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PTVFD News
→ Members Ring Bells for Haiti Relief 01/16/2010
 Firefighters responded to the call from the Salvation Army to ring bells at local businesses to raise money for the disaster in Haiti. Firefighters Adam Lucas and Eric Best, Captain Mike Padgett and Chief Jerrad Blacker, along with there children rang bells at three different locations to help with the relief effort. (Autumn Best pictured at WalMart)
→ FF Best Visits Japan
PTVFD Firefighter Eric Best recently visited Toyota, Japan for a work related
trip. Best took time out to visit local firehouses. Best wins the award for showing his PTVFD pride in another country!
→ New Response Protocol
Beginning January 1, 2010 a dual dispatch policy will be put into place for Washington Township. Station 11 and 12 will be sent to all Washington Township areas, currently contracted to Madison Township Fire, for all fire and rescue responses, not including medical calls.
→ CP Fire Territory News
The fire territory is moving along. The trustees of Madison, Perry and Washington Townships have met, along with advisory boards and decided to continue with the territory. The Clinton Prairie Fire Territory with merge fire protection for the three townships. The territory does have administrative tasks to complete prior to becoming a reality. The territory will not actually be set in place until January 2011, but Perry and Madison Township Fire Departments have already begun working as one department operationally.
→ 2009 Christmas Party 12/13/2009
PTVFD held its annual Christmas party on Sunday December, 13th 2009. The party was attended by nearly 50 firefighters and their families. The event was catered by Woodards, with members pitching in desserts. The department handed out presents to the children of each member. Thanks to Firefighters Jim Smith and Nick Rairdon who arranged the party.
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FIREFIGHTERS OF THE YEAR
Captain Mike Padgett & Lieutenant Kent Padgett 
This year the award was shared by the Padgett brothers.
Congratulations to Mike and Kent for their service to the community.
Lt Karl Newhart (left) received the "Best Hose Lay" Award. Karl was able to lay 600' of 5" hose perfectly. The unfortunate part was the truck hadn't made the scene yet, the hose didn't need to be laid and Karl didn't even know it happened, since it fell of the back of the truck.
Chief Jerrad Blacker received the prestigious "Unhook the Line" Award. This award goes to the person who doesn't unhook the air hose from the truck before leaving the station. Jerrad came to the station for a run and got into the Ladder, which was already running. He assumed the line had been unhooked, but it had not, thus ripping the air line and reel from the ceiling.
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→ Five Vehicle Crash Leaves One Dead 12/07/2009
PTVFD responded to a five vehicle crash on the first snow fall of the season. Engine 11 also assisted on this call. Vehicles had spun out on the slick overpass. One of the occupants had gotten out of their vehicle and was struck by a semi and dragged about 50 feet. The Lebanon man was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver was taken to ER for checkout. There were no other injuries.
→ Tractor/Vehicle Accident 11/22/2009
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PTVFD responded to a vehicle versus a tractor pulling two wagons. Amazingly, no one was injured in this crash. A local farmer was pulling two grain wagons down the roadway, when his rear wagon was struck, from behind, by a motorist. The tractor rolled onto its side and the car came to rest between the tractor and the front wagon. All involved refused medical treatment at the scene. |
→ Park Project In 'Full Swing'
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Members of the department, also volunteer their time at th park, for the summer sports program. A renovation project is currently
under way, led by two of our department leaders, President
Jamie Blacker and Lieutenant
Kent Padgett. The project
consists of a new concession / storage/bathroom facility, as well as updated lighting and field configuration. See a slide show of pictures of the process so far. |
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→ Vehicle Accident Causes Fire 11/03/2009
PTVFD received a call at 13:56 (11/03/2009) for a vehicle into a pole, with lines down and fire around the vehicle. The call was dispatched as being on US 52 near the (South) county line. Crews found the accident to be two miles into Boone County. Sugar Creek (Boone Co) Fire had been dispatched as well, but had yet to arrive. Truck 123 arrived to find the vehicle's sole occupant out of the vehicle, pole and lines down, with grass on fire. The fire was extinguished, the driver, whom reported he had fallen asleep at the wheel (at 2 in the afternoon), was not injured and Boone Co REMC was
contacted to take care of the downed pole/wires. Rescue 125 also responded.
Tone: 13:56 Respond: 13:57 Arrived: 14:03 Clear: 14:20
→ Firefighters, Youth Pass Out Smoke Detectors 10/31/2009
Firefighters joined forces with youth from the Colfax Christian Church on Saturday and passed out new batteries to members of the community who needed one, as well as new smoke detectors. Firefighters drove the kids around to area homes and the kids talked with the citizens.
 Firefighters responded to their second house fire this week. The fire was reported at 3:42 PM and Engine 122 arrived at 3:44 PM . Fire was found to be heavy in the kitchen of the mobile home and everyone was out of the residence. An interior attack was made and the fire was under control in 15 minutes. Many personnel items were salvaged from the residence. A 16 year granddaughter of the resident was at home with two younger children. She was preparing to cook french fries on the stove and had just put cooking oil in the skillet. She said she looked away for a moment and the next thing she knew the stove was on fire. She got everyone out of the residence and called 911. No one was injured at this fire. The Red Cross was called to assist the family.
Tone: 15:42 Respond: 15:43 Arrived: 15:44 Clear: 17:06
→ 3 Alarm House Fire 10/19/2009
Firefighters responded to a report of a house fire just after 7:00 PM. Upon arrival of the first due Engine (E122), crews reported 50% involvement with fire heavy in the attached garage of the one stroy brick ranch home. A second and third alarm were struck for tanker and manpower from Thorntown and Darlington Fire Departments. The fire extended from the garage into the attack above the living portion of the home. A trench cut was made in the roof above the living room to stop the spread into the rest of the home. An interior attack was made and pushed the fire back into the garage. However, by this point the damage was done. Two rear bedrooms sustained heat and smoke damage, but the remainder of the structure suffered heavy fire, heat and smoke damage. The fire was under control in about 30 minutes and a cause will be determined by the State Fire Marshal's Office. The family was insured. The Red Cross was called to assist the family with finances until the insurance company is contacted. There were no injuries at this fire.
Tone: 19:13 Respond: 19:17 Arrived: 19:19 Clear: 22:05
Firefighters visited first grade students at Clinton Prairie Elementary School, to educate the children on fire safety. Department members showed the students the trucks, firefighter gear and a fire safety video. Firefighters also discussed the need to practice fire exit drills in the home and various other topics related to fire safety. Members in attendance: Chief Jerrad Blacker; Asst. Chief Tracy Rose; FF/EMT Don Bruns III; FF/FR Heath McGhee; FF/EMT Jayson Young. See photographs of the day and learn more.
→ Fatal Accident on Interstate 65 09/23/2009
Two semis and four passenger cars collide, killing one, injuring two others,
in Perry Township of Clinton County.
Click the photo for photographs of the scene.
→ Vehicle Fire Injures Two 09/21/2009
 FICKLE - Shortly after midnight PTVFD responded to a report of a vehicle on fire near a residence. Upon the Chief Officer's arrival, a single mini-van was on fire, approximately 30 feet from the residence. The vehicle was fully involved in fire. The vehicle was parked, with the engine running when the fire reportedly began. Two occupants of the vehicle escaped the fire with only minor injuries. The driver, who had returned to the vehicle to retrieve belongings, was also slightly burned when the fire flashed in her facial area. The vehicle was a total loss, but the fire (damage) was confined to the vehicle, with no damage to the residence. The fire was believed to have started in the rear interior of the van, due to a ruptured spray can. Truck 123, Engine 121, Engine 122 and Ambulance 120 responded.
Tone: 00:15 Respond: 00:22 Arrived: 00:24 Clear: 01:01
→ Chili Supper at the Football Game
We will be having a chili tailgate at the (CP) football game Friday night. If you want to attend contact the Chief for more detaills.
→ Fall Consignment Sale
The Fire Department will be hosting a fall consigment sale on September 26th, 2009 at 10:00 AM, at the firehouse. If you have ANYTHING you want to auction off (excluding junk!) then contact us to learn how to sell your item..... Learn more
→ Golf Outing
There will be a golf outing to raise money for the Colfax Summer Sports program. The outing will be held at Deer Track Golf Course on October 4th, 2009........ Learn more
→ 2009 OHD
46 photos of the 5th annual Ole Hickory Days Truck and Tractor Pull by the Perry Twp Fire Department and Colfax Lions
→ Festival Weekend A Hit!
It was a great weekend at the 25th annual Ole Hickory Days festival in Colfax. Thousands came to our small neck of the woods to enjoy the festivities. Photos of the event are being collected and will be added soon, so check back! Thanks to everyone who helped the fire department with our events, you are appreciated!
→ Firefighters Say Ole Hickory Days Still On!
It was reported, by the Frankfort Times, the Ole Hickory Days festival might not go on, due to no one taking on the lead role. Well that has been taken care of. Assistant Fire Chief Tracy Rose has "stepped up" and will be leading the event/vendor portion of the festival. Other members of the fire department have already vowed to help out Assistant Chief Rose. Currently the fire department members are in charge of placement of festival stage, cleaning the streets, supplying eletricity and water to vendors/booths, sanitation as well as traffic and festival set up. Assistant Chief Rose will make sure the vendors are notified, draw entertainment and see to advertisement.
→ Trucks to Receive New Numbers
Each truck will be receiving new number assignments. This will allow for smoother communications with central dispatch, easing confusion with the Sheriff's Office. This numbering system will also separate our numbering from Lebanon Fire and Stockwell Fire Departments, so in the event of mutual aid with those agencies clearer communications will occur. The new numbering system will begin July 1st, 2009.
Old Assignment New Assignment
Pump 12 Engine 121
Engine 12 Engine 122
Truck 12 Truck 123
Tanker 12 Tanker 124
Rescue 12 Rescue 125
Ladder 12 Tower Ladder 126
Boat 12 Boat 127
Gator 12 Gator 128
→ New Hose Bed Covers Installed on Engine 122 & Engine 121
→ Fire Fighters Receive Certifications
Congratulations to Janet Hammel and Misti Moore for completing State Mandatory Fire Training.
→ Fire Department Consignment Sale
Thanks to Larry Scherer and Curtis Musser for taking the time to auctioneer the sale. A special thanks to all the other helpers, who volunteered their time, and made the sale run very smoothly. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold items. See everyone next year ! ! !
2010 Consignment Sale - March 13th, 2010
→ New Year's Day House Fire
The Twelve House responded to a report of a residential structure fire, at 11:16 AM, on New Year's Day. Upon
arrival to the scene, crews encountered a fire that was already well involved inside the residence, with black smoke pouring from the windows of the residence. It was reported someone may have been inside, so crews entered the residence and conducted several searches, but was unable to locate anyone inside. The resident, was found to be at work and arrived at the scene as the fire was being extinguished. Crews were on scene for about four hours and received mutual aid from Clarks Hill/Lauramie Twp, Darlington, and Thorntown/Sugar Creek Twp Fire Departments. The Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating this fire. The investigation is ongoing.
  
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Site Updated 02/08/2010
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2010 Alarms
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Fire &
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Tot |
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Jan |
8 |
9 |
17 |
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Feb |
1 |
5 |
6 |
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Mar |
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Apr |
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May |
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Jun |
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Jul |
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Aug |
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Sep |
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Oct |
- |
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Nov |
- |
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Dec |
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YTD |
9 |
14 |
23 |
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Month |
2009 Alarms
Med |
Fire &
ResQ |
Tot |
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Jan |
9 |
12 |
21 |
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Feb |
3 |
9 |
12 |
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Mar |
7 |
10 |
17 |
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Apr |
4 |
1 |
5 |
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May |
4 |
6 |
10 |
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Jun |
3 |
10 |
13 |
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Jul |
2 |
8 |
10 |
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Aug |
3 |
9 |
12 |
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Sep |
7 |
6 |
13 |
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Oct |
5 |
11 |
16 |
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Nov |
2 |
8 |
10 |
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Dec |
7 |
8 |
15 |
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YTD |
56 |
98 |
154 |
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