Brazos Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, Chama, NM

September 2010 Newsletter

September’s weekend training will be held on Saturday, September 18 th, at 8:00, at the Station. This month’s training will be the initial stocking of our over-the-office storage area.

During-the-week training will be offered on Tuesday, September 21 st, at 6:00, at the station.

September’s Leadership Team meeting will be held on Saturday, September 18 th, at 1:00 at the Station. The Leadership Team needs to attend. The meeting is open to anyone else that would like to attend.

Our new over-the-office storage area will be completed this week. Johnny Otero has done a nice job on the construction. We will now have the space to correctly store our spare PPE, dress uniforms and other equipment.

Ten Department members participated in the Second Annual Firefighters Day , last month. We took classes on ventilation, saws, and ropes & knots.

The Department had three calls, since the last newsletter.

On August 22 nd, the Department was paged out to respond to a report of smoke along 512. Catherine Praiswater responded in the Initial Attack truck to investigate. The smoke was coming from the remains of one of the three slash piles that Freeland’s had burned under their burn permit. Catherine chopped up the smoldering log and buried the area that was smoking.

On August 27 th, the Department was paged out to provide assistance until TA Med could arrive. A guest at Corkin’s Lodge had cut themselves. Catherine and Mike Praiswater responded on foot from the Crestview Restaurant. Mike then went to the station to retrieve one of our first aid kits while Catherine maintained pressure to stop the bleeding.

In the early hours of the morning on September 7 th, the Department was paged out in response to a motor vehicle accident. Paul Schultz and Mike Cousins responded. Unfortunately, the single occupant of the vehicle was killed in the rollover.

There are several Department birthdays in September. Bob Diefenbaugh, Catherine Sanchez-Praiswater and Steve Maggart. Please join me in wishing them a happy birthday

Designed and Maintained

Morys "Peaches" Hines