Making Spalding a Better Place Since 1990
ATTENTION!!!!
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS IN NEED OF A NEW FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AMBULANCE AND WE HAVE BEGUN A DRIVE TO RAISE $50,000! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION, PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO SCSD AMBULANCE FUND AND SEND IT TO 502-907 MAHOGANY DRIVE
SUSANVILLE, CA 96130
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Mountain Lifeflight also has a Flight Plan Program. Download app. here!
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BURN PERMITS REQUIRED AFTER MAY 1ST NO BURNING AFTER JULY 1ST!
CALL AIR QUALITY BEFORE YOU BURN
252-4247
Permits Available at Fire Hall & District Office
Burning Regulations apply all year
REMEMBER TO STAY WITH THE FIRE UNTIL IT IS DEAD
Thank You:
Spalding Fire Chief
John Rasnic
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DON'T FORGET
OUR PANCAKE BREAKFASTS
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day
$6.00 donation
The SFD and their families and friends put on some of the best pancake breakfasts! They are always a big success and help raise much needed funds to keep our Fire Department functioning.
We look forward to seeing you!
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YOUR DONATIONS
ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED!
If you would like to make a donation, please make your checks payable to: SCSD Fire Dept.
and mail them to the
SCSD Office at
502-907 Mahogany Way
Susanville, CA 96130
Fire Department 530 825-3303
Main Office: 530-825-3258
Emergency Dial 911
Spalding Fire Department is responding to fire and medical calls
An agreement with SEMSA has been made regarding emergency transport
Read MOA
SEMSA responds to medical calls simultaneously
Updated 8/27/10
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Our Fire Department needs volunteers!
Summer residents are welcome and your help would be greatly appreciated. See our Fire Chief for more information if you are interested.
The Pancake Breakfasts are great !
Thanks to those volunteers who
helped make these events!
Special Thanks to the Eagle Lake Quilters who raised money for the ambulance fund. Won by Bob Williams Thanks to all who attended all three Pancake Breakfasts and to Fire Personnel and their families who prepared them.
The Labor Day Pancake Breakfast was a great success again.
The Quilt Raffle raised $536
The winner-Mary Kuckenmeister
Silent Auction Quilt
Designed & Donated by Yvonne Caron
Special Thanks for All Your Support
Thanks to IGA for providing a discount for food and all those who donated to our fire department!
Eaglelakescsd@citlink.net or call
the District office
530 825-3258
Fire Department
530 825-3303
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At the August Board Meeting, there was a discussion regarding an increase in the Fire Assessment Fees. People who attended the meeting wanted to see a breakdown of expenses to justify the increase. That has been created and an alternate formula of Fire Tax has been suggested to fit the new Prop 26 law.
Click Here to view the Cost Breakdown.
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What do those Fire Alarms I hear (sometimes one, sometimes 2) signify?
One long alarm means that there is a Medical Call. Two alarms means there is a Fire Call. The call may be for someone inside the tract or it could be elsewhere. The alarm just means we are rounding up the fire fighters! If you hear one long alarm on Wednesday at 6:30 pm, it's mostly likely a call for our fire fighters to our weekly meeting.
What is Mutual Aid?
Mutual Aid is where Fire Departments within a given geographic area have an agreement with each other to provide Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Response either free or for a donation or set fee, depending upon the agreement. We currently have an agreement and belong to a Countywide Mutual Aid that includes Cal-Fire and USDA Forest Service
What is Life Flight and how do I sign up for it?
Mountain Life Flight is an Air Ambulance service. They have a nominal membership fee to help reduce the cost of emergency air transportation. For more information, call 530-257-0249. Their website is mountainlifeflight.com. Our Spalding FD includes two EMT's, one LVN and one NP. Always, in an emergency, dial 911.
Why does my Homeowner’s Insurance seem so much higher here?
Typically, Homeowner’s Insurance Rates are based on a number of factors, just one of them being where your home is located and the risk of loss by fire. A rating is given by an independent company called an ISO Rating. These ratings range from 1 to 10, 1 being best. Many insurance companies will not insure homes with an ISO Rating of 10. Currently Spalding has an ISO Rating of 9.
How did we get a rating of 9 and how could we bring that number down?
The three things they look at in giving a ISO rating are; Fire Dispatch and alarm systems, the Fire Department itself including staffing and equipment and Water Supply including delivery systems. All of these must meet certain requirements to receive a rating. The District has applied in the past to lower the area's rating.
- To be eligible for Class 8B, a community must meet the fundamental requirements for a classification better than Class 9. The community must have:
- an adequate number of well-organized and properly trained firefighters
- reliable fire alarm facilities
- adequate fire station facilities
- operational records
However, the community does not need to meet the water-supply requirement of 250 gpm for two hours necessary for PPC Class 8 or better. Specifically, to get a rating of Class 8B, a community must meet these requirements:
- It must meet the minimum requirements defined in Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS) Section 106, "Minimum Facilities for Applying This Schedule."
- It must be eligible for at least 5 points in FSRS Section 400, "Receiving and Handling Fire Alarms."
- It must be eligible for at least 20 points in FSRS Section 500, "Fire Department."
- An average of at least six firefighters must respond on first-alarm responses to structure fires.
- For active firefighters, it must conduct a minimum of 24 hours per year of training in fighting structure fires.
- The water supply must be able to deliver an uninterrupted minimum fire flow of 200 gpm for 20 minutes (4000 gallons).
- The minimum fire flow must be able to start within five minutes of the arrival of the first engine company.
- The primary responding fire department and all automatic-aid fire departments must be able to deliver the minimum fire flow.
- The departments must be able to deliver the minimum fire flow to at least 85% of the built-upon areas of the community within five road miles of a recognized fire station.
For more information on ISO’s Public Protection Classifications, see their website at http://www.isomitigation.com/
