The Farmland Fire Department with
the help of a lot of other departments
spent the afternoon the day before
Prom night showing the Juniors and
Seniors what can happen if you get
in a hurry or drink when you
drive. The
mock accident had two vehicles hit and
some kids were ejected from the cars
some were trapped inside and had to
be cut from those vehicles with the
rescue tools the department
carries on
the trucks for such an event. The kids
were made up to show the seriousness
of what could happen in accidents. The
cars were cut open and the kids removed
The Randolph County Sheriff's Dept.
and the Indiana State Police did the
investigation of the accidents and
Notifying parents of victims. The
kids
were taken care of at the scene by the
Parker City 1st responders and the
Randolph County EMS. The Coroner
was
at the scene to remove the on fatality and
the others were taken by ambulance to
area hospitals.
The Farmland Fire Rescue and the
Parker Vol. Fire Department cut
the cars open for extraction of the
patients and even parents of the
kids
played a very important part in making
the accident look real as possible.
Thanks to the teachers, kids who
played
the parts, its not easy to play this scene.
IF anyone was left out our apologizes
Joe Bertram a Lieutenant on the
department has elementary classes
coming to the fire station for several
hours today .
He will show them what fire
fighters
will look like if they ever have to call
them to their house. The trucks will
be shown and told what they will do
Firefighter Brant Jones puts his
gear on
to show the students what a fireman looks
like in full gear. The program is designed
to make the children aware of fire situations
It don't happen to often but when
ever you see a new media vehicle in
town something big happened
Well look what came tumbling down.
The tower at the fire station has been
home to the antenna for the Fire Dept.
radio and the Fire and Tornado Siren
for several years and now
destroyed by
the fall will be replaced with a new tower
and new siren, should be up by the middle
of June.
When it rains it pours, just about the
same time the wind blew the tower
above over the rains hit again for
the second time
Farmland has had several rounds of
flooding and with all the construction
going on in town with new storm
drains and ditches it was not a good
time to hit us again. The
new storm
drains are in now maybe it will help
keep the water down we will soon see
its may in Indiana ?????
The Fire Department has installed an
air handling system to keep carbon
monoxide down to a minimum in the
station since the building will be used
as an emergency shelter in the
event
of a disaster or other emergencies. All
trucks are equipped with the system so
at anytime a vehicle starts the system
starts automatic and removes the
from the building through a pump
in the
attic and out through vents at the end of
the building. The hoses let go when the
truck reaches the door and the truck is
free to continue without stopping.
The Fire Department being used as
an emergency shelter also has a new
power system to provide emergency
power for the entire building incase
a tornado or other disaster
that might
occur the power and the generator has
been installed by the department and
and will start automatically incase a
loss of power should occur.
The unit is a
Cat with a 4 cylinder Cat diesel engine
with a 40 KW 240 Volt 3 phase. It will run
everything in the station without any loss.
Winchester Fire Department and the
Center Twp Fire Department doing
there best by flying the American
Flag over the streets in Farmland to
send a fellow Firefighter home.
Farmland Firefighters stand in
front
of the old station while the 1922 Fire
Truck was put into place to except
Chief Bennett for his last alarm with
the Department.
Firefighters prepare to place the
Solid
Mahogany Casket with Chief Bennett
on the truck for his last alarm. This was
the station Russell Was Chief in most of
his time on the Department.
Chief Bennett ready for his last alarm
will pass under the American Flag and
through the streets of Farmland in
route to his final resting place.
The possession left town and in route
to his final resting place was taken
past his home in the country. The
possession including the Farmland
Police Dept, Farmland Fire Department
and the Indiana State Police.
Woodlawn Cemetery will be the
final
resting place just outside of Farmland
The Randolph County Sheriff's Dispatched
Russell's final alarm.
Fire Department bearers place the
Chief at his final destination and
service's were continued by the
Farmland American Legion honor
guard with a 21 gun salute and taps
The service continued at the site
with the ringing of the bell to honor
once more the man Farmland has
known as Chief for many years.
The ceromony concluded and Russell
was at his final resting place. The Fire
department has sent him home and
returned to the station.
Fire Chief Jeff Willen presented
Todd Cummins with a department
5 year pin at the regular Meeting
Danny Redmond received a 25 year
pin from the IVFA . The pin was
presented by Chief Willen at the
departments regular meeting.
Chief Willen presiding over his
last
meeting say's he will not seek the
office next year. He will stay on the
the department.
The Farmland Fire Department held
their annual Christmas Party at the
Fire Department. 50 members and
their families attended.
The Department served the main
course and everyone brought a
covered dish.
Lloyd Wright and his wife Sharon
attended the Farmland Fire Dept.
Christmas Party. Lloyd presented
three members with 25 year pins.
Fire Chief Jeff Willen presented Asst
Chief Mike Osgood with a 25 year Pin
from the department.
Auxiliary President Bernice Herdon
thanked everyone for all the help
through out the year on projects they
have done.
Chief Willen showing gift the dept
give him at the Christmas Party
and thanked him for all he had
done through out the year.
