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2016/2017 Annual Report

To: Residents of Hollis Hollis Fire-Rescue has a very dedicated staff, many of whom are cross trained in both fire and EMS. Of our total staff of 40, 30 are trained firefighters, 13 are Licensed Paramedics, 4 are licensed Advanced EMT’s and 6 are licensed Basic EMT’s. I am proud to say that Hollis Fire-Rescue has made a name for itself as a learning and advancement focused department. Our Recruitment and Retention Program has blossomed, and we continuously have members actively enrolled in advancement training. Currently, we have four members in paramedic school, one in basic EMT school and two in firefighter rookie school. Last year several members attended classes to become Fire Instructors as well as Fire Officer classes. We provide regular department wide training to our members to keep our staff well versed in evolving techniques that make us better at serving the community. It is my intent to continue these trends of improvement for our department and continue to offer the best service possible to our community each and every year. I wish to recognize the dedicated, hard working individuals who make up our amazing staff for continuing to provide professional service to our community. I am very proud and appreciative of all the wonderful members of Hollis Fire-Rescue. Respectfully submitted with pride, Chris Young Fire Chief Hollis Fire-Rescue had another big year in 2018, responding to 651 total service calls and putting in over 28,000-man hours, including thousands of hours in both individual and department wide training. Our ambulance operations continue to increase in demand accounting for over 70% of our total call volume and total medical revenues of over $117,000. Here is a summary of our calls for service in 2018. ALARM SOUNDING ALS INTERCEPT BOMB THREAT CARBON MONOXIDE 11 5 1 6 1 ELECTRICAL FALSE ALARM 10 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2 HEATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION 1 INSPECTION 7 MEDICAL ALARM 29 MEDICAL NON-TRANSPORT 82 MEDICAL TRANSPORT MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH MUTUAL AID EMS GIVEN MUTUAL AID FIRE GIVEN 258 80 14 22 MUTUAL AID FIRE+EMS(MVA) 3 5 ODOR INVESTIGATION

OUTSIDE FIRE 6 OUTSIDE SMOKE INVESTIGATION 2 POWER LINES DOWN 18 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 41 STATION COVERAGE 8 STORM DAMAGE 3 STRUCTURE FIRE 8 TREE DOWN 19 VEHICLE FIRE 7 WATER PROBLEM 1 WELL-BEING CHECK 1

Chief Chris Young

Chief Chris Young

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