Friday, September 27, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Multi-car motor vehicle crash on S. 19th and S. "I" Street
Incident Date: 9/26/13
Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: S.19th and "I" Street
Incident Type: MVA
Narrative: At 1:17 PM Tacoma Firefighters from station 1,2 and 4 responded to a reported two car motor vehicle crash.
The first arriving company found two cars that hit head on in the intersection of S. 19th and S. "I" street and three additional cars including one vehicle landing on top of a parked car about 100 feet down "I" street. Crews worked quickly to assess all parties involved and a total of four patients were transported to area hospitals as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.
Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: S.19th and "I" Street
Incident Type: MVA
Narrative: At 1:17 PM Tacoma Firefighters from station 1,2 and 4 responded to a reported two car motor vehicle crash.
The first arriving company found two cars that hit head on in the intersection of S. 19th and S. "I" street and three additional cars including one vehicle landing on top of a parked car about 100 feet down "I" street. Crews worked quickly to assess all parties involved and a total of four patients were transported to area hospitals as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Noxious fumes send 47 elementary students and staff to area hospitals
Incident Date: 9/20/13
Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: 5830 S. Pine St.
Incident Type: Hazardous Materials
Narrative: At 9:34 AM, a single engine company was dispatched for a reported odor investigation at Edison Elementary School. Upon arrival firefighters noticed a heavy odor in the building and with students and staff reporting feeling light headed and nauseated they quickly upgraded the incident to Hazardous Materials Mass-Casualty-Incident, bringing numerous resources to the scene.
Operationally, a triage center was established in the playground while the entire school was evacuated. Medics evaluated about 50 students and staff and 18 of those patients were transported by private ambulance to area hospitals and 29 were transported by a school bus to an area hospital for evaluation. All patients were transported for precautionary reasons and there were no serious injuries to report from the incident.
Hazardous materials crews helped ventilate the building and used air monitoring equipment to determine that the air quality was within normal limits around 11:30 AM. Students unaffected by the incident were allowed back in the building to resume their school day by about noon.
Preliminary indications are that a leaf blower being used for some maintenance on the roof of the structure allowed noxious fumes to enter an HVAC air intake, where it was distributed inside the school with varying levels of concentration.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Busy evening for TFD's Technical Rescue Team
On Saturday September 14, Tacoma Fire Department’s Technical Rescue team responded to two separate ship-board rescue incidents.
At 7:53 p.m. crews mounted a high angle rope rescue operation for a longshoreman that fell into the hold of a large cargo ship and sustained a leg injury that prevented exiting from the hold. (APM Terminal -1002 Milwaukee Way). Firefighters tended to the injury and assembled a high angle rope rescue using a stokes stretcher to secure the patient, remove them from the hold and then transport them to an area hospital.
At 9:42 p.m. firefighters responded to a separate reported injured longshoreman. (Pier #7 - 1070 Port of Tacoma Road) In this incident a longshoreman suffered a head laceration and was unable to exit the hold. As in the previous incident, firefighters tended to the injury and assembled a high angle rope rescue using a stokes stretcher to secure the patient, remove them from the hold and then transport them to an area hospital.
At 7:53 p.m. crews mounted a high angle rope rescue operation for a longshoreman that fell into the hold of a large cargo ship and sustained a leg injury that prevented exiting from the hold. (APM Terminal -1002 Milwaukee Way). Firefighters tended to the injury and assembled a high angle rope rescue using a stokes stretcher to secure the patient, remove them from the hold and then transport them to an area hospital.
At 9:42 p.m. firefighters responded to a separate reported injured longshoreman. (Pier #7 - 1070 Port of Tacoma Road) In this incident a longshoreman suffered a head laceration and was unable to exit the hold. As in the previous incident, firefighters tended to the injury and assembled a high angle rope rescue using a stokes stretcher to secure the patient, remove them from the hold and then transport them to an area hospital.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Thank you for joining us for the 9/11 remembrance ceremony today
We are grateful to those who joined us in honoring the heroes and victims of 9/11 at our Remembrance Ceremony today. Thank you for helping us we keep our nation’s solemn vow to "never forget" the sacrifices made.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Requests for Service Report - August 2013
TFD Incidents by Initial Dispatch Type
| TFD - Incidents |
August
|
2013 (YTD)
|
2012 (YTD)
|
| Fire |
167
|
1,058
|
1,016
|
| Emergency Medical |
2,852
|
21,311
|
21,403
|
| All Other (e.g. hazardous conditions, search and rescue, automatic fire alarms) |
512
|
3,635
|
4,491
|
| Total |
3,531
|
26,004
|
26,910
|
TFD resuces man trapped in a chimney
Incident Date: 9/10/13
At 1:27 am, Firefighters from Stations 1,2,4,8, and 9 responded to a report of a person trapped in a chimney. The first arriving company found a man stuck approximately 20 feet down an old brick chimney flue and immediately called for TFD technical rescue team resources for extrication.
Operationally, the first step was firefighters made access to the attic where the chimney flue opening terminated and lowered a rescue rope with a loop in the bottom for the man to stand in so as not to fall further. Additional crews broke through a wall on the second floor of the building to get to the chimney flue, removed a brick and were able to make contact with the person. Firefighters then provided oxygen and respiratory protection to the man and used an air chisel to carefully remove an approximately 1 ½ foot by 3 feet section to remove the individual.
After being freed, the man was evaluated by paramedics and released at the scene. It has yet to be determined as to why the man was had climbed into the chimney.
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Issuing Officers: BC Dyre Fudge & Joe Meinecke
Incident Location: 608 N. “J” St.
Incident Type: Confined Space Rescue
Incident Location: 608 N. “J” St.
Incident Type: Confined Space Rescue
At 1:27 am, Firefighters from Stations 1,2,4,8, and 9 responded to a report of a person trapped in a chimney. The first arriving company found a man stuck approximately 20 feet down an old brick chimney flue and immediately called for TFD technical rescue team resources for extrication.
Operationally, the first step was firefighters made access to the attic where the chimney flue opening terminated and lowered a rescue rope with a loop in the bottom for the man to stand in so as not to fall further. Additional crews broke through a wall on the second floor of the building to get to the chimney flue, removed a brick and were able to make contact with the person. Firefighters then provided oxygen and respiratory protection to the man and used an air chisel to carefully remove an approximately 1 ½ foot by 3 feet section to remove the individual.
After being freed, the man was evaluated by paramedics and released at the scene. It has yet to be determined as to why the man was had climbed into the chimney.
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