INTERSTATE MVA 

OCTOBER 9TH - TOWNVILLE FIRE AND FORK EMS UNITS RESPONDED TO I-85 AT THE 11 MM NORTHBOUND FOR A REPORTED ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, PERSONNEL FOUND ONE VEHICLE WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. 

RESPONDING UNITS: ENGINE 17-1, MEDIC 8-2, RESCUE-8

VEHICLE FIRE 

SEPTEMBER 23 - TOWNVILLE FIRE UNITS RESPONDED TO I-85 SOUTHBOUND AT THE 7MM FOR A VEHICLE FIRE. ENGINE 17-1 ARRIVED TO FIND A FULLY INVOLVED CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE. CREWS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH THE FRONT ATTACK LINE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

RESPONDING UNITS - ENGINE 17-1, E-17, TANKER 17

LT. EDDIE MORIARTY III AND FIREFIGHTER WILLIAM TATUM EXTINGUISH THE FIRE

HAY BALES, THE STORY OF THE DAY......

SEPTEMBER 11- TOWNVILLE FIREFIGHTERS WERE DISPATCHED TO CONEROSS RD BEHIND THE RESCUE SQUAD FOR HAY BALES ON FIRE. HEAVY SMOKE AND FIRE WAS VISIBLE AS CREWS WERE ARRIVING AT THE STATION. UPON ARRIVAL, NUMEROUS ROUND BALES WERE INVOLVED. BEING A SMALL COMMUNITY, WORD QUICKLY SPREAD ABOUT THE FIRE BRINGING SEVERAL TRACTORS WITH LOCAL FARMERS ON BOARD (INCLUDING SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS). WITH THE HELP OF THE TRACTORS, THE BURNED AND UNBURNED BALES WERE SEPARATED WHICH GREATLY DECREASED THE NUMBER OF BALES THE OWNER WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY LOST. SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO ASSISTED IN THIS INCIDENT, INCLUDING DOUBLE SPRINGS TANKER 5 WHO ASSISTED WITH 3000 GALLONS OF WATER....

RESPONDING UNITS- ENGINE 17, 17-1,TANKER 17, G-17                                              

DOUBLE SPRINGS TANKER 5

GRASS FIRE AT BOUNTYLAND QUICKSTOP

JULY 1ST - TOWNVILLE FIRE UNITS WERE ALERTED TO RESPOND TO THE BOUNTYLAND QUICKSTOP AT EXIT 11 FOR A BRUSH FIRE. ENGINE 17-1 ARRIVED TO FIND A MODERATE SIZE FIRE ON THE BANK BESIDE THE STORE. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED AND FIRE CREWS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

UNITS RESPONDING: ENGINE 17-1, E-17-2, G-17

FF LISA MORIARTY IN ACTION

                   L TO R-  LT. MORIARTY, CAPT. LANGDALE, & FF MARTIN HIT SOME HOT SPOTS                               

ENTRAPMENT ON THE INTERSTATE

JUNE 6TH- TOWNVILLE VFD RESPONDED TO THE 7 MILE MARKER TO ASSIST STATION 5, FORK EMS, AND MEDSHORE EMS ON A MVA WITH ENTRAPMENT. MEDTRANS WAS CALLED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE EXTRICATION. THE PATIENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL TRAUMA CENTER.                                                                             

    TOWNVILLE E-17-1, DOUBLE SPRINGS E-5, FAIR PLAY E-8, FORK EMS RESCUE 8, MEDSHORE  MEDIC 9-6, AND MEDTRANS

OFFICERS ELECTED FOR 2006

JANUARY 24TH - FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTIONS WERE HELD AT COUNTRY JACK'S RESTAURANT. AFTER A VERY GOOD MEAL, THE 2006 OFFICERS WERE ELECTED. ON A SPECIAL NOTE, LEWIS CARROLL OUR CHIEF FOR 17 YEARS RETIRED FROM HIS POSITION.  HE IS NOW ENJOYING BEING A "BLACK HAT" ONCE AGAIN. THE 2006 OFFICERS ARE LISTED BELOW: 

CHIEF- WILLIAM (BILLY) McADAMS                           

ASSISTANT CHIEF- MARK BRYANT

CAPTAIN- AARON LANGDALE

1ST LIEUTENANT- EDDIE MORIARTY III

2ND LIEUTENANT- FRANK TRUTWIN

3RD LIEUTENANT- TOMMY ROBINSON 

18 WHEELER ROLL OVER AT EXIT 11

JANUARY 20- TOWNVILLE FIRE AND FORK EMS WERE ALERTED FOR AN OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE SOUTHBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-85. ARRIVING UNITS FOUND THE DRIVER UNHURT AND A SMALL OIL SPILL IN WHICH E-17'S CREW CONTAINED. UNITS OPERATED ON THE SCENE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR.

UNITS RESPONDING: 

TOWNVILLE E-17 AND ENGINE 17-1

FORK RESCUE MEDIC 8-2 AND RESCUE 8