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Truckee Meadows Fire reports 86 incidents, urges smoke-detector checks
Summary
At a neighborhood council meeting, Battalion Chief Jerry Free of the Truckee Meadows Fire Department reported 86 incidents in the reporting period, said medical calls dominate the department's workload, and urged residents to check smoke-detector batteries and follow monthly safety tips.
Battalion Chief Jerry Free of the Truckee Meadows Fire Department told the neighborhood council that the department logged 86 incidents in the most recent reporting period and urged residents to maintain smoke detectors.
"We had 86 incidents total," Free said, adding that medical calls make up the majority of the department's call volume. He also asked the council to note a printing error on the monthly report (the month label should be March) and said the department will correct it.
Free explained common causes of certain incident categories noted in the report. "Usually, things don't rupture," he said, describing that many apparent "ruptures" are propane leaks or off-gassing after a fill during colder months. The department will ask for clearer incident descriptions on future reports so the public record is more precise.
Free said the department is preparing a monthly safety flyer with incident statistics and seasonal safety tips. For the current month he recommended residents pick an annual date to change smoke-detector batteries and to test detectors monthly by pressing the test button.
Council members thanked Free for the printed materials and asked staff to ensure the corrected month label appears on the next distribution. No formal action was taken; members treated the update as informational and encouraged residents to attend a related regional fire-services information session scheduled for the 19th at the Northern Nevada Public Health Conference Room.
