The Fours Assist Rotary Lift
Walnut Street Fire Company No. 4 recently assisted Rotary Lift in testing their latest lift prototype.
Category: fire company 4
WSFC 4 Houses New Kawasaki Mule
New Rescue Unit for City Use
Walnut Street Fire Company No. 4 will house a city-owned fire utility vehicle, a Kawasaki Mule. It carries 50 gallons of Class A foam, two pressurized water extinguishers, two 20-pound dry chemical extinguishers, a Class K extinguisher and assorted tools. It can also carry a stokes basket for transporting patients.
The unit will primarily be used during Madison’s many festivals when access is limited for first line fire apparatus, and it can be used in rough terrain.
Recruiting
WSFC #4 Recruitment
Walnut Street Fire Company #4 attended the recent Soup, Stew, Chili and Brew event in downtown Madison. We also took the time to show future generations the fire apparatus.
News from Fire Company 4
What’s New at WSFC #4
New Training Prop
Lt. Doug Wehner (pictured below) demonstrates a firefighter exercise on the new training props he recently made.
Tower 4 Update
Tower 4 passed the annual aerial and ground ladder tests last month.
National Fire Statistics
Statistical Information from the NFPA
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says that as of 2012:
- There are an estimated 30,100 fire departments in the U.S.
- Of those, 9% are career (paid) departments
- 24% are part paid and part volunteer
- 67% are all volunteer
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- There are approximately 1,129,000 firefighters in the U.S.
- 31% are career ( paid ) firefighters
- 69% are volunteer firefighters
- 72% of career firefighters work in cities with populations of 25,000 or more
- 95% of volunteer firefighters protect populations of less than 25,000