Lisbon Fire Department

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Children and Fire

February 26, 2007
When a member of your community is killed in a home fire, it is important to let others know how they can prevent a similar tragedy. The U.S. Fire Administration reminds you that many fire deaths and injuries are preventable.

More than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires and more than 20,000 are injured. Many of them might be alive today if they had only had the information they needed to avoid a disaster. The following life-saving tips could make a big difference. You could help save a life.

Did you know?
  • Eighty-two percent of all fire deaths occur in the home.
  • Each year about 300 people are killed and $280 million in property is destroyed in fires attributed to children playing with fire.
  • Deaths due to children playing with fire are particularly preventable.
  • Having a working smoke alarm reduces one’s chance of dying in a fire nearly one-half.
Following these simple fire safety tips can boost survival rates dramatically. Knowledge is the best fire protection.

Children & Fire Life-Saving Tips:
  • Install a smoke alarm on every level of your home. Test smoke alarm batteries every month and change them at least once a year. Consider installing a 10-year lithium battery-powered smoke alarm, which is sealed so it cannot be tampered with or opened.
  • Keep matches, lighters and other ignitables in a secured drawer or cabinet out of the reach of children.
  • Teach your children to tell you when they find matches and lighters.
  • Always dress children in pajamas that meet federal flammability standards. Avoid dressing children for sleep in loose-fitting 100-percent cotton garments, such as oversized T-shirts.
  • Teach children not to hide from firefighters, but to get out quickly and call for help from another location.
  • Show children how to crawl low on the floor, below the smoke, to get out of the house and stay out.
  • Demonstrate how to stop, drop to the ground, and roll if clothes catch fire.
  • Develop and practice a home fire escape plan and designate a meeting place outside. Get out and stay out.
  • Familiarize children with the sound of your smoke alarm.
  • Replace mattresses made prior to the 1973 Federal Mattress Flammability Standard.
  • Check under beds and in closets for burnt matches, evidence your child may be playing with fire.
  • For more fire safety information for young children, visit www.usfaparents.gov.

Mission Statement

The Lisbon Fire Department was founded in 1982 to meet the specific fire and rescue needs of the people of Lisbon. The Lisbon Fire Department is committed to maintaining a state of readiness to meet the needs of the community. The Lisbon Fire Department is proud to be a leader among peer departments, meeting challenges with determination.

"The Medical Minute"

What is CHF?

CHF or congestive heart failure is a condition resulting from the weakness of the heart muscle, which causes the heart to lose its pumping ability.  This can occur from the result of an infarct (heart attack) of the heart muscle.  Basically the heart is becoming too weak to pump the blood effectively and it is becoming tired out.  Typically with CHF, fluid backs up into the lungs (known as left-sided heart failure) and the fluid may accumulate in the legs (known as right-sided heart failure).  With left-sided failure, a patient can experience shortness of breath, which can significantly worsen by lying down, wheezes can be heard when breathing and the patient... (CLIPPED)

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Employment

Currently applications are still being accepted, however positions on the fire department can not be guaranteed at this time. All interested individuals can still fill out an application and watch us train.  More information will be posted as it becomes available.