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With the onset of warm weather, it's time for people to start opening their swimming pools. Enjoying your pool is something that can be done even with the Covid-19 restrictions. In fact, if you have children and / or young people in your family, it's a healthy, safe way for them to occupy time without being bored. Pool fills are a significant fund raising source for us. They are especially important now as we've had to cancel out Chicken BBQs and other fund raisers because of the pandemic. These other fund raisers have been historically successful.
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At 4:27 pm on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the Chestertown VFC, Kent & Queen Annes Rescue Squad (Ambulance & Boat), Kennedyville VFC, Church Hill VFC, Betterton VFC (Boat), Galena VFC (Boat), Rock Hall VFC (Boat) and Kent County EMS was dispatched to the vehicle overboard & sinking, at 98 Cannon Riverfront Grille, at the foot of Cannon Street.
On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 2:03 pm, the Chestertown VFC was dispatched to the Foot of High Street by the Town Dock for an Outside Fire. The caller was reporting mulch on fire at that location.
On Friday, May 15, members of the Chestertown VFC took Engine 6 to the Chestertown Marina to perform in-service training for draft and pump operations. Drafting is the process where water is drawn from a static source such as the river, bay, creek, stream, even a swimming pool. It's most often used now at large fires in areas away from municipal hydrants. We carry large, collapsible drafting basins that can be quickly set-up. One or more engines can establish a draft in one or more of these basins to supply firefighting operations. At the same time, by employing a Tanker Task Force, a system of water shuttles is set up.
In order to maintain a high state of equipment readiness and dependability, the Chestertown VFC maintains an aggressive maintenance and testing program on our equipment. While each piece of equipment is regularly inspected by our personnel, we also adhere to the recommendations of the National Fire Protection Association - Pamphlet 1911, the standard for the "Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and Retirement of In-Service Emergency Vehicles."
| Jan - 42 | Jul - 0 |
| Feb - 44 | Aug - 0 |
| Mar - 35 | Sep - 0 |
| Apr - 29 | Oct - 0 |
| May - 0 | Nov - 0 |
| Jun - 0 | Dec - 0 |
| Yearly Totals: | |
| 2020 - 150 | 2019 - 638 |
| 2018 - 594 | |
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Most Visitors Online: 586 on May 4, 2020
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