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The Quitman
Volunteer Fire Department was organized in 1947.
Currently the department is staffed by one part-time
chief and 21 volunteer firefighters.
Officers for
2006-07 are Fire Chief Gary Simpkins, 1st
Assistant Chief Scott Wheeler and 2nd
Assistant Chief Ronnie Box, 1st Captain
Junior Stovall, 2nd Captain Tracy Nichols,
Safety Officer Jeff Morris, and Training Officer Will
Leake.
In 2006, the
Fire Department responded to the following incidents:
QUITMAN FIRE DEPARTMENT
ANNUAL INCIDENT REPORT 2006
116 –
GRASS, WOODS, BRUSH, HAY, ETC.
51 –
EMS ASSISTS
35 –
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
20 –
HOUSE FIRES
18 –
PUBLIC ASSISTS
16 –
SMOKE INVESTIGATIONS
10 –
VEHICLE FIRES
8 –
ELECTRICAL CALLS
7 –
OTHER STRUCTURE FIRES
5 –
SMOKE ALARMS
4 –
GAS LEAKS/SPILLS
3 –
GAS SMELL INVESTIGATIONS
3 –
MISSING PERSONS
2 –
OIL FIELD FIRES
2 –
MUTUAL AID STANDBYS
1 –
LAWNMOWER FIRE
1 –
STORM SPOTTER CALL
1 –
DUMPSTER FIRE
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303
TOTAL CALLS
242 –
COUNTY (80%)
61 –
CITY (20%)
AVERAGE 8 FIREFIGHTERS AND 2 TRUCKS PER CALL
USED
116,870 GALLONS OF WATER AND 1,886.5 GALLONS FUEL
WORKED
2,600.9 MANHOURS (108.4 DAYS)
The
Department is funded by the City of Quitman, Wood County
and private donations.
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