January 30, 2012

On Monday January 30th just after midnight Chief 7A (Lankford), Engine 72 (Sgt James), Squad 7 (Lt Buckmaster), Tanker 7 (Brady) and Ambulance 78 (7B Anderson) responded to the 5000 block of Chesapeake Ave in St. Leonard for a reported kitchen fire.  Squad 7 arrived first to find a two story single family with light smoke showing from the rear.  Squad 7 along with Engine 72 entered the structure and found a stove fire that had extended into the surrounding cabinets and the ceiling above the stove.  Engine 72 knocked down all visible fire within seconds while Squad 7 overhauled the ceiling and walls, finding minimal extension. The assignment was held to company 7 units less than 15 minutes after the initial dispatch.  Due to working smoke detectors all occupants and animals were alerted quickly and able to make it out of the structure without injury.

November 16th, 2011 - 06:36

A-78 came upon a two-vehicle accident at David Gray Rd. and Rt.4. A-78 immediately called dispatch and advised them of the incident. The full rescue-box assignment was then started. SQ-7 and E-71 arrived shortly after dispatch and found one vehicle on an embankment with one person trapped inside. SQ-7 immediately deployed the rescue-jacks and four step-chocks to stabilize the vehicle. SQ-7 then used the Hurst tools to do a door-pop on the driver side door. Patient was freed from the vehicle and transferred over to A-78. Patient was then transported, priority 2 to CMH.

Units: Squad 7, Engine 71, Ambulance 78, Ambulance 38, Ambulance 48

Story by: SGT. Buckmaster