BENTONVILLE FIRE AND SAFETY TIP
Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Aug. 11-17
Total emergency calls: 90
Emergency medical calls: 72
MVAs with injuries: 5
Fire calls: 13
Aug. 12: 500 S. E. 14 th St., overheated electrical motor
Aug. 13: 2903 N. E. Sixth St., smoke removal
Aug. 14: 1411 S. Walton Blvd., false alarm
Aug. 14: I-540, passenger vehicle fire
Aug. 14: 1411 S. Walton Blvd., false alarm
Aug. 15: 609 S. W. Eighth St., false alarm
Aug. 15: 805 S. E. Moberly Lane, false alarm
Aug. 15: 204 S. E. Technology Circle, false alarm
Aug. 15: 106 Somerset, false alarm
Aug. 15: 3000 S. E. Medical Center Parkway, false alarm
Aug. 16: 403 S. W. B St., natural gas leak
Aug. 17: 2100 S. E. Fifth St., brush / grass fire
With a full week of school time under our belts, the routines of safe driving and walking in school zones should have become old hat by now. A few things have changed since last year, such as the location of some crosswalks, the addition of new school buildings and the expansion of parking lots around existing school buildings.
One of the changes from last year for both students / pedestrians and vehicle traffic is the new football stadium off Southeast J Street, with parking spaces available on both sides of the street. Sports fans may not have oncoming traffic on their minds as they make their way to and from an event, so stay on your toes while passing through the area.
It’s the law: Drivers must stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk. No matter where or when, crosswalkers have the right of way.
Following a Friday-night ballgame will be the hardest times to see walkers crossing the street, so be aware of folks on foot in the area.
Enjoy school events with your children, no matter what time of day, but remember —kids and crosswalks are not a good place for an inattentive driver to come busting down the street.
As a side note, after a baker’s dozen years of reporting the fire and EMS calls for the Bentonville Fire Department, this week showed one of the largest number of calls ever taken for the department in a sevenday period.
With a growing city, growing population and an increase in the number of travelers coming to the area, it’s not surprising to see the number of fire / medical emergencies also increase. Be careful out there.
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