February 2006

February 3. At 1910hrs, Engines 1905, 1906, 1102 & 1103 were alerted for a possible structure fire in the 900 blk of Grimsley Poor Rd. E1905 arrived on scene to find a one story, wood frame, single family dwelling, with nothing evident from the street. Crews quickly located a chimney fire. E1905 laddered the roof and dropped a chimney bag. E1906 had the interior and assisted 11's Engines with checking for extension with the imager. The fire was quickly extinguished and crews were back in service in a half hour.

E1905 - FF Randy Dupree, FF Roman Brandau, FF Bill Denney, FF Billy Witt

E1906 - FF Gary Hagen, FF Chris Waugh, FF Barry Lambert

February 6. At 1107hrs, Rescue/Engine 1906 was alerted 4th due for a structure fire at 27 Jessie Street in Box 141 (Jackson). E1405 arrived on scene of an occupied, split level house, with heavy smoke showing. E1405 pulled a line while E1401 tagged the hydrant and pulled a back-up line. L1406, the 1st arriving special service, completed a primary search with negative results. R/E1906 was assigned 2nd arriving special service duties and headed to the roof for ventilation. Once vertical ventilation was completed, the crew laddered the porch roof and ventilated and overhauled the attic (directly behind the stop sign). The fire was under control in about 15 minutes, but units remained on scene for another 2 hours completing overhaul in the remodeled house. Command special called several pieces to the scene for manpower during salvage and overhaul operations. No injuries reported. Wellston units were in service at 1341hrs.

Box Alarm - E1405 E1401 E1203 E1502 L1406 R1906 M91 Special - T1411 R1516 MJ-R5

R/E1906 - A/C Pelletier, A/C Helm, FF Brandau, FF Matthews, FF Dupree, FF Dunn

February 7. Box 141 was filled at 0722hrs for another structure fire. This time, units were off to the 300 block of Vine St for an occupied structure. E1405 arrived on scene within 3 minutes and advised of a working attic fire. All occupants were accounted for and Jackson crews started simultaneous fire attack, salvage and overhaul operations. The fire was being knocked as we arrived. We were assigned the RIT and just as FFs finished setting it up and completing our walk-around, Command called us inside to help with overhaul. R/E1906's crew worked for about 30 minutes overhauling the attic area. Another good knock by Jackson kept damage minimal to the structure. Our crew was in service at 0838hrs.

Box Alarm - E1405 E1401 E1204 E1502 T1411 R1906 R1516

R/E1906 - A/C Ryan Pelletier, FF Ben Matthews, FF Roman Brandau, FF Darrell Wright

February 13. Around 0200hrs, E1905, E1906 & R1908 were toned our for a car fire beside a garage in the 1400 Blk of South Ohio Avenue. E1905 arrived on scene in 3 minutes to find a fully involved truck about 3 feet from a large garage. The flames were lapping over the edge of the roof and fire was extending into the soffit. E5 pulled a handline and had the fire knocked as E6 was arriving 2 minutes later. E6 had the water supply and split crews. The driver provided lighting, 2 members took the interior of the garage and the other 2 went to the roof. R8 took saws to the interior and the roof. Crews worked for about 30 minutes overhauling the garage and the truck, returning to service around 0345hrs.. While crews were at the station cleaning up, SRU1910 was alerted for an EMS assist for a cardiac arrest on 1st St. 1910 arrived on scene at the same time as a Medic and assisted with the code. 2 members rode with the Medic to the hospital. Those units were back in service around 0600hrs.

E1905 - A/C Ryan Pelletier, A/C Tom Helm, FF Ben Matthews

E1906 - FF Roman Brandau, FF Aaron Dupree, FF Brian Dunn, FF Richie Kisor, FF Chris Waugh

R1908 - FF Gary Hagen, FF Barry Lambert

February 14. At 1603hrs, E1905, L1901 & R1908 were alerted for smoke in the building at 4 West Broadway, Wellston Pride Manor Apartments. Units arrived on scene to find a moderate smoke condition on the 2nd floor with a sprinkler activation. They made entry to Apt 207 to find a kitchen fire that was being kept in check by the sprinklers. E1905 was quickly able to extinguish the fire and secure the sprinklers. L1901 & R1908 assisted with evacuation, salvage and overhaul. There was an extensive amount of water seeping thru the floor to the apartments below. Units threw several salvage covers and secured power to the 1st and 2nd floors. Maintainence was on scene and they replaced the sprinkler heads and reactivated the system while units were on scene. Wellston units returned to service around 1730hrs.

E1905 - A/C Ryan Pelletier, FF Darrell Wright, FF Ben Matthews

L1901 - Capt Dennis Dupree, FF Roman Brandau, FF Gary Hagen

R1908 - A/C Tom Helm, FF Ashley Phillips

February 16. Box 191 was alerted for a structure fire in the 300 block of North Illinois Avenue at 0149hrs. When E1905 arrived on scene 4 minutes later, they were greeted by a wall of flames in front, exposures on both sides and 2 victims, 1 of which was severely burned. E1905 pulled a blitz line and started knocking down the heavy fire on Side Alpha. E1906 brought the hydrant in and pulled a 1.75" line for exposure protection. M81 arrived on scene and immediately began treatment of both patients. 2 additional Medics were then requested, 1 for transport and 1 for standby at the scene. E2304 pulled a 3rd handline and were able to make entry thru the Side Charlie due to most of the fire being knocked from the front. E1204 pulled a 4th line for backup. L1901 vented the roof in the rear and carried out several containers of flammable liquids. 1 patient was flown by MedFlight to Grant Medical Center with 3rd degree burns over 50% of his body. The other patient was transported to HMC-Jackson by M91. Crews remained on scene until 0434hrs completing extensive overhaul. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Wellston FD, Wellston PD and the Ohio State Fire Marshall's Office. Photos courtesy of HamdenFD.org.

Box - Engines 1905, 1906, 2304, 1204, 1405; Ladder 1901; Medic 81

Special - Medics 91, 92

E1905 - A/C Ryan Pelletier, FF Ben Matthews, FF Darrell Wright

E1906 - FF Aaron Dupree, FF Brian Dunn, FF Billy Witt

L1901 - A/C Tom Helm, FF Bill Denney, FF Barry Lambert

February 11. At 0131hrs, Engines 1905, 1906, 2304, 1201, 1405, Ladder 1901, Tanker 2302 and Medic 81 were alerted for a structure fire at 213 North Illinois Avenue. The flames could be seen from the station. E1905 arrived on scene minutes later and reported a 1 1/2 story, wood frame, single family dwelling with heavy fire showing from every window. The initial report also advised of 2 exposures, Bravo & Delta. Crews quickly pulled 2 handlines and started hitting the fire and protecting the exposures. A good percentage of the fire was knocked down, but the first hydrant crews tagged was dead. After transfering water from the other engines on scene, FFs tagged another hydrant. It had very poor water pressure. A call was made to the Water Treatment Plant to request the pumps be turned on. After that was completed, crews had sufficient water to fight the fire. The walls of the structure did collapse, but the fire was contained to the building of origin. It was a total loss and Exposure B & D sustained a moderate amount of heat damage. Crews didn't make it back in service until 0530hrs. Even with the water problems, no injuries were reported during this incident.

E1905 - Chief Dan Gill, FF Darrell Wright, FF Aaron Dupree, FF Brian Dunn, FF Billy Witt

E1906 - FF Chris Waugh, FF Barry Lambert, FF Richie Kisor, FF Randy Dupree

L1901 - A/C Ryan Pelletier, FF Gary Hagen, FF Bill Denney

February 18. At 1623hrs, a Lt from Coalton FD reported a commercial structure fire with heavy smoke showing directly beside Jackson FD's station. The box was filled bringing Engines 1405, 1401, 1204, & 1905, L1406, R/E1203 and M91 to the scene. E1405 turned left off the ramp, drove about 20 feet, and pulled a 1.75" line thru the front door. E1401 tagged the hydrant at the FD and layed a supply line. L1406 pulled onto the ramp and took the A/B corner. Command quickly notified E1204 to lay a line into the C Side and protect the fire station, which was about 1 foot to the left of the fire building. A 2nd alarm was then sounded bringing Engines 1411, 1502, MJ-E1 & MJ-E6, L1901, MJ-R5, and Support vehicles from Liberty Twp and Madison-Jefferson. E1905 arrived on Side C and was assigned overhaul. They pulled ceiling and threw several salvage covers. L1901 laddered the roof and cut 2 vent holes. Crews were hampered by temperatures in the teens and some add-on type construction. The fire was contained to the attic area with water damage to the main floor. No injuries were reported. Wellston crews returned to service at 1810hrs.

E1905 - A/C Ryan Pelletier, FF Roman Brandau, FF Ashley Phillips, FF Ben Matthews, FF Chris Waugh

L1901 - A/C Tom Helm, FF Aaron Dupree, FF Darrell Wright, FF Billy Witt

February 23. Just before 1800hrs, Coalton was alerted for a brush fire on Springer Rd just of US 35. They arrived on scene (with 1 Wellston FF on board) to find a large, wind driven brush fire. They immediately requested Jefferson Twp (Ross Co.), Liberty Twp and Wellston to respond. While Brush 1909 was enroute, Jackson was alerted on another brush fire off Pattonsville Rd. 1221 Chief John Frisby advised B1909 to standby at Station 12 until Jackson went on scene. A few minutes later, Jackson units arrived on scene with a brush fire involving an outbuilding and dilapidated truck. They requested Bloomfield Twp. 1221 released B1909 and went went enroute as well. Crews were able to extinguish both fires relatively quickly, due largely in part to the great response from all area departments, and Wellston crews returned to service around 2015hrs. Seeing as how Hamden & McArthur were both out on a large brush fire, an Engine crew was kept in station throughout the duration of the incident. Area departments responded to 11 seperate brush fires for the day.

B1909 - A/C Tom Helm, FF Roman Brandau, Student Dustin Coffman

Engine crew - FF Gary Hagen, FF Billy Witt, FF Ben Matthews

February 26. At 1620hrs, Box 192 was filled for a structure fire in the area of 2788 Tower Ridge Rd. Crews began the trip to the edge of the County and were able to see the column of smoke from over 3 miles away. E1907 arrived on scene at 2053 Hickory Ridge Rd, just off Tower Ridge, and found at 1 1/2 story, single family dwelling, fully involved. The Tower Ridge Command was established and exterior operations were started. Crews placed 2 handlines and a deck gun in service. Additional tankers were requested and a water shuttle operation was set-up from the water tower just off of SR 124. Crews were on scene until 1851hrs. The home was a total loss and the Red Cross was contacted to assist the residents. 1 firefighter received minor burns during this incident. 3 FFs were on station throughout the incident. Enroute back to the station, E1907 stopped and extinguished a small refuse fire on SR 124. Later, SRU1910 responded to the 1100 block of South Indiana Ave for an EMS assist on a cardiac arrest. The crew assisted SEOEMS until they began transport. The shift ended around 0515hrs, 2/27/06, with an assist to the resident on McGhee Ln. Crews found a leaking fuel oil furnace. It was quickly isolated and E1905 returned to service around 0545.

Box 192 - Engines 1907, 1906, 1905, 1103, Tanker 2302, Rescue 1117

Special - Engine 1401, Tankers 1411, 2503

E1907 - A/C Tom Helm, FF Roman Brandau

E1906 - FF Doug Wright, FF Barry Lambert, FF Bill Denney

E1905 - A/C Ryan Pelletier, FF Ashley Phillips, Gary Hagen