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FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
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How
do I get a copy of a fire incident report?
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What
programs does the Fire Department offer?
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Where
can I go to get my blood pressure checked?
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Where
can I find out about CPR classes?
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I
do not have a smoke detector in my home. How can I
participate in your Guardian Angle smoke detector program?
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I
live in Glynn County and have some yard trash that I would
like to burn. How do I get a burn permit?
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Who
do I call about a fire extinguisher that doesn't work?
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Do
you get cats out of trees or off of roofs?
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Are
the Ambulance personnel firefighters?
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How
can I become a career (paid) Glynn County Firefighter?
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How
can I become a Glynn County Volunteer Firefighter?
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How
can I schedule a fire truck or a firefighter at my function?
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How
do I schedule a fire truck or a firefighter at a birthday
party?
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Why
do fire trucks respond to motor vehicle accidents and
emergency medical calls?
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Why
do so many fire apparatus respond to simple incidents?
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When
an emergency vehicle is approaching that is displaying
emergency lights and sirens, what should I do?
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How
come I see fire trucks with full lights and sirens go
through a red light at intersections and then, after they go
through, they turn off their lights and slow down?
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Why
do I see some fire apparatus responding to calls displaying
lights and sirens, with others following without lights and
sirens?
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Why
do I see some privately owned vehicles (POV) displaying
lights and sirens or emergency flashers?
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Why
do firefighters cut holes in the roof of a burning building?
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Why
do firefighters break windows in a burning building?
How
do I get a copy of a fire incident report?
Contact
the Glynn County Fire Department administration office.
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What
programs does the Fire Department offer?
You
may visit our Education & Prevention page on our website
or call the Glynn County Fire Department administration
office.
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Where
can I go to get my blood pressure checked?
Any
fire station between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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Where
can I find out about CPR classes?
CPR
is taught by the American Heart Association or the American
Red Cross.
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I
do not have a smoke detector in my home. How can I
participate in your Guardian Angle smoke detector program?
Contact
the Glynn County Fire Department administration office.
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I
live in Glynn County and have some yard trash that I would like
to burn. How do I get a burn permit?
Contact
the local Glynn County Georgia Forestry office for a burn
permit. If permitted, notify the Glynn County Fire
Department and provide the information requested.
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Who
do I call about a fire extinguisher that doesn't work?
Look
in the Yellow Pages under fire extinguisher or fire
extinguishing systems.
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Do
you get cats out of trees or off of roofs?
It
depends on the situation. Provided that there is no
unsafe condition (s) and that the owner of the cat is present
to accept liability should one of our personnel become bitten
or scratched and require to get medical treatment. We strongly
suggest to try opening a can of tuna (this usually works),
leaving the immediate area and waiting for the cat to get down
on its own.
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Are
the Ambulance personnel firefighters?
Yes.
The Glynn County Fire Departments Ambulance personnel are
firefighters and perform firefighting duties in addition to
medical duties.
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How
can I become a career (paid) firefighter?
See
employment information on the Fire Department's website or
call the Glynn County's Personnel Department at (912)
554-7170.
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How
can I become a Glynn County Volunteer Firefighter?
You
can check our "Volunteer Information" page or stop by your local Glynn County Fire Station or call
(912) 554-7779. You will be put in
contact with the Volunteer Chief as quickly as possible.
Volunteers are a valuable asset to our department.
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How
can I schedule a fire truck or a firefighter at my function?
Call
the Fire Department at (912) 554-7779.
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How
do I schedule a fire truck or a firefighter at a birthday party?
Currently
the Glynn County Fire Department will not provide fire trucks
or firefighters for birthday parties. We will, however
provide a fire truck and firefighter at community oriented
functions provided that we are allowed enough time to
schedule the event with our personnel.
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Why
do fire apparatus respond to motor vehicle accidents and
emergency medical calls?
Fire
apparatus respond to accidents for two reasons. First,
automobile accidents present hazards such as potential fire,
ruptured fuel tanks, and the presence of hazardous
materials. Second, firefighters are trained
medical First Responders. Therefore they can assist our
local ambulance personnel with patient care or assist in
extricating (removing) trapped occupants of the vehicle.
As First Responders, apparatus and personnel respond to
emergency medical calls to assist the medical personnel with
life saving techniques. Glynn County is blessed with
very professional medical personnel that offer an invaluable
service to our community.
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Why
do so many fire apparatus respond to simple incidents?
Fire
Department units are dispatched according to information
received by the 9-1-1 operator. The Glynn County Fire
Department thinks overcautiously when they respond to citizens
in need of help. In other words, the firefighters are prepared
to deal with the worst that could happen. Discovering that we
need more units once we arrive is often too late. We have
learned from experience that its better to have too much help
than not enough. A structure fire
requires a number of people to do all the assigned
tasks. Firefighting teams are assigned certain
responsibilities such as fire extinguishment, search and
rescue, ventilation, salvage, safety, accountability and rapid
intervention teams when firefighters become trapped or
injured.
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When
an emergency vehicle is approaching that is displaying emergency
lights and sirens, what should I do?
You
should pull to the right and stop. This allows fire
apparatus and other emergency vehicles adequate and clear
lanes to safely and quickly continue its response.
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How
come I see fire trucks with full lights and sirens go through a
red light at intersections and then, after they go through, they
turn off their lights and slow down?
As
explained in a previous answer, several units are dispatched
to the same incident. The first unit may have arrived on the
scene, assessed the situation and informed the dispatcher that
the situation was under control or that a single unit can
handle the emergency. All other responding units are cancelled
and put back into service, ready to take another call.
Most likely, when you see an emergency vehicle
with red lights and siren through an intersection and then
slow down and turn the emergency lights off, they have been
cancelled from the call they were responding to.
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Why
do I see some fire apparatus responding to calls displaying
lights and sirens, and others following without lights and
sirens?
As
explained in a previous answer, several units are dispatched
to the same incident. Depending on the nature of the
call additional units may begin responding to the incident to
provide additional support if necessary. In the interest
of public safety and welfare these additional units do not
respond with lights and sirens until further information
dictates.
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Why
do I see some privately owned vehicles (POV) displaying lights
and sirens or emergency flashers?
As
explained in a previous answer volunteers are a valuable asset
to our department. The volunteers respond in their
privately owned vehicles from all locations through out the
county. As with any emergency vehicle these lights and
sirens are to identify the individuals as emergency personnel
responding to an emergency incident.
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Why
do firefighters cut holes in the roof of a burning building?
This
technique is called "venting the roof." There are
two basic reasons for this practice. Dangerous gases and dark
smoke accumulate in a burning building. Unlike the movie
versions of fires, it is impossible for firefighters to see in
such an environment. When a hole is made in the roof, or
"vented," the smoke and gases escape because heat
and smoke rise. It makes it much easier for the firefighters
in the building to see. It also reduces the possibilities of back draft
(explosion) and flashover. Another reason for venting the roof
is to see how far the fire has progressed. One of the fastest
avenues through which fires spread is the attic. Heat and
smoke rise into the attic where the fire can move quickly.
Firefighters may go ahead of the fire on a roof, cut holes to
access the attic and stop the fire from spreading through the
attic.
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Why
do firefighters break windows in a burning building?
As
mentioned in the statement above, dangerous superheated gases
need to be ventilated to allow firefighters to safely and
quickly rescue trapped occupants and extinguish
the fire. By venting the window of a room that is
on fire, it actually helps to contain the fire within that
room of origin. Otherwise heated gases spread throughout
the inside of the house. Breaking the window really
prevents a great deal more damage than it appears to cause.
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