DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO PULL A FIRE TRUCK
03/02/2010 9:14am
Slidell, LA - Special Olympics Louisiana will host their 1st Fire Truck Pull on Saturday, March 6, 2010. The objective is to have 10 people form a team and pull a truck weighing approximately 42,000 pounds a distance of 12 feet. Each team will have the chance to compete against other teams for various prizes. Truck Pull is open to registered teams only and registration is open to the public. St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District 1 is a proud participant in the event.
The cost for a 10 person team is $500 The event will begin on Saturday, March 6 at 9 a.m., at the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Administrative Building located at 300 Brownswitch Road, Slidell.
Other activities include music from the bands Country Pride and Kaios, food from Bad to the Bone BBQ, law enforcement and military vehicles, a Cajun sprint car, race cars, Kenny Schrader's NASCAR truck and a mini truck pull. Doug Mouton from WWL-TV will be the Master of Ceremony and other local celebrities will attend. This event is to benefit Special Olympics Louisiana programs. For more information, log onto www.laso.org.
Special Olympics Louisiana (SOLA) is a statewide organization that changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with and without intellectual disabilities. SOLA offers year-round programs for 13,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities in all 64 parishes with the help of 12,000 volunteers. We have health, education, leadership, family, training and sports programs for people beginning at age 2 and there is no upper age limit. There is no cost to participate in Special Olympics. For more information about Special Olympics Louisiana, please visit www.laso.org.
Media Contact:
Tiffany Harvey-Gautier, Director of Communications and Marketing
Special Olympics Louisiana
tharvey@laso.org
(800) 345-6644 |
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FAMILY SAVED FROM HOUSE FIRE BY ALERT NEIGHBOR
02/23/2010 3:46pm
The Harrison family is lucky to be alive.
Shortly after 7 a.m. today, a neighbor noticed smoke coming from the family's home at 201 Broad St., Slidell, and knocked on the door to awaken them.
Fire District 1 received a 911 call at 7:26 a.m. and was on the scene in seven minutes. The fire was under control shortly after 8 a.m.
Five adults and an 18-month-old child in the home escaped unharmed.
Firefighters believe a heater vent unit in one of the home's bathrooms caught fire. Damage to the home is estimated at $60,000. The family had no insurance.
"There was no smoke detector in this house, and the vigilance of a neighbor saved six lives this morning," said FD1 Chief Larry Hess.
Homeowner Laura Harrison, still in shock from the morning's events, said she is unsure which neighbor knocked on the door, but FD1 leaders want to identify the Good Samaritan and acknowledge her or his lifesaving action.
Media contact: James Hartman, james@jameshartman.net or 504.458.4600; Homeowner Laura Harrison, 985.590.1058. |
FIRE DISTRICT 1 WORKING METH LAB SCENE WITH ST. TAMMANY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
02/18/2010 5:34pm
Fire District 1 personnel are assisting Sheriff's Office detectives with an investigation into an apparent methamphetamine lab in the Kingspoint subdivision near Slidell.
Early this afternoon, STPSO investigators contacted FD1 pursuant to a cooperative agreement under which the Fire District assists with safety and decontamination on meth lab scenes. Sheriff's Office personnel are using air quality monitors to prevent injury from the fumes that often result from methamphetamine production.
"Deputies are making primary entry, documenting the scene and collecting evidence, while we set up a HazMat scene for decontamination," said Capt. Van Joffrion with FD1.
The scene, at 312 Foxcroft, in the Kingspoint subdivision east of Slidell, is currently staffed with seven Sheriff's Office personnel, including the STPSO's Narcotics and HazMat-trained units; eight personnel from FD1, including firefighters, a Rapid Intervention Crew, and decontamination team; and two personnel from Acadian Ambulance.
Meth labs are highly dangerous operations, with a risk of explosion.
"We are providing hazardous material decontamination for their personnel," Joffrion said. "We have the decon apparatus and firefighters in place for suppression in case there's an explosion. We are also providing weather monitoring from our mobile HazMat Unit, and we are coordinating EMS from Acadian."
Because of the dangers of meth labs, anyone making entry must be trained in hazardous material situations, suited in protective gear, and must be decontaminated upon egress.
Additional information will be forthcoming from the Sheriff's Office regarding the criminal investigation that led to the meth lab being taken down.
Media contacts
FD1: Capt. Joffrion, 985.201.5566
STPSO: Cpl. Sean Beavers, 985.768.1146 |
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