Crime & Safety
FIRE REPORT: Learn How to Extinguish Recreational Fires
The Lakeville Fire Department handled 13 calls for service between May 20 and May 26.
FIRE REPORT
From May 20, to May 26, the Lakeville Fire Department responded to 13 calls for service: 4 medicals, 2 motor vehicle accidents with injuries, 2 passenger vehicle fires, 1 power line down and 4 false alarms.
FIRE PREVENTION TIP: Extinguishing Your Recreational Fire
When you're ready to put out your fire and call it a night, follow these guidelines:
• Allow the wood to burn completely to ash, if possible.
• Pour lots of water on the fire; drown all embers, not just the red ones.
• Pour until hissing sound stops.
• Stir the campfire ashes and embers with a shovel.
• Scrape the sticks and logs to remove any embers.
• Stir and make sure everything is wet and they are cold to the touch.
• If you do not have water, use dirt. Mix enough dirt or sand with the embers.
• Continue adding and stirring until all material is cool.
Remember, if it is too hot to touch, it's too hot to leave!
