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Thanks to the citizens of Frontenac, Crossland
Construction, and many others involved, the Fire department as well as the
Police department will be housed in one building. This addition is a great
achievement not only to us but to the citizens of Frontenac. Now Police and Fire
can work together, faster, more economically, and more efficiently than before.
Along with the new building addition, the Dispatch center will receive a new
state of the art dispatch console, allowing for quicker and more clear
communications between personnel. The Fire department will receive an additional
two truck bays, as well as a training room, and a meeting room among other
additions. The Police department will receive all new offices, a garage to house
the patrol cars, as well as an evidence room, and a safe room. Both departments
will share the upstairs space of the building to be set up as a weight training
area.
This is a major step to bringing the city of Frontenac
the best fire and police protection that you have depended on in years past and
will depend on for years to come. Thank you for the support!
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The Fire Department has applied for and received a grant from the
Federal Government to purchase a set of vehicle extrication
tools, like the ones pictured on the right. They have granted us half
of the cost of this vital rescue equipment, valued around $21,000. The
remaining half was to be collected by donations from the
community, within one year of the grant approval. With the
community of Frontenac growing rapidly, and vehicle accidents
an inevitable occurrence, this tool will become an essential part of our
rescue process.
Currently, the only available
vehicle with rescue equipment is housed at Crawford County EMS
Station 3, on 4th Street, in Pittsburg. With its current setup,
after an emergency call has been placed, a designated off duty
EMT must get to the station in Pittsburg, usually from Girard,
and then drive the vehicle to the incident scene, by his or her
self, leaving the responding fire department responsible to run the equipment. If our
department had this extrication equipment, commonly known as the
"Jaws of Life", rescue time would cut in more than half, not
having to wait for the rescue truck to get on scene before we
can begin assisting the victim(s). Also by having the equipment, it
gives us the opportunity to train in extrication and rescue
techniques that can better our department, ensuring we are best
trained for the incident at hand. The expected re-opening of Camptown further
increases this need, as it is located on the highway, with a
poor entry and exit, leaving it very accident prone.
The Frontenac Fire Department
greatly appreciates your donations, and will return the favor to
the community through the use of this life saving equipment
along with all other equipment by making the city of Frontenac one of the
safest communities in Southeast Kansas.
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