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By Steve Thompson
Greenville Fire Chief
Greenville firefighters re-
sponded to 988 alarms in
2011, the most alarms ever
answered in one year by the
department.
The fire department is re-
sponding to more than three
times the number of calls it
responded to 20 years ago.
There were 16 fires in
buildings in 2011 and 13
calls for smoke in buildings.
A few other type responses
were:
ä 48 traffic accidents
ä 37 fallen wires and
trees
ä 518 medical emergen-
cies
ä 14 smoke investigations
ä 118 fire alarm activa-
tions
ä 27 hazardous-material
incidents
ä 21 burning complaints
ä 33 public service calls
ä 53 assists to other fire
departments.
Total manhours at all inci-
dents totaled 1,236. The fire
department estimates that
their efforts saved approxi-
m a t e l y
$ 5 4 8 , 0 0 0
worth of
p r o p e r t y
from fire
damage.
Firefighters arrived at
emergencies on an average
of 3 minutes 31 seconds
from time of dispatch.
Engine 96 had 357 re-
sponses, Engine 96-2 had 76
responses, Ladder 96 had 63
responses and Squad 96 had
547 responses.
During the year, two fire-
fighters received minor in-
juries and no civilians were
injured.
There were no fire fatali-
ties.
Fire inspectors completed
396 routine fire inspections
in all public buildings result-
ing in 347 fire code violations
being found. 184 return visits
were needed to ensure the
violations were corrected.
The most common violations
were locked exit doors, ob-
structed exit paths, fire doors
propped open, exit signs not
lit, emergency lighting not
working, fire extinguishers
needing serviced, faulty
wiring and electrical equip-
ment, fire alarm and fire sup-
pression systems not serv-
iced, Fifty-five annual
operational permits were is-
sued.
Plans for new construction
projects, fire alarm and sprin-
kler system installations
were reviewed. Fire drills
were supervised at schools
and at other facilities that re-
quire them. Three fire safety
lectures and fire extinguisher
training were provided to
community organizations
and businesses. Twenty-two
fire station tours were given
to school students and scout
groups.
Firefighters inspected and
serviced all fire hydrants in
the Borough in May and Oc-
tober and shoveled snow
from buried hydrants.
Firefighters pr
changed 76 s
batteries for re
provided and i
free smoke alarm
Company tra
held at the fire s
each month whi
tional twenty-six
training courses
ed.
The on-duty
used 566 manh
taining and repai
partment’s emer
cle fleet, portable
buildings and gro
Ladder 96 wa
forty-six repairs
lights, parking lo
Main Street light
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By George Andras
Partner, Vienna, Austria
McIntire Consulting Group
Bob McIntire, president of
The McIntire Consulting
Group reports that the ro-
bust world rail market will
grow by 5 to 6 percent over
the next 10 years. North
American freight railroads
have done
remarkably
well in the
r e c e s s i o n
and have
o u t p e r -
formed the
Standard & Poor’s Stock In-
dex for 10 straight years.
Their capital expenditures
for 2012 will reach about $20
billion.
The McIntire Group’s
clients are located in the
U.S., Canada, China, India,
Brazil, Austria and Russia.
Current consulting engage-
ments are in Mexico, Brazil,
China, Russia, Colombia,
Chile, Argentina, Eastern Eu-
rope, India and North Ameri-
ca.
Bob McIntire continues to
be a consulting adviser to
EdgePoint Capital in Cleve-
land. They recently sold a di-
vision of General Electric to
Wabtec Corp. and are cur-
rently engaged to sell two
other major U.S. corpora-
tions.
The McIntire Group acts
as a consulting firm for rail-
way suppliers that conduct
business throughout the
world. They handle numer-
ous assignments for their
clients to include market en-
try studies, strategic plan-
ning, customer contacts,
identification of agents, and
distributors and logistics.
Bob McIntire is a principal
speaker and panel moderator
at numerous freight rail and
transit meetings throughout
the world. He also con-
tributes regularly to world
trade magazines.
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Outlook
A community
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World railway
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McIntire to success
By Amanda Fire
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Contributed
Bob McIntire visits Red Square and Lenin’s Tomb
while in Moscoe meeting with the Russian railways.
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