Here is a summary of Brentwood
Fire and Rescue’s emergency responses for the period of March 8 through March
13, 2014.
We responded to 51 emergency
calls for service.
These calls can be broken down
into the following categories:
Fire: 5
EMS/Rescue: 34
Service Call: 2
Good Intent: 4
False Call: 6
Saturday, March 8 at approximately 11:49 am:
E2 was dispatched on a report of
a grass fire that was spreading rapidly.
E2 arrived on scene to find a 100x30 area of grass on fire in the front
yard of a residence. Crew members used hand
tools to quickly extinguish the active fire and keep it from spreading to an
adjacent yard. The fire was believed to
have been caused by a small ember from an outdoor fireplace. Personnel soaked the edge of the burned area
with a garden hose to ensure complete extinguishment. Once all hazards had been addressed E2
returned to quarters.
Saturday, March 8 at approximately 6:23 pm:
All BFR units were dispatched on
a report of a residential structure fire.
Initial dispatch information indicated that smoke was filling the
upstairs of a two story home. E4
arrived first on scene to find a two story residence with light smoke showing
from the open front door. E4 established
Incident Command and was met by the homeowner who said they came home and their
house was full of smoke. Command of the
scene was turned over to C3 while E4, E2 and R1 entered the home to investigate
the cause of the smoke. It was
discovered that a trash can inside the house had ignited producing all the
smoke. The remains of the trash can were
extinguished with a water can and removed from the residence. L1 utilized their electric positive pressure
fan to remove the smoke from the residence.
All other units were returned to service. It was determined that the cause of the fire
was an improperly disposed of match. Once
all smoke had been removed from the residence E4 verified there was no further
fire using a TIC. With no further
hazards command was terminated and all BFR units returned to service.
Monday, March 10 at approximately 11:07 pm:
E1 was dispatched on a medical
call for a report of a patient who had fallen.
Initial dispatch information indicated a worker had fallen from a roof
of a two story home. E1 and EMS arrived
on scene and made contact with the patient before requesting the response of
Vanderbilt Lifeflight to the scene. C3
arrived on scene and established incident command while E1 and EMS personnel
provided patient care; C5 responded to the scene to establish a landing zone
(LZ) for LifeFlight. Once LifeFlight had
landed the patient was loaded into the ambulance and driven to the LZ. Patient care was transferred to LifeFlight
crew members who then transported the patient to a local trauma center. With patient care complete, command was
terminated and all BFR units returned to service.
Wednesday, March 12 at approximately 10:41 pm:
E3 was dispatched on a report of
a commercial fire alarm. The engine
arrived on scene to find a single story commercial structure with nothing
showing. E3’s officer established
command and completed a walk-around of the entire building. The fire alarm was activated along with the water
motor alarm. E3 crew members noticed
a burning smell near the rear of the building and checked the fire alarm panel
to determine the origin of the alarm. E3
gained access to the affected business and encountered light smoke near the
rear of the store. C3 arrived on scene
and assumed incident command. After
further investigation it was determined that a trash can had caught fire after
business hours causing the sprinkler system and fire alarm to activate. Thanks to the sprinkler system the fire was
confined to the garbage can. BFR crew
members removed the smoldering debris from the store and reset the alarm
system. With no further hazards all BFR
units returned to service.
Thursday, March 13 at approximately 6:56 pm:
E3 was dispatched on a medical
call for a report of a patient not breathing.
Crew members arrived on scene to find one patient unresponsive with a
family member performing CPR. BFR
personnel immediately began providing advanced life support including CPR and cardiac
monitoring. After a few minutes of CPR
the patient regained a pulse and EMS arrived on scene. The patient’s airway was secured with a King
Airway device and the patient was quickly moved to the ambulance. The patient was transported emergency traffic
to a local hospital with one member of E3’s crew aboard to assist with
care. Once transport had been initiated,
E3 returned to service.
Thursday, March 13 at approximately 9:00 pm:
All BFR units were dispatched on
a report of a residential structure fire.
E1 and C3 arrived on scene to find a 1 story home with nothing
showing. C3 established command and
assigned E1 to investigate the interior of the structure. The homeowner indicated that they thought the
fire in their fireplace had spread to the chimney. L1 arrived on scene and was assigned the task
of inspecting the chimney on the exterior of the house. After a complete inspection of the chimney
area using a thermal imaging camera no fire extension was found, but the
chimney was found to be in need of a thorough cleaning to remove heavy buildup
of combustible materials. The homeowner
was advised to have the chimney professionally swept and all BFR units returned
to service.