News
Lt. Furman Wins the Red Cross Hero Award
On Friday, April 18th Lieutenant Sam Furman received the Professional Rescuer Award at the 2008 Heroes of Central
Texas Celebration.
 Lieutenant Sam Furman was on vacation in South Kansas when an F5 tornado struck the nearby town of Greensburg.
Upon his arrival, the off-duty firefighter volunteered to help rescue a man trapped in the city's destroyed power plant. The plant's
natural gas line had been severed, buildings were toppled in every direction and power lines were down. A visible fog
coming from nearby overturned pressurized train cars was blowing directly into the plant. Lt. Furman volunteered to lead
a team into the unstable building with no communications. While inside, he crawled through the rubble to find alternate
escape routes. He then tied a search rope to a back exit door and returned to the team. As Lt. Furman rejoined the main
search area, two firefighters were running out of air. He was able to lead the team in a hasty exit out of the building
along the search rope. The firefighters ran out of air just as they reached the edge of the hot zone.
Lt. Furman voluntarily risked his life to search for the missing man in a very unstable building while in a fog
of hazardous chemicals. His actions during the search enabled firefighters to escape out of the hot zone as they
completely ran out of air. He showed incredible courage and the Oak Hill Fire Department is very proud to have
him among their ranks.
 For
more information, visit the Red Cross Heroes website
here.
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Announcements
Barton Creek Road Closure
An All-Way STOP sign was placed at Wimberly Lane and Barton Creek Boulevard on April 18th.
Another project will be the reworking of the intersection at Southwest Parkway and Barton Creek Boulevard.
Work is scheduled to begin almost immediately, but lane closures will be timed to occur during the summer beginning around June 1st and only between the hours of approximately 8:30AM to 4:30PM.
The intersection improvements will add an exclusive left turn lane into Southwest Parkway from southbound Barton Creek Boulevard and an exclusive Right turn lane from northbound Travis Cook road onto Southwest Parkway. This project is anticipated for completion by August 31st.
Visit the Travis County Road and Bridge Division website
here
Information
ISO Ratings for Oak Hill Fire Department
The Insurance Services Office (
ISO
) conducts periodic Public Protection Classification (PPC) surveys to determine the caliber of the Fire Suppression Delivery System (FSDS) provided to a Fire Department's citizens and property.
According to the ISO, it is the leading supplier of statistical, underwriting, and actuarial information for the property/casualty insurance industry. Most insurers use the PPC classifications for underwriting and calculating premiums for
residential, commercial, and industrial properties.
The details on the new, improved, ISO rating can be found
here.
This improvement in rating should mean an improvement in the fire insurance rates for most residential and commercial properties located in the district, starting January 1, 2008.
Policyholders should check with insurance providers on the details specific to a particular policy.
The department issued a Press Release giving the
details.
Other measurements show that Oak Hill Fire Department matches up well against other fire departments, both local and national, and
demonstrates
good value for taxpayer dollar.
To learn more about the Oak Hill Fire Department and Travis County Emergency Services District #3, follow
this link.