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1. Are burning/blasting permits required by the town? YES

2. Who do I contact to get a burning/blasting permit from the
    town? THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE

3. Do I need to have my wood stove inspected, if so who do I
    contact? YES, THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE

4. How do I rent Martin Bishop Field? CONTACT 458-8812

5. Where do I dispose of old fire extinguishers? THE TOWN
     TRANSFER STATION

6. When should I replace the batteries in my smoke detector?
     THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR
     CLOCKS TWICE A YEAR FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

7. How long do smoke detectors last? THEY SHOULD BE
     REPLACED EVERY TEN YEARS OR IF THEY FAIL TESTING

8. Who can I contact if I have questions about my Ambulance
    bill? CONTACT 453-8045

9. Does the town offer CPR classes, if so who can I contact?
     CONTACT FIRE HEADQUARTERS @ 453-8056

10. Does Guilford have Fulltime Career Firefighters? YES GUILFORD HAS CAREER FIREFIGHTERS. WE ALSO HAVE DEDICATED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WHO RESPOND TO ALL EMERGENCIES.

The Overall Fire Picture - 2006

There were 3,245 civilians that lost their lives as the result of fire.
There were 16,400 civilian injuries that occurred as the result of fire.
There were 106 firefighters killed while on duty.
Fire killed more Americans than all natural disasters combined.
81 percent of all civilian fire deaths occurred in residences.
1.6 million fires were reported. Many others went unreported, causing additional injuries and property loss.
Direct property loss due to fires was estimated at $11.3 billion.
An estimated 31,000 intentionally set structure fires resulted in 305 civilian deaths.
Intentionally set structure fires resulted in an estimated $755 million in property damage.

Source: National Fire Protection Association Fire Loss in the U.S. During 2006 and USFA's Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2006.

Arson

An estimated 31,000 intentionally set structure fires occurred in 2006.
Intentionally set fires in structures resulted in 305 civilian deaths.
Intentionally set structure fires also resulted in $755,000,000 in property loss.
20,500 intentionally set vehicle fires occurred, a decrease of 2.4% from a year ago, and caused $134,000,000 in property damage, an increase of 18.6% from a year ago.

Source: National Fire Protection Association Fire Loss in the U.S. During 2006.

Firefighters

Career firefighters include full-time (career) uniformed firefighters regardless of assignments, e.g., suppression, prevention/inspection, administrative. Career firefighters included here work for a public municipal fire department; they do not include career firefighters who work for state or federal government or in private fire brigades.

Volunteer firefighters include any active part-time (call or volunteer) firefighters. Active volunteers are defined as being involved in firefighting.

Estimated number of firefighters in 2005: 1,136,650 (career: 313,300, volunteer: 823,350)
Firefighters by age group: 16-19 (3.6%), 20-29 (21.6%), 30-39 (29.1%), 40-49 (26.1%), 50-59 (14.7%) 60 and over (4.8%)
Seventy-six percent of career firefighters are in communities that protect a population of 25,000 or more.
Ninety-five percent of the volunteers are in departments that protect a population of less than 25,000 and more than 50% are located in small, rural departments that protect a population of less than 2,500.

Source: National Fire Protection Association, U.S. Fire Department Profile Through 2005

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