Overturned Hog Truck

Monday, September 8, 2008 08:40 At approximately 0840 Engine 9 was dispatched to the reported overturned tractor trailer in the area of Godwin Bl and Kingsdale Rd.  The engine arrived to find a tractor trailer on its side carrying a load of hogs.  The driver was out on arrival with no injuries.  No other vehicles were involved, but it did bring down a utility pole.  Crews contained minor hazards on the ground.  Engine 9 was made available on scene.  Tanker 9 responded to the scene and operated until 1600 cooling the livestock until they were transferred to another truck and removed from the scene.

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Woodland Drive Garage Fire

Friday, September 5, 2008  On the rainy afternoon of September 5th crews from Chuckatuck and Carrollton responded to the report of a garage fire on Woodland Drive in the county.  Car 309 (T Dortch) was the initial arriving unit reporting a 20x40 garage well off.  Engine 9 arrived and deployed two 1 3/4" lines with crews from both departments.  Tanker 9 handled the water supply.  There was minor radiant heat damage to an exposure.  Car 309 had command, with Chuckatuck Engine 9, Tanker 9 and Carrollton Car 10 and Quint 10 on scene.

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Godwin Bl Accident

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 18:10 At 1810 Engine 9, Medic 9, Rescue 1 and the 1st Battalion were dispatched to a reported vehicle accident with entrapment in the 4000 block of Godwin Bl.  M9 was returning to the station from the Obici area and arrived first to find a 2 vehicle accident with major impact.  Car 109 (Parsons) arrived and established command.  There was no entrapment , M9 and E9 went to work treating the one patient.  Nightingale was requested and Rescue 1 was redirected to handle the LZ.  Personnel from the engine company assisted with transporting the pt to the LZ.  All the fire comanies cleared after patient transfer.

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Carroll Bridge Rd Structure Fire

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 16:41 At 1641 Smithfield VFD was dispatched to a reported house fire on Carroll Bridge Rd in Isle of Wight County, with Carrollton VFD responding as the second due.  After receiving the comments from the dispatcher SVFD Chief Stallings requested our tanker to be added to the assignment.  Tanker 9 responded with a crew of 2 (R Kelly OIC).  Smithfield units arrived to find heavy fire issuing from a one story residence prompting the request for an additional tanker from the Windsor VFD.  Tanker 9 dumped one load of water and was later cleared per command.  Pics are courtesy of the SVFD.

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Garage fire in the county

Sunday, July 20, 2008 09:27 At 0927 Sunday morning the Engine and Tanker were requested for the reported garage fire in the 16000 block of Longview Drive in Isle of Wight County.  This was located in Smithfield VFD's first due.  On arrival the men on E9 found Smithfield E52 on scene with a working fire in a detached garage.  52 had laid in from the end of the driveway, prompting E9's officer (R Kelly) to assign the tanker to water supply on Longview Dr.  E9's crew was intially assigned to the RIT and later to vent and overhaul.  Crews remained on scene to assist Smithfield with racking their equipment.  The fire was accidental in nature.

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Overturned Vehicle on Godwin Bl.

Saturday, July 19, 2008 22:07 Engine 9 was dispatched to a reported overturned vehicle in the 5200 block of Godwin Bl just after 2200 hrs Saturday night.  We responded with Medic 9 and Rescue 1 to find a single vehicle overturned in a field.  Upon investigation it was determined that there was no occupant in the vehicle.  Crews went to work searching the area finding one victim that was determined to be a fatality.  Command downgraded the responding rescue, but had them continue in to assist with scene lighting.  The crews performed an organized search of the area looking for additional occupants, fortunately no one else was in the car.  Car 309 (A/C Dortch) had command.

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THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN

Tuesday, June 24, 2008  Mobile Fire Apparatus Repair is in town doing our annual preventative maintenance and pump testing. Thanks to Hal Anderson (owner) and Willie for a job well done!

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SECOND ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS

Saturday, May 31, 2008  Our second annual golf tournament was a huge success. The even drew over 130 players, double what we had last year. Thanks to 1VP Brad Whitley and Billy Kessinger for chairing the event. It was a solid, well organized tournament. Thanks to the hole sponsors, Suffolk Golf Course, and our own Ladies Auxillary for their continued support. If you missed it this year, be sure and get your applications in early for next years event.

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ENGINE 29 TO THE WORKING FIRE IN RUSHMERE

Thursday, May 29, 2008  At around 0715 this morning Chuckatuck was alerted to backfill Smithfield VFD while they were committed on a house fire in the Rushmere Fire District. Engine 29 marked enroute with a crew of 3 leaving Engine 9 staffed in quarters. While enroute to Smithfield command requested us to the scene, almost a 20 mile run from our station. On arrival companies from Rushmere and Smithfield had knocked the active fire in a 2 story residential. The fire originated on division 1 in the kitchen extending into the attic and through the roof. 29's crew went to work overhauling on division 1 and remained on scene for about an hour. We were then cleared to handle the backfill at St 50, returning to service at around 1100. 501 (J Stallings) had the Bradbys Ln. command. Companies on scene: Rushmere E32 and T30, Smithfield E53 and E51, Carrollton T10, and Chuckatuck E29.

	Rushmere E32
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DEVASTATING TORNADOES RIP THROUGH SUFFOLK

Monday, April 28, 2008  Crews from station 9 had just cleared from a overturned vehicle with a subject pinned on Kings Hwy when the weather alerts were announced. Shortly after 1600 the dispatcher began advising of multiple reports of tornado sightings throughout the downtown area. Engine 9 was dispatched to the area of Obici Hospital on Godwin Bl. On arrival in the area nothing could have prepared us for the amount of destruction that we were presented with. There were multiple commercial buildings with severe structural damage or totally destroyed. Engine 9 went to work on a subject pinned in their vehicle on Godwin Bl., extricating them in under 10 mins. We worked through the night until about 0300 assisting with searching for trapped or missing occupants, injured persons, and the various other tasks that we were assigned through command. Engine 29 was dispatched to the Hillpoint Farms area. That crew was met with severe structural damage to many homes in the area, with some totally destroyed leaving only a slab where houses stood only minutes before. 29's crew went to work searching the area for trapped occupants and injured persons. E29 has worked the site each day since the incident. Thanks to the crew from Carrollton Rescue 10 and Isle of Wight Rescue that back-filled our station during the event. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families that were affected by the storm.

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