Here is a summary of Brentwood
Fire and Rescue’s emergency activities for the period of November 15 through
November 20, 2014.
We responded to 60 emergency
calls for service.
These calls can be broken down
into the following categories:
Fire: 3
EMS/Rescue: 30
Hazardous Condition: 6
Service Call: 5
Good Intent: 6
False Call: 10
Saturday, November 15 at approximately 4:40 pm:
E4 was dispatched on a report of
a woods fire near a structure. B1 responded alongside E4 due to the possibility
of the fire being off the roadway. E4
and B1 arrived on scene to find a 150’ by 40’ area of grass on fire. Crew members pulled a forestry fire specific
hand line off the brush truck for extinguishment. Due to several similar calls in the area and
the proximity of the fire are to a pipeline right-of-way, the local gas company
was requested to respond to the scene.
BFR personnel used a gas monitor to assess the area until the gas
company arrived. No additional hazards
were found in the area and the fires were deemed to be not related to the gas
lines.
Thursday, November 20 at approximately 3:03 pm:
E3 was dispatched on an outside
investigation after smoke was reported near several homes. Upon arriving on scene crew members found
three large brush piles on fire. The
area was not accessible by fire engine so BFR personnel investigated on
foot. Contact was made with workers on
scene who advised they had a permit to burn the material. E3 personnel had Dispatch check all active
burn permits. No permit was found and Brush
1 was requested to respond to the scene to assist with extinguishing the
unpermitted burn. All the brush piles
were extinguished and the workers were advised of the burning regulations in
Brentwood as well as how to complete the permitting process. With no further hazards, all BFR units
returned to service and quarters.
