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CENTRAL VILLAGE CALLED TO PLAINFIELD
BRUSH FIRE
Friday, April 25, 2008
- At 13:40 hours QV dispatched Central Village units to assist the
Plainfield Fire Department with a quick-moving brush fire on Lathrop
Road in their first due. ET-197 & F-197 responded on the run with
combined staffing of six (6) members. While en route to
Plainfield, QV redirected Station 97 to a report of a separate grass
fire near the intersection of Norwich Road and Lathrop Road Ext.
ET-197 located a very small fire and had it controlled within minutes
before continuing onto the original assignment. The crew from
F-197 arrived and immediately went to work extinguishing fire in close
proximity to a residence. Personnel staffing ET-197 also began
knocking down fire while the apparatus chauffer shuttled loads of water
from the fill site to brush units on the fireground. Several other
mutual aid forestry apparatus and tankers were called to the scene
before the estimated 15 acre fire was brought under control.
Central Village units assisted on scene until 18:00 hours.
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ET-197
ON ONECO 2ND ALARM STRUCTURE FIRE
Wednesday,
April 23, 2008 - Shortly after 13:00 hours the
Central Village Fire Company was called to Plainfield Pike in the Oneco
section of Sterling as part of a 2nd alarm structure fire assignment.
Oneco, Sterling, and several other mutual units had been on scene since
approximately 12:30 battling a fire in a vacant chicken coop measuring
60' x 100'. ET-197 responded with a crew of four (4).
Command directed ET-197 to set-up a draft site at the Oneco Pond
adjacent to the former Sterling Elementary School. Western
Coventry, R.I. ET-18 was given the same assignment and joined the
Central Village crew at the draft site. A number of tankers were
being utilized to sustain a constant water supply at the fire scene.
Central Village and Western Coventry crews worked together refilling
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CENTRAL VILLAGE FAST RUNS MORTLAKE
HOUSE FIRE
Saturday,
April 19, 2008 - At 18:30 hours the Mortlake Fire
Company was dispatched to a well-involved structure fire on Gorman Road
in their first due. The balance of the assignment consisted of E.
Brooklyn, Atwood Hose, and a FAST response from Central Village & Moosup.
ET-197 responded with a crew of six (6) under the direction of Deputy
Chief LaPierre (C-197). Arriving Mortlake units confirmed full
involvement of the single story wood-frame dwelling and initiated an
exterior operation. Central Village and Moosup FAST crews stood-by
until 20:00 hours before being released by Command.
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TRUCK VS. POLE CLOSES EAST MAIN
STREET
 Friday,
April 18, 2008
- Shortly after 21:00 hours QV dispatched the Central Village Fire
Company to a vehicle accident vs. pole at the intersection of E.
Main Street and Green Hollow Road. ET-197 & R-197 responded on
the run. First arriving Deputy Chief LaPierre (C-197) reported
a pick-up truck vs. telephone pole on E. Main Street, adjacent to
the I-395 Exit 89 southbound off-ramp. The single occupant of
the truck was self-extricated upon arrival and uninjured. Due
to the precarious condition of the involved telephone pole, E. Main
Street and the highway exit ramp were closed to all traffic.
Station 97 units held the scene until the power company deemed the
situation safe. Central Village units returned to service
around 22:30 hours.
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CENTRAL VILLAGE ON 2 BRUSH FIRES
IN 2 HOURS....
MUTUAL AID THEN FIRST DUE
Friday, April 18, 2008
- At 10:06 Central Village units were added to a brush fire
assignment on Finn Road in Canterbury. F-197 & ET-197
responded with combined staffing of four (4) members. Command
advised incoming Station 97 units that F-197 would assist with
extinguishment efforts on the Northern flank of the fire, while
ET-197 supplied it's load of water. Crews operated in
Canterbury until 11:24 until having to quickly free up to respond
back to Central Village for a brush fire on Old Black Hill Road.
Due to the delayed response time for F-197 & ET-197, a brush
assignment from the Moosup Fire Department was dispatched.
Station 94 had F-194 "The Mule" & ET-194 on the air in moments with
five (5) members. Both Central Village and Moosup units
arrived at the same time and brought the fire under control within
five (5) minutes. Stations 97 & 94 held the scene until 12:15
before returning to service.
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TRACTOR TRAILER VS. CAR INJURES ONE
 Wednesday,
April 16, 2008
- Shortly after 12:00 hours QV dispatched the Central Village Fire
Company to a vehicle accident with injuries in the area of 60 E.
Main Street. First arriving Assistant Chief Irons (C-297)
reported only one (1) minor injury, and that the two (2) vehicle
accident involved a tractor trailer unit vs. car. ET-197
responded on the run with four (4) members. Personnel from
ET-197
controlled hazards associated with the vehicles while the Moosup
Ambulance rendered medical care. Central Village units
operated for 30 minutes before re-opening the roadway and returning
to service.
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MUTUAL AID TO PLAINFIELD FOR BRUSH &
STRUCTURE FIRE
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
- At 13:10 this afternoon the Central Village Fire Co. was dispatched
mutual aid to Lovers Lane in Plainfield as part of a structure fire
assignment. The incident originated as an outside fire with
exposure to a 20' x 20' outbuilding, a vacant trailer home, and several
debris piles. The Central Village assignment consisted of ET-197
and F-197 with combined staffing of six (6) members. Moosup Deputy
Chief Yellen (C-194) was the first officer to reach the scene and
reported 100% involvement of the outbuilding with a significant risk of
exposure to the trailer home. The brush fire aspect of the
incident encompassed approximately two (2) acres and ignited several
debris piles. ET-197 was the second engine to reach the scene
behind Plainfield's ET-195. The Central Village crew was ordered
to deploy two (2) hoselines, the first to prevent extension to the
trailer home, and the second to extinguish the remains of the
outbuilding. Central Village members also worked with personnel
from Plainfield, Atwood Hose and Moosup to bring the wind-driven brush
fire under control. All units assisted with the overhaul and
mop-up process. Station 97 units operated until 15:05 before
returning to service.
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