprecher has been promoted to Fire Marshal. This is a newly created positon that supervises … [Read more...]

West Fargo Fire Department

4 days ago

Do you know CPR?

Because she works at a local nursing home, Jay Abeykoon knows CPR... but she never thought that she would need to use it to save her dad's life.

On May 9, Janath Kuruppu was painting the garage at his daughter's house when he started to sway. His wife caught him, and his daughter Jay came over to help. Jay yelled at her husband to call 911. She laid her dad on the ground and recognized that he wasn't breathing and his heart wasn't beating. Jay performed CPR on her dad until the West Fargo Fire Department and the West Fargo Police Department arrived on scene. Firefighters and police officers took over for Jay - they hooked Janath up to an automated external defibrillator (AED) and shocked his heart two times before the ambulance arrived. Paramedics hooked Janath up to their cardiac monitor and saw that Janath's heart was beating, but he was experiencing a STEMI, which is a specific type of heart attack that needs immediate treatment. The ambulance crew called ahead to the hospital to make sure that everyone was ready when they arrived with Janath.

On the ride to the hospital, Janath began to wake up. He was confused at first and didn't understand what had happened. Paramedics explained to him that he was having a heart attack and that his heart had stopped, but because of the CPR that his daughter had provided, his heart was beating again. When Janath arrived at the hospital, doctors were able to open the vessel that was blocked during the heart attack.

Because of the immediate CPR that Jay provided and the quick response of emergency responders, fourteen minutes after Janath's heart stopped, it was beating again. Normally, a person in cardiac arrest has less than 10% chance of survival, but since Janath received immediate bystander CPR from Jay, his chances were much higher than that.

Today, Jay was awarded the F-M Ambulance Citizens Lifesaving Award for her heroic actions on May 9th that helped save her father's life.

Jay didn't think that she would ever have to perform CPR. She is thankful that she knew what to do, and wants everyone to know that CPR is easy to learn and easy to do.

If you are interested in learning CPR, F-M Ambulance has a few options:
- Take a class! sanfordhealthemseducation.org/
- Check out our take-home CPR kits for free! Just give us a call and we'll tell you more about them - 701-364-1759 ... See MoreSee Less

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West Fargo Fire Department

2 weeks ago

The West Fargo Fire Department is offering free dehumidifier recall checks for residents who can't find the model number of their appliance.
Call 701-433-5380 to schedule an appointment June 24, 25 and 26.
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West Fargo Fire Department

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The department responded to 187 calls for service in May

5 building fires
3 cooking fires
3 brush/outside fires
124 emergency medical calls
4 motor vehicle collisions with injury
4 motor vehicle collisions without injury
2 hazardous condition investigations (no hazmat found)
18 public assists (water leaks, wires down)
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Good job & THANK YOU

• Recreational fires cannot be located within 25 feet of a structure (including decks and fences) or other combustible material unless they are in a approved container designed for this purpose, such as a screened appliance.

• Approved containers shall be at least 15 feet from structures.

• Any condition that could cause a fire to spread within 25 feet of a structure needs to be eliminated before lighting the fire.

• The fire cannot be more than three feet in diameter and must be two feet or less in height.

• All recreational fires must be constantly attended until the fire is extinguished.

• Do not burn anything other than dry wood.

• Any recreational fire that will be offensive or objectionable due to smoke or odor emissions is prohibited.

• A fire extinguisher or a garden hose must be available for immediate use.

• Be a good neighbor and don't use a recreational fire on breezy days that will spread the smoke through the neighborhood.

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Month	Fire/Rescue
2017 Totals	507 YTD
Jan	31/3
Feb	21/5
Mar	29/3
Apr	38/2
May	31/3
Jun	50/7
July	45/5
Aug	53/8
Sep	29/4
Oct	39/4
Nov	42/10
Dec	32/12

Month	FIRE	EMS
2018 Totals	662	906
Jan	49	78
Feb	65	69
Mar	40	75
Apr	58	76
May	60	66
Jun	65	81
Jul	52	63
Aug	56	62
Sep	71	77
Oct	73	85
Nov	56	73
Dec	42	70

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