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Summitville fire reports 54 runs year-to-date; county smoke-alarm program installs 24 detectors
Summary
Summitville’s assistant fire chief reported 37 district calls plus 16 mutual-aid responses (54 runs total) and said county volunteer departments have installed 24 smoke detectors to date; the committee asked for installation records to be collected in June for budget reporting.
Summitville fire officials reported call-volume and a county smoke-alarm installation update to the Coffee County Health, Welfare and Recreation Committee on May 26.
Michael, identified in the record as assistant chief of Summitville, told the committee his department has responded to 37 calls in its district and 16 mutual-aid calls elsewhere in the county, for 54 runs so far this year. He said the department has 22 active members and all trucks are in place.
"We have responded to 37 calls in our district, and we have responded to 16 mutual aid calls… so we’re here the end of May and we’re already at 54 runs total for the department," Michael said.
Michael also described the county smoke-alarm program, reporting that crews have installed 24 smoke detectors and that the devices in the program generally have a 10-year battery life. He noted the county will begin rotating replacements for detectors installed about a decade ago and asked that departments submit installation paperwork in June so the budget/finance chairman can be updated.
The committee accepted the update and was reminded that residents without working smoke detectors may request free installation through the state-coordinated program routed through the county fire marshal’s office. Committee members praised the program’s safety benefit and asked staff to keep records up to date.
