posted on Friday, December 21, 2007 9:48 AM
by
klehan
To Ensure Safety, First Responders OK with False Alarm
The following is a letter to the editor at the Chetek Alert from Holly Thomas, Executive Director, Chetek Housing Authority.
The City of Chetek, Wisconsin, has a great team of first responders, fire department, police department and EMTs.
At the Chetek Housing Authority-Lone Oak Manor apartments on Monday, Dec. 17, at 10:20 a.m., I had a call from one of the residents that building number-four had smoke rolling over the roof top. I immediately called 911, and started notifying all the residents of that building to get out. Before we even had everyone out, Ray Parr was the first one on the scene. He called out on his radio, and we started opening the utility and storage rooms looking for the cause and whereabouts.
Within just minutes there were fire trucks, the ambulance crew and police department all at the scene. They worked so efficiently together to locate the problem. As a result, it was steam coming from a vent. Due to the heavy atmosphere it looked as if smoke was rolling over the roof top.
My hat goes off to all of those men who responded and stayed much calmer than myself. I apologized for the false alarm, but was assured by Dan Knapp that it was their job.
The fire department, first responders, EMTs and police department of the City of Chetek are always there for everyone! Merry Christmas and bless you and your family in the new year to come.