UPCOMING EVENTS
The barthoomew County Fair will be held the week of July 6th through the 14th. This is a great time to come out and meet the men and women that protect the community.
First aid for the fair will be handled by the the East Columbus Independant Fire Department along with crews from all the other departments.
Be sure to stop in to the tent and learn more about the fire departments.
Other upcoming events:
Clifford Fish Fry |
April 28 11:00am |
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ECIFD New Numbering system for Apparatus and firefighters |
May 4th |
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CRH EMS Appreciation at ECIFD |
May 19th |
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Hartsville Fish Fry |
June 22nd and 23rd 12:00 |
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Barth. Co. Fair |
July 6th thru 14th |
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Steps:
The easiest way is to contact the station in your township, or the chief in your area. Each department has slightly different methods and forms.
What is involved?
You typically fill out an application for membership, then go through a voting process to become a probationary firefighter. You will then get trained to state level requirements.
How much time?
Each department has various requirements, the chief or membership comittee will discuss this with you.
Fire StatisticsIn the past year,
- There were 3,675 civilians that lost their lives as the result of fire.
- There were 17,925 civilian injuries that occurred as the result of fire.
- There were 115 firefighters killed while on duty.
- Fire killed more Americans than all natural disasters combined.
- 83 percent of all civilian fire deaths occurred in residences.
- 1.6 million fires were reported. Many others went unreported, causing additional injuries and property loss.
- Direct property loss due to fires was estimated at $10.7 billion.
- An estimated 31,500 intentionally set structure fires resulted in 315 civilian deaths.
- Intentionally set structure fires resulted in an estimated $664 million in property damage.