The Beverly Shores
Volunteer Fire Department responded to four calls in January: three medical
calls and a structure fire in Chesterton.
The most serious
call involved an impaired driver in Beverly Shores who lost control of his
vehicle on East Beverly Drive and ended up in the wetlands. A tow truck was
initially summoned to retrieve the vehicle, but while the tow was in the
works the driver began to show symptoms of an overdose. Police, fire, and
EMS were all subsequently dispatched to the scene.
“If you happen upon
a car accident and the driver or passengers appear impaired be very careful
what you touch,” the BSVFD said. “The new super opioids, fentanyl and
carfentanil (gray death), are 100 to 10,000 times more potent than heroin,
and a particle of carfentanil, as small as grain of sand, can kill you. On
all medical calls firefighters protect themselves by wearing gloves. The
gloves protect us from all the typical blood borne diseases, as well as
these super opioids. If you are not protected do not touch anything.”
Community Service:
Smoke Detectors
The State of
Indiana’s “Get Alarmed” program has been a big hit in Beverly Shores, the
BSVFD is reporting. Indiana has provided the BSVFD with 20 smoke detectors,
and firefighters have inspected 17 homes and installed a total of 12 smoke
detectors.
If you would like
to have us drop by and check out your smoke detectors, contract us at
bsfdchief@comcast.net or bsvfinc.public.info@gmail.com
CPR Training
The BSVFD has
scheduled a community CPR/AED training for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 14.
Ten people have
already expressed an interest and we have room for ten more. Thanks to
recent community donations the BSVFD can offer this lifesaving class to the
public at no cost.
Participants will
also receive a complementary Beverly Shores Fire tee-shirt. If you are
interested in attending please contact bsvfinc.public.info@gmail.com
Lakeshore Support
“There has been a
tremendous effort to protect the beach,” the BSVFD said. “The BSVFD put our
Tank 25-40 in service to provide water to the team building the ‘Sand Traps’
at Lakeview Beach. We were happy to assist and we are available for
additional community support.”