Hamilton Township & Columbus Fire Runs. One with a Firefighter Down Call February 7, 2010
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Box 15 responded with Hamilton Township early Saturday morning to 167 Cottage St, near Scioto Downs. Hamilton Township crews requested us for a single family house just off of High St. Crews had to battle nearly 10 inches of snow fall to contain the fire. Our crews arrived to serve 30 firefighters from Hamilton Twp and Jackson Twp and other mutual aid units.
Our second run of the day was @ 1831 Roberts St on the northeast side of Columbus around 1130pm. Crews battled a basement fire in a house and just after containing the fire, Engine 16 LT. collapsed and a firefighter down call announced. A quick rescue was made and the lieutenant was brought out of the house in full arrest. Medic 18 transported him to a close-by hospital, and after shocking him a normal sinus rhythm was seen. He remains in the hospital. Box15 crews served one gallon of coffee and hot chocolate at the scene
Photos from the scene can be views here: http://tinyurl.com/ydgwdp5
More details about both these runs will be provided later, as well as an updated on the firefighter.
Box 15 Heads East on a Rehab Run January 8, 2010
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A Box 15 request was sent late yesterday evening to Lorraine Blvd in the city of Pickerington. Heavy fire in a 1 1/2 story greeted Violet Twp Fire Fighters along with heavy snow, crews entered the home but were unable to knock down the blaze and had to be pulled out of the house.
Box 15 was requested @ 735pm and was on scene by 820pm. Our crews went to work by brewing hot chocolate and coffee. 35 firefighters were served one gallon of hot chocolate and one gallon of coffee. Box 15 crews were cleared by 1000pm.
Box 15 Helps With Rehab on SR 161 @ Hamilton Rd January 6, 2010
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Because of the cold weather Box 15 had pre-staffed Rehab #2 with personnel today, and it payed off. A reported cargo truck was on fire on State Route 161 @ Hamilton Rd on the cities northeast side. Plain Township Engine 121 arrived to find a small cargo truck with HAZMAT materials onboard was on fire. A requested was made for Columbus Fire Hazmat 4, with that information Box 15 rehab 2 was on the road. We arrived within 20 minutes and set up a rehab area just west of the then contained truck fire. A quick setup of our rehab tent and heater and Box 15 was working rehab. While a limited amount of resources were sent in by CFD it was still considered a HAZMAT Level 1 by CFD officials. Box 15 was on scene for 1 hour and served around 15 fire personnel.
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Box 15 Requested to Southside for House Fire December 17, 2009
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Box 15 was requested by Columbus Fire today at 1050am for a house fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single story house fully involved with fire. Crews battled the fire but were unable to save the home. Box 15 was called out due to the cold temps this morning. We served two gallons of coffee and hot chocolate to fire crews. Box 15 remained on scene for two hours and served 40 firefighters.
Photos of the incident can be seen at the following address. http://tinyurl.com/ykka7wo
Box 15 Responds with CFD HAZMAT 4 to Chemical Release December 16, 2009
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On Monday, December 14, at 8:05 AM, Columbus Fire was notified of a vapor cloud coming from a Waste Oil Reclamation Refinery and blowing across E. Fifth Avenue toward a major office complex. The cloud was identified as Hydrogen Sulfide. A HazMat incident was declared and evacuations were immediately ordered for nearly 4000 workers. Fifth Avenue was closed for ½ mile either side of the incident. Box 15 was summoned at 8:55 AM. While enroute, our primary response unit was requested to establish two rehab sectors – one to the west of the incident and one to the east. A call was placed for additional personnel to respond with our second unit. Three members – all of whom are Haz-Mat Awareness and Operations certified, staffed each sector. During the incident, three bystanders were treated for inhalation symptoms, one of which was taken to an area hospital for observation.
The cause of the leak was a runaway chemical reaction, triggered by a power failure. The result was excessive pressure which causer a gasket to fail. It would take several hours to cool the reaction down and relieve the pressure, so repairs could be made. Columbus HazMat crews remained on scene most of the day, monitoring the progress and making sure that the process went smoothly and that no one entered the restricted zone.
Box 15 was on scene for more than 5 ½ hours, served 65 meals, 2+ gallons of coffee, 1+ gallon of Hot Chocolate, 4 cases of bottled water and 75 granola bars. Our last unit was released from the scene at 2:35 PM. Thank you’s are due to McDonalds in Gahanna for the donation of the food.
Because of the size of the incident limited photos are up. Click the link to see them. http://tinyurl.com/yhaondq
Box 15 responds to Norwich Twp on a Fire December 12, 2009
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Several calls were received between Columbus Fire and Norwich Fire of a fire at the corner of Scioto-Darby Rd and Walcutt Rds around 830pm. Upon arrival Norwich Twp fire had heavy fire in two structures of a landscape nursery with a large propane tank exposure.
Box 15 was on the scene by 930pm and remained on scene till 1130pm. Serving @60 firefighters from three departments. Box 15 served three gallons of coffee and two gallons of hot chocolate and three cases of bottled water.
Photos of the fire can be seen in our flickr.com account:
