Here is a summary of Brentwood Fire and Rescue’s emergency
responses for the period of February 17 through February 22, 2013.
We responded to 30 emergency calls for service.
These calls can be broken down into the following
categories:
Fire: 2
EMS/Rescue: 16
Hazardous Condition: 3
Good Intent: 2
False Call: 7
Here is an overview of significant events from this period’s
activities:
Monday, February
18 at approximately 1:27 pm:
E2 and B1 were dispatched on a report of a woods fire. E4 arrived on scene and found an area in the
woods with only surface fuels (leaves) burning.
B1 arrived on scene and started an offensive attack using a 1” hand
line. Once the main body of fire was
extinguished, B1 and E4 personnel began extinguishing small hot spots with the
hand line and a fire
rake. The property owner indicated
that the wind had blown embers from a small burn pile onto dry leaves. The burn pile was also extinguished due to
the high wind speed. Once all hazards
were addressed, E4 and B1 returned to service and quarters.
Wednesday,
February 20 at approximately 9:19 pm:
E1 was dispatched on a report of a carbon monoxide alarm at
a residence. Upon arrival E1 personnel
made contact with the homeowner who indicated that the carbon monoxide alarm
had been activated in the house. E1 crew
advised all the occupants to evacuate while personnel used a gas monitor to
check CO levels throughout the house.
Dangerous CO levels were found inside the home and the local gas company
was contacted. Once the gas company
arrived on scene it was determined that the water heater had malfunctioned and
was causing the high CO levels. The
water heater was shut down and E1 personnel ventilated the residence until it
was declared safe. E1 advised the
homeowner not to use the water heater until it was repaired. Once all hazards were addressed E1 returned
to service and quarters.
Thursday, February
21 at approximately 7:51 pm:
All units were dispatched on report of a residential
structure fire. C3 arrived on scene to
find a two story residence with nothing showing from the outside. C3 established command and made contact with
an occupant of the residence. The
occupant indicated that they had been sanding the wood floors inside the home
and now the room was on fire. The
occupant had attempted to spray the area with a garden hose. E2 arrived on scene and deployed a hose line
inside the structure. E2 found that the
dust bag from the floor sander had caught fire.
E2 extinguished the small fire using the garden hose and removed the
debris from the structure. E4 and R1 set
up a ventilation fan to remove all smoke from the residence and all other
responding units were cancelled. Once
all hazards were addressed, C3, E2, R1 and E4 returned to quarters.
