1)  Snowfall
On March 7-8th Central Ohio suffered significant snowfall, cold temps,
and dangerous travel conditions.  During this storm we staffed an
additional crew on station to assist with normal day to day
operations.  Simple EMS responses normally requiring one crew were
augmented with an additional crew to help with clearing walks, drives,
and loading and moving patients.  Our City Service crews did an
excellent job getting roads cleared quickly after the snow stopped.
On a few occasions they helped clean streets where our crews were
experiencing difficulties.

2)  Mechanical Problems
This seems to be a recurring theme of late.  During the past month
several of our trucks have experienced mechanical difficulties.  Due
budget restraints of the past few years replacement schedules for our
equipment has been extended in many cases.  As a result, many of our
trucks are now many years old and some are pushing or exceeding 100K
miles.  BN101's vehicle has had 3 transmission repairs in the past 6
months and was out of service for a week this past month when failing
transfer case sensors disabled the transmission again.  E102 was in
for several days of repairs to replace a bad steering pump among other
items.

3)  Training With Columbus Fire
A large number of our Firefighters attended training with Columbus
Fire during March.  These sessions involved anti-terrorism education.

4) Tornado Safety
A State wide tornado drill was conducted on 03-26-08 at 0950 hrs.
Hopefully you heard the sirens and/or participated in the drill at
your home or workplace.  As bad weather becomes more frequent during
Spring and Summer, you may wish to reviews some safety tips at:
http://wfd101.com/newsbin/tornado.html
http://wfd101.com/newsbin/electric.html