River Falls Fire Department: Information/Reports
Department Description
The River Falls Fire Department serves the city of River Falls and the Towns of Troy, Kinnickinnic, River Falls, Clifton and Pleasant Valley. The department is made up of 50 volunteer firefighters that are paged to respond to incidents. Each member is a certified firefighter and trained in responding to medical emergencies. Apparatuses include 4 engines, 2 tenders, 1 ladder, and 2 brush/wildland trucks.
The Fire Department responds to a wide variety of emergencies including structure fires, motor vehicle accidents, grass fires, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and water-related emergencies. The water-related emergencies involve the Kinnickinnic River and Lake George. The Department also engages in a fire prevention and public education program in the River Falls schools and through fire inspections.
Summary Report for 2008
| Number of fire calls | 20 |
| Number of accident calls | 67 |
| Number of alarm calls | 133 |
| Number of "other" calls | 48 |
| Number of Mutual Aids | 29 |
| Total Number of Calls | 297 |
Training | |
| Total training hours for the department | 8614 |
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Total fire hours for the department |
5034 |
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Total hours for the department |
13,648 |
| Average training hour per individual | 265 |
Training Classification | |
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Entry Level Fire Fighting, Firefighter 1, Firefighter 2, First-Responder
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