Here is a summary of Brentwood Fire and Rescue’s emergency
responses for the period of July 12 through July 17, 2014.
We responded to 49 emergency calls for service.
These calls can be broken down into the following
categories:
Fire: 1
EMS/Rescue: 30
Hazardous Condition: 2
Service Call: 6
Good Intent: 3
False Call: 7
Saturday, July 12
at approximately 12:06 am:
E4 was dispatched on a medical call for a report of an
unresponsive patient. E4 arrived on
scene with EMS. Crews found a patient
that was unresponsive and not breathing.
The patient’s airway was quickly controlled and artificial ventilations
were applied. A rapid EKG revealed
normal heart activity and all other vital signs were stable. The patient was quickly moved to the
ambulance for further treatment. BFR
crew members assisted EMS with IV access along with medication
administration. Within a few minutes the
patient’s condition had greatly improved.
EMS transported the patient emergency traffic to a local hospital with
one firefighter on board to assist with further patient care. Once transport had been initiated E4 returned
to service and quarters.
Monday, July 14 at
approximately 10:04 am:
E1 was dispatched on a reported carbon monoxide alarm at a
residence. E1 arrived on scene to find a
single family home that had been evacuated by all occupants. The homeowner advised that their carbon
monoxide alarm was going off in several areas of the house. E1 crew members used their gas monitor to check
the inside of the structure, which revealed high levels of carbon monoxide
throughout the home. E1 crew members
opened all the doors to the residence to ventilate the carbon monoxide. The source of the carbon monoxide was
determined to be an appliance in the garage.
Once ventilated the entire home was rechecked using the gas
monitor. With all carbon monoxide levels
back at 0, E1 cleared the scene and returned to quarters.
Monday, July 14 at
approximately 5:21 pm:
E2 was dispatched on a report of a fire alarm at a
multi-family occupancy. While enroute,
Dispatch advised that smoke was visible on the third floor of the
structure. E2 arrived on scene to find a
three story residential structure with nothing showing from the outside and
established Command. A staff member
indicated that a fire sprinkler head had activated in one room on the third
floor of the building. Upon arrival on
the third floor, BFR personnel were met with light smoke conditions. E2 crew members made access to the affected residence
and conducted a primary search for any occupants. Smoke and fire damage was found in the
kitchen of the residence but all fire had been extinguished by the activated
sprinkler head prior to E2’s arrival. A
pet cat was found in the residence and taken outside to the owner. After confirming that the fire was
extinguished, the sprinkler system was shut down and the overhaul process was
initiated. E11, E1 and C3 were
dispatched to the location to assist with smoke removal. C3 assumed Command upon arrival and E1 crew
members brought in two electric fans to facilitate ventilation. Fire damage was limited to the kitchen area
thanks to the sprinkler system and monitored alarm system. Had the sprinkler system not controlled the
fire, many more units would likely have been affected resulting in a much
higher fire loss. Once all hazards had
been addressed in the fire area, the alarm and sprinkler systems were reset and
all units returned to service.
