DECEMBER 30- TVFD AND FORK RESCUE UNITS WERE ALERTED TO HWY 24 JUST EAST OF I-85 FOR ONE OVERTURNED. UNITS ARRIVED TO FIND ONE OCCUPANT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. EMS TRANSPORTED THE PATIENT AS FIRE CREWS SECURED THE VEHICLE AND ASSISTED WITH TRAFFIC.

RESPONDING UNITS E-17-1, E-17, FORK MEDIC 8-2, RESCUE 8

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(TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED TRAPPING DRIVER, HANGING OVER LAKE HARTWELL,.....WITH DIESEL SPILL)

DECEMBER 27TH - AT 0630 HOURS, FORK RESCUE SQUAD AND DOUBLE SPRINGS VFD WERE DISPATCHED TO HATTON'S FORD RD FOR THE REPORT OF A TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED. UPON THE ARRIVAL OF EMS AND FIRE, AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER TRANSPORTING CHICKEN FEED WAS FOUND OVERTURNED HANGING BETWEEN THE BRIDGE OVER LAKE HARTWELL, AND THE SHORE. STATION 5 LT. COBB ESTABLISHED THE OVERALL INCIDENT COMMAND WITH MEDIC 8-2 HAVING MEDICAL COMMAND. COMMAND UNITS QUICKLY REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL ALARM BRINGING TOWNVILLE VFD, ADDITIONAL RESCUE TRUCKS FROM OAKWAY RESCUE SQUAD AND MEDSHORE, AS WELL AS THE ANDERSON COUNTY HAZ-MAT TEAM TO THE SCENE. A SPECIAL CALL WAS ALSO PLACED FOR FOR A HEAVY DUTY WRECKER AND CRANE FOR STABILIZATION OF THE BIG RIG. PERSONNEL INITIALLY STABILIZED THE CAB WITH ALL AVAILABLE CRIBBING AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDING WINCHES FROM EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON SCENE. THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS THEN REMOVED TO GAIN MINIMUM ACCESS TO THE PATIENT. AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF A LARGE CRANE AND WRECKER, THE CAB OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER WAS SECURED SO THERE WAS NO FURTHER THREAT OF THE VEHICLE FALLING IN THE WATER. THE CRANE THEN RAISED THE CAB SEVERAL INCHES TO ALLOW THE SAFE EXTRICATION OF THE VICTIM WHICH INCLUDED PUSHING THE DASH, REMOVING THE DRIVERS SEAT, AND CUTTING THE STEERING WHEEL. NUMEROUS HYDRAULIC TOOLS, SAW ZAWS, AND ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT WERE USED IN THIS  EXTRICATION. AFTER REMOVAL, THE PATIENT WAS ASSESSED BY SQUAD 8 PERSONNEL AND PATIENT CARE TURNED OVER TO MEDTRANS FOR FLIGHT TO GREENVILLE MEMORIAL. AS THE EXTRICATION WAS BEING COMPLETED, ANDERSON COUNTY HAZ MAT CREWS WERE ALSO BUSY CONTAINING A DIESEL SPILL INTO THE LAKE.  ALL AGENCIES INVOLVED WORKED VERY WELL TOGETHER TO BRING THIS INCIDENT TO A POSITIVE OUTCOME. A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CRANE AND WRECKER OPERATORS, WHOSE ASSISTANCE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING THE RIG, SO A SAFE EXTRICATION COULD TAKE PLACE.

RESPONDING UNITS: DOUBLE SPRINGS E-5, E-5-1, S-5, G-5, TOWNVILLE E-17, E-17-1

FORK RESCUE MEDIC 8-2,MEDIC 8-0, RESCUE 8, OAKWAY RESCUE 3, MEDSHORE RESCUE 1

ANDERSON COUNTY HAZ MAT TEAM, AND NUMEROUS LAW ENFORCEMENT, COUNTY, AND STATE OFFICIALS

PICTURES COURTESY OF BERNIE WILLIAMS AND IKE BRISSEY

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DECEMBER 9 - THE FIRST ANNUAL TOWNVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE, SPONSORED BY THE TVFD AND FORK RESCUE SQUAD WAS HELD DECEMBER 9TH. THE RESPONSE WAS OVERWHELMING WITH 166 ENTREE'S. ON THE BEHALF OF THE TOWNVILLE VFD AND FORK RESCUE SQUAD, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT OF THIS EVENT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE CAR AND TRACTOR SHOW APRIL 12TH, AND NEXT YEAR AT THE SECOND ANNUAL TOWNVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE. (DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED)

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DECEMBER 15TH- AT 1328HRS TVFD WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSIST STATION 5 WITH A GRASS TRUCK AND ENGINE ON A LARGE WOODS FIRE. GRASS 17 AND ENGINE 17 RESPONDED WITH 10 VOLUNTEERS. UPON ARRIVAL, SEVERAL WOODED ACRES WERE INVOLVED WITH A VERY WIND DRIVEN FIRE. LUCKILY, A PLOWED FIELD WAS AT THE HEAD OF THE FIRE AND ACTED AS FIRE BREAK. UNITS OPERATED ON SCENE FOR OVER AN HOUR BEFORE RETURNING TO SERVICE.

TVFD RESPONDING UNITS: GRASS 17 AND ENGINE 17

DOUBLE SPRINGS E-5, E-5-1, T-5, G-5, S-5

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DECEMBER 15TH- CREWS WERE AWAKENED AROUND 0330 HRS FOR THE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF THE SHELL STATION ON HWY 24. TWO VEHICLES WERE FOUND WITH ONE HAVING MODERATE DAMAGE. TOWNVILLE CREWS ASSISTED WITH TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE REMOVAL OF GLASS FROM THE ROADWAY.NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. SC HIGHWAY PATROL ASSISTED ONE OF THE INVOLVED DRIVERS.

RESPONDING UNITS: E-17-1, E-17, FORK EMS MEDIC 8-2

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DECEMBER 13TH- STATION 17 AND SQUAD 8 WERE DISPATCHED TO I-85 SOUTH OF EXIT 11 FOR THE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH ROLLOVER. UPON ARRIVAL, CREWS FOUND A CROSSOVER ACCIDENT AS ONE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH AND CROSSED THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIER GLANCING SEVERAL VEHICLES AND THEN HITTING AN SUV. THIS COLLISION SENT THE SUV OFF THE ROADWAY FLIPPING SEVERAL TIMES, BEFORE COMING TO REST IN SOME HEAVY BRUSH. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. FORK EMS TRANSPORTED 1 OCCUPANT OF EACH VEHICLE FOR EVALUATION. 

RESPONDING UNITS E-17-1, E-17, FORK EMS MEDIC 8-2 AND RESCUE 8

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DECEMBER 4TH - DURING AFTERNOON HOURS, STATION 17 WAS REQUESTED BY COMMAND 5 TO RESPOND TO MARET RD TO ASSIST WITH A DEBRIS FIRE THAT HAD SPREAD TO THE NEARBY WOODS. E-17, E-17-1, AND GRASS 17 RESPONDED WITH 8 VOLUNTEERS, AND WORKED WITH STATION 5'S CREW TO EXTINGUISH A MODERATE SIZE FIRE. ON A RELATED NOTE, THE FIRE HAPPENED JUST MINUTES AFTER A STATE WIDE RED FLAG BURNING BAN WAS ISSUED. 

TVFD E-17, E-17-1,G-17

DOUBLE SPRINGS E-5, G-5, T-5

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NOVEMBER 15TH - TOWNVILLE VFD AND FORK RESCUE UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO I-85 SOUTHBOUND AROUND THE 7 MILE MARKER FOR A MVA WITH ROLLOVER. UPON ARRIVAL, A CONSTRUCTION TRUCK CARRYING A LARGE WATER TANK FOR PAVING WAS FOUND OVERTURNED. ONE PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMS AND THE ANDERSON COUNTY HAZ-MAT TEAM WAS NOTIFIED BY COMMAND TO ASSIST WITH PUMPING OFF DIESEL FUEL FROM THE DAMAGED TANKS ONBOARD. 

RESPONDING UNITS - TVFD E-17-1, E-17, ANDERSON COUNTY HAZ-MAT TEAM, FORK EMS MEDIC 8-2

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JUNE 30TH - A STORM WITH STRONG WINDS BROUGHT SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE TOWNVILLE AREA. E-17 AND E-17-1 RESPONDED TO HWY 24 NEAR THE POST OFFICE FOR A LIVE LINE DOWN, AND SOON AFTER E-17-1 RESPONDED TO SENATE STREET  FOR A TREE DOWN ON A POWER LINE.  

TRACTOR TRAILER SPARKS BRUSH FIRE

JUNE 18TH - TOWNVILLE VFD WAS ALERTED TO ASSIST STATION 5 WITH A BRUSH FIRE AT THE 5 MILE MARKER ON SOUTHBOUND 85. A NORTHBOUND TRACTOR TRAILER LOST A WHEEL SETTING THE MEDIAN AND SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF 85 ON FIRE BEFORE COMING TO REST. ENGINE 17-1, ENGINE 17, AND GRASS 17 RESPONDED TO ASSIST IN EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. APPARATUS WERE ON SCENE APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES BEFORE RETURNING TO SERVICE.

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JUNE 16TH - AT 1640 HOURS, TVFD AND FORK RESCUE WERE DISPATCHED TO A MVA WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLE ENTRAPMENT ON I-85 AROUND THE 10 MILE MARKER. AFTER DETERMINING THE VEHICLES CAME TO REST IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES, STATION 5 WAS ADDED TO THE CALL. MEDIC 8-2 ARRIVED FIRST AND REPORTED 3 VEHICLES INVOLVED WITH 1 ENTRAPPED AND 4 TOTAL PATIENTS. FORK RESCUE 8 , ENGINES 17 AND 17-1, AND E-5 ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER AND BEGAN TO EXTRICATE. THE VEHICLE WAS STABILIZED WITH CRIBBING AND REAR DOOR "POPPED" TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS EXTRICATED IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES, AND TRANSPORTED WITH 3 OTHERS TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. TRAFFIC ALONG THE NORTHBOUND LANES WAS BACKED UP FOR 5 MILES DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. TOWNVILLE CREWS WORKED ON THE SCENE FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES BEFORE RETURNING TO SERVICE. 

RESPONDING UNITS:

TVFD E-17 & E-17-1, FORK MEDIC 8-2 & R-8

DOUBLE SPRINGS E-5 & SALVAGE 5, MEDSHORE MEDIC 9-9

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JUNE 2ND - DURING THE EARLY MORNING, STATION 17 WAS DISPATCHED TO BROYLES CIRCLE FOR A WOODS FIRE. E-17-1 AND G-17 RESPONDED AND ARRIVED ON SCENE TO FIND A LARGE WOODS FIRE THREATENING SEVERAL RESIDENCES. COMMAND REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL ENGINE AND THE TANKER TO ALSO RESPOND. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED IN APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND TOWNVILLE UNITS CLEARED THE SCENE WITHIN AN HOUR.

 RESPONDING APPARATUS: E-17-1, G-17, E-17,T-17 

TVFD WAS ALERTED TO INDIAN TRAIL RD FOR A POSSIBLE BRUSH FIRE. UPON ARRIVAL, E-17-1 FOUND A LARGE DEBRIS PILE BURNING. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT DUE TO CURRENT DRY CONDITIONS. A BOOSTER LINE BEGAN EXTINGUISHMENT, AND CARRIED OVER TO THE MASTER STREAM ON 17-1 AFTER A WATER SUPPLY WAS ESTABLISHED.

RESPONDING APPARATUS: E-17-1, E-17, E-17-2, T-17 

TVFD WAS DISPATCHED TO I-85 IN THE MEDIAN FOR A GRASS FIRE. UPON ARRIVAL, THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE HAD BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY BACKPACK SPRAYER 17 ON THE SHOULDERS OF FIREFIGHTER GEORGE SHIRLEY.

RESPONDING UNITS: E-17-1, DODGE 17 W/ BACKPACK SPRAYER 17

TOWNVILLE FIRE AND FORK RESCUE UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE 10 MM ON I-85 FOR A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT. ACTUALLY, THE SECOND INVOLVED VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BY THE FIRST VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND ONE LANE WAS TEMPORARILY BLOCKED. 

UNITS RESPONDING: ENGINE 17-1 AND MEDIC 8-2 

MAY 22ND - ANNUAL HOSE TEST AND WATER SUPPLY TRAINING ON THE TANKER WAS HELD DURING OUR REGULAR MEETING. OUR EXPLORERS AND SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS ESPECIALLY BENEFITED FROM THIS TRAINING. ON A RELATED NOTE, WE DID SUFFER 1 INJURY TO ONE SECTION OF INCH AND ONE HALF HOSE, AND A FATALITY TO ONE SECTION OF TWO AND ONE HALF HOSE AS SEEN BELOW... 

May 15 - It is with great regret that we report the passing away of fellow firefighter Joe Loy. Joe was tragically involved in a motor vehicle accident while filming an earlier accident for Fox Carolina news on I-85 May 14th in Spartanburg County. Joe was a devoted member of the Double Springs VFD, serving along side his daughter Katie. Joe was also an active member of The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Clemson.  Joe was a dedicated firefighter always ready and willing to help out in any way.  A memorial service was held Friday May 18th at the Madren Center on the campus of Clemson University. 

MAY 15 - AT 1702 HRS, STATION'S 17, 5, AND FORK EMS 8 WERE ALERTED TO THE 6000 BLOCK OF HWY 24 FOR A POSSIBLE STRUCTURE FIRE. E-17-1 AND THE TANKER RESPONDED AT 1703 HRS AND ARRIVED IN SIX MINUTES TO FIND A TRASH PILE BURNING IN THE FRONT YARD OF A MOBILE HOME WITHIN THE CASTLEGATE MOBILE HOME PARK. DOUBLE SPRINGS UNITS WERE PLACED IN SERVICE AND E-17-1 MADE QUICK WORK OF THE SMALL BLAZE. LT. MORIARTY HAD THE CASTLEGATE COMMAND AND ALL TOWNVILLE UNITS CLEARED WITHIN 20 MINUTES.

FF'S G.SHIRLEY, M. HUNNICUTT, AND T. MARTIN SOAK THE PILE....

MAY 3RD - DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS, TVFD UNITS WERE ALERTED TO SOUTHBOUND 85 FOR AN OVERTURNED TRACTOR TRAILER. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND THERE WERE NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, OR FUEL SPILL. UNFORTUNATELY FOR DRIVERS, THE WRECK BLOCKED BOTH LANES OF 85, AND TRAFFIC WAS AT A STAND STILL FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS. 

UNITS RESPONDING: E-17-1. E-17, DOUBLE SPRINGS E-5, 

FORK EMS MEDIC8-2,                                             

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PICS BY FF ED MORIARTY JR

APRIL 29TH - DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS, STATION 17 WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSIST STATION 5 WITH A VEHICLE FIRE AT THE 8 MILE MARKER. INITIAL REPORTS TO DISPATCH STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NORTHBOUND. UPON E-5'S ARRIVAL THE FIRE WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES AND COMMAND 5 (CHIEF BEAN) REQUESTED STATION 17 TO BE DISPATCHED DUE TO  LIMITED ACCESSIBILITY TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MEDIAN BARRIERS. THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY E-5. UPON E-17-1 ARRIVAL, THE HOT SPOTS WERE EXTINGUISHED AND THE OCCUPANTS MOVED SAFELY OFF THE INTERSTATE TO WAIT ON ASSISTANCE FROM HIGHWAY PATROL. 

APRIL 21ST - SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT, WEST PELZER STATION 6 WAS ALERTED TO CHEROKEE RD FOR A COMMERCIAL FIRE ALARM. AS UNITS ARRIVED THEY WERE MET WITH A MAJOR FIRE INVOLVING PALLETS AND DEBRIS AT A RECYCLING FACILITY. COMMAND QUICKLY REQUESTED ADDITIONAL STATIONS TO ASSIST. AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSED, AN ALL CALL WAS DISPATCHED COUNTY WIDE FOR MANPOWER TO RESPOND TO THE SCENE. MANY ADDITIONAL COUNTY STATIONS RESPONDED WITH PERSONNEL TO RELIEVE WEST PELZER, AND OTHER ASSISTING STATIONS.

APRIL 18TH - STATION 17 RESPONDED TO A SMALL BRUSH FIRE ON THE SIDE OF WINCHESTER RD. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND CREWS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHIN 15 MINUTES.

UNITS RESPONDING- E-17-1, E-17, GRASS 17, FORK EMS MEDIC 8-2

APRIL 14TH - AS THE TVFD COOKING CREW WAS WINDING DOWN PREPARING THE B-B-Q FOR THE CAR AND TRACTOR SHOW, THE TONES WERE DROPPED FOR THE VEHICLE FIRE ON I-85 SOUTHBOUND AT THE 8 MILE MARKER. E-17 ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FOUND AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. E-17 EXTINGUISHED THE BLAZE AS E-17-1, SCHP, AND FORK MEDIC 8-2 PROVIDED PROTECTION OF THE SCENE FROM PASSING MOTORISTS.  

UNITS RESPONDING: E-17, E-17-1,T-17, 

FORK MEDIC 8-2                                                                          

APRIL 12TH - AT 0532 HRS TOWNVILLE FIRE AND FORK EMS WERE DISPATCHED TO CONEROSS RD FOR AN UNKNOWN SITUATION. AS UNITS WERE ENROUTE, AN ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY ARRIVED ON SCENE TO FIND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH A FULLY INVOLVED VEHICLE FIRE. ENGINE 17 ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER AND SPLIT IT'S CREW WITH TWO FIREFIGHTERS ATTACKING THE FIRE AND TWO ASSISTING EMS PROVIDING PATIENT CARE. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED EMERGENT TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. CREWS CLEARED AT 0702 HRS.

RESPONDING UNITS: ENGINE 17, ENGINE 17-1, AND TANKER 17

FORK EMS: MEDIC 8-2 AND MEDIC 8-0

MARCH 27TH- ENGINES 17, 17-1, T-17, & G-17 TOOK A SHORT DRIVE UP HWY 24 TO CONDUCT SEARCH AND RESCUE, VENTILATION, AND LIVE FIRE TRAINING IN AN ACQUIRED STRUCTURE. TWENTY SIX TOWNVILLE FIREFIGHTERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS TRAINING INCLUDING OUR NEW EXPLORERS. THE LAST SECTION OF HOSE WAS RACKED AT 2300 HOURS GIVING THE CREW FROM 17 OVER 4 HOURS OF TRAINING FOR THE NIGHT. 

THE ANNUAL ANDERSON COUNTY VFD TRAINING DAY WAS HELD ON MARCH 17TH AT THE TRAINING FACILITY ON HILLHOUSE RD.  150 FIREFIGHTERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY TOOK PART IN THIS TRAINING THAT INCLUDED LP GAS FIREFIGHTING, SAFETY AND SURVIVAL, PUMP OPS, AND FLASHOVER SIMULATOR TRAINING TO NAME A FEW. THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO MADE THIS DAY POSSIBLE INCLUDING COUNTY CHIEF GIBSON, TRAINING OFFICER CHAMBLEE, COUNTY TRAINING ASSOCIATION (CHAIRMAN CRENSHAW) AND ALL OTHERS WHO ASSISTED.

TVFD PERSONNEL FF JEFF MARTIN, ASST. CHIEF MARK BRYANT, FF JEFF TURPIN, AND LT. TOMMY ROBINSON AFTER TAKING IN SOME BURNS IN THE FLASHOVER SIMULATOR 

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ABOVE IMAGES FROM THE FLASHOVER SIMULATOR FROM GASTON COLLEGE, NC

PUMP OPERATIONS INSTRUCTED BY CENTER ROCK CAPTAIN BRIAN BOLT

LP GAS FIREFIGHTING INSTRUCTED BY COUNTY FIRE CHIEF  BILLY GIBSON

NEW UNIFORMS FOR THE STATION

MARCH 17TH - RECENTLY, THE TVFD RECEIVED DRESS UNIFORMS COMPLIMENTS OF CURRENT FIREFIGHTER DENNIS GARTLAND. THESE UNIFORMS WERE DONATED BY HIS HOME DEPARTMENT IN TERRYVILLE,  LONG ISLAND NEW YORK. A SPECIAL THANKS TO BOTH DENNIS AND THE OFFICERS OF TERRYVILLE VFD FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. BELOW, THE NEW ATTIRE IS SHOWN OFF BY HONORARY MEMBER TERRY CONNALLY.

TANKER AND ENGINE TO "WILD HOG RD"

MARCH 14TH - AROUND 15:30 HOURS TANKER 17 AND ENGINE 17-1 WERE REQUESTED TO HWY 187 BY COMMAND 14 (ZION CAPT. BARNETTE), TO ASSIST ENGINES 14,14-1 & GRASS 14 WITH A LARGE DEBRIS PILE THAT WAS THREATENING A STRUCTURE. E-14 ARRIVED ON SCENE AND PLACED SEVERAL HAND LINES IN SERVICE USING A WATER CURTAIN TO PROTECT THE EXPOSURE, AND OTHERS TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE. TANKER-17 AND E-17-1 RESPONDED WITH 7 PERSONNEL AND SHUTTLED 7500 GALLONS OF WATER TO THE SCENE. TVFD UNITS CLEARED AY APPROXIMATELY 17:30 HOURS.

AFTER INITIAL KNOCKDOWN

MARCH 2007 - THE TOWNVILLE VFD AND FORK RESCUE SQUAD HAVE PARTNERED TO CREATE A NEW EXPLORER POST THROUGH THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. THIS POST WILL ALLOW YOUTH AGES 14-18 TO BECOME A PART OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNITY WHILE LEARNING THE SKILLS NEEDED TO PERFORM FIREFIGHTING AND EMS OPERATIONS.  STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO. TO JOIN THE POST, OR TO JOIN AS A FULL MEMBER CLICK THE CONTACT US SECTION IN THE ABOVE TOOLBAR.

MARCH 12TH - TVFD WAS DISPATCHED TO CEDAR GROVE RD AT DOGWOOD RD FOR A GRASS FIRE. STATION 17 RESPONDED WITH 17 PERSONNEL AND MULTIPLE UNITS TO THE SCENE. UPON ARRIVAL ENGINE 17-1 LOCATED A GRASS FIRE (ALONG WITH SOME FENCE POSTS)  AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH THE BOOSTER LINE. 

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

EXPLORERS JOE MORIARTY AND JESSIE FRANKS HIT SOME HOT SPOTS.                                         KNOCKING IT DOWN

THE ELECTION OF TVFD OFFICERS FOR 2007 WAS HELD FEBRUARY 27 AT STATION 17. THE MEMBERSHIP VOTED TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT OFFICERS.  

CHIEF BILLY McADAMS

ASST. CHIEF MARK BRYANT

CAPTAIN AARON LANGDALE

1ST LIEUTENANT EDDIE MORIARTY III

2ND LIEUTENANT FRANK TRUTWIN

3RD LIEUTENANT TOMMY ROBINSON

                                                                                                                           CHIEF MCADAMS SHOWS HIS BEST SIDE WHILE APPLYING OIL DRY.

THE SECOND CALL OF THE DAY WAS DISPATCHED TO ASSIST STATION 5 WITH A TREE / BRUSH FIRE. E-17-1 RESPONDED WITH 2 AND E-17 WITH 5 TO THE SCENE.  ASHES FROM A CONTROL BURN APPARENTLY CAUGHT A LARGE TREE ON FIRE. AS THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, COUNTY DISPATCHED ADVISED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER BRUSH FIRE AT CEDAR GROVE RD. E-17 RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY, AND E-17-1 SOON AFTER. ADDITIONAL APPARATUS, (GRASS 17 AND TANKER 17) RESPONDED FROM THE STATION. A MODERATE SIZE BRUSH FIRE WAS LOCATED AND EXTINGUISHED.  ALL UNITS RETURNED TO SERVICE AROUND 5PM.

STA 17 FF SHIRLEY AND STA  5 FF KINNEY EXTINGUISH THE TREE AND BRUSH FIRE

THE MORIARTY'S SURVEY THE CEDAR GROVE SCENE AS TVFD UNITS CLEAR.....

FEBRUARY 19TH - AT 2023 HRS, TOWNVILLE VFD UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO HATCHER RD JUST EAST OF STATION 17 FOR A BRUSH FIRE. E-17-1 AND GRASS 17 ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 2026 HRS WITH A MODERATE FIRE INTO THE WOODS. GRASS 17 ACCESSED THE FIRE AND ADDITIONAL ARRIVING CREWS ON E-17 AND TANKER 17 ASSISTED WITH EXTINGUISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTING A FIRE BREAK. TOWNVILLE CREWS CLEARED IN APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES.

FEBRUARY 17TH - AT 2001 HOURS, STATION 17 WAS DISPATCHED TO HIGHWAY 243 FOR  A POSSIBLE BRUSH FIRE. WHILE ENROUTE, COUNTY FIRE DISPATCH RECEIVED MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION THAT THE CALL WAS ACTUALLY A STRUCTURE FIRE ON PALMER RD. WITH THIS INFORMATION, DOUBLE SPRINGS VFD WAS ADDED TO THE ASSIGNMENT. E-17-1 ARRIVED AT 2010 HOURS WITH HEAVY FIRE THRU THE ROOF OF A LARGE RESIDENCE.  E-17 ARRIVED NEXT AND LAID 600' OF SUPPLY LINE DOWN THE DRIVE WAY FOR WATER SUPPLY. E-5-1 PICKED UP THE LAY AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY AND SET UP A DUMP TANK OPERATION, ALONG WITH TANKER 5.  COMMAND THEN REQUESTED ZION VFD FOR AN ADDITIONAL TANKER TO THE SCENE AND ENGINE TO SET UP A FILL SITE AT THE CLOSEST HYDRANT. TANKERS THEN SHUTTLED TO THE SCENE.  UNITS REMAINED ON SCENE FOR SEVERAL HOURS PERFORMING OVERHAUL OPERATIONS. THANKS TO OUR NEIGHBORING STATIONS AND FORK RESCUE SQUAD FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. 

PHOTO COURTESY OF SEFTON IPOCK, ANDERSON INDEPENDENT MAIL

JANUARY 6TH - TOWNVILLE VFD AND FORK EMS RESPONDED TO INTERSTATE 85 AT THE 14 MILE MARKER NORTHBOUND FOR A MVA WITH REPORTED TREE ON VEHICLE. CREWS ARRIVED TO FIND A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE EMBANKMENT AND WAS WEDGED UNDERNEATH A FALLEN TREE. THE SINGLE PATIENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

RESPONDING APPARATUS ENGINE 17, 17-1, TANKER 17, FORK EMS MEDIC 8-2 AND RESCUE 8

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