A Few VFD calls written 3/28/09

Yes, I've had a few firefighter calls. There were 2 medical calls I missed, the second last Saturday, March 21, a man passed out at Belmont Cemetary. I couldn't make it out the door before they had already been answered and on the way, plus I was a little scared of medical calls because of no training. Then Sunday night 3/22 about 7:15 pm there was a call to Garcia's Campground. I didn't get to the Fire House in time but was coming up to the turn to Garcia's when I saw our second truck to the scene so I followed them in. It was a campfire gone wild, burned a few big dead trees next to the river. There were no flames by the time I got there but they did let me use the hose and spray the embers and hot spots! I followed Dale back to the FH and helped fill the water in the big tanker truck and watched how he filled the gas tank. Nick brought out a BVFD cap and said since I got to squirt some water, here was a cap! At least now I have some proof I'm connected to the unit.

Wednesday, March 25, we got a call to a wreck, a vehicle had rolled over on CR 105. Again I didn't make it to the FH, I saw the truck turn on 466 and followed them to the scene. It appeared a young man and his friend were driving on the gravel road and swerved to miss a deer, ran off the road and the Xterra they were in rolled over. The driver seemed to be OK and refused medical attention but the passenger was a bit banged up, I think he may have hit his head, and was taken in the ambulance. All I did was hang out and try to hear what was going on.

Last night, or rather this morning at a 3:10 another medical call came in saying an individual kept passing out off CR 105. My first thought - it's 3 o'clock in the morning, maybe they're sleepy!!! I jumped in my clothes and then the car and still didn't get to the FH before the emergency truck arrived at the scene. I just sat at the FH in the car until I hear our unit left the scene and then I went home. It was a bit hard to get back to sleep after all the adrenaline and being up for an hour but I finally did and slept til 10 am.