| MIDLEGO CITY FIRE RESCUE SNOW DAY INCIDENTS FEBRUARY 12, 2010 |
AT 1027 ENGINES 11, 2, 4 TRUCK 4 RESCUE 3 BATTALION 2 AND MIDLEGO AMBULANCE WERE
DISPATCHED TO A REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRE WITH HEAVY SMOKE SHOWING AT 4562 SOUTH US 231. UPON
ARRIVAL ENGINE 11 MADE QUICK ENTRY TO LOCATE THE FIRE WHILE ENGINE 2 LAID A LINE IN FROM THE
HYDRANT TO SUPPLY E-11. E-11 QUICKLY LOCATED THE FIRE AND MADE A RAPID KNOCK DOWN WHILE E-2
DID A SEARCH OF THE STRUCTURE WITH NO VICTIMS FOUND. E-4 AND T-4 PROVIDED RIT TEAM AND
VENTILATION. R-3 AND MIDLEGO AMBULANCE PROVIDED A HEATED REHAB AREA IN THE BACK OF BOTH
AMBULANCES. DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT $50,000, AND ALL UNITS CLEARED WITH OUT A SINGLE INJURY
TO FIREFIGHTER OR CIVILIAN.
DISPATCHED TO A REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRE WITH HEAVY SMOKE SHOWING AT 4562 SOUTH US 231. UPON
ARRIVAL ENGINE 11 MADE QUICK ENTRY TO LOCATE THE FIRE WHILE ENGINE 2 LAID A LINE IN FROM THE
HYDRANT TO SUPPLY E-11. E-11 QUICKLY LOCATED THE FIRE AND MADE A RAPID KNOCK DOWN WHILE E-2
DID A SEARCH OF THE STRUCTURE WITH NO VICTIMS FOUND. E-4 AND T-4 PROVIDED RIT TEAM AND
VENTILATION. R-3 AND MIDLEGO AMBULANCE PROVIDED A HEATED REHAB AREA IN THE BACK OF BOTH
AMBULANCES. DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT $50,000, AND ALL UNITS CLEARED WITH OUT A SINGLE INJURY
TO FIREFIGHTER OR CIVILIAN.
ON FEBRUARY 12, 2010 THE CITY OF MIDLEGO HAD THEIR FIRST RUN IN WITH SNOW SINCE 1993. THE
PERSONNEL WITH THE FIRE POLICE AND EMS WERE KEPT BUSY ALL DAY WITH MULTIPLE CALLS FOR MVC'S
AND FIRES ON TOP OF THE NORMAL MEDICAL CALLS THEY RESPOND TO ON A DAILY BASIS. tHE SNOW
PEAKED AT 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ON THE GROUND WHICH BROUGHT IN A LITTLE LONGER RESPONSE
TIMES FOR CALLS.
PERSONNEL WITH THE FIRE POLICE AND EMS WERE KEPT BUSY ALL DAY WITH MULTIPLE CALLS FOR MVC'S
AND FIRES ON TOP OF THE NORMAL MEDICAL CALLS THEY RESPOND TO ON A DAILY BASIS. tHE SNOW
PEAKED AT 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ON THE GROUND WHICH BROUGHT IN A LITTLE LONGER RESPONSE
TIMES FOR CALLS.
AT 1456 ENGINE 11 AND MIDLEGO AMBULANCE WERE DISPATCHED TO AN MVC INVOLVING A TRACTOR
TRAILOR THAT HAD SLID OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT IN THE 3000 BLOCK OF SOUTH
231. REPORTS WERE THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED SO THE CALL WAS UPGRADED TO EXTRICATION
BRINGING ENGINE 10 SQUAD 49 AND BATTALION 2. ENGINE 11 ARRIVED AND QUICKLY EVALUATED THE
DRIVER WHO WAS SHOOK UP BUT NOT IN ANY IMMEDIATE DISTRESS. SQUAD 49 AND ENGINE 10 ARRIVED
AND WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE THE PATIENT WITH JAWS AND A CUTTING TORCH. THE DRIVER WAS
TRANSPORTED TO SOUTHEAST LEGO MEDICAL CENTER AS A PRECAUTION AND LATER RELEASED WITHOUT
ANY INJURIES.
TRAILOR THAT HAD SLID OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT IN THE 3000 BLOCK OF SOUTH
231. REPORTS WERE THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED SO THE CALL WAS UPGRADED TO EXTRICATION
BRINGING ENGINE 10 SQUAD 49 AND BATTALION 2. ENGINE 11 ARRIVED AND QUICKLY EVALUATED THE
DRIVER WHO WAS SHOOK UP BUT NOT IN ANY IMMEDIATE DISTRESS. SQUAD 49 AND ENGINE 10 ARRIVED
AND WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE THE PATIENT WITH JAWS AND A CUTTING TORCH. THE DRIVER WAS
TRANSPORTED TO SOUTHEAST LEGO MEDICAL CENTER AS A PRECAUTION AND LATER RELEASED WITHOUT
ANY INJURIES.
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