Mount Gilead
Fire Department
Mount Gilead Fire
Department Responses
2008
08-249 Friday August 1st
at 8:39 pm Engine 15 responded MA with Station 39 for a possible
van/camper fire on I-71 at 146 mm. At 8:53 pm Squad 3 cancelled
the response for the fire departments due to a broken radiator
hose on the vehicle. All units returned to quarters at 9:04 pm.
08-250 Monday August 4th
at 10:20 am Engine 15 responded to 578 Marion Road for a lady
trapped in her basement. Firefighters dismantled the door and
extricated the lady. Engine 15 returned to quarters at 10:44
am.
08-251 Monday August 4th
at 3:30 pm Squad 2 was dispatched to 338 Park Avenue for a football
injury. Engine 15 responded to assist with the victim until squad
2 could arrive from Cardington. Squad 2 arrived and firefighters
assisted with the football player and then returned to quarters
at 3:54 pm.
08-252 Tuesday August 5th
at 8:26 pm Engine 15 responded to 211 Railroad Street in Edison
for a fire in a grain dryer that was being dismantled. Engine
15 arrived on the scene at 8:36 pm, the fire was extinguished
at 9:34 pm. Engine 15 returned to quarters at 9:38 pm.
08-253 Wednesday August 6th
Engine 15 responded to an MVC at 359 West High Street at 4:05
pm to contain leaking fluid form one vehicle. Engine 15 arrived
on the scene at 4:09 pm, disconnected the battery and was enroute
to quarters at 4:13 when dispatched to a medical response.
08-254 Wednesday August 6th
Engine 15 responded to 397 South Delaware Street to assist Medic
9 a non-breather until Squad 2 could arrive from Cardington.
Squad 1 was on an emergency response at the time. Engine 15 returned
to quarters at 5:15 pm.
08-255 Wednesday August 6th
at 8:11 pm Engine 15 and Tanker 14 responded to 4761 road 116
for a manure pile on fire. Engine 15 arrived on the scene at
8:22 pm. The owner was on the scene and used his tractor to spread
the manure so the fire could be extinguished at 8:58. Engine
15 and Tanker 14 returned to quarters at 9:10 pm.
08-256 Wednesday August 6th
at 9:31 pm Rescue 11 and Engine 15 responded MA with Station
39 for a n MVC rollover on I-71 at the 150 mm south bound. Rescue
11 arrived on the scene at 9:40 pm to assist Engine 30 from Station
39. Engine 15 returned to quarters at 9:42 pm. Firefighters from
both departments assisted the squad with the removal of the victim,
cutting off two rings and loading the victim into the squad.
Rescue 11 was released at 9:53 pm returning to quarters at 10:18
pm.
08-257 Friday August 8th
at 3:30 pm Rescue 11 and Engine 15 responded to an MVC rollover
on road 110. As EMS units arrived, they advised that there were
no entrapments, but the vehicle was on it’s top. Rescue
11 continued on into the scene to investigate while Engine 15
returned to quarters. Rescue 11 firefighters check the vehicle
for leaking fluids and then returned to quarters at 4:00 pm.
08-258 Saturday August 9th
at 3:31 am Engine 15, Engine 10, Tower 18 and Rescue 11 responded
to a fully involved two-story barn fire behind 247 West High
Street. Engine 15 arrived on the scene at 3:37 am, deployed two
1 ¾” pre-connected hand lines to protect exposures.
By this time the building was a total loss. There was damage
to the three-stall garage to the west across the parking lot,
damage to the house siding at 266 South Delaware Street. Trees
to the East of the building protected the apartment complex to
the immediate East of the building. The State Fire Marshall’s
office was notified at 4:45 am and arrived on the scene at 5:48
am. The Fire Marshall’s Arson Investigator confirmed Fire
Chief 101’s suspicions that it was in fact an arson fire.
There was no electric to the structure, the lawn mower inside
the building had not been run this year. There were 2 small containers
of gasoline in the building. The loss has not been completely
determined at this time the fire is still under investigation.
All units returned to quarters at 6:05 am. Chief 101 met with
the Fire Investigator until 7:00 am.
08-259 Saturday August 9th
at 9:07 pm Brush 12 with two firefighters were dispatched to
a reported illegal burn at 4763 Road 20. After an investigation
it was determined that the fire was a legal fire and that the
next time they need to call and report that they are having a
controlled bon fire. Brush 12 returned to quarters at 9:44 pm.
08-260 Saturday August 9th
at 10:49 pm Brush 12 responded to a reported electric wires arching
at 5025 Road 126. Brush 12 investigated the area and found nothing
returning to quarters at 11:15 pm.
08-261 Tuesday August 12th
at 6:43 pm Brush 12 and three firefighters in POV’s responded
to West High Street to assist the squad with a man that was unconscious
and unresponsive in a bathroom upstairs. Brush 12 returned to
quarters at 7.54 pm.
08-262 Wednesday August 13th
at 11:16 am Engine 15 responded to 8101 road 9 to investigate
an illegal burn for Station 49. After investigating the scene
it was found that the person was burning roofing shingles and
had several tires laying around the pile. The fire chief made
the person bury the pile of burning shingles and remove the tires
from the area. Engine 15 returned to the village at 12:00 noon
to determine if the west siren was working. It was not working,
the control board was found fired because it had been hit by
lightning earlier in the month. Engine 15 returned to quarters.
08-263 Wednesday August 13th
at 12:58 pm Engine 15, Tanker 14 and Brush 12 were dispatched
to the area of road a27 and road 60 for a field fire. Upon arrival
it was determined that the fire we were dispatched to was actually
in Caledonia’s fire district. All equipment responded up
the road to assist. All units returned to quarters at 2:45 pm.
08-264 Friday August 15th
at 1:21 pm Engine 15, Tanker 14 and Brush 12 were dispatched
MA with Station 39 for a grass fire at 2455 road 186. Chief 301
on the scene cancelled Tanker 14 and Engine 15 but had Brush
12 continue on into the scene. Brush 12 returned to quarters
at 2:20 pm.
08-265 Friday August 15th
at 1:55 pm Engine 15 responded to the MG High School for a reported
odor of gas. Firefighters investigated the area and determined
that there was a slight odor of propane in the air but could
not determine the source. Other odors smelling almost like gas
was determined to be the diesel fumes from the earth moving equipment
burning off road diesel fuel. Engine 15 returned to quarters
at 3:00 pm.
08-266 Friday August 15th
at 3:37 pm Rescue 11 responded MA with Station 49 for a reported
MVC with injury to 4044 St Rt 309. It was determined that there
were no entrapments and Rescue 11 was cancelled at 3:38 pm.
08-267 Saturday August 16th
at 2:42 pm Engine 15 and Tanker 14 responded MA with Station
39 to Wendy’s for a reported car fire. A firefighter in
his POV responded direct to the scene and did not find anything
but the odor of burnt oil. All units were cancelled while enroute.
Engine 15 continued to I-71 interchange to be sure that the reported
fire was not on this side of the freeway. All units returned
to quarters at 3:15 pm.
08-268 Sunday August 17th
at 4:28 pm Station 19 was dispatched to 371 South Delaware Street
for a fire alarm. At 4:32 pm the alarm was cancelled and reported
as a false alarm. No equipment responded.
08-269 Monday August 18th
at 10:26 am Engine 15 was dispatched to the odor of gas at 504
West High Street, Knox Bank Branch. A slight residual odor of
natural gas was noticed in the entryway. The building was check
and no gas was found. Firefighters decided to check the area
gas regulators. Leaks were found at two businesses. Engine 15
returned to quarters at 11:15 am.
08-270 Monday August 18th
at 11:48 am Squad 1 requested assistance with lifting at 238
Bank Street. Brush 12 arrived on the scene at 11:50 am and returned
to quarters at 11:58 am.
08-271 Tuesday August 19th
at 3:02 pm Engine 15 was dispatched to 47 East Center Street,
Morrow County Dispatch Center, for a fire alarm. The investigation
determined that the system had a failure in the front smoke detector.
The system could not be reset, the smoke detector was cleaned
and replaced. This did not correct the problem. Embarq was notified
of the problem. Engine 15 returned to quarters at 4:01 pm. The
on duty dispatchers conducted a fire watch until the system was
repaired.
08-272 Tuesday August 19th
at 8:58 pm Engine 15 and Rescue 11 responded to I-71 mm 152 N.B.
for an MVC involving a car and a deer thru the windshield. Medic
9 arrived on the scene and cancelled the F. D. due to no entrapment
or leaking fluids. All equipment returned to quarters at 9:20
pm/
08-273 Wednesday August 20th
at 2:19 pm Engine 15, Engine 20, Engine 50, Tower 18, Squad 1,
2, 5 and Medic 9 were dispatched to a fire alarm at 950 Meadow
Drive at the Meadow Center Mental Health building. Upon arrival
it was found that there had been a fire drill conducted at the
building. Additional investigation revealed that the wrong password
had been given to the alarm company so they alerted the dispatch
center of the alarm. The password give was for a burglary not
a fire drill. All units were cancelled at 2:24 pm and all companies
returned to quarters at 2:38 pm.
08-274 Thursday August 21st
at 2:07 pm Engine 15 responded to 196 South Main Street for a
two car MVC, non-injury crash. Firefighters disconnected the
batteries to reduce the possibility of fire and put absorbent
on the antifreeze spilled on the roadway. Engine 15 returned
to quarters at 2:30 pm.
08-275 Friday August 22nd at 5:16 pm Station 19 was dispatched
to 5 South Main Street for an MVC. Medic 9 arrived on the scene
and cancelled the fire department at 5:18 pm.
08-276 Sunday August 24th
at 8:23 am Rescue 11 responded to an MVC at 4915 road 118 for
a car off the road. Medic 9 arrived on the scene and cancelled
Rescue 11 at 8:39 am. Rescue 11 returned to quarters at 8:51
am.
08-277 Sunday August 24th
at 8:36 am Engine 15 responded MA with Medic 1 for assistance
in moving a patient form the house to the squad. The patient
was in an awkward location in the house. Engine 15 returned to
quarters at 9:00 am.
08-278 Wednesday August 27th
at 5:35 pm Chief 101 and Rescue 11 responded to 600 Douglas Street
for an activated fire alarm at an unknown apartment. Chief 101
arrived on the scene at 5:37 pm locating the apartment and determined
that the occupant had burned food on the stove. Chief 101 reduced
the response to non-emergency for Rescue 11. Firefighters ventilated
the apartment of the smoke and reset the alarm. All units returned
to quarters at 8:02 pm. No damage to the apartment.
08-279 Tuesday August 26th
at 6:50 pm Brush 12 responded MA with Station 29 for a grass
fire on road 169. At 7:00 pm Brush 12 was cancelled and returned
to quarters at 7:02 pm.
08-280 Thursday August 26th
at 5:51 pm Station 19 was dispatched MA with Station 39 for an
MVC at 31 West Sandusky Street in Chesterville. Medic 9 arrived
on the scene and cancelled Station 19 at 5:56 pm.
08-281 Sunday August 31st
at 2:39 am Engine 15 responded to a vehicle fire at 5364 US 42
South. The City PD had used an ABC fire extinguisher in the fire
so firefighters had to overhaul the area. Some embers were located
and extinguished. It was determined that the vehicle had been
stolen from Dayton and had been setting along the highway most
of the day before the fire. Engine 15 returned to quarters at
3:14 am.
Mount Gilead Fire
Department Responses
2008
Mount Gilead Fire
Department End of Year Report 2007
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