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Structure
Fire - N. Church Street
January 8th
2010 - At 9:35 a.m., Station 50,
10, and 60 were banged out for a commercial structure fire at Smithfield Packing
Co. with reported black smoke coming from the old kill floor. Upon
arrival, Engine 52 found there to be a working fire on the 2nd floor of the
structure with extension to several roof ventilation ducts. The assignment
was upgraded to bring Stations 30, 40 and 20. A long courtyard lay was
used to extend the hose line into the fire room and eventually to the roof.
Truck 51's crew went to the roof to open up and overhaul where the ventilation
ducts passed through the roof. The fire was marked under control after
operating for 20 minutes. While units were operating on scene, Engine 40
(Windsor) stood by at Station 50, Engine 9 (Chuckatuck) stood by at Smithfield
Plaza, Engine 20 (Carrsville) stood by at Station 40, Engine 5 (Franklin) stood
by at Station 20, and Engine 5 (Suffolk) stood by at Station 10.
Structure
Fire - Carrollton Blvd.
.jpg) January
2nd
2010 - Around 4:00 a.m., Station 10
& 50 were tapped out for a reported chimney fire. Quint 10 arrived to find
a one story dwelling with smoke showing from the eves. Upon investigation,
it was determined that fire had extended form the chimney and a working fire was
in the attic. 503 (J. Hackney) arrived to assume command from 103 (G.
Rawls). Truck 51 and Engine 51 were next to arrive to assist Quint 10 with
fire attack by opening the attic space up. The fire was brought under
control after the fire had consumed about 50% of the roof structure in the area
of the chimney. Crews then overhauled the area in the structure where the
roof had collapsed. Below freezing temperatures created hazardous
conditions on scene. No injuries were reported. Units operated
approx. 2 1/2 hours. (Photos courtesy of Carrollton VFD)
MVA w/
Fatality - Courthouse Hwy.
.jpg) November
12th
2009 - During the morning hours of
the nor'easter, Stations 50 & 60 were dispatched to an accident with overturned
tractor-trailer vs. car. Upon arrival, 501 (J. Stallings) found an
overturned tractor-trailer and a passenger car with heavy damage with three
patients trapped inside. Upon arrival of the Engine 53 and Rescue 51,
crews went to work extricating the three patients trapped in the car. Two
children were removed from the vehicle quickly and transported by ground to a
nearby hospital. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced on scene.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was transported for evaluation with non-life
threatening injuries.
Overturned w/
Pin - Waterworks Road
.jpg) October
31st
2009 - Just a few minutes before
1:00 A.M., Station 50 and 60 were alerted for a MVA with unknown injuries.
501 (J. Stallings) arrived within five minutes to advise there was one vehicle
on its side on the bank of a ravine with one patient pinned. Engine 52
arrived moments later to find a patient halfway out of the vehicle with the
A-post resting on the patient's chest. Engine 52's crew quickly used a
ratchet strap to prevent the vehicle from rolling into the ravine further, and
remove some the vehicle's weight off the patient. Upon the arrival of
Rescue 51, chains, ratchet straps, and come-a-longs were used to precisely roll
the vehicle off of the patient. The patient was extricated in 24 minutes
and turned over to IWVRS Medic 62 before Nightingale transported to Norfolk
General.
Combine Fire
- Mill Swamp Road
.jpg) .jpg) October
24th
2009 - About 1700 hours, Station 50
and Ivor VFD were alerted for a combine on fire at the intersection of Mill
Swamp Road and Sycamore Springs Crossing. Engine 52 arrived to find a
small fire in the engine area. A handline with class A foam was used to
douse the flames. It appeared a broken hydraulic line was the cause of the
fire. The fire caused minimal damage and the combine was driven off the
field. Ivor was dispatched due to the remote location and close proximity
to Ivor's first due district.
MVA - Battery
Park Road
.jpg) .jpg) October
24th
2009 - Engine 52 and Rescue 51
responded for the MVA. Engine 52 arrived to find a single vehicle off the
road with moderate damage. The driver was still in the vehicle and
unresponsive. Rescue 51 arrived to immobilize the patient on a backboard
prior to the arrival of the medic. Upon arrival of an IWVRS medic, the
patient was quickly transported to a local hospital.
Extrication
w/ Pin - Benns Church Blvd.
.jpg) .jpg) October
19th
2009 - Around 1400 hours, The 50
House and IWVRS were dispatched for a MVA on Benns Church Blvd., in front of
Farm Fresh. The first medic arrived and advised the other responding units
that this was going to be an extrication w/ pin. Engine 52 arrived on
scene to assess the situation just prior to Rescue 51 arriving and going to work
to free the trapped driver. Access was made into the car so a ram could be
used to push the door off of the driver, while another crew worked to remove the
roof. The driver was able to be extricated without the roof being removed
and was transported to a local hospital.
Heavy Rescue
Contract Awarded
October
15th
2009 - The Smithfield VFD is
pleased to announce that Seagrave Fire Apparatus has been chosen to build the
department's next heavy rescue. The project to replace our rescue started
2 years ago and now has moved to the next phase. The rescue will be built
on a Marauder II chassis with a 23.5' non walk-in body. Other features
include a 30kw hydraulic generator, 9000W light tower, 500 GPM pump w/ 300 GWT.
Check back for updates as the truck committee travels to Clintonville, WI for
the pre-engineering conference next month.
MVA - Route
10 Bypass
.jpg) October
15th
2009 - Around 1200 hours, units
were notified for the multiple vehicle accident on Route 10. Medic 65
arrived to find three vehicles involved with heavy damage. Upon
assessment, one ALS patient and two BLS patients were identified. The ALS
patient was rapidly extricated and transported to a local hospital, but several
hours later succumbed to injuries. Carrollton Squad 10 transported both
BLS patients to a local hospital. 501 (J. Stallings) had the command.
MVA -
Longview Drive
.jpg) October
13th 2009 - About 2100 hours, the
50 House and IOWVRS were dispatched for a MVA with possible entrapment.
While enroute, dispatch advised a car ran into a log truck and advised the car
was on fire. Prior to arrival, by-standers used dry chemical extinguishers
to knock down the flames and the driver was helped from the wreckage.
Engine 52 arrived and secured hazards, while Rescue 51 staged and returned to
service a short time later. 501 (J. Stallings) had the commmand. The
driver was transported to a local hospital by an IOWVRS medic. Chuckatuck
Engine 29 was also on scene.
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