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APPARATUS 
ENGINE CO. 1
ENGINE CO. 2
TANKER 3
RESCUE CO. 4
ENGINE CO. 6
TANKER 7
TANKER 8
BRUSH UNIT 9
COMMAND UNIT
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Friday, October 03, 2008
9-30-2008 MVA WITH ROLLOVER AT 0710HRS WE WERE DISPATCHED TO ST ROUTE 5 AND COLLIER RD FOR A COAL TRUCK OVER TURNED WITH INJURIES. ENGINE 1 AND RESCUE 4 RESPONDED. UNITS ARRIVED UNDER THE COMMAND OF ASST. CHIEF MCDOWELL TO FIND A DUMP TRUCK OVER TURNED ON ITS SIDE. THE DRIVER WAS OUT OF THE VEHICLE UPON OUR ARRIVAL AND WAS BEING TREATED BY BOYD COUNTY EMS. WE WORKED TO CONTAIN AND CONTROL FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE TRUCK. UNITS WERE ON SCENE JUST OVER 3 HOURS AS THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED.
9-26-2008 FATAL MVA WITH ENTRAPMENT AT 1432HRS WE WERE DISPATCHED TO ASSIST CANNONSBURG ON AN ACCIDENT IN 9000BLK OF US ROUTE 60. DISPATCH ADVISED THEY HAD 3 TRAUMA PATIENTS AND ENTRAPMENT IN BOTH VEHICLES. ENGINE 2 AND RESCUE 4 RESPONDED AND WERE DIRECTED BY COMMAND TO ASSES VEHICLE 2. CREWS FOUND 2 PATIENTS ON BEING A TRAUMA PATIENT WE DID A DOOR REMOVAL AND REMOVED BOTH PATIENTS AND PACKAGED THEM FOR BOYD COUNTY EMS. ONE PATIENT WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY BOYD COUNTY CORNER'S OFFICE AND 2 PATIENTS WERE FLOWN BY AERO MEDICAL UNITS TO A TRAUMA CENTER IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE LAST PATIENT WAS TRANSPORT TO AN ASHLAND AREA HOSPITAL. UNITS ON SCENE WERE CANNONSBURG ENGINE 1, RESCUE 6, UNIT 9, SUMMIT-IRONVILLE ENGINE 2 AND RESCUE 4. CANNONSBURG CHIEF CYRUS HELD UNITS FOR AN HOUR AND HALF. 9-25-2008 STRUCTURE FIRE AT 0724HRS WE WERE DISPATCHED TO AN UNKNOWN TYPE ALARM GOING OFF IN A RESIDENCE CALLED IN BY LIFELINE. PRIOR TO OUR UNITS GOING ENROUTE DISPATCH ADVISED THAT THEY HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE HOMEOWNER AND THERE WAS SMOKE FILLING THE RESIDENCE. AT THIS TIME WESTWOOD AND CANNONSBURG FD WERE DISPATCHED AS WELL WO ASSIST. UPON OUR ENGINE 1 AND TANKER 7'S ARRIVAL UNITS REPORTED A WORKING STRUCTURE FIRE HEAVY SMOKE SHOWING. CREW FROM ENGINE 1 PULLED A 200FOOT CROSSLAY AND ADVANCED THE LINE TO THE BASEMENT THREW AN INTERIOR STAIRWELL AND FOUND HEAVY SMOKE AND A HIGH HEAT CONDITION. WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE SEAT OF THE FIRE IN A UTILITY AREA IN BASEMENT. THREW A VERY AGGRESSIVE INTERIOR ATTACK AND AGGRESSIVE AND QUICK OVERHAUL AND VENTILATION DAMAGE TO RESIDENCE WAS MINIMAL. UNITS WERE ON SCENE UNDER COMMAND OF ASST. CHIEF MCDOWELL FOR JUST UNDER 2 HOURS. RESPONDING WERE SUMMIT-IRONVILLE ENGINE 1, TANKER 7, TANKER 3, RESCUE 4, WESTWOOD ENGINE 4, ENGINE 3, AND CANNONSBURG ENGINE 5.
9-16-2008 NEW ADDITION TO BUILDING THE NEW ADDITION TO THE BUILDING CONSISTING OF TWO NEW BAYS IS NEARING COMPLETION. THE ADDITION IS APROX 40FT X 70FT AND WILL ALLOW THE MUCH NEEDED ROOM TO GROW AND HOUSE NEW FIRE APPARATUS. FOR MANY YEARS THE SIZE OF OUR CURRENT STATION HAS INFLUENCED OUR APPARATUS PURCHASES. THE COMPLETION DATE OF THE NEW ADDITION IS NEAR THE END OF OCTOBER.
8-31-2008 STRUCTURE FIRE & CAR FIRE AT 0633 WE WERE ALERTED TO A CAR FIRE AND MULTIPLE UNITS OF A STORAGE CENTER WELL INVOLVED WITH FIRE. UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT. PORTER 9505 ENGINE 1 ARRIVED REPORTED TO SIDE A OF THE STRUCTURE AND ENGINE 2 REPORTED TO SIDE B/C AND EACH ENGINE LAYED ATTACK LINES AND BEGAN OPENING UP STORAGE UNITS ATTACKING THE FIRE FROM THERE RESPECTIVE SIDES. UNITS WERE ON SCENE FOR OVER 3 HOURS WITH EXTENSIVE OVERHAUL AND SALVAGE OPERATIONS. UNITS ON SCENE WERE OUR ENGINE 1, ENGINE 2, TANKER 3, TANKER 7, RESCUE 4, CANNONSBURG ENGINE 5, WESTWOOD ENGINE 4, ENGINE 3.
8-24-2008 STRUCTURE FIRE AT 1609 HOURS ENGINE 2 AND TANKER 3 WERE ALERTED TO ASSIST CANNONSBURG ON A STRUCTURE FIRE AT E JOHNSON RD. UPON ARRIVAL OF ENGINE 2 AND TANKER 3 THERE WAS HEAVY FIRE IN THE ATTIC AND CANNONSBURG HAD JUST STARTED MAKING AND ATTACK ON THE FIRE. WE SPLIT OUR CREW IN TWO ESTABLISHING A RIT TEAM AND SUPPLEMENTING THE ATTACK THAT WAS ALREADY UNDER WAY WITH THE OTHER CREW. UNITS OPERATED ON SCENE UNDER COMMAND OF CANNONSBURG CHIEF CYRUS 9401 FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. UNITS ON SCENE WERE SUMMIT-IRONVILLE ENGINE 2 AND TANKER 3, CANNONSBURG ENGINE 1, ENGINE 2, ENGINE 4, LADDER 8, RESCUE 6, UNIT 9 AND UNIT 7, AND WESTWOOD ENGINE 1.
4-29-2008 LOUISA FIRE SCHOOL 2008 THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MANY OF OUR MEMBERS WILL BE IN LOUISA, KY FOR THE ANNUAL FIRE SCHOOL. MANY CLASS'S WILL BE OFFERED FROM SWIFT WATER RESCUE TO LIVE FIRE TRAINING TO DRIVERS TRAINING. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CHECK OUT STATE FIRE RESCUE TRAINING AREA 10 WEBPAGE AT WWW.SFRT10.COM
4-25-2008 16:00HRS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT DISPATCH ALERTED ENGINE 1 AND RESCUE 4 TO A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON ST ROUTE 5 IN ARE OF ST RT 716. ENGINE 1 AND RESCUE 4 WERE JUST BACKING THE STATION FROM ANOTHER ACCIDENT WITH INJURY UNITS WERE ON SCENE IN UNDER 2MINUTES. THEY FOUND TWO PATIENTS BOTH MEETING TRAUMA CRITERIA. TWO AERO MEDICAL HELICOPTERS WERE NOTIFIED AND LANDED ON SCENE IN A FIELD. BOTH PATIENTS FROM THE MOTORCYCLE WERE FLOWN TO A TRAUMA CENTER. UNITS WORKED TO STABILIZE AND BOARD THE PATIENTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MEDICAL COMMAND EASI 1 WHO ARRIVED ON SCENE SHORTLY BEHIND OUR UNITS. CHIEF MCDOWELL 9501 HAD COMMAND HELD UNITS FOR JUST UNDER AN HOUR.
4-22-2008 HOSE TESTING MEMBERS WORKED HARD TRYING TO GET ALL OF HOSE PUT THREW THE YEARLY TESTING PROCESS REQUIRED ON ALL FIREFIGHTING HOSE. MEMBERS STILL HAVE ALLOT OF WORK LEFT BUT THANKS TO EVERYONE PARTICIPATING WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ALMOST HALF IT DONE IN JUST 2 WEEKS.
4-12-2008 23:56HRS CAR WASH FIRE DISPATCH WAS ALERTED TO HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAR WASH ON US ROUTE 60 IN THE 7400BLK BY A SHERIFF DEPUTY ON PATROL. UNITS ARRIVED TO FIND A HEAVY SMOKE CONDITION WITH LITTLE FIRE VISIBLE. CREWS FROM OUR ENGINE 1 FORCED THE DOOR TO THE OFFICE MECHANICAL ROOM AND VENTED THE ROOF. CREWS WERE QUICK IN GETTING A LINE ON THE FIRE AND AGGRESSIVE WORK IN OPENING THE CEILING IN THE BAY AREA AS WELL AS UTILIZING THE LADDER PIPE ON CANNONSBURG LADDER 8 LEAD THE CREWS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IN UNDER 45MINUTES FROM ARRIVAL. UNITS ON SCENE WERE OUR ENGINE 1, TANKER 7, TANKER 3, CANNONSBURG LADDER 8, WESTWOOD ENGINE 1 AND ENGINE 3. UNITS WERE UNDER COMMAND OF ASST. CHIEF MCDOWELL HE HELD UNITS ON SCENE FOR UNDER 3 HOURS. CLICK HERE FOR MORE PICS
4-10-2008 16:35 Brush Fire ENGINE 6, Engine 2, Brush 9, and Tanker 3 responded to a report of a brush fire that was endangering homes. Units arrived to find a couple of acre's involved on step hill. Under the command of Capt. Porter units cut a fire lane and brought it under control and overhauled the burn area. All units were back in service in under 2 hours.
4-6-2008 14:21 MVC WITH FLY OUT ENGINE 1, RESCUE 4 RESPONDED TO AN MVC INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLE. RESCUE 4 ASSISTED WITH THE PACKAGING OF THE PATIENT. WHILE ENGINE 1 RESPONDED TO BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ESTABLISHED A LANDING ZONE FOR THE AERO MEDICAL UNIT THAT WAS TRANSPORTING THE PATIENT TO A TRAUMA CENTER IN HUNTINGTON, WV. CAPTAIN TRIMBLE HAD COMMAND ON SCENE AND LT. MCKENZIE HAD COMMAND AT THE LANDING ZONE. UNITS WERE BACK IN SERVICE IN UNDER 45MIN.
4-1-2008 NEW EQUIPMENT IN AN EFFORT GET SOME EQUIPMENT OFF ENGINE 2 WE HAVE PURCHASED A DUAL AXLE TRAILER TO MOUNT OUR CASCADE SYSTEM IN. THE TRAILER WILL ALSO BE USED TO HAUL OTHER EQUIPMENT TO LARGE INCIDENTS. WE HOPE TO HAVE THE TRAILER IN IN 6 WEEKS THEN OUR MEMBERS WILL WORK TO GET IT IN SERVICE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
3-29-2008 THE BURN TOWER ON SATURDAY OUR MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE CANNONSBURG'S BURN TOWER FOR A FEW HOURS OF LIVE FIRE. WE HAD 10 FIREFIGHTERS GO THREW THE TRAINING.
3-31-2008 RIT TRAINING IN OLD RAMEY HOME DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH OUR MEMBERS USED THE OLD RAMEY CHILDREN'S TO CONDUCT RIT EVOLUTIONS. THE BUILDING IS DUE FOR DEMOLITION AND OUR UNITS BREACHED WALLS AND ETC IN THE HOME. MEMBERS ALSO PRACTICED SEARCH IN THE BUILDING.
1-18-2008 09:40 MVC WITH FLY OUT ENGINE 1, RESCUE 4 RESPONDED TO AN MVC WITH ENTRAPMENT. WHILE RESPONDING DISPATCH ADVISED THAT MEDICAL COMMAND HAD REQUESTED AN AERO MEDICAL UNIT WE REQUESTED CANNONSBURG ENGINE 1 RESPOND AND SET UP THE LANDING ZONE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ARRIVED TO FIND THAT EMS WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING THE PT FROM THE VEHICLE WE ASSISTED WITH PATIENT CARE AND TRANSPORT AND CLEANED UP THE SCENE UNITS ON SCENE UNDER AN HOUR.
1-16-08 VEHICLE FIRES INVOLVING A RESIDENCE ENGINE 1, TANKER 7, TANKER 3, ENGINE 2 RESPONDED TO AN MVC WITH INJURY INTO A HOUSE WITH CAR AND HOUSE ON FIRE ACCORDING TO DISPATCH. SUMMIT-IRONVILLE ENGINE 1 AND CANNONSBURG ENGINE 1 ARRIVED AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME FINDING TWO VEHICLE FULLY INVOLVED AND THE PORCH AND ROOF OF HOUSE WERE STARTING TO LIGHT OFF. CREWS UTILIZED A CROSSLAY AND JUMPLINE TO CONTROL THE FIRE. UNITS WERE ON SCENE LESS THAN AN HOUR UNDER THE COMMAND OF SUMMIT-IRONVILLE LT. MCKENZIE OVERHAULING AND INVESTIGATING THE SCENE.
1-15-08 SEMI ROLLOVER WITH ENTRAPMENT ENGINE 2, RESCUE 4 WERE REQUESTED BY CANNONSBURG CHIEF CYRUS TO RESPOND AND ASSIST WITH EXTRICATION ON A SEMI ROLLOVER ON I64 AT THE 181MM. BOTH UNITS RESPONDED AND ASSISTED IN THE EXTENSIVE HOUR LONG EXTRICATION. THE SUBJECT WAS PINNED AND ONLY SLIGHTLY VISIBLE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE INCIDENT.
1-1-2008 NEW PROMOTION WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE PROMOTION OF W ERIC BOYD TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT. LT BOYD IS NOT NEW TO THE POSITION HE HAS BEEN WITH OUR DEPARTMENT AND HAD CAME THREW THE RANKS OF FIREFIGHTER, ENGINEER, LIEUTENANT, AND CAPTAIN TILL HE TOOK A JOB OUT OF STATE AND LEFT OUR DEPARTMENT. HE HAS BEEN BACK WITH US FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND HAS SHOWN HIS DEDICATION IS STILL THERE. WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME LT BOYD 95-11 AGAIN TO OUR RANKS.
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