Here is a summary of Brentwood Fire and Rescue’s emergency
responses for the period of December 20 through December 25, 2013.
We responded to 51 emergency calls for service.
These calls can be broken down into the following
categories:
Fire: 1
EMS/Rescue: 24
Hazardous Condition: 3
Service Call: 6
Good Intent: 6
False Call: 10
Other: 1
Here is an overview of significant events from this period’s
activities:
E1 was dispatched on a report of a car fire on I-65. E1 arrived on the scene to find 1 vehicle
with the passenger and engine compartment fully involved in fire. E1 established command and verified that no
passengers were still in the vehicle.
The fire was extinguished using a 1 ¾” preconnected hand line. Once the vehicle had been extinguished, E1
crew members moved to extinguish fire that had spread to grass near the
shoulder of the road. With no further
hazards present E1 crew members placed all equipment back in service and
returned to quarters.
E1 was dispatched on a medical call for a report of burn
injuries. E1 arrived on scene and made
contact with the patient who had accidentally burned themselves while
cooking. BFR personnel quickly began
treating the patient’s injuries and obtained the vital signs. E1’s paramedic initiated IV access and dressed
the patient’s burns. EMS arrived on
scene and patient care was transferred.
BFR personnel moved the patient to the ambulance and E1’s paramedic
assisted EMS with further on scene care.
The patient was transported to a local hospital and E1 returned to
service.
