Here
is a summary of Brentwood Fire and Rescue’s emergency responses for the period
of December 19 through December 24, 2012.
We
responded to 45 emergency calls for service.
These
calls can be broken down into the following categories:
Fire:
5
EMS/Rescue:
24
Hazardous
Condition: 2
Service
Call: 6
Good
Intent: 3
False
Call: 5
Wednesday,
December 19 at approximately 7:34 am:
E1 was dispatched on a report of a commercial fire alarm at
BHS. Initial dispatch information
indicated that the alarm was a water flow alarm. Upon arrival, E1 made contact with an
occupant of the building who stated that a sprinkler head had been
activated. E1 requested L1 to respond to
the scene to assist with cleanup. L1
arrived on scene and shut off water supply to the building in order to stop the
sprinkler head from flowing. The
sprinkler head was activated by a large flame produced by a science
demonstration. E1 and L1 assisted with
water removal from the classroom. Once
the water was cleaned up and all hazards were addressed the scene was handed
over to the sprinkler system contractor.
E1 and L1 cleared the scene and returned to quarters.
Thursday, December
20 at approximately 10:26 am:
E4 was dispatch on a report of a vehicle fire. E4 arrived on scene to find one vehicle fully
involved and fire spreading to a second vehicle. E4 crew began extinguishing the fire using a
foam attack line. The owner of the
vehicle told E4 that they heard the car alarm going off and then noticed that
fire was coming out of the passenger area.
The damage to the second vehicle was confined to the driver’s side. Once all hazards were addressed, E4 crew
placed all equipment back in service and returned to quarters.
Saturday, December
22 at approximately 3:12 pm:
All BFR units were dispatched on a reported structure
fire. Initial dispatch information
indicated that there was possibly a fire in the garage of a residence. E4 arrived on scene and found light smoke
coming from the garage of a residence.
E4 established command. All
occupants were out of the residence and advised E4 that a fire started in a
garage while occupants were working on a vehicle. Gasoline had leaked on the floor and ignited
and one occupant extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. E4 found the fire to be out upon
arrival. Command cancelled all other
units except E2. E2 was requested to
stand by on the scene. E4 checked the
entire garage area as well as parts of the house for any possible extension of
fire using a thermal imaging camera. An electric
fan was used to ventilate the garage.
All occupants denied needing any medical attention. Once the investigation was complete and it
was confirmed that no hazards were present command was terminated. E4 and E2 returned to quarters.
Sunday, December
23 at approximately 2:41 pm:
E3 dispatched on a report of a person having a seizure. E3 arrived on scene and found one patient
lying on the sidewalk. E3 immediately
began providing advanced medical care.
Patient had been walking and appeared to have suffered a seizure type
event. EMS arrived
on scene and the patient was moved to the ambulance. One member of E3 crew rode into the hospital
with the EMS unit to assist with further patient care. Once the ambulance was en route, E3 cleared
the scene and returned to service.
