Here is a summary of Brentwood
Fire and Rescue’s emergency responses for the period of January 13 through
January 18, 2014.
We responded to 58 emergency
calls for service.
These calls can be broken down
into the following categories:
Fire: 4
EMS/Rescue: 36
Hazardous Condition: 1
Service Call: 3
Good Intent: 8
False Call: 6
Here is an overview of
significant events from this period’s activities:
Tuesday, January 14 at approximately 12:47 am:
E3 was dispatched on a medical
call for a report of a patient with difficulty breathing. While enroute to the call dispatch advised
that the patient had stopped breathing.
E3 arrived on scene to find a patient not breathing and without a pulse.
Crew members immediately initiated CPR
and advanced life support protocols. An
advanced airway was put in place by BFR personnel and the patient was placed on
the cardiac monitor for defibrillation.
EMS arrived on scene and obtained IV access for medication administration. ROSC (returned of spontaneous circulation)
was achieved and BFR crew members assisted with preparing the patient for
transport. EMS transported the patient
emergency traffic to a local hospital with one BFR crew member aboard to assist
with further care.
Wednesday, January 15 at approximately 8:23 am:
E1 was dispatched on a report of
a commercial fire alarm. The engine crew
arrived on scene to find a large commercial structure with no smoke or fire
visible from the outside. All occupants
had evacuated the structure and E1 established command. An occupant of the structure advised that
there had been a small electrical fire but that it was extinguished. E1 crew members verified that the fire had
been extinguished and used the thermal imaging camera to check for any possible
extension. No fire extension was found
but smoke still remained in the building.
Due to the large size of the building, Command requested L1 and R1 to
respond to the scene to assist with smoke evacuation. Once the building was cleared of smoke, the
occupants were allowed back inside. With
no further hazards command was terminated and all BFR units returned to
service.
Wednesday, January 15 at approximately 11:27 am:
E2 was dispatched on a report of
a possible vehicle fire on I-65. E2
arrived on scene to find one vehicle with the engine compartment fully involved
in fire. BFR personnel used a 1 ¾”
handline to extinguish the vehicle before utilizing a K12
saw to make access to the engine compartment to ensure complete fire
extinguishment. Once all fire was mitigated
and no further hazards were present E2 returned to service.
Thursday, January 16 at approximately 5:12 pm:
All BFR units were dispatched on
a report of a structure fire. Initial
dispatch information indicated that a chimney was possibly on fire. E2 arrived on scene to find a 2 story
residential structure with no visible smoke or fire. E2 established command and made contact with
the homeowner who indicated that smoke and fire were visible from the chimney
cap. E4 arrived on scene and assisted E2
with making access to the roof for investigation. Command cancelled all other responding units. After further investigation it was discovered
that debris near the chimney cap had ignited from radiant heat. All debris was removed and the chimney was
checked for any further hazards. Once it
was determined that there was no fire extension BFR personnel covered the
chimney and informed the homeowner. With
all hazards addressed command was terminated and all BFR units returned to
service.
