Here is a
summary of Brentwood Fire and Rescue’s emergency responses for the period of
December 7 through December 12, 2012.
We responded
to 48 emergency calls for service.
These calls
can be broken down into the following categories:
Fire: 2
EMS/Rescue: 32
Hazardous
Condition: 1
Good Intent: 6
False Call: 7
Here is an
overview of significant events from this period’s activities:
Friday, December 7 at approximately 1:51 pm:
All BFR units were dispatched to
a reported residential structure fire.
C1 arrived on scene to find a home with nothing showing from the
outside. C1 established command and S1
arrived on scene to begin investigating.
The homeowner believed that they had put out a fire in the attic with an
extinguisher. After further investigation,
command cancelled all units except for E1.
E1 arrived on scene and assisted in investigating and checking for
further hazards. It was found that a
nail had been driven through some electrical wiring causing a short and
resulting in a small fire. Once it was
determined that there were no hazards present, C1, S1 and E1 cleared the scene
and returned to service.
Friday, December 7 at approximately 6:53 pm:
E4 was dispatched to a
residential carbon monoxide alarm. Upon
arrival E4 made contact with the residents who were not sure why the carbon
monoxide alarm was going off. E4 asked
the residents to evacuate the home so E4 could monitor the air quality in the
home. Upon entering the structure E4’s gas monitor immediately began indicating
high levels of carbon monoxide. E4
turned off gas supply to the house via the gas meter and began ventilating the
structure. E4 assessed the residents to
check for symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. One resident indicated that they had felt
dizzy earlier but felt better once they were outside. The resident indicated that they did not want
to be taken to the hospital. E4
requested that the local gas company be dispatched to the scene to check gas
supply. After an hour of ventilating the
house, E4 used the gas monitor to verify that the carbon monoxide levels were
back to 0. Control of the scene was
handed over to the gas company and E4 cleared the scene.
Saturday, December 8 at approximately 11:51 am:
E2 was dispatched on a report of
a car fire. Initial dispatch information
indicated that heavy smoke was coming from the engine area of a vehicle. L1 also responded to this call due to the
incident being located in Station 1’s district.
The owner had safely exited the vehicle well before any fire was
visible. Upon arrival E2 found a vehicle
with heavy flames and smoke coming from the engine compartment. E2 established command. The crew from E2 and one member of L1 crew
used a foam attack line to extinguish the fire.
The other member of L1 crew assisted with traffic control. R1, which was enroute back to quarters from
another call, stopped at the scene to assist with clean up. Once all hazards were mitigated, control of
the scene was handed over to BPD. E2, L1
and R1 returned to service and quarters.
Sunday, December 9 at approximately 1:29 pm:
E3 and R1 were dispatched on a
report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Initial dispatch information indicated that
car had rolled over on I-65. E3 requested
C3 and E2 to respond for more manpower in case the patient was trapped in the
vehicle. Upon arrival E3 found one
vehicle on its roof with a person lying next to the vehicle. E3 established command. Once it was determined that all occupants were
out of the vehicle, Command canceled C3 and E2. E3 and R1 crews began providing patient care
including full spinal immobilization. E3
crew assisted EMS in loading the patient and providing further on scene
care. Once the patient was transported,
Command released R1 from the scene. E3
remained on scene to check for further hazards and assist BPD. Once all hazards were addressed command was
terminated and E3 returned to service and quarters.
Tuesday, December 11 at approximately 9:12 pm:
E3 was dispatched for automatic
aid with Franklin FD on a reported commercial structure fire. Initial dispatch information indicated that
smoke was in the building and an evacuation was in progress. Upon arrival E3 established command and found
a commercial structure with nothing showing from the outside. E3 crew entered the structure to investigate
and found no smoke. Franklin FD R3,
Tower 6 and Battalion 1 arrived on scene.
Command of the incident was transferred to Franklin FD Battalion 3. Franklin FD R3 assisted BFD E3 on the inside
investigation and Franklin FD Tower 6 gained access to the roof. After further examination, it was found that
a component of a HVAC unit on the roof had burned causing smoke to be pumped into
the structure. Power to the HVAC unit
was shut off and no further hazards were found.
The occupants were advised to call the HVAC company as soon as
possible. E3 was then released by
command and returned to service.
