Mount Gilead
Fire Department
Mount Gilead Fire
Department Responses
March 2009
09-057
Monday March 2nd at 11:46 am Rescue 11 and Tanker 14 were dispatched
MA to 3527 Iberia Alley in Iberia for a working house fire. Rescue
11 arrived on the scene at 11:57 am and set up the RIT crew for
the fire. After the fire was brought under control firefighters
assisted in overhaul. Rescue 11 and Tanker 14 returned to quarters
at 1:06 pm.
09-058 Monday March 2nd at
3:20 pm Rescue 11 was dispatched to State Route 95 with Squad
1 for a possible non-breather. Rescue 11 arrived on the scene
at 3:37 pm and assisted with the victim. A firefighter drove
the squad and the Medic 9 vehicle to MCH. Rescue 11 returned
to quarters at 4:07 pm.
09-059 Monday March 2nd at
4:03 pm Tanker 14 was dispatched to 3527 Iberia Alley in Iberia
for a rekindle. Tanker 14 was cancelled at 4:13 pm returning
to quarters at 4:19 pm.
09-060 Monday March 2nd at
5:10 pm Station 39 with Station 29 and 19 were dispatched to
a working mobile home fire at 5623 Road 191. Engine 30 arrived
on the scene at 5:21 pm. Engine 23, Tanker 24, Engine 15 for
the RIT, Tanker 14 and Engine 382 were all dispatched to the
scene. Engine 15 and Tanker 14 was released at 6:51 pm. All Station
19 equipment returned to quarters at 7:20 pm. After cleanup firefighters
left the station at 8:00 pm.
09-061 Tuesday March 3rd
at 9:21 pm Tanker 14 and Engine 15 responded MA with Station
49 for a working house fire at 4987 Road 31. Tanker 14 supplied
water and Engine 15 supplied a RIT crew and then a suppression
crew. Engine 15 and Tanker 14 were released at 11:08 pm returning
to quarters at 11:44 pm.
09-062 Wednesday March 4th
at 12:00 noon Station 19 was dispatched to stand-by for Station
49 for a rekindle at 4987 Road 31. Companies were released at
12:18 pm.
09-063 Wednesday March 4th
at 12:56 pm Rescue 11 and Brush 12 were dispatched to a grass
fire at 3050 SR 95 West of Edison. Rescue 11 arrived on the scene
at 1:00 pm. The fire was put under control at 1:21 pm. All equipment
returned to quarters at 1:32 pm.
09-064 Thursday March 5th
at 12:15 pm Rescue 11 and Squad 1 were dispatched to an MVC rollover
at 4920 Road 101. Rescue 11 and Squad 1 arrived on the scene
at 12:22 pm. The vehicle was on the driver side in the ditch.
The driver was out of the vehicle. Firefighters found the battery
and disconnected it to eliminate the hazard of fire. All equipment
returned to quarters at 12:54 pm.
09-065 Thursday March 5th
at 3:03 pm Brush 12 and Tanker 14 were dispatched MA with Station
59 for a large grass fire heading towards a woods. Brush 12 and
Tanker 14 were released at 3:50 pm returning to quarters at 4:13
pm.
09-066 Thursday March 12th
at 7:42 am Station 19 was dispatched to 338 Park Avenue for a
fire alarm. At 7:46 the school called and advised that the alarm
was a false alarm caused by the construction workers. No equipment
responded.
09-067 Thursday March 12th
at 12:55 pm Rescue 11 and Engine 10 responded to an MVC on I-71
mm 154 for a car into a guardrail. Rescue 11 arrived on the scene
at 1:07 pm, assisted EMS with the patients, and disconnected
the battery. All equipment returned to quarters at 1:30 pm.
09-068 Friday March 13th
at 2:26 pm Rescue 11 was dispatched to an MVC at 544 West High
Street in Edison. Rescue 11 arrived on the scene at 2:31 pm.
Firefighters disconnected the battery and directed traffic until
OSP arrived on the scene. Rescue 11 was dispatched to a second
MVC at 3:01 pm.
090-069 Friday March 13th
at 3:01 pm Rescue 11 was dispatched to an MVC at 47 South Main
Street for a car into a pole on the North West corner of the
square. Rescue 11 arrived on the scene at 3:06 pm and assisted
squad 1 and 2 with the patients. Rescue 11 returned to quarters
at 3:30 pm.
090-070 Saturday March 14th
at 7:59 pm Rescue 11, Brush 12, Tanker 14 and Brush 52 were dispatched
to 6721 Township Road 238 for a grass fire out of control. Fire
units arrived on the scene at 8:15 pm extinguishing the fire
by 8:29 pm. All units returned to quarters at 8:43 pm.
09-071 Saturday March 14th
at 10:33 pm Tanker 14 was dispatched MA with Station 29 for a
chimney fire at 3024 road 25. Cardington firefighters arrived
on the scene at 10:47 canceling Tanker 14. Tanker 14 returned
to quarters at 11:01 pm.
09-072 Sunday March 15th
at 11:24 am Brush 12, Tanker 14 and Brush 17 were dispatched
MA with Station 49 for a grass fire at 7200 St Rt 61 North. Units
arrive dont he scene at 11:31 am extinguishing the fire
at 1:20 pm. Station 19 units returned to quarters at 1:27 pm.
09-073 Sunday March 15th
at 3:50 pm Station 19 was dispatched to 5270 C R 98 for a field
fire. Firefighter Kunze who lives on township road 117 noticed
the smoke and went to investigate finding a large field fire.
Firefighter Kunze called fire control to report the fire at 3:50
pm. Brush 12 arrived on the scene at 4:01 pm locating the extent
of the fire. The ground was so soft that Brush 12 became stuck.
Lieutenant McKinney went to his fathers farm and brought
a tractor back and pulled Brush 12 around the field extinguishing
the fire. Many firefighters using brooms and water cans extinguished
several acres of the fire. The fire had burned a gas hose in
half at the oil well tank battery. The fire had stated from a
person setting several small logs on fire in a garden with dried
grass. The fire extended into 3 fields before it was brought
under control. Fire fighters remained on the scene until 5:42
pm. All units returned to quarters at 6:18 pm. Clean up was completed
by 7:00 pm.
09-074 Sunday March 15th
at 5:44 pm as Brush 12, Tanker 14 and Brush 17 were returning
to quarters three (3) fires were noticed on road 109 in wooded
areas. There was no one attending the fires, so firefighters
extinguished all the fires at 5:54 pm. All units returned to
quarters at 6:16 pm. Clean up was completed at 7:00 pm.
09-075 Monday March 16th
at 9:53 am Rescue 11 and Tanker 14 were dispatched to a State
Truck fire on US 42 North. Rescue 11 arrived on the scene at
10:00 am bringing the fire under control at 10:26 am. All units
returned to quarters at 10:34 am.
09-076 Monday March 16th
at 9:57 am Station 19 was dispatched to a field fire at 3977
Road 24. Since Rescue 11 and Tanker 14 were on the truck fire
Chief 101 requested Station 29 to respond to the fire. Firefighters
arrived on station 19 and responded with Engine 10 and Brush
12 along with Brush 22 and Tanker 24. The fire was extinguished
at 10:12 am returning all equipment to quarters at 10:19 am.
09-077 Monday March 18th
at 3:30 pm Rescue 11, Brush 12 and Tanker 14 dispatched to a
working field fire with exposures, houses and sheds. Station
39 arrived on the scene at Tanker 36 was on the scene at 3:43
pm and requested Station 410 for a Brush truck and tanker. Brush
12 arrived on the scene at 3:51 pm and attacked the fire. Rescue
11 and Tanker 14 arrived on the scene at 4:00 pm. All firefighters
worked to extinguish the fire until 4:23 pm when Rescue 11, Tanker
14 and Brush 12 were released to return to quarters. All Station
19 equipment returned to quarters at 7:01 pm.
09-078 Monday March 18th
at 5:55 pm Station 59 and Station 19 were dispatched to a vehicle
fire at 4595 road 77. Station 19 only had two firefighters available
at the time and were then put on stand-by by 501. Station 19
was released at 6:24 pm.
09-079 Thursday March 19th
at 10:23 am Rescue 11 was dispatched to an MVC semi rollover
at the SR 61 and 42 split. A semi carrying rough lumber had its
load shift causing it to rollover. Firefighters stopped all leaks
of diesel fuel, antifreeze, engine oil and power steering fluid
by using oil dry and absorbent pads. Firefighters moved some
of the rough lumber to clear a path for Embarq to replace the
broken pole. Firefighters remained on the scene until the wrecker
turned the truck back onto its wheels at 12:36 pm.
09-080 Thursday March 19th
at 3:51 pm Rescue 11 was dispatched to State Route 42 just opposite
the semi rollover for an MVC car into the back end of a pick-up
truck. The driver of the pick-up was transported to MCH. Firefighters
disconnected the battery of the car and returned to quarters
at 4:18 pm.
09-081 Saturday March 21st
at 7:55 pm Station 19 was dispatched to 101 Union Street in Edison
for a CO check. Brush 12 responded at 8:04 pm arriving at 8:08
pm. The house was checked for CO with nothing found. Brush 12
returned to quarters at 8:25 pm.
09-082 Sunday March 22nd
at 12:20 pm Brush 12 was dispatched MA with Station 39 for a
grass fire at 6248 road 25. Brush 12 responded at 12:24 pm and
was cancelled at 12:27 pm returning to quarters at 12:32 pm.
09-083 Sunday March 22nd
at 4:47 pm Firefighters were dispatched to assist squad 1 at
700 Baker Street. Firefighters drove their personal vehicles
arriving at 4:50 pm, assisting squad 1 and leaving the scene
at 4:59 pm.
09-084 Monday March 23rd
at 6:10 am Station 19 was dispatched to a fire alarm at 338 Park
Avenue, Mt. Gilead High School. Chief 101 responded in his personal
vehicle at 6:12 am to check out the situation since there is
construction going on at the building. Chief 101 arrived on the
scene at 6:19 am. Chief 101 and two school maintenance workers
checked the building and found nothing. Attempted to silence
the alarm without success. After several minutes, the alarm silence
was attempted again with success. The system was successfully
reset at 6:32 am. Chief 101 left the scene at 6:32 am.
09-085 Monday March 23rd
at 1:08 pm Rescue 11 was dispatched MA with Station 49 for an
MVC car into a tree. Squad 1 arrived on the scene and requested
Rescue 11 due to the condition of the driver. Rescue 11 arrived
on the scene at 1:15 pm, assisted squad 4 with the patient, a
firefighter drove Medic 9 vehicle to MCH. Rescue retrieved their
4th firefighter and returned to quarters at 1:49 pm.
09-086 Monday March 23rd
at 4:10 pm Station 39 and Tanker 14 were dispatched to a working
structure fire at 5300 road 173. Station 39 units arrived on
the scene at 4:20 pm and determined that it was a controlled
burn that had not been reported so cancel all MA equipment. Tanker
14 returned to quarters at 4:32 pm.
09-087 Tuesday March 24th
at 2:10 pm Station 19 was dispatched MA with St 29 for a grass
fire at 4929 road 134. Tanker 14 was cancelled at 2:19 pm since
St 29 had enough water to extinguish the fire. Tanker 14 returned
to quarters at 2:27 pm.
09-088 Tuesday March 24th
at 4:20 pm Tanker 14 was dispatched MA with St 39 for a grass
fire at 3362 road 170. Tanker 14 arrived on the scene at 4:33
pm, assisted with water for brush trucks and was released at
5:41 pm, returning to quarters at 5:54 pm.
09-089 Tuesday March 24th
at 4:52 pm Brush 12 was dispatched for a grass fire on road 172
with St 39 and St 59. Brush 12 arrived on the scene at 5:04 pm
and was released at 5:41 pm returning to quarters at 5:53 pm.
09-090 Wednesday March 25th
at 8:27 am Rescue 11 was dispatched to assist squad 1 with a
possible non- breather on Marion Street. This turned out to be
a false alarm. Rescue 11 returned to quarters at 8:45 pm.
09-091 Wednesday March 25th
at 2:45 pm Rescue 11 was dispatched to assist squad 1 with entry
into a house at 194 West High Street. As Rescue 11 arrived on
the scene at 2:47 pm and then returned to quarters at 2:51 pm.
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