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April 2006
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Tractor Trailer Fire
April 29th
- At 1842 E43 and SQ41 were alerted on box 44-81-7 for a tractor trailer
on fire. Units arrived to find fire in the sleeper cab.
Crews extinguished the fire and performed some minor overhaul. the "BIG HOUSE"
responded with 12 personnel and cleared at 1928.
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Free 2006 Ford Explorer
April 28th
- Crest
Ford awarded the "BIG HOUSE" a 2006 Ford Explorer
free for 2 years. The dealership accepted applications from non-profit
organizations then after the review process they notified the station to
come pick it up on Saturday at 1pm.

Structure Fire in the Mountain
April 27th
- T42, E43 and E45 responded into Co. 7's area for the unknown type of
structure fire at 7:06pm. DC-7 arrived to find a cabin well off. E7-2
advanced a line to side C and found 3 large propane cylinders venting
and burning off. Trucks 17 and 42 worked to overhaul what was left of
the building while the Engine Companies shuttled water. The "BIG
HOUSE" cleared at 10:09pm with 19 members.

Photos courtesy of Stephanie Tosten↑
and Denny Clopper↓

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Auto Accident With Entrapment
April 22nd
- At 1201 hours E43 assisted
Co. 8 with
an auto accident at the intersection of Warmspring Rd and Social Island
Rd. E43 arrived and assisted in removing the patient from the vehicle.
Station 4 crews went available at 1220 hours.
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Accident Involving a School Bus
April 21st
- At 11:21am SQ41 and E43 responded to 2194 Lincoln Way West for an auto
accident involving a school bus. SQ41 arrived to find one pickup
truck into the rear of a school bus. Two patients were taken to the
hospital with minor injuries. The "BIG HOUSE" responded with 15
personnel and cleared the scene at 11:49am
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Accident Victim Stuck in a Tree
April 17th
- The "BIG HOUSE" extricated one person from a tree after being
ejected from a vehicle. Units were alerted to I-81 at 10:57pm for a MVA
with fire. LT-15 arrived to find one vehicle, no fire and the pt stuck
in a tree. SQ41 and the EMS units set up a ladder and assisted the pt
down. The vehicle apparently flipped end over end and threw the pt out a
window or sunroof into the tree. Six members from Station 4 cleared at
11:17pm.
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Landing Zone
April 12th
- Co. 18
was dispatched for an auto accident with ejection on Snider Road.
Chief 18 requested air medical which sent E43 at 5:33pm to the
intersection of Shields Road and Snider Road to setup the landing zone
for Life Lion. E43 arrived and coned off a 100' by 100' area in the
field at the intersection. E43's crew assisted in hot loading the
patient. Members cleared the incident at 6:13pm.
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Fatal MVA on I-81
April 8th
- SQ41 and E43 responded to I-81 north bound at mm19 for the tractor
trailer overturned. Enroute HQ advised they were receiving conflicting
reports and there maybe a passenger car involved with possible
entrapment. C46 moved operations to channel 2. AC48 arrived at 3:41am to
find one auto head on into a tractor trailer with the tractor trailer on
its side. Found the driver of the auto heavily entrapped. Medic 100
advised DOA. Crews remained on scene until PSP and the County Coroner
completed their investigation and then extricated the victim. The "BIG
HOUSE" responded with 11 personnel and cleared at 7:18am.
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Kitchen Fire
April 5th
- Just before 6pm, SQ41 responded with Co1 to 1071 Wayne Ave for fire in
the kitchen. AC1-1 arrived at a Denny's resturante to find heavy smoke
from the roof. SQ41 assisted T-1 with checking for extension on the
roof. Found the fire was extinguished by the hood system with minor
extension into the duct work. Station 4 responded with 5 on the Squad
and 9 POV for a total of 14.
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Person Trapped Under A Tree
April 2nd
- At 1436 hours Co. 1 units special requested B44 to assist with a
person trapped under a tree at 246 South Stonegate Circle. B44 crew
assisted Co.1 in removing the patient from under the tree as well as
boarding and loading the patient. 8 members from Sta 4 cleared the scene
at 1502 hours.
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