Raytown Fire Protection District
Press Release
Raytown Fire Handles Seven Fireworks Related Calls
PIO Assigned: Matt Mace Fire Marshal
Follow up Info: 816-875-9PIO (9746)
Date: 7/5/12
Additional information:
The Raytown Fire Protection District answered seven
fireworks related calls for service.
Five of these calls were grass fires as a result of fireworks, one was a
small deck fire, and one call was for leaves on fire in a gutter as a result of
the illegal use of bottle rockets. In
total the estimated dollar loss for the 2012 Forth of July holiday is under
$500.00. The calls for service increased
by 2 calls from 2011, however the dollar loss dropped $13,500.00 from
2011. This is mainly due to a house fire
Raytown Fire extinguished in 2011 which was also determined to have been the
result of illegal bottle rockets.
An item of particular interest was the fact that the Raytown
Fire Protection District issued emergency warnings and generated special
signage due to the extreme dry conditions faced. With these warnings came the specific
instructions to have a garden hose or a water source at the ready should a fire
start. In four of the grass fires and
the one deck fire a citizen either completely extinguished or at the least
controlled the fire with the use of a garden hose prior to our arrival. These actions saved thousands of dollars in
property, and in at least two of the incidents prevented the potential for the
loss of life.
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