{"id":13135,"date":"2022-02-12T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=13135"},"modified":"2022-04-25T15:28:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T21:28:06","slug":"los-fresnos-ems-fire-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=13135","title":{"rendered":"Los Fresnos EMS & Fire Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Receives New Equipment Allowing The Department to Do More for Los Fresnos & the Cameron County Region<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the new equipment on the newest fire truck. Photo by Emilio Flores, LFN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Los Fresnos EMS and Fire Station is growing to be more able to help in bigger and better ways! Last week Los Fresnos News was privileged to sit down with the Fire Chief, Gene Daniels, and discuss some of the new equipment they\u2019ve added to the Los Fresnos EMS & Fire Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


On the emergency medical services side, they\u2019ve just got rollin\u2019 their newest member to the fleet. It\u2019s a multi-patient vehicle, able to carry five patients laying down, or up to nine patients sitting upright. This new vehicle has added new capabilities to the Los Fresnos EMS Medics on call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Chief Daniels explains that it will be of great use to Los Fresnos, \u201cWhat it does, is it frees up ambulance so were not taking all the ambulances. All the resources aren\u2019t being used on one event.\u201d He says that the ambulance was just approved to be in service, \u201cWe just got the notification that everything was completed and we could put the unit in service.\u201d He also says, \u201cWith covid and the way it is, we\u2019re talking about using it as hospitals because there\u2019s a big delay in hospitals right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cIt\u2019s licensed as a specialty vehicle, so it\u2019s not something we\u2019re gonna run every day for calls, it\u2019s for specific events.\u201d He further explains that this is beneficial for all the surrounding areas. Mass casualty incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chief, Gene Daniels gives LFN an Inside look at the Los Fresnos EMS\u2019s new multi-patient vehicle. Photo by Emilio Flores, LFN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


\u201cSince we\u2019re regionally located in Cameron County, we can go in any direction really quick with the crew we have.\u201d He says \u201cAnd it can be rapidly deployed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Chief Daniels says that especially with spring break coming up it makes Los Fresnos more able to serve however we need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


This is big news, and some great thought went behind getting this Multi-Patient Vehicle. Chief Daniels says that they designed themselves with the help of the manufacturer that built the \u201cAmb-bus\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


When asking what made the EMS Team come up with this idea Chief Daniels explained that just about every region of the state of Texas has what you call an \u201cAmb-bus\u201d as I just mentioned. So what is the amb-bus? Exactly what it sounds like. It is a large bus-like ambulance. These amb-buses are able to around carry eighteen patients! He says \u201cBut to deploy that, you\u2019ve gotta have, you know, several medics on board,\u201d He says that it really didn\u2019t make sense for the area. It\u2019s harder to staff and get it deployed when you need it. So they sat down and designed their own hybrid if you will, that better fit the needs of the area!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Now let\u2019s talk about the New Fire Engine that came into service back in October, with all the brand new bells & whistles! Chief Daniel says, \u201cIt\u2019s a House fire truck, but we can use it for motor vehicle accidents,\u201d He says \u201cIt\u2019s fully equipped! \u2026Got all the rescue equipment on it, everything we need for house fires\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Some of the items include: Battery-powered rescue tools, Jaws, Cutters, spreaders, and with the technology now, they have battery-powered exhaust tools to help get some of the smoke out of an area, battery-powered chainsaws, circular saws, intercom headsets, allowing them to communicate with each other more easily, and seats 4 firefighters with plenty of room to put on any of their gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Chief Gene Daniels says he takes his job seriously. Being volunteers makes no difference according to Daniels. He believes they could be ranked with some of the best firefighters in the state. Accountability & readiness, Chief Daniels shared that last year the fire department went through an ISO audit, basically, the audit is to rate your area for insurance ratings. They are rated on a scale of one to ten, with one being the best, and ten being the worst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chief Daniels explains that the last audit was in 2009, and had a ranking of a 6Y, which is okay, but says that recently the department has received their updated rating of a 4 or 4Y. This is not only great for the department, but for the surrounding area!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


“…we improved our insurance rating. What that does is it lowers everyone\u2019s insurance in our area.\u201d
\u201cWe went from a 6Y to a 4Y which is really good on Insurance ratings, it saves everyone money in their insurance\u2026 Everybody in our fire district, in the city, and in the County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


It\u2019s very difficult for a volunteer fire department to get that low of a score, but Chief Daniels attributes that to the amazing volunteers he has and the updated equipment they\u2019ve added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo by Emilio Flores, LFN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Emilio Flores, LFN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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