East Herkimer Fire Dept.

The East Herkimer Fire Department Chicken BBQ will be held on Sunday, October 16th from 12:30-3:30pm. Tickets $11 each

Also, Gun Raffle drawing:
1st Prize: Henry Big Boy Carbine 357 mag/38 special
2nd Prize: Henry FireFighter Tribute Edition .22 Long Rifle
Tickets: $5 each or 5 for $20

Please contact your local firefighter for tickets

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you there!

Personal responsibility

• Create an emergency bag of personal items that you will need if you are asked to leave your home.
• Leave your home when asked to do so.
• Make and frequently practice a family evacuation plan that includes meeting locations, a communication plan and pet accommodations.
• Clean your roof, gutters and deck of dead leaves and pine needles often.
• Use building and yard materials that won’t burn easily.
• Keep an area up to 200 feet around your home lean, clean and green.

Community preparedness

• Follow evacuation instructions from your local emergency officials.
• Practice two ways out of your neighborhood; you will be more prepared if roads are blocked.
• Hold community meetings and work with neighbors to prepare the neighborhood for wildfires.
• Make sure driveways and house numbers are clearly marked and can be seen from the road.
• Meet with your local fire department. Find out how department personnel can help you prepare for wildfires.

Source: U.S. Fire (USFA)

Reminder to all Town of Herkimer residents that the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has banned all burning of brush and similar materials from March 16 – May 14. Permits for burning will not be issued during this period for the Town of Herkimer. Anyone that plans on burning brush within the NYS DEC guidelines after May 14 must apply for a permit at the Town of Herkimer Offices located at 114 N. Prospect Street, Herkimer. A Town of Herkimer Fire Warden will visit the proposed burn location and review it for safety prior to the issuance of a permit.

Thank you for preventing unnecessary fire department responses this spring!

http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/58519.html

WHAT IS CARBON MONOXIDE?
Carbon monoxide, also known as CO, is called the “Invisible Killer” because it’s a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. More than 150 people in the Unites States die every year from accidental nonfire-related CO poisoning associated with consumer products, including generators. Other products include faulty, improperly-used or incorrectly-vented fuel-burning appliances such as furnaces, stoves, water heaters and fireplaces.

Know the symptoms of CO poisoning.  Because CO is odorless, colorless, and otherwise undetectable to the human senses, people may not know that they are being exposed. The initial symptoms of low to moderate CO poisoning are similar to the flu (but without the fever). They include:

Headache
Fatigue
Shortness of breath
Nausea
Dizziness

High level CO poisoning results in progressively more severe symptoms, including:

Mental confusion
Vomiting
Loss of muscular coordination
Loss of consciousness
Ultimately death

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission