Hannibal Rural Fire Protection District

Missouri Emergency Response Commission In Partnership with Ralls County LEPC presents: Air Monitoring for Fire Department Operations... April 17 th 2021 8am-12pm Location: Hannibal Rural Fire Station #3 12681 Heavenly Acres Drive New London, MO 63459 This four hour course provides students with a basic understanding of the current technology of air monitoring equipment. At the conclusion of this course, the student will be familiar with current gas detection technology theory and have a basic knowledge of the practical application of gas detection. Students will have the opportunity to practice skills discussed during class. This course will be compliant with NFPA 472 standard for competence of responders to hazardous materials. . This course provides 3.5 hours of BEMS elective CEUs Please register on the SEMA Training Webpage at http://training.dps.mo.gov For more information contact: Lisa Jobe at 573-526-9241 [email protected] or Whitt Kellough at: 573-526-3074 [email protected]

Missouri Emergency Response Commission In Cooperation with the Ralls County LEPC Presents:... Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Operations May 16, 2021; 8:00 am 5:00 pm May 22, 2021; 8:00 am 5:00 pm May 23, 2021; 8:00 am 5:00 pm Location: Hannibal Rural Fire Protection District, Station 3 12681 Heavenly Acres New London, MO 63459 This course meets Missouri Division of Fire Safety Certification requirements. This course is approved for POST CEU’s: 12 Technical Studies and 12 Skills Development This Course is approved for EMS CEUs: 24 hours electives Please register on the SEMA Training Webpage http://training.dps.mo.gov For more information contact: Lisa Jobe at 573-526-9241or Whitt Kellough at 573-526-3074 [email protected] or [email protected]

Don’t forget as we turn our clocks forward we should also change our smoke detector batteries. If you don’t have carbon monoxide detectors please purchase one. Be safe!

Area fire departments have been very busy with natural cover fires this week and last. Please wait till vegetation greens up to burn yard waste. When you burn, make sure you are away from structures. Have a water source readily available in case you need to control the fire. Notify dispatch (NECOMM) at 573-221-1244 and let them know you are doing a controlled burn and call them back when you are finished burning. Finally use common sense.

Space heater safety: locate at least 3 feet from flammables, always plug directly into outlet. Never use an extension cord. Best practice is to not leave it unattended.

With the threat of winter weather, please remember to allow extra time for your trips. Slow down and allow greater breaking distances and put down that cell phone. We don’t want to meet by accident. Stay safe!

All of us at Hannibal Rural wish you and your family a Joyous holiday season. Be safe

Please be safe when on the roads this holiday season. Texting and driving don’t mix.

We change our clocks tonight to return to standard time. Just a reminder that you should change out the batteries in your smoke detectors too. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors save lives!

A company called the ISO (Insurance Services Office) creates ratings for fire departments and their surrounding communities. The ratings calculate how well-equipped fire departments are to put out fires in that community. The ISO provides this score, often called the "ISO fire score," to homeowners insurance companies. Earlier this year ISO conducted an audit of the Hannibal Rural Fire Protection District which included records of maintenance for equipment, training hours, re...sponse times, number of responders and hydrant testing to name just a few. Our district is proud to announce that our ISO class rating has dropped from an 8(B) to a 6. (1 is as good as it gets). The rating went into effect on September 1. The rating is good for structures located within 5 road miles of one of our three fire stations. Checking with one local independent insurance company they stated that for a house valued at $175,000 that the homeowner could expect to save $225 per year on their homeowners insurance. Not all insurance companied use ISO for their risk ratings but would likely remain comparative to companies that do. Some companies require the structure to be within 1000 feet of a fire hydrant. If you live within the district we want you to be aware of this improvement and the potential to save on your homeowners insurance. For those in our district, we thank you for supporting us when you pay your property taxes. See more