Monday, June 29, 2015

Car vs. semi with HAZMAT incident

Sunday afternoon a car ran a stop sign on Sleydon Lane in Turvile and struck an oncoming tractor trailer. Both drivers escaped relatively uninjured but the car burst into flames. It also managed to puncture the tank upon impact releasing an unknown substance.

Firelands RFD responded limited (Chief Laville in engine 386)
West Metro responded with an engine and a HAZMAT unit
Masoma County responded with their all terrain special response unit
Firelands Port Authority Harbor Patrol provided traffic control
New Horizons Airport ARFF Duty crew responded an engine


















































































Monday, June 22, 2015

House fire on Sleydon Lane in Turvile

Units responded to a reported structure fire Sunday evening. Upon arrival heavy flames could be seen. The fire had already broken through the roof.

Units responding:
Engine 381
Truck 384

Personnel on scene:
District Chief Carla Laville
Deputy Chief Lilly Aurora
John P. Marchlewski
Billy Ixito

Mutual aid from:
Maritime Coast Guard and New Horizons Fire Dept. ARFF Division



























































Wednesday, May 20, 2015

A tornado touches off a house fire in Turvile

Apparatus on scene:
Truck 384
Engine 381
Rescue 388

Personnel on scene:
District Chief Laville
Deputy Chief Aurora
Captain Walker
Lieutenant Solo
Engineer Solvang
Firefighter Snake
Firefighter Charisma

Uprooted trees and downed power lines hampered immediate response to the house fire. Roads had to be cleared in order to access the fire scene. 































Storfront Fire at Art Deco

Apparatus on scene:
Tanker 323
Truck 324

Personnel on scene:
Chief Laville
Deputy Chief Aurora
Captain Walker
Firefighter Snake











Mutual aid to the Maritime Coast Guard for a Light House fire

Apparatus on scene:
Engine 381

Personnel on scene:
Chief Laville
Deputy Chief Aurora
Lieutenant Solo
Firefighter Snake
Firefighter Charisma