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Emergencies

All residences should have an Emergency prompter Card similar to the one show below by their telephone

911 (do not call the firestation or one of the firefighters directly!  This only SLOWS the dispatch of all needed resources)

I am calling from Cabin number _____ in the ______________ tract at Huntington Lake.

{report the problem in a clear deliberate voice}

My name is ______________, I will remain here until help arrives and my contact number is (___) ___ - _____.

 

Fire Prevention

  • Working with our associates in the CDF and the USFS we can help owners understand the understand the details of "Public Resources Code 4291 REDUCTION OF FIRE HAZARDS AROUND BUILDINGS"  This document essentially specifies the details of what each owner is obligated to do as far as ground and vegetation maintenance around their residence.  Done well, this effort can not only reduce fire risks around your residence but also help promote a healthier forest.

    • Maintenance of the fire extinguishers in your residence.

    We strongly encourage all owners to maintain their fire extinguishers on an annual basis and to be familiar with their use.  To support this, we have arranged with the Jorgensen company from Fresno to be on site during the annual pancake breakfast sponsored by the Huntington Lake Association.  The Jorgensen people will check out your extinguisher, make sure it is fully charged, review with you its use and warrant its performance for 12 months. 

    Maintenance of Smoke Detectors

    Early warning saves lives and smoke detectors provide that early warning.  When you pull out your extinguisher to take it with you to annual pancake breakfast, also check your smoke detector.  They all have a small test button on the front that when pressed emits the warning sound briefly.  If it does not do this, first replace the battery and retest it.  If it still does not work, bring it along to the pancake breakfast and we can check it out or you can purchase a new one.

    Make sure we can get into your residence.

    The condos and the private residences around the condos do not have much of a problem with this, but the cabins do.  All of the cabin access roads are dirt and have trees growing along their edges.  Each year the trees grow and further encroach on the road.  To get in to a cabin with our fire engines we need and eleven foot by eleven foot clearance.  If such a clearance is not provided, we will definitely be delayed in getting to your cabin and in an emergency, be it fire or medical, rapid response is important. We in the Department do not have the staff to do tree maintenance along the cabin access roads.  Each homeowner and tract must do this.  Fortunately, if you need help, we do have one person on the lake, Niles Kant, who runs a tree clearing and chipping service if you need professional help. 

     

    Working together, we can minimize the emergencies we have around the lake. But we in the Department need your help!

     

     

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    Last modified: 06/18/07