Viera Voice The Newspaper of Viera and Suntree    In Print and Online


07/13/2008
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Business Directory

Air Conditioning
M & M Air & Heat     544-0953

Autos
Auto 2000    259-2000

Banking/Finance
LPL Financial —Rob Dale    254-6404

Church/Worship
Saint John the Evangelist    637-9650

Cleaning Services
Royal Maid    632-5326

Dentists
Dr. Michael Fowler    259-8009
Dr. Mary Kalimnios    433-1141
Dental Health Professionals at Viera    631-9395   
Dr. Cedric Chenet    622-3895
Viera Dental   
433-1022


Elder Needs
Comforts of Home Care    255-0107
Private Case Management Inc.   
674-6070

Education
Learning Rx   
631-3996

Golf & Country Clubs
Duran Golf Club    504-7776
Viera East Golf Course    639-6500

Hair
Sport Clips    637-1553

Home
Advanced Detection    403-0058
All in One Pavers    638-0333
Blinds, Shutters, Shades    775-0197
Budget Blinds   
446-7746
Hippo Roofing   
951-2500
Screen Repair by Big Brian    432-1844
Southern Trading    984-2447
The Home Center Viera    890-1400


Insurance
Skip Wren Insurance    255-1117
State Farm—
Dan Adovasio    454-4444

Medicare Plans
Quality Health Plans    1-866-747-2700

Photography
David G. PhotoArt     305-4492

Physicians
Dr. Frederick Ho    757-7272
Fountain of You    259-5522
Reflections OB/GYN    610-8955
Suntree Internal Medicine    259-9500

Printing
PIP Printing    951-4354

Realtors/Real Estate
Brevard County Realty    626-4727
Century 21 Realty—Cyndi Paulsen    960-5280
Viera Realty—Deborah Tomczak    604-8479

Recreation
Health First Pro-Health    434-5854
The Sports Zone    633-9969
Sport Life Fitness    406-9006

Restaurants
Bonefish Willy’s Riverfront Grille    253-8888
Brooklyn Pizza    633-7003
Hula Girl Café   
253-8205
Red Ginger   
242-1167
Tuscany Grill   
757-7220
Viera Pizza   
636-7696

Shopping
The Avenue Viera    www.shoptheavenue.com

Spirits
Vic’s Discount Liquor    242-2422

Tile
No Doubt Grout     745-0578

Travel Agencies
All About You Travel    631-8080

Wildlife Control
The Critterman    609-9055
Links
Viera East Community Association
Viera East Country Club
Viera Golf
Viera East Community Development District
http://www.vecainc.com/home.html
Viera Voice June issue


June Front page Feature
Viera’s Station 47 —the county’s
only special operations station


By Wendy Haddad

     Station 47 went on 3,600 calls last year according to Bob Securro, chief of special operations for the station.
    “Special Operations is essentially a specialized response unit when firefighters require additional support; for example, when a building collapses, or a diesel tanker flips over. They do extrication, hazardous materials, and victim rescues,” said Orlando Dominguez, director chief of emergency services, public information officer.
    “We provide services to the entire county, all of the cities, and regular calls in our area,” said Securro.
    “Last year we helped the sheriff’s office drug agents dismantle 39
meth-amphetamine labs.  We’re hazardous technicians. We remove the chemicals from the buildings and make them safe.  We do evidence
collection, but it is something we do together with the sheriff’s office.”
   Firefighters at Station 47 take a minimum of eight classes, culminating in 500 hours of in-service training, in addition to regular fire and EMS training. The specialized training includes hazardous materials, rope technician, for rappelling, confined space technician, vehicle machine rescue, and structural collapse.
  A typical firefighter’s shift is spent 24 hours on and 48 hours off.  While on duty, about one and one-half hours of that time is spent in training. The station constantly keeps up to date with the standards of the National Fire Protection Association.
  “Engine 47 was the busiest engine last year,” added Securro. “We ran 500 fire calls.”
  The station houses a hazardous material unit, an engine, and a rescue. A new heavy rescue vehicle, currently housed at Merritt Island Station 43, will be brought to Station 48, the proposed special operations station to be built off of Stadium Parkway in West Viera.
  “Those plans are on hold pending the current budget and construction of the station,” said Securro.  
Station 48 will specialize in heavy rescue, with Station 47 remaining the hazardous materials station.
  Securro says it makes sense to house both special operations stations in Viera because of their central location in the county and easy access to I-95.
  For the past three years during the month of October, Station 47 has hosted a fund­raiser during Fire Prevention Week.  
  “It is free for the citizens. We usually do demos of our equipment; the kids get to squirt the water out of the fire hose,” he said. “The local businesses have been kind to us.”
  Securro encourages citizens to visit the fire station, although those in larger groups or those wanting to visit during evening hours should call the public education coordinator at 321-633-2056 to set up an appointment.
  If a storm approaches central Florida, the station makes sure its generators are in working order, and that hurricane shutters are in place. The number of personnel is increased, and firefighters are told to bring enough food and water with them for 72 hours.  
  But Securro could not stress the seriousness of heeding evacuation warnings. 
  “According to our Emergency Operations Center, we haven’t had hurricane sustained winds for a prolonged period of time in Brevard County during past seasons.  If anything, they were Category I or less,” said Securro. “We don’t want there to be a big misconception by the people.
  “When they say evacuate, people need to heed that warning and evacuate.”
  To see pictures of the station’s equipment and the firefighters in action, go to the station’s website at www.Brevardfire.com.