The SPANISH LAKE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT of ST. LOUIS COUNTY

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The SPANISH LAKE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTof ST.
LOUIS COUNTY

• Established in 1953

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the BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• JOHN E. GREEN
• Board Chairman
• THOMAS G. SCOTT, Sr.
• Board Treasurer
• LOUIS E. CUNNINGHAM
• Board Secretary

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Fire Chief

• Robert P. Ritter
• Appointed March 2005

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DeputyFire Chiefs

• Darryl R. Zastrow
• Appointed April 2005

Michael Flavin Appointed April 2005
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FIRE CAPTAINA Shift

• Glenn Murphy
• Station No. 1

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FIREFIGHTERSA Shift

• Steven Lodes
• John Schroeder
• Paul Latham
• Terry Tatum

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FIRE CAPTAINSB Shift

• David Dubowski
• Station No. 1
• Lawrence A. Breite
• Station No. 2

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FIREFIGHTERSB Shift

• Robert Vierdag
• Jeff Morris
• Garry Olson
• Kevin Henderson
• Blake Miller

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FIRE CAPTAINSC Shift

• Jason Raines
• Station No. 1
• Richard W. Swain
• Station No. 2

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FIREFIGHTERSC Shift

• Andrew Franklin
• Patrick Horn
• Bruce Shelton
• Christopher Hunt
• Scott Peterson

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CIVILIAN STAFF
Shirley Baty, Secretary Mary Creamer, Legal
Counsel
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Garry OlsonShop Steward

• The Firefighters of Spanish Lake are proud
  members of
• Local 2665 - IAFF
• INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
• OF FIREFIGHTERS - AFL-CIO

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HISTORY

• The Fire District began as a Volunteer Department
  in 1944 with 60 members.
• Funding for the Volunteer Fire Department was
  obtained through annual firemens picnics.
• The Volunteer Fire Department became a Fire
  Protection District in 1953.
• The first paid Fire Chief, August Liliensiek, was
  hired in 1962.

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HISTORY

• A tax rate was established to fund the Fire
  District.
• The first two paid firefighters were hired in
  1958. The District became a part paid and part
  volunteer fire department.
• The District had two fire pumpers and one fire
  station at Bellefontaine and Parker Rds.
• In 1961 there were four paid firefighters working
  two 24 hour shifts.

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HISTORY

• In 1963 the District hired an additional
  firefighter and the Fire Chief went on an 8 hour
  shift.
• In 1967 more firefighters were hired and the
  volunteer department was disbanded.
• In 1972 a second firehouse was opened at Larimore
  Road and Cove Ave.

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Past Directors

• JULIUS O. TRAMPE 1953-1959 6 Years
• LOUIS TRAMPE 1953-1957 4 Years
• R.E. JASPER 1953-1957 4 Years
• MICHAEL RILLI 1955-1958 3 Years
• RALPH ZASTROW 1957-1975 18 Years
• STANLEY KANEVSKY 1958-1975 17 Years
• ALEX W. SZCZUKA 1959-1967 1973-1985
• 20 Years - The longest serving
  Director.

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Past Directors

• ELWOOD VOGELSANG 1965-1977 12 Years
• DONALD J. WIESE 1967-1973 6 Years
• JOSEPH C. LANCASTER 1975-1993 18 Years
• ROBERT G. TWILLMAN 1977-1995 18 Years
• JOHN L. HAWKINS 1985-1991 6 Years
• JOHN F. KNOTT 1993-1999 6 Years
• WILLIAM NAUGHTON 1991-2002 11 years
• BEN M. SMYTHE 2002-2003 1 year
• PATRICK J. WHITE 2003 2009 6 years

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Past Fire Chiefs

• HARRY BARLBORT
• Volunteer Fire Chief 1945 -1962
• AUGUST LILIENSIEK
• First Paid Fire Chief 1962-1978
• CLYDE L. BOYER
• Paid Fire Chief 1978-2005

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Past Chief Officers

• LEE UZZELL
• Volunteer Assistant Fire Chief 1945-1956
• EDWARD C. MEYER
• Volunteer Assistant Fire Chief 1956-1958
• CLARENCE LUECKE
• Volunteer Assistant Fire Chief 1958-1967

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TODAY

• The District has 23 paid firefighters that work
  24 hour shifts.
• Two Fire Stations, an Administration Building, 1
  Engine Company, 1 Ladder Company, 1 Support
  Vehicle, an air cascade trailer, boat and ATV
  trailer, and 2 Staff Vehicles to serve the
  District.
• There are 21,000 residents in the Spanish Lake
  Fire District.
• The Fire District covers an area of 19 square
  miles.

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Fire Alarms in 2009

• Alarm Malfunctions 27 Unclassified Calls 30
• Assist calls 536 Power Lines Down 13
• Bomb Threats 0 Rescue/Unclassified 18
• Brush or Grass Fires 39 Smoke Scare 17
• CO Alarms 27 Smoke/Odor Removal 5
• Controlled Burning 0 Spill/Leak with fire 1
• Dry Cooking 82 Spill/Leak - no fire 14
• Electrical Fires 21 Structure Fires 27
• Emergency Medical 527 Trash/Rubbish Fires 20
• Explosion/no fire 2 Unintentional False 90
• Vehicle Extrications 7 Vehicle Fires 21
• Hazardous Condition 5 Water/Ice Rescues 5
• Malicious False Alarms 10 Other/Misc.
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• Alarms responded to in 2009 1624
• Total fire loss for 2009 619,350.00

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Thank You!

• A very special thanks to all of the residence of
  Spanish Lake that have supported the Fire
  Department and the Firefighters over the years!

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REMEMBER

• SMOKE DETECTORS
• SAVE LIVES!!
• Check your batteries!