SVFD NEWS ARCHIVES - Second Quarter 2009

MVA - Courthouse Hwy.

June 20th 2009 - Units were dispatched for an accident reported to be auto vs. motorcycle.  Engine 52 and Rescue 51 arrived to find one motorcyclist lying in the roadway surrounded with by-standers and motorcycle lying nearby.  Rescue 51 secured hazards, while the engine assessed for injuries finding an obvious long bone fracture.  IWVRS arrived to assume medical care and advised they would need Nightingale for transport.  Engine 51 established the LZ.

Early Morning Dumpster Fire

June 14th 2009 - Early Sunday morning at 08:40 Station 50 was toned out to a dumpster fire behind Bloom. Engine 52, 501, and 512 arrived on scene to find a dumpster with heavy fire inside of it. Engine 52 pulled a hose line and filled the dumpster with foam. 

Busy Evening Continues with MVA Overturned

June 9th 2009 - While waiting for units to return from the Barn Fire, crews standing by at Station 50 with Rescue 51 answered the call for an MVA with 3 vehicles involved, one overturned, on Rt. 258 which was called in by a SVFD member while on the way back from the fire.  501 arrived to find a patient self-extricated, laying in the roadway next to her vehicle, with another vehicle overturned and laying precariously on top of it.  Engine 52 and Rescue 51 assisted St. 60 medics with patient care and loading.

Barn Fire Accompanies Numerous Alarms

June 9th 2009 - While on scene investigating a Fire Alarm on Vivian Dr., St. 50 Units were toned out for a Structure Fire on Central Hill Rd, at 1600 Hrs.  Chief Stallings (501) arrived on scene, followed shortly by Engine 51, with smoke showing from the A side, with heavy involvement on the rear of the structure, as well as a car inside of the barn and a few flammable gas bottles also involved.  Engine 51 and 501 began knockdown, with crews from Engine 52, Engine 53, Engine 40, Tanker 40, arriving to finish extinguishment and handling overhaul.  Brush 51 handled a lightning strike with a tree on fire while units worked the structure fire.

MVA - Route 10

June 6th 2009 - Units were dispatched in the early hours for a vehicle into a ravine.  Upon arrival, units found a vehicle on its side in a ravine with occupants out of the vehicle.  Engine 52 remained on scene until the vehicle was recovered due to fuel leaking from the vehicle.  All occupants were uninjured in this accident.

MVA - Comet Road

June 5th 2009 - Stations 50 & 60 were dispatch for a vehicle into an outbuilding with driver unconscious inside the vehicle still.  Units arrived to find a vehicle into a building causing severe damage leaving a power line on the vehicle.  Community Electric was expedited to the scene to remove power from the building.  It appeared the driver had a medical emergency causing the vehicle to leave the roadway.  The driver was pronounced on scene.

MVA - Turner Drive

June 3rd 2009 - Units were dispatched for a two vehicle MVA that was head-on in front of Smithfield High School.  Engine 52 arrived to secure both vehicles and remove hazards.  Both drivers were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

MVA - Benns Church Blvd.

May 22nd 2009 - Station 50 & 60 were toned out for a 4 vehicle MVA in front of Farm Fresh.  Upon arrival, one patient was in the care of the medic, Engine 52 secured the vehicles, checked for injuries, and contained fluids.  One patient was transported to a local hospital.

Fatality - Grain Engulfment

May 12th 2009 - Initially, Station 60 was dispatched for a person who had fallen in a grain elevator.  The medic responding upgraded the response as an industrial accident, adding Station 50 to the assignment.  Upon arrival, Engine 52 found one person fully engulfed in wheat grain.  After attempts to rescue the person by removing grain from around them failed, all efforts were changed to a recovery mode to be as safe as possible for rescuers.  The best method for removing the grain was a grain vacuum.  Units operated for approx. 4 hours before the person was removed from the silo.  OSHA was on scene for the investigation.

MVA - Route 258

April 17th 2009 - Station 50 & 60 were dispatched for an overturned tractor trailer loaded with an unknown material.  Upon arrival, the material was determined to be pelletized nitrogen.  The driver was flown out to Sentara Norfolk General via Nightingale due to ALOC. VDEM and DEQ were notified of the spill of approx. 28 tons.  Engine 52 and Rescue 51 contained the fluid spills from the tractor.  The road remained closed for the majority of the day, until clean-up crews could remove the mess left behind.

MVA - Carroll Bridge Rd.

April 11th 2009 - Station 50 & 60 were banged out for an overturned vehicle with unknown injuries.  Upon arrival, Engine 52 found a vehicle on its side, with no occupants in the area.  Later, the driver was located a few miles away on Turner Drive.

MVA - Route 10

April 6th 2009 - During the rush hour traffic, Station 50 & 60 responded for a MVA at Rt. 10 & Berry Hill Rd.  Upon arrival, units found two patients with non-life threatening injuries.  Engine 52 and Rescue 51 worked to secure both of the vehicles and remove hazards.  One patient was transported by IWVRS to a local hospital.