Fire Blotter: April 2

Total calls this period: 84

Fire/Hazardous Conditions: 2 

Service/Good Intent/False: 17

EMS/Rescue: 65

On March 21, medics responded to an unknown medical aid at a local school. The patient suddenly lost consciousness and fell out of his chair striking his head on a desk. Medics transported him to the hospital for further evaluation.

On March 22, firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm. Engine 59 arrived to find painters in the basement spraying paint. Fumes from the paint activated the alarm. The painters forgot to cover one detector. The crews reset the alarm and had the painters cover the detector before returning in service.

On March 23, medics were called to a bicycle crash. The crew found a man who had crashed his bike and landed hard on his left side. He was unable to move without severe pain. Medics treated and transported him to the hospital for further evaluation.

On March 24, medics were called to a woman ill. The woman was having lunch with her husband when he noticed she was not responding normally and also had a "twitch" on the side of her mouth. Medics transported her to the hospital for further evaluation. She remained unresponsive during the transport except for an occasional moan.

On March 25, firefighters responded to a complaint of an unattended fire with smoke and flames 30 feet in the air. The crew arrived to find a residential yard debris fire in progress. The fire was attended and met all fire department guidelines. The crew thanked the homeowner for their cooperation and returned in service.

On March 26, medics were dispatched to a possible allergic reaction. Three hours prior to the call, the patient had consumed a packet of vitamins and an energy drink. She developed a migraine, scratchy throat, red splotches on her face, arms and chest and some numbness in the left side of her body. Before the Fire Department arrived, she had forced herself to vomit and her symptoms were resolving, and she did not wish to go to the hospital. Because her symptoms were resolving on their own, the medic advised her to see her doctor as soon as possible.

On March 27, medics were dispatched to a cardiac arrest. The crew arrived to find the man in full arrest with no pulse and his wife performing CPR. The crew took over CPR, and the medics began advanced life support procedures. Upon arrival to the hospital, the man was beginning to respond to resuscitative efforts.