| MIDLEGO CITY FIRE RESCUE RECENT INCIDENTS 3 |
| 10-27-09 JUST PRIOR TO GETTING OFF WORK ON DEDICATION AND OPENING DAY AT STATION 11 THE CREW OF ENGINE 11 WAS DISPATCHED TO A FIRE ALARM AT A BUILDING NEARING COMPLETION AT MIDLEGO CROSSINGS. THE CREW OF ENGINE 11 RESPONDED AND FOUND NOTHING VISIBLE UPON ARRIVAL. UPON ENTERING THE BUILDING THEY FOUND CONSTRUCTION CREWS WORKING IN THE AREA OF THE FIRE ALARM MAIN SYSTEM AND STATED THEY MAY HAVE TRIPPED THE ALARM. BATT 2 C. VAUGHAN ARRIVED AND NOTIFIED DISPATCH TO PUT THE ADDRESS IN FOR BYPASS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN THE EVENT OF ANOTHER ALARM ACTIVATION. |
| 10-31-09 MULTIPLE UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO 1371 HODGESVILLE RD. TO THE GE PLANT FOR STRUCTURE FIRE WITH PD REPORTS OF A FULLY INVOLVED WAREHOUSE. INITIAL RESPONSE WAS ENGINES 1, 10, 11, 5, 4, TRUCK 4, BT-2, AND MAS. UPON ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST UNITS THEY ADVISED THEY HAD A LARGE WAREHOUSE WITH HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES VISIBLE ON THE ROOF. BT-2 CALLED FOR A SECOND ALARM BRINGING ENGINES 2, 3, 6 AND SQUAD 49. FIREFIGHTERS QUICKLY MADE INITIAL ENTRY AND FOUND HEAVY FIRE TO 3 MACHINES WITH EXTENSION INTO THE ROOF AND HVAC SYSTEM. ENGINE 11 AND TRUCK 4 WENT TO THE ROOF TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE UP TOP AS WELL AS OPEN THE ROOF. THE BUILDING WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE HVAC SYSTEM. ALL UNITS CLEARED THE SCENE WITHOUT ANY FIREFIGHTER INJURIES. |
| 11-06-09 ENGINE 6 AND MIDLEGO AMBULANCE. SERVICE RESPONDED TO A MEDICAL CALL AT THE COLDSTONE CREAMERY FOR A CUT TO THE HAND. UPON ARRIVAL OF ENGINE 6 THE PATIENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SMALL CUT FROM A BOX CUTTER FROM OPENING A BOX IN THE BACK OF THE STORE. ENGINE 6 MEDICS EVALUATED THE PATIENT WHO REFUSED AMBULANCE TRANSPORT |
LEFT: MIDLEGO AMBULANCE SERVICE PARAMEDIC G. HANSEN CLOSING THE TRUCK DOORS AFTER PUTTING THE STRETCHER IN THE TRUCK FAR LEFT: MIDLEGO AMBULANCE SERVICE PARAMEDIC J. FOSTER ENJOYING SOME ICE CREAM FROM THE COLDSTONE. HE STATED THE FLAVOR HE HAD TODAY WAS THE BIRTHDAY CAKE REMIX WHICH IS ONE OF THE SPECIAL FLAVORS THEY HAVE AT COLDSTONE. |
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