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The history of the Zoneton Fire Protection District begins in July 1958 with the thoughts and wisdom of land owners to organize a club named the Zoneton Improvement Club consisting of eleven (11) Directors on the Board, which would be elected annually at the December Board meeting. The purpose of the Improvement Club was to promote the general welfare of the citizens of Bullitt County and more especially the residents and property owners in the section of Bullitt County known as the Zoneton area. Its focus was on the safety education in the field of fire prevention and to have the power to own and operate firefighting equipment and may charge fees for its uses determined by the Board of Directors, but no pecuniary profit shall be derived by any person from the operation of said corporation and no capital stock shall be issued.

The first regular business meeting of the club was held Friday November 14, 1958 at the home of Mr. Lawrence Frick and all meetings were held there until the completion of the firehouse on highway 61 and the first meeting at the firehouse was held on March 20, 1959. To become a member you had to be voted on by the Board of Directors and paid annual dues of $1.00 each year and the membership was limited for 50 members. The following is a list of the members on the roster November 14, 1958: Mr. John Pike, Mr. Raymond McGruder, Mr. J.E. Steedly, Mr. Leo Becnel, Mr. John Steverson, Mr. Bernie Bischoff, Mr. Raymond Hornbeck, Mr. Lawrence Frick, Mr. Eugene Laswell, Mr. Martin Roper, Mr. Hiram Gibson Jr., Mr. Chester Crumbacker, Mr. Jack Gillespie, Mr. J.N. Taylor, Mr. Michel Miller, Mr. Carl Conlin, Mr. J.D. Garr, Mr. Joe Kelley, Mr. E. Thornsbury, Mr. Wallace Reader, Mr. James Ricketts Jr., Mr. William Crumbacker, Mr. Earl Cundiff, Mr. W.D. Hasty, Mr. Ervin Kelley, Mr. Earl Kelley, Mr. Ed Hunt, Mr. Bill Roby, and Mr. Charles Decker.

In the Board of Directors meeting held January 9, 1959 six (6) members pledged money to complete the firehouse and they were to be paid back when the funds became available. Mr. J.E. Steedly $300.00 and the following all pledged $100.00 each Mr. Joe Kelley, Mr. Raymond Hornbeck, Mr. Lawrence Frick, Mr. Chester Crumbacker, and Mr. Raymond McGruder. In the same meeting the Zoneton Improvement Club voted to contract Okolona Fire Department to make fire runs in the Zoneton area for $100.00 for the year of 1959, being that Zoneton had no fire equipment or a fire house. In March of 1959 Martin Roper was elected as the Fire Chief of the Zoneton Fire Department. In July of 1959 the Improvement Club has raised enough money to pay back the money to the six members who had loaned the money for the completion of the firehouse.

In October 1959 the Zoneton Improvement Club bought a 1941 fire truck from Buechel, KY for $600.00. In November 1959 the Board voted to sign with Okolona Fire Department for $100.00 to provide fire protection for another year while we worked on organizing and training. In September 1960 the Board bought a truck and tank for the cost of $400.00 for hauling water to fire scenes. In October 1960 the Board ordered a new fire truck from American LaFrance Fire Apparatus Company. In December of 1960 the dues were set for the Improvement Club as follows: House & Lot single family on five acres or less $7.50 per year, Farms set at $10.00, and Businesses set at $15.00, also, the fee was set at $250.00 for fire on property that dues were not paid.

In April of 1963 the Board voted to start a ladies auxiliary for the fire department. In July of 1968 the Zoneton Improvement Club became the Zoneton Fire District using seven (7) Board members which is the same structure used today in fire protection districts. In 1973 Zoneton Fire Protection built a Station II at 163 Overlook Acres in Brooks and constructed a new building on the same address in 1990 which currently houses all the equipment and personnel for station II firefighters. In January of 1996 the new station was built and used for the equipment and personnel for station I firefighters and the administrative offices. In October of 2006 we added 14,000 square feet to the current Station I and added sleeping dorms for both the Volunteer Firefighters as well as for the Paid staff. In May of 2002 the fire district hired our first Fire Chief Al Yancey, and followed up in August of 2002 with the first 5 paid firefighters at the following positions: Nick Dachille, Captain and Tracey Key, Dan Johnson, Steven Corbin, and Matt Dachille as firefighters. Since that time the current Fire Chief was hired in June of 2003, Rob Orkies. We added three additional career firefighters in January 2007, Dustin Headley, Wayne Mosely, and Jason Hendrix. In October of 2008 we added two more career firefighters Joey Allen and Chris Bischoff. In April 2013 we hired Kevin Moulton as our Fire Marshal and in July 2013 we hired Travis Riley as a firefighter. Our Administrative assistant is Ricky Carlson. We currently have 45 firefighters, 15 Auxiliary members and a 7 member Board of Trustees. We currently have a ISO Class 2 rating effective April 2015, which is the lowest in Bullitt County and only 7 percent of the fire departments in America have that qualification or lower.

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Project updates for week of March 24. Nothing was posted by the dealer on the new ladder truck, unfortunately. Station two saw brickwork, electricians and plumbers making progress. ...

Project updates for week of March 24.  Nothing was posted by the dealer on the new ladder truck, unfortunately.  Station two saw brickwork, electricians and plumbers making progress.Image attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment
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We recently received a new "Small Unmanned Aircraft System", more commonly called a "Drone". Chief Pilot Travis Riley and Fire Chief Kevin Moulton describe some of this equipment's capabilities. ...

Play2023 Newest Addition to our Toolbox
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Zoneton Fire Department works tirelessly to make sure our community has all that it needs to keep our citizens and property safe. Thank you so much to all the firefighters at Zoneton for all your hard work and dedication to our community in northern Bullitt County. We love you. Be safe. 🙏🙏

Zoneton Fire - Thank you so much for your dedication to keeping up with technology to help keep us all safe! I appreciate you sharing this exciting info with us!

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We "stole" this excellent video from another source. It helps answer the question whether or not to close bedroom door.

Best answer: have smoke detectors in all sleeping rooms AND adjacent hallways. Leave doors CLOSED to limit fire/smoke spread. Got little kids you want to monitor - there are excellent intercom devices for that.
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PlayBedroom doors - Open or Closed?
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Firefighter Dusten Howten presented an excellent training Monday evening on Fire Dynamics/Fire Physics. Some excellent "Take-aways" for both firefighters and the public:

There are four stages to a fire:

Incipient - Where the fire is in its early stages and confined to the object of origin. There is time for occupants to escape.

Growth Stage - The fire continues to grow and heat the surrounding and and objects. Depending on the contents and room configuration, this may last some three (3) minutes. Escape time is very minimal.

Fully Developed (Flashover) - All of the room contents seem to begin burning. Again content and configuration dependent, this can happen in 3-5 minutes. Occupant fire survival becomes unlikely.

Decay - The fuel for the fire has been consumed, the oxygen concentration has depleted or the heat energy is reduced by the application of water from fire hoses. The fire begins to go out. For the oxygen/ventilation dependent fire, any new supply of oxygen can result in a violent explosion of fire. (This is commonly called a "Backdraft". There is no chance of occupant survival.

With the time for survival being so minimal, we push having working smoke detectors and a plan to evacuate immediately.
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Firefighter Dusten Howten presented an excellent training Monday evening on Fire Dynamics/Fire Physics. Some excellent Take-aways for both firefighters and the public:
There are four stages to a fire:
Incipient - Where the fire is in its early stages and confined to the object of origin. There is time for occupants to escape.
Growth Stage - The fire continues to grow and heat the surrounding and and objects. Depending on the contents and room configuration, this may last some three (3) minutes. Escape time is very minimal.
Fully Developed (Flashover) - All of the room contents seem to begin burning. Again content and configuration dependent, this can happen in 3-5 minutes. Occupant fire survival becomes unlikely.
Decay - The fuel for the fire has been consumed, the oxygen concentration has depleted or the heat energy is reduced by the application of water from fire hoses. The fire begins to go out. For the oxygen/ventilation dependent fire, any new supply of oxygen can result in a violent explosion of fire. (This is commonly called a Backdraft. There is no chance of occupant survival.
With the time for survival being so minimal, we push having working smoke detectors and a plan to evacuate immediately.Image attachmentImage attachment+6Image attachment
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I bet he learned it from someone at shep. Lol

Great job Dusten H. ❤️

Thanks for sharing. Very interesting

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this is a terrible wee.so/nbacd

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Please come and see us Saturday June 17, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Paroquet Springs Conference Center.

This will be the annual Kids Fest Experience with a lot of activities for the little ones. Please see the images below for more information. (There is also a form if you have a business and might be interested in setting up a booth.)

We will be there with all kinds of fire safety information (for all ages)
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Please come and see us Saturday June 17, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Paroquet Springs Conference Center.
This will be the annual Kids Fest Experience with a lot of activities for the little ones.  Please see the images below for more information.  (There is also a form if you have a business and might be interested in setting up a booth.)
We will be there with all kinds of fire safety information (for all ages)Image attachment
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Tresa Blocker Morris wanna take Harper that morning?

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Monthly Calls

2021FireEMSMVA
Jan592515
Feb442013
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec
Total1034528
2022FireEMSMVA
Jan653815
Feb503811
Mar603614
Apr743811
May672314
Jun79329
Jul963913
Aug633115
Sep792718
Oct753423
Nov843610
Dec786325
Total870435178

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Zoneton Fire District
5328 N. Preston Hwy.
Shepherdsville, KY 40165

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