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Barnstead
Fire-Rescue
'It's Not Easy Being Green'
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Who
We Are
Barnstead Fire-Rescue is a
group of dedicated individuals proudly providing emergency
services to the residents and business owners and business
owners of Barnstead, New Hampshire. Currently, we have 8
Officers, 6 full-time staff members and several Per Diem staff
members serving as Firefighters/EMTs and approximately 28 call
members. Their backgrounds range from American Red Cross
First Responders to Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedics, and
many have achieved their Firefighter Level I and/or Firefighter
Level II certification. Our members continue to train
regularly in fire, medical emergency and rescue training - both
in-house and through the New Hampshire Fire Academy in Concord,
along with other resources - to remain proficient in their
skills and to address new and current concerns in the field of
emergency services.
Mission Statement
The mission of Barnstead
Fire-Rescue is to provide the highest level of service to
protect life, property, and the environment through efficient
and effective response to ALL calls for assistance including
fire, medical, rescue, and hazardous materials emergencies and
other natural and man-made disasters, that are delivered 24
hours a day by highly trained professionals, both volunteer and
career, who serve with excellence, dedication, and pride.
Call
Volume/Trends/Statistics
Over the past several years, the
number of requests for responses to emergency services has
increased annually, with the exception of a minimal decrease in
2004, and is projected to increase as our community continues to
grow. Click
here for LRMFA year
end total call response for the year 2007.
2007 593 calls
2006 554 calls
11.02% increase
2005 590 calls 10.28%
increase
2004 535 calls -0.56%
decrease
2003 538 calls 4.47%
increase
2002 515 calls 10.04%
increase
2001 468 calls 9.60%
increase
2000 427 calls 1.18%
increase
1999 422 calls 29.05%
increase
1998 327 calls 9.36%
increase
1997 299 calls 11.57%
increase
1996 268 calls
Follow
the link
to access Incident Type Report Summaries
for
2007
and
2006.
Our dispatching center offers a listing of
2007 statistics
for Barnstead and the other
communities within our mutual aid system.
By collecting data and through
research, the National Fire Protection Association publishes
reports and trends. Along with many other statistics and
interesting information, a
national report indicating increased call
volume can be found at their website.
Officers
6C1
Fire Chief George R. Krause, II
6C2 Deputy Chief Shawn
Mulcahy
6C3 Deputy Chief Rodney Boyd
6C5 Captain Jason Leavitt
6C7 Captain Roscoe Tasker,
Jr.
6C8 Captain Mary Reed
6C9 Lieutenant Brian Tedcastle
6C10 Lieutenant Tim Smith
Apparatus
click on the
link for the Photo Gallery
6
Ambulance 1 ’03 Ford Econoline E450
Ambulance
6
Ambulance 2 ’94 Chevrolet 2500
Ambulance
6 Engine
1 '97 International Engine/Pumper
6 Engine
2 '00 International Engine/Pumper
6 Engine
3 '79 Ford L900 Hamerly
Engine/Pumper
6 Ladder
1 ’78 Mack Baker 75 ft. Aerialscope
6 Rescue
1 '88 Chevrolet Utility Truck
6 Rescue
2 '07 HME Rescue Truck
6 Tanker
1 ’54 International M62 Tanker
6 Utility
1 ’85 Chevrolet CD 30903 pick up 4x4
6 Forestry
1 Dodge Forestry Truck
6 Forestry
2 ’57 Forestry Truck
6 Car
2
6 Car 1
'01 Chevrolet Tahoe
Community Profile
The Economic & Labor Market
Information Bureau, NH Employment Security lists community
profiles for all New Hampshire towns.
Click here to view the
community profile for Barnstead.
Mutual Aid System
Barnstead Fire-Rescue is part of
the Lakes Region Mutual Fire Aid Compact and Dispatch Service
which provides dispatching service and mutual aid to 36
communities. More information on
LRMFA
and a list of designations is available on their website.
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