RICHWOODS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
CURRENT NEWS Last Updated 7/22/2010
Todd-a-Palooza -- Kirkwood Park Concert Fundraiser for Todd Mahaney Smoke Detector Grant Awarded (John Williams presenting Delbert Cardwell, a Richwoods resident with a BRK smoke alarm) The Richwoods Fire Protection District's Junior Firefighter program received a grant from Fire Corps and First Alert for 24 smoke detectors for senior citizens in the Richwoods fire district. John Williams has been a Junior Firefighter since 2008 and has so far logged 186.50 hours in the National Junior Firefighter Program for 2010. Non-pressurized (dry) hydrants ----REWARD for Information in regards to The Richwoods Farm & Feed and Maw and Paws Fire ---- 
Todd Mahaney and Sam Hurteau were recently in a terrible car accident on the way back from Camp Weloki on this past Sunday, the 4th of July. Sam has suffered a fractured knee cap and recieved stiches above his eye and is safley in his home recovering. Todd, however, is still in the hospital going through surguries every hour of every day. He has a broken pelvis, shattered knee cap, femur broken in two places,six broken ribs, and constantly collapsing lungs. He currently cannot breathe on his own and there is no telling how long he will be in the hospital and or recovering from these major injuries. As you could imagine his precious truck that he loves so much is completley totaled. Insurance should cover some of the hospital fees and truck but Todd and his family need our help and support. Todd is a lieutenant to the Sheriff in Potosi, Missouri and will be out of work for a while. The town he lives in depends on him for a lot. He means so much to me and is like a big brother. I hate to see him like this. He means a lot to everyone he is around and can light up a room with his genuine personality and smile.
THE CONCERT WILL BE BROADCASTED ON YOUTUBE
Date: August 14
Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Location: Kirkwood Park Ampitheatre
All of the proceeds from this concert will go towards supporting his family and his recovery. If you have a band or know someone who is in one please inform them of this event. Anyone who would like to preform is welcome. I will work out logistics and costs as the date gets closer and the date is scheduled to change as of now. I could use any form of help where needed. Thank you.
Please Contact me or Nick Droege for any information or if you are interested, as of right now its the idea of it, I am still working on logistics.
Joey Greenstein
cell: 314-368-2188
email: jgreenstein34@yahoo.com
NIck Droege
cell: 314-560-9461
email: nwdroege@gmail.com
We are proud to announce the purchase of a Heavy Resuce Truck
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We are proud to announce the purchase of a third Tanker 6272
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If you live in the Richwoods Fire District and a senior citizen in need of a smoke detector call the Richwoods Fire Protection District at 573-678-2886
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We are looking for locations to install Dry Hydrants.
In rural areas where municipal water systems are not available, dry hydrants are used to supply water for fighting fires. A dry hydrant is analogous to a standpipe. A dry hydrant is usually an unpressurized, permanently installed pipe that has one end below the water level of a lake or pond. This end usually has a strainer to prevent debris from entering the pipe. The other end is above ground and has a hard sleeve connector. When needed, a pumper fire engine will pump from the lake or pond by drafting water. This is done by vacuuming the air out the dry hydrant, hard sleeve, and the fire engines pump with a primer. Because lower pressure exist at the pump intake, atmospheric pressure on the pond or lake forces water into part of the dry hydrant above water, into the hard sleeve, and finally into the pump. This water can then be pumped by the engine's centrifugal pump.
Installing Dry Hydrants will help in lowering our Fire Districts ISO rating, which means lower insurance rates. Any one interested in a dry hydrant should contact us, Contact us on the Community Info page
Richwoods CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is looking for volunteers to join and help make Richwoods a safer place for everyone.
Come and join in meetings are the Third Tuesday of every month at 7pm located at the Richwoods Lions Club.
