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7/31/19
For Immediate Release
The Teays Valley Fire Department’s primary fire protection coverage area is fortunate to have fire hydrants in most of the district. It normally allows quick access to the necessary water needed for good fire protection. If you live within a 1000’ of a fire hydrant the proximity allows benefits to your homeowner’s and business insurance expense. The hydrant system is maintained by Putnam Public Service District and serves a critical component to our communities.
Our water system identification is available to us through technology our firefighters use daily. The hydrants are identified in electronic mapping programs that responding firefighting equipment can easily identify while responding to an emergency. The program uses latitude and longitudinal coordinates to establish the general area of a hydrant. This allows us to see the general area but doesn’t give us the exact location of the hydrant. Daytime operations usually don’t create issues, but nighttime and bad weather offer different challenges.
Some area residents and subdivisions have made decisions to add landscaping designs around fire hydrants to improve the overall appearance of their properties. In doing so the planning of the landscape improvements have not considered the 360-degree visibility needed for proper maintenance of the fire hydrants. Fire hydrants are blocked by shrubbery, blooming flowers, trees, and even large boulders that prohibit easy identification and efficient operation of the hydrants. We hate to be the bearer of difficult news, but the fact of the matter is…your act could compromise public safety. These tools, while on your property, do not belong to you and are needed for more than your property.
People can check with the Planning Office of Putnam County Government and find requirements that specify a 10’ clear operating diameter surrounding a fire hydrant. West Virginia State Fire Code dictates a 15’ clear operating diameter around fire hydrants. The innocent approach of landscaping and fencing could be placing individuals, subdivisions, and even business owners in a position of liability.
Teays Valley Fire Department is asking for assistance in improving our community’s fire protection. Please, if you have barriers to fire hydrants on your property please correct it. If you have questions concerning this, please contact us at 304-757-7075 and we’ll be more than happy to assist you.
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For Immediate Release
The Teays Valley Fire Department’s primary fire protection coverage area is fortunate to have fire hydrants in most of the district. It normally allows quick access to the necessary water needed for good fire protection. If you live within a 1000’ of a fire hydrant the proximity allows benefits to your homeowner’s and business insurance expense. The hydrant system is maintained by Putnam Public Service District and serves a critical component to our communities.
Our water system identification is available to us through technology our firefighters use daily. The hydrants are identified in electronic mapping programs that responding firefighting equipment can easily identify while responding to an emergency. The program uses latitude and longitudinal coordinates to establish the general area of a hydrant. This allows us to see the general area but doesn’t give us the exact location of the hydrant. Daytime operations usually don’t create issues, but nighttime and bad weather offer different challenges.
Some area residents and subdivisions have made decisions to add landscaping designs around fire hydrants to improve the overall appearance of their properties. In doing so the planning of the landscape improvements have not considered the 360-degree visibility needed for proper maintenance of the fire hydrants. Fire hydrants are blocked by shrubbery, blooming flowers, trees, and even large boulders that prohibit easy identification and efficient operation of the hydrants. We hate to be the bearer of difficult news, but the fact of the matter is…your act could compromise public safety. These tools, while on your property, do not belong to you and are needed for more than your property.
People can check with the Planning Office of Putnam County Government and find requirements that specify a 10’ clear operating diameter surrounding a fire hydrant. West Virginia State Fire Code dictates a 15’ clear operating diameter around fire hydrants. The innocent approach of landscaping and fencing could be placing individuals, subdivisions, and even business owners in a position of liability.
Teays Valley Fire Department is asking for assistance in improving our community’s fire protection. Please, if you have barriers to fire hydrants on your property please correct it. If you have questions concerning this, please contact us at 304-757-7075 and we’ll be more than happy to assist you.
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Mission Statements
Our Mission
To R.E.S.P.O.N.D to the Needs of our Community |
Our Values
Reliable Educate Serve Prepare Organized Neighbors Dependable |
Our Goals
To be a Reliable resource to our community To Educate our community in areas of safety and welfare To Serve our community with the highest standard of care. To Prepare individually and as team members for life's turns. To be Organized when you call upon us To be good & thoughtful Neighbors in our community To be a Dependable organization aiding in providing security |
Vision Statement
TVFD is a dynamic organization recognized for its ability to adjust to the needs of our community
and will always be committed to providing the highest level of public safety service through standards of excellence.
and will always be committed to providing the highest level of public safety service through standards of excellence.
Message From The ChiefTo our Teays Valley Community:
Serving as the primary first responders to our community the Teays Valley Fire Department is prepared and ready to respond to any emergency. Not only do we respond to incidents in our community we also respond to our contiguous communities as well. Daily, we respond to fires, vehicle accidents, public assistance calls, as well as other types of emergencies involving a fast response to medical emergencies to assist Putnam County EMS acting as rapid responders. In March of 2013 we began getting the rewards of a grant that was awarded to the fire department hiring essentially six (6) firefighter full time equivalent (FTE) positions. The grant allowed us to job share these positions so the (6) positions allowed us to employ (18) firefighters. To give you a better understanding for the need to have a cadre of firefighters on duty 24/7 as compared to an all-volunteer force I present the following information:
The grant award has certainly helped us deliver a better service to our community. We have been able to:
Reimbursement received from providing inter-facility transportation will allow the TVFD to do the following:
Our apparatus fleet is aging. The following are the primary vehicles that the insurance rating offices known as ISO recognize and provide the base of vehicle grading. The following will provide the year manufactured, the life expectancy2, and replacement cost in 2014 dollars:
1 The long range planning will be coordinated with the Putnam County Fire Service Board with receipts from the Putnam county Fire Fee. 2 An apparatus’ life expectancy is recommended by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a consensus standard organization that fire departments around the United States are measured to. |
105 South Poplar Fork Rd
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Office: (304) 757-7075
Fax: (304) 757-7717
info@teaysvalleyfire.com
Scott Depot, WV 25560
Office: (304) 757-7075
Fax: (304) 757-7717
info@teaysvalleyfire.com
Updated: 8/28/19