BENTONVILLE FIRE & SAFETY TIP
Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008
Nov. 11 through Nov. 9
Total emergency responses: 88
Emergency medical calls: 67
MVA with injury: 4
Fire calls: 17
Nov. 3: 3510 S. E. 14 th St. False alarm.
Nov. 3: 2203 S. W. 10 th St. Unauthorized burning.
Nov. 5: 3510 S. E. 14 th St. False alarm.
Nov. 5: 1 Airport Blvd. Alpha alert XNA, canceled in route.
Nov. 5: Interstate 540 and Southeast Walton Boulevard. Canceled in route.
Nov. 5: 1110 Bella Vista Road. False alarm.
Nov. 5: 2300 S. E. 28 th St. False alarm.
Nov. 6: 909 N. W. Provence Place. Outdoor rubbish / trash fire.
Nov. 6: 1300 S. W. Liberty Ave. False alarm.
Nov. 6: 1702 S. E. J St. Malicious false alarm.
Nov. 7: 3000 S. E. Medical Center Parkway. False alarm.
Nov. 8: 1901 S. E. 10 th St. False alarm.
Nov. 8: 6 Petticoat Lane. Overheated HVAC motor.
Nov. 8: 802 W. Central Ave. Carbon Monoxide incident.
Nov. 9: 200 S. W. Suburban Lane. False alarm, elevator alarm sounding.
Nov. 9: 1300 N. E. J St. False alarm.
Nov. 9: 2 Churchwell Court. False alarm.
If you notice, there was the usual number of responses to vehicle accidents with injury this past week. Several factors may come into play to make these accidents hit the list week after week.
With a rainy spell during the reporting period roadways were more slick than during summer time driving conditions. Even though there is no ice and snow on the roadways yet, a damp road offers less traction for tires and gives us less control of our vehicles to stop or make turns. When the roadway is wet, we must allow more distance between vehicles and allow more time to stop.
Seat belts are always a safety issue to highlight. Wearing a seat belt is one of the best ways available to avoid injuries in a vehicle accident. By taking that second to click on your seat belt you will be much less likely to be ejected from a rollover vehicle accident or won’t be flying around the interior of your vehicle during a crash.
Safe driving habits are a final way to avoid injury accident. We have all heard of defensive driving, but not being an offensive driver has become much more of a problem in our fast- paced society. Follow the safe driving rules of the road may keep all of us moving along our way. Being a jerk behind the wheel is a sure bet for an accident, possibly one with injury.
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