Wednesday, July 4, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
• Sisters Kiwanis extends
thanks to everyone who came
to its Antique, Collectibles
and Bling sale. The proceeds
exceeded expectations: 100
percent of those proceeds go
to local nonprofits including
SPRD, high school sports,
Little League, Family Access
Network and many others.
Special thanks go to the doz-
ens of donors who provided
all the items for the sale;
particular mention goes to
Marilyn Ball, who donated
a massive load of furni-
ture. Also, the Sisters-Camp
Sherman Fire Station donated
their community room for
the sale venue. And Saxon
Jewelers merits special men-
tion for appraising the valu-
able jewelry pieces.
• Lenetta Cobert, Sisters
Support Group for Parkin-
son’s, offered a big “thank-
you” to Garth and Kit Tosello
at Suttle Tea for hosting the
first meeting of the Sisters
Parkinson’s Support Group
on June 12, 2018:
We were very well taken
care of and appreciate the
warm atmosphere you created
for our meeting. Due to an
unexpected turnout, we will
be meeting at a larger facility
in the future.
Future meetings will be
held at Sisters Community
Church on Tuesdays from 1 to
2:30 p.m., directly following
the Senior Luncheon.
Thanks again to Suttle Tea!
Fire district evaluates performance
Medical calls continue
to make up the vast major-
ity of incidents requir-
ing a response from the
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire
District.
The District recently com-
pleted an evaluation of 2017
emergency response data.
The District audits emer-
gency response performance
to determine if organizational
response goals are being
met.
In 2017, District person-
nel responded to 1,182 emer-
gency calls for assistance.
The vast majority of the
requests for assistance were
for a medical emergency
(69 percent). Only three per-
cent of the emergency calls
received were for a fire. The
remaining emergency calls
were for other types of inci-
dents including false alarms,
public service requests and
other types of incidents.
When it rains, it pours. It
is common for multiple 911
calls to be received in a short
period of time. Sometimes
911 calls are received while
personnel are still work-
ing at another emergency
incident. When these calls
occur, they are identified
as a “back-to-back” call.
The District responded to
279 back-to-back calls in
2017.
In 2017 District personnel
treated 61 “walk-in” patients
at the Elm Street fire station.
The fire district encourages
people who are experiencing
a severe medical emergency
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such as chest pain or diffi-
culty breathing to call 911
instead of driving to the fire
station.
The audit finds that 911
calls occur more frequently
during daylight hours and on
or near weekends. 2017 data
shows that more 911 calls
are received on Friday and
Sunday and over half of all
911 calls occur between the
hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Fire District goals for
responses within the city of
Sisters are to have the first
arriving emergency vehicle
on the scene within six min-
utes of being dispatched 80
percent of the time. Actual
performance was: Interior
fire response 10 percent
compliance (total of five
incidents), wildland fire
response 100 percent com-
pliance (three incidents), and
emergency medical response
91 percent compliance.
Fire District goals for
responses to emergencies in
rural areas (outside the city
of Sisters but within eight
miles of the Elm Street fire
station) are to have the first
arriving emergency vehicle
on the scene within 12 min-
utes of being dispatched 80
percent of the time. Actual
performance was: Interior
fire response 80 percent
compliance (five incidents),
wildland fire response 60
percent compliance (five
incidents), and emergency
medical response 80 percent
compliance.
District officials note that
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rural and remote wildland
fires can be difficult to locate
due to the incidents being
reported without an actual
address for units to respond
to. This can result in longer
response times.
Fire District goals for
responses to emergencies in
remote areas of the fire dis-
trict (more than eight miles
from the Elm Street fire sta-
tion) are to have the first
arriving emergency vehicle
on the scene within 30 min-
utes of being dispatched 80
percent of the time. Actual
performance was: Interior
fire response (no fires in this
zone), wildland fire response
100 percent compliance (one
incident), and emergency
medical response 81 percent
compliance.
The District met or
exceeded performance objec-
tives in eight out of nine
categories.
For more information
contact the Sisters-Camp
Sherman Fire District at
541-549-0771.
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Saturday & Sunday
July 7 & 8 – 9 AM
Door Prizes • BBQ
Local artists’ best
work for your
“Quilty” gifts/use
Quilts • Quilt Kits • Jewelry
Barnwood Furniture • Art
Wood Plaques • More!
Beer
Food Trucks
Games
Music, Dunk Tanks
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97759
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