Here is a summary of Brentwood Fire and Rescue’s emergency
responses for the period of November 14 through November 19, 2013.
We responded to 60 emergency calls for service.
These calls can be broken down into the following
categories:
Fire: 2
EMS/Rescue: 37
Hazardous Condition: 2
Service Call: 7
Good Intent: 6
False Call: 6
Here is an overview of significant events from this period’s
activities:
Thursday, November
14 at approximately 12:21 pm:
E2 and E11 were dispatched on a report of an excavator on fire at a construction site. E2 and E11 arrived at the entrance and made contact with construction personnel who advised that the excavator was on fire in the woods close to a gas line. E2 continued responding to the scene but were stopped due to difficult terrain. E11, the City’s new mini-pumper, was able to continue to the scene without issue due to its small size. BFR personnel used a 1 ¾” foam handline to extinguish the fire. Because the call was located in the automatic aid zone, Franklin FD also responded to the scene. Once the fire had been extinguished and all hazards had been addressed, BFR and FFD units returned to service
Sunday, November
17 at approximately 4:29 pm:
E2 was dispatched on a medical call for a report of a
patient possibly having a stroke. E2
arrived on scene and found an unresponsive patient. E2 immediately began providing advanced life
support including cardiac monitoring.
Once the patient was stabilized, BFR personnel began assessing the
patient and preparing for transport. The
patient’s responsiveness improved rapidly during the assessment due to E2’s
care. EMS arrived on scene and the
patient was moved to the ambulance. EMS
transported the patient emergency traffic to a local hospital with one member
of E2 aboard to assist with further patient care.
Monday, November
18 at approximately 2:06 am:
E1 was dispatched on a report of a vehicle fire on I-65
southbound. While responding, Dispatch
notified E1 that a person was possibly trapped in the vehicle at which time E1
requested E2 to respond to the scene for assistance. E1 arrived on scene to find one vehicle off
the roadway, on its passenger side, fully involved in fire. BPD was on scene and had located one person
outside of the vehicle with burn injuries.
E1 personnel began patient care, while others pulled 1 ¾” foam handline
and extinguished the fire while checking the vehicle for any additional occupants. E2 arrived on scene and provided additional manpower
for both operations while C3 assumed command of the incident. The fire was quickly extinguished and it was
confirmed that the vehicle had no other occupants. EMS arrived on scene and the patient was
transported emergency traffic to a local hospital with 1 firefighter aboard to
assist with care. Once all hazards had
been addressed, control of the scene was transferred to BPD and all BFR units
returned to quarters.
