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The Okolona Fire Department participates in the Knox-Box
program
(Click Here to find out
more for your Business or Residence)
Outdoor Fire Pits/Places approved by
Louisville Metro
Outdoor Fire Pits/Places
NOT approved by Louisville Metro
The Okolona Fire
Department administers the provisions of the new International Fire code. All businesses within the community
are routinely inspected every 1-2 years.
As Fire Marshal, Battalion Chief
Mike Allendorf oversees the
Building Inspection program and reviews and approves Hydrant locations
as well as building plans Jefferson County currently bans land-clearing
and residential burning of yard clippings and other vegetative debris.
Click here to see current burn
regulations.
Fire Inspectors within the Fire Prevention Bureau that
assist in the daily fire inspections are:
Captain
Roy Kline
Captain
Mark Stump
Sergeant
Keith Durbin
Sergeant Ricky Carlson
Sergeant Robin Hicks
Sergeant
Troy Kerr
Sergeant Frankie Nalley
Other Inspectors outside of the Fire Prevention Bureau
Shift Chief John Vickers
Sergeant Robb Sheffer
Firefighter Bob Gritton
Firefighter Scott Evans
* Car Seat
Safety Tips *
Recreational Fire Permits
Recreational wood fires are permitted within the County with a burn
permit. See the burn regulations for guidelines and restrictions.
Click Here to see if you are able to burn and how. (Regulation 1.11
Control of Open Burning)
Burn Complaints
To make a report of a suspected illegal burn, please contact Fire
Dispatch at (502) 574-2111. If you suspect a
fire is extensive or may be out of control call 911 immediately!
Product Recalls
Check the following websites for current product
recalls:
www.cpsc.gov
www.recalls.gov
Fire deaths
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In 2003, there were 388,500 reported
home fires in the
United States,
resulting in 3,145 deaths, 13,650 injuries and $5.9 billion in
direct property damage.
In the
U.S., someone dies from a home fire
roughly every three hours. |
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In
Canada, someone is fatally injured
in a residential fire roughly every 32 hours.
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Candles are
responsible for a growing percentage of home fires. In 2001, candles
were responsible for 6% of the fatalities that occurred as a result
of home fires.
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Roughly half of all
home fire deaths in the
U.S. resulted from fires that were
reported between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. But only
one-quarter of home fires occur between those hours.
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Although children
five and under make up about 7% of the country's population, they
accounted for 12% of the home fire deaths, assigning them a risk
almost twice the national average.
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Older adults are
also at greater risk of dying in a home fire than the population at
large. Adults 65 and older face a risk twice the average, while
people 85 and older have a risk that is three-and-a-half times more
than average.
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Smoking was the
leading cause of home fire deaths overall, but in the months of
December, January and February, smoking and heating equipment caused
similar shares of fire deaths.
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Candles
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Over the last
decade, candle fires have tripled. In 2001 alone, an estimated
18,000 home fires started by candles were reported to fire
departments, an all time high. These fires resulted in 190 deaths,
1,450 injuries and an estimated property loss of $265 million. |
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Forty-one percent of
U.S. home candle fires begin in the
bedroom, causing 24% of the deaths resulting from these fires. |
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A special study
found that the candles were being used for light in one-third of the
fatal home candle fires, generally because power to the home had
been shut off due to nonpayment (24%) or as a result of a temporary
power outage (7%).
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December had almost
twice the number of home candle fires of an average month.
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Seven out of 10
households in the
U.S. now use candles, with younger
adults more likely to use them than older adults.
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Smoke alarms
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Since the 1970's,
when smoke alarms first became widely available to households in the
United States, the fire death rate
has been reduced by half.
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Roughly 70% of home
fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no
working smoke alarms.
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A 2004
U.S. telephone survey found that 96%
of the households surveyed had at least one smoke alarm.
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About half of home
fire deaths result from fires in the small percentage of homes with
no smoke alarms. |
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In one-quarter of
the reported fires in homes equipped with smoke alarms, the devices
did not work, most often because of missing, disconnected, or dead
batteries.
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Smoke alarms that
are 10 years old have a 30% chance of failing to work properly and
should be replaced.
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Home escape
planning
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According to a 2004
NFPA survey,
only one in four Americans has devised and practiced a plan to
escape from the home during a fire. |
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While 66% of
Americans have an escape plan in case of a fire, only 35% of those
with a plan have practiced it.
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Eighteen to
24-year-olds are the least likely to have even developed an escape
plan.
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Cooking
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More fires start in
the kitchen than in any other place in the home. |
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Cooking fires are
the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries. |
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Unattended cooking
is the leading cause of home cooking fires. |
Heating
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During the months of
December, January and February, heating equipment is the leading
cause of home fires. About two-thirds of home heating fire deaths
were caused by portable or fixed space heaters. |
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In 2001, an
estimated 54,900 home heating equipment fires were reported to
U.S. fire departments, resulting in
220 civilian deaths, 1,120 civilian injuries and $502 million in
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Smoking
materials
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Smoking materials
(i.e., cigarettes, cigars, pipes, etc.) are the leading cause of
fire deaths and the third leading cause of fire injuries in the
U.S.
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Roughly one of every
four fire U.S.
deaths
in 2001, (excluding September 11) was attributed to smoking
materials.
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The most common
material first ignited in home smoking material-related fires was
trash or waste, followed by mattresses and bedding, and upholstered
furniture.
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Electrical
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Electrical
distribution equipment (including wiring, switches, outlets, cords
and plugs, fuse and circuit breaker boxes, lighting fixtures and
lamps)
was the fifth leading cause of home fires and
the sixth leading cause of fire deaths in the
United States between 1999 and 2002.
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The most common
types of electrical distribution equipment involved in home fires
are 1) fixed wiring, 2) lamps or lighting, and 3) cords or plugs.
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Home fire
sprinklers
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Properly installed
and maintained, automatic fire sprinkler systems help save lives.
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When sprinklers are
present, the chances of dying in a fire and the average property
loss per fire are both cut by one-half to two-thirds, compared to
where sprinklers are not present. |
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Automatic fire
sprinklers and smoke alarms together cut your risk of dying in a
fire in a one- or two-family dwelling by 82% when compared to having
neither.
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*Source:
National Fire Protection Association Website
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Battalion Chief Mike Allendorf
Fire Marshal
Schedule a Tour of the Fire Station
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Schedule a Free Home Safety Inspection
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Have your Smoke Detector Checked free of charge
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Tours and Inspections are limited to tax payers of the Okolona
Fire District. If you are outside of our Jurisdiction, we will
forward your request to the proper department.
To Report a Fire Code Violation
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Your information will not be revealed to the involved parties,
unless legal/court actions are required.
Remember!!
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