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OUR MISSION: "To preserve and protect life and property from fire and other hazards, both natural and manmade; provide public education, code enforcement and emergency medical care as needed." |
CHFD Prepares to "Fill the Boot"!
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The CHFD firefighters are preparing for the 2010 Fill-The-Boot campaign to raise money for the Muscular Dystropy Association. Around the end of August/beginning of September you will find us out in the community collecting donations to meet our goal for this very worthwhile organization. For more information on what your money will buy, click here. |
Be Firewise
Cimarron Hills borders predominately grass lands on the east side, which is a large fuel source for a wildfire. If your property borders these grass lands, you can reduce the risk to your property by maintaining your yards, creating a barrier around fences, reducing clutter and using approved fire pits with spark arrestors for recreational fires. For more information, visit www.firewise.org.
Monthly Safety Message
Heat Related Illnesses
As the summer heat continues to swelter, CHFD wants to remind everyone to take precautions to prevent heat related illnesses. Acording to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 400 people die each year from heat related illnesses. Also, acording to the National Weather Service (NWS), excessive heat is the number one weather-related killer, causing more fatalities per year than floods, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes or extreme cold. When temperatures rise above 90 degrees, everyone is at risk of heat related illnesses, particularly the elderly and the young. Signs of heat-related illnesses include nausea, dizziness, flush or pale skin, heavy sweating or lack of sweating, and headaches.
Heat-related illnesses include:- Heat Cramps: muscle cramps and spasms due to heavy exhertion and are a sign that the body is having trouble with heat.
- Heat Exhaustion: typically occurs when people exercise heavily or work in a hot environment where a person loses body fluids from excessive sweating. Blood flow to the skin often increases, thereby decreasing flow to vital organs, resulting in a mild form of shock.
- Heat Stroke: a life-threatening condition where the body's temperature control system quits working. A person with heat stroke will often have hot, red, dry skin with changes in consciousness.
- Dress for the heat by wearing lightweight, light colored clothing.
- Drink plenty of water and avoid caffeinated or alcoholic beverages.
- Eat smaller portions and eat more often, avoiding high protein foods.
- Avoid strenous activity if possible during the hotter hours of the day. Take breaks out of the heat often.
- Be a good neighbor: check on elderly neighbors or those with out air conditioning in your neighborhood.
Click here for an interesting investigative report by a local news agency in conjuction with Colorado Springs Fire Department regarding the dangers of leaving children or pets in closed vehicle during the summer heat.
Podcasts
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Part 1 of 3 of a Community Awareness Presention - Fire Operations. Chief Love describes the CHFD approach to the mitigation of a structure fire and the roles of the fire fighters when responding to a fire. (May 12, 2010; 31 minutes, 14.1 MB) |
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Part 2 of 3 of Community Awareness Presentation - Medical Response. Chief Love describes the how/why CHFD responds to medical incidents and the importance of ALS care. (June 9, 2010; 24 minutes, 10.9 MB) |
| Podcasts are in MP3 format. You can download these files to your computer by right-clicking the icon above of the one you want and selecting 'Save Target As...' | |
