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.
Two occupants were transported by ambulance to Community in Anderson and then … Read the rest
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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At 1:33 a.m. on Monday, a call came in for a residential kitchen stove fire with flames showing. Battalion 30 was en route at 1:38 with Engine 32 en route a few minutes later. In all, Battalion 30, Engine 31, Engine 32, Tanker 33 and Rescue 35 responded. Mutual aid was requested from Alexandria and Pipe Creek.
Moderate fire conditions were found in kitchen area. Units extinguished fire and contained fire damage to the kitchen area. Heavy smoke was found throughout the residence and the structure was ventilated. Crews checked for extension of fire and hotspots, the fire was extinguished at 1:58 a.m., and mutual aid was disregarded at that time. The homeowners had been alerted by smoke detectors and escaped the residence without injuries.
Frankton Light & Power was advised that FVFD personnel had pulled the meter and covered it, and all units returned to service by 3:20 a.m.… Read the rest
At 12:08 on Saturday afternoon, FVFD was dispatched for a field fire after a tree caught fire on a power line. Alexandria and Pipe Creek were also dispatched due to being a split area. Battalion 30, Grass 36 and Tanker 37 responded. Grass 36 was the first unit on-scene at 12:22, finding a small tree in power lines with minimal fire. Tanker 37 and Alexandria were disregarded at that time. Power company was requested for power lines and the scene was turned over to Pipe Creek, as it was in their coverage area. Grass 36 returned to service at 12:37 p.m. … Read the rest
FVFD was called at 4:21 p.m. on Friday afternoon for mutual aid supporting Pipe Creek FD. Tanker 33 and Grass 36 responded and were on-scene at 4:31 p.m., and were released and returned to service at 4:40 p.m.… Read the rest
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.
FVFD personnel remained on-scene until the truck was extracted from the ditch and a clean-up contractor … Read the rest
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.
