At 5:13 p.m. on Christmas Day, Station 30 was called out to the site of a single-vehicle accident on CR 100W just south of 600N. Rescue 35, Battalion 30, Engine 32 and Engine 31 all responded, with a total of 12 FVFD crew on-site.
The vehicle, a Ford Taurus with four passengers, was on its side with its roof near a tree. Responders worked quickly to stabilize and gain access to the interior of the vehicle and to begin extrication of the occupants. The first extrication was accomplished just 20 minutes after the team arrived on-scene, including stabilizing the vehicle, cutting the roof and extricating the victim, and the second extrication was accomplished just eight minutes later. Complicated positioning caused the final extrication to take a little longer, with completion just short of an hour after arriving on-scene.
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At 10:07 pm on October 25, dispatch reported a car on fire on N 600W, just south of State Road 128. Engine 32, Battalion 30 and Tanker 33 responded, marking en route at 10:11 and on scene at 10:12. On arrival, the engine compartment was found to be fully engulfed in flames. The fire was quickly extinguished, and FVFD personnel remained on scene to monitor the situation until Midland Towing arrived to remove the vehicle. All units were back in service by 10:50 pm.
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Wednesday morning at 10:34, a call came in for a trash truck rollover on West County Road 500N, west of CR 600W. Battalion 30 and Rescue 35 responded, along with Frankton Ambulance and the Sheriff’s Dept., and found a Manifold Refuse truck upside-down in a ditch on the north side of the road between 700W and 800W. The driver had minor injuries and his crew member was uninjured. Both were out of the vehicle when personnel arrived on-scene.
Hydraulic oil was leaking from a tank on the now-upper surface of the truck and pooling in the truck’s frame. FVFD personnel assessed the situation and applied absorbent material to contain the leak. Grass 36 was called to bring additional absorbent, and the HazMat unit was requested and arrived from Richland Township FD with more absorbent.
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At 2:12 a.m. on Monday morning, we received a call for a motor vehicle accident with injury on CR N 100W, just south of W 375N as a result of a motorcycle hitting a deer. Rescue 35 responded and was on-scene at 2:24 a.m. The driver of the motorcycle was conscious and alert and had been transported to the hospital for a checkout. FVFD and the Madison Cty. Sheriff stayed on-scene ’til the wrecker arrived to load the motorcycle, then returned to service at 3:08 a.m.
Motorcycle after hitting deer
Dented fender and scuffed-up side
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Thursday evening, August 11, at 6:30, a passing motorist reported flames showing in a barn behind a house on N 400W. FVFD responded, along with mutual aid from Pipe Creek, Richland Township and Lapel. The barn, containing no animals but several mowers, was fully involved on arrival, and the homeowner reported having recently returned a mower to the barn. The bulk of the fire was put out quickly, but units remained on scene putting out hot spots until they could be sure that nothing would rekindle. All units returned to service at 8:20 p.m.
At 10:03 a.m. on Monday, August 8, FVFD was called out to West CR 700 N, just west of 500W, for a barn fire. The barn, which had been in the process of being demolished, was fully involved on arrival, and the fire was knocked down quickly to keep it from spreading to the nearby residence. Pipe Creek and Richland Township provided mutual aid tanker support, and Frankton Ambulance Service, Frankton Police Dept. and the Madison County Sheriff’s Dept. were also on-scene. All units were clear of the scene by 11:26 a.m.
At 7:36 p.m., we were requested for mutual aid w/ Richland, responding to a hay baler on fire near the highway in the 5200 block of State Road 9. Grass 36 responded at 7:39 p.m. and was on-scene at 7:47 p.m., with Battalion 30 and Tanker 37 also responded. FVFD personnel assisted in extinguishing the fire, both in the baler itself and in the immediate vicinity in the field. All units returned to service at 10:12 p.m.
Extinguishing the fire
Preparing foam
Applying foam
More foam
The end results
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Station 30 was dispatched to a vehicle accident at 8:45 a.m. on State Road 128 just west of County Road 400W. Rescue 35 responded and was on-scene at 8:50. The car had left the road, clipped a power pole and come to rest upright in a field. The driver was already out of the car and was attended to by Frankton Ambulance Service. AEP was notified and arrived to deal with the damaged pole and downed power line. FVFD stayed on-scene until the wrecker service removed the car, and then returned to service at 9:30 a.m.
MCSD takes care of paperwork while waiting for the wrecker
Driver's side
Splintered utility pole w/ broken power line
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