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West Metro Fire Rescue
Great organizations thrive by nurturing an environment where excellence, action, innovation and inspiration are lived and shared. They grow and adapt, studying failures and driving toward success. These ideas guided us at West Metro Fire Rescue as we planned our next five years.
We worked on the plan with a level of dedication that would honor our people, show leadership in our District and most of all demonstrate our commitment to the community we serve. The support for developing this plan was unwavering, from our board of directors on down to our newest employees. From the beginning there were no illusions as to the challenges we faced or the outcome we desired.
Charting the course of the District was a careful, deliberate and often very difficult process. Yet, during our strategic planning process we found tremendous professionalism and pride within our organization and incredible support from the community. As we serve both our internal and external customers, we assert that our greatest strength and fundamental value lies in the inspiration, dedication and innovation of every employee of the District. As we work toward continuous improvement and excellence, we are very proud to maintain an accredited status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. In that light we confidently commit to our community that when the alarm sounds we will respond quickly, we will arrive prepared, and we will be ready to fulfill our motto, “Whatever It Takes” …To Serve.
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Identity Theft Proactive Measures
1. Shred any documentation with your personal information. The Lakewood Police Department hosts annual shred day, Please check the city website for any upcoming events.
2. Protect your social security number. Don't give your number to people or businesses you don't know.
3. Guard your mail from theft. Promptly remove the incoming mail from your mailbox. Place outgoing mail in post office collection boxes.
4. Keep your Personal information in a secure place and don't carry your social security card with you.
5. Never CLICK on links received in unsolicited email. Use fire-walls, anti-spyware and anti-virus software to protect your computer.
Contact Information: Crimes Against Property Phone: 303-987-7301
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Community Emergency Response Team
Being prepared is everyone's responsibility.
Do you know what to do if a disaster hits close to home?
Get prepared. Sign up for our FREE Community Emergency Response Team training (CERT). You'll learn to help yourself, your family and your neighbors in those first critical hours and days when emergency responders are struggling to get into the area and help. We'll cover techniques for:
· Emergency preparations you can make in your home
· Fire safety (includes an exercise on suppressing a small fire)
· Emergency medical treatment
· Disaster psychology
· Terrorism
· Team organization
· Search & rescue
At the conclusion of the third class there is a disaster simulation exercise in which you will learn to work with and help others. You must attend all three days to complete the course and receive a certificate.
Who can attend? Open to all individuals and groups, ages 16 and over, up to 40 participants per course.
When? Lakewood Civic Center.
Cost? There is no charge for the class.
Where? Go to the Lakewood Police Department Emergency Preparedness website for information on upcoming classes.
More information, please contact:
Jesse Miller
jesmil@lakewoodco.org
Lakewood's Office of Emergency Management prepares warning and response plans and conducts tests and training throughout the year for natural and man-made emergencies that could impact the city and its residents.
We encourage you to implement emergency preparedness at your house too!
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West Metro PulsePoint App
West Metro Launches Life Saving App
PulsePoint Alerts Trained Citizens to Respond to CPR Emergency
Lakewood, CO – West Metro Fire Rescue has launched the PulsePoint CPR/AED smartphone application to help improve survival rates for sudden cardiac arrest in the fire district. The app alerts citizens and medical professionals, trained in CPR to nearby emergencies, connecting them with those who need help and showing them the location of the nearest automated external defibrillator (AED), a portable device that sends an electric shock to the heart to restore a normal rhythm.
“Every second counts. When CPR is started immediately, in conjunction with an AED, research shows the number of people who survive a heart attack more than doubles,” said Jeremy Metz, EMS Division Chief, West Metro Fire Rescue. “The PulsePoint app can get help to someone immediately, just as our crews are being dispatched.”
Once the app is downloaded, an alert goes out if the user is within 400 meters (about a quarter mile) of the patient. The app points users to the nearest automated external defibrillator. App users can also place an AED’s location on a map, add a business and upload photos for easy access.
Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Nearly 325,000 die each year and 1,000 die each day. And while the American Heart Association estimates that effective bystander CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival, only about one quarter of cardiac victims receive bystander CPR.
“Improving bystander CPR rates and access to AEDs is critical to survival,” said Metz. “We have thousands of trained, potential “first responders” in our district. This app gives them the opportunity to help us save lives.”
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About West Metro Fire Rescue: West Metro Fire Rescue is a full-service, all-hazard, fire and rescue agency, serving more than 280,000 residents in the cities and towns of Lakewood, Morrison, Golden, Wheat Ridge and Edgewater. The District also serves sections of Jefferson and Douglas County and unincorporated Littleton, Colorado.
WMFR is committed to providing professional fire protection, emergency medical services, life safety and community service with a vision that shapes the future. Visit us at: www.westmetrofire.org.
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Top Ten Red Cross Cold Weather Safety Tips
As temperatures drop this winter, the American Red Cross offers ten steps people can take to stay safe during the cold weather.
1. Layer up! Wear layers of lightweight clothing to stay warm. Gloves and a hat will help prevent losing your body heat.
2. Don’t forget your furry friends. Bring pets indoors. If they can’t come inside, make sure they have enough shelter to keep them warm and that they can get to unfrozen water.
3. Remember the three feet rule. If you are using a space heater, place it on a level, hard surface and keep anything flammable at least three feet away – things such as paper, clothing, bedding, curtains or rugs.
4. Requires supervision – Turn off space heaters and make sure fireplace embers are out before leaving the room or going to bed.
5. Don’t catch fire! If you are using a fireplace, use a glass or metal fire screen large enough to catch sparks and rolling logs.
6. Protect your pipes. Run water, even at a trickle, to help prevent your pipes from freezing. Open the kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing. Be sure to move any harmful cleaners and household chemicals out of the reach of children. Keep the garage doors closed if there are water lines in the garage.
7. Better safe than sorry. Keep the thermostat at the same temperature day and night. Your heating bill may be a little higher, but you could avoid a more costly repair job if your pipes freeze and burst.
8. The kitchen is for cooking. Never use a stove or oven to heat your home.
9. Use generators outside. Never operate a generator inside the home, including in the basement or garage.
10. Knowledge is power. Don’t hook a generator up to the home’s wiring. The safest thing to do is to connect the equipment you want to power directly to the outlets on the generator.
For more information on how to stay safe during the cold weather, visit winter storm safety.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
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Who do I contact?
Often there may be some confusion when our citizens need to contact the Police Department. Particularly when there is a crisis or emergency, it can be confusing to locate the best phone number to call or where to go on our website to reach the assistance that you need. Often when calling the Police Department, you may think that the thing you are calling about is related to one office, but in fact, the appropriate person to contact is in a completely different division. For instance, Neighborhood Watch is responsible only for organizing new and existing Neighborhood Watch blocks, but we frequently receive calls to report new or on-going problems in neighborhoods.
The list below should help you to understand the most appropriate unit to contact for many of the various problems we deal with on a regular basis.
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