2/23/10

CFD Activity for January 2010

First off I want to apologize for the lack of activity on the Blog but sometimes real life interferes so please forgive me. 2010 has started out to be a busy year not only for the CFD but for me personally. My wife, daughter, and I traveled to China on January 20 to adopt our son Russell. We returned home on February 5 and have taken some time to settle in. Russell is 22 months and is keeping us all rather busy.

In January the CFD had our monthly meeting, 3 drills, 1 mandatory class, and we assisted at the Annual Clinton Yuletide Bonfire. We also responded to 22 calls during the month. A summary of those calls follows.:

01/06/10 @ 7:25 pm - Fire Box 4508 Level 1 - Holiday Inn of Clinton for the fire alarm activation. Investigation determined that prior work on the sprinkler system had caused a false activation. The following units responded: Chief 45, Deputy 45, Engine 452, Tower 45, Engine 461, and Ladder 14. Fire Marshal 45 was notified of the situation. All units were ready for service at 8:02 pm.

01/07/10 @ 5:52 am - Fire Box 4508 Level 1 - Holiday Inn of Clinton for the fire alarm activation. Investigation determined alarm cause to be the same problem as previous call. Fire Marshal 45 was on scene and would ensure problem is repaired. Units responding: Engine 452, Engine 461, Ladder 14 and Deputy 14. All units were ready for service at 6:25 am.

01/10/10 @ 5:35 pm - Fire Box 4503 Level 2 - Leigh Street in the Town of Clinton for smoke in a dwelling. Units responding on the box were: Chief 45, Deputy 45, Engine 452, Tower 45, ladder 14, Engine 461, Engine 912, and Squad 18(FAST). Chief 45 and Deputy 45 arrived and determined the cause of the smoke to be a faulty oil burner. All 14, 46, 91, and 18 fire units were cancelled prior to arrival. Engine 452 and Tower 45 shut down the unit and vented the smoke from the dwelling. All units were ready for service at 6:04 pm.

01/12/10 @ 8:29 am - Fire Box 2546 Level 1 - Hunterdon Developmental Center(HDC) Cottage 16 for the fire alarm. Deputy 45, Engine 451, and Engine 912 responded. Investigation determined the cause to be burnt food. All units were ready for service at 8:51 am.
01/12/10 @ 11:36 am - Fire Box 4601 Level 4 - Jumping Brook Place in Clinton Township for the Carbon Monoxide(CO) alarm. Engine 451 responds mutual aid to AHCO(46) on this box. Captain 46 cancelled Engine 451 at 11:38 am.

01/13/10 @ 4:15 pm - Fire Box 4601 Level 4 - Grayrock Rd for the odor of gas in the residence. Engine 451 is assigned mutual aid to this box. Engine 451 assisted with the investigation and was ready for service at 4:45 pm.

01/14/10 @ 7:23 am - Fire Box 4503 Level 4 - Alexandra Way for the odor of gas in the residence. Deputy 45 and Engine 452 responded and found no gas in the residence. There were numerous gas odor calls on this day and the source was later found to be axle grease that leaked on Route 31. All units were ready for service at 7:47 am.
01/14/10 @ 2:23 pm - Fire Box 4504 Level 2 - Lakeview Avenue in the Town of Clinton for the kitchen fire. Deputy 45 arrived in 4 minutes and took command and advised he had smoke showing from the dwelling. Engine 451 with Lieutenant 452 arrived and stretched a line and made an aggressive interior attack on the fire. The fire started on the stove due to unattended cooking and spread to the cabinets and walls. The fire was contained to the kitchen with heat, smoke and water damage to other parts of the house. One occupant was injured and was treated and transported by the Clinton Rescue Squad. The following units responded on the box: Engine 451, Engine 452, Tower 45, Engine 461, Engine 912, Ladder 14, Squad 18(FAST). Chief 46, Chief 14, and Deputy 91 also assisted at the incident. All units were ready for service at 4:51 pm.

01/17/10 @ 10:46 am - Fire Box 4623 Level 1 - Clinton Township Police Headquarters for the odor of smoke in the building. Engine 451 was special called to assist first alarm companies search for the source. The source was found to be from a shorted electric device in the basement and Engine 451 was ready for service at 11:44 am.
01/17/10 @ 1:03 pm - Fire Box 4501 Level 2 - Center Street in the Town of Clinton for the oven fire. Chief 45 arrived in 1 minute and found fire coming from the range top. Engine 452 and Tower 45 arrived and removed the stove from the dwelling with no fire extension to the building. The fire was extinguished once the stove was outside. The following units responded on the box: Chief 45, Deputy 45, Engine 452, Tower 45, Engine 461, Engine 912, Ladder 14, and Squad 18(FAST). All units were ready for service at 1:31 pm.
01/17/10 @ 5:39 pm - Fire Box 4621 Level 1 - Immaculate Conception School for the fire alarm. Engine 451 responds mutual aid on this box and assisted searching for the source of the alarm. The source was determined to be a power problem in the area, no fire. Engine 451 was ready for service at 6:21 pm.

01/19/10 @ 6:03 am - Fire Box 4506 Level 1 - Clinton Public School for the fire alarm. The source of the alarm was due to prior work on the heating system. Responding units: Engine 451, Engine 452, and Ladder 14. All units were ready for service at 6:47 am.

01/20/10 @ 6:29 am - Fire Box 4506 Level 1 - Clinton Public School for the fire alarm. There was no fire the alarm was caused by a problem with the heater. Responding units: Chief 45, Engine 452, and Ladder 14. All units were returned to service at 6:55 am.

01/21/10 @ 11:18 am - Fire Box 2545 Level 4 - Cross Way in Union Township for the CO alarm. Engine 451 investigated and found CO in the condo unit. The source was traced to carpet cleaners leaving the door open and their truck running. The unit was ventilated and Engine 451 returned to service at 11:52 am.

01/25/10 @ 5:49 am - Fire Box 4504 Level 1 - Lingert Avenue in the Town of Clinton for the wire sparking on a pole. Chief 45, Captain 451, and Engine 452 responded. JCP&L arrived and all units returned to service at 7:17 am.
01/25/10 @ 8:17 am - Fire Box 2546 Level 1 - HDC Cottage 14 for the fire alarm activation. No fire on investigation, the alarm was caused by a water leak. Tower 45 and Engine 912 responded and all returned to service at 8:53 am.

01/26/10 @ 11:39 am - Fire Box 4621 Level 1 - North Hunterdon High School for the bomb scare. Engine 451 responded and stood by with 46 Fire units while police investigated. Engine 451 was released and returned to service at 1:51 pm.

01/27/10 @ 8:38 pm - Fire Box 4601 Level 4 - Beaver Avenue in Clinton Township for the car leaking gas. Engine 451 is assigned to this box and was cancelled while responding by Engine 461. Engine 451 was back in quarters at 8:55 pm.

01/28/10 @ 7:03 am - Fire Box 4505 Level 1 - Interstate 78 East for multiple MVA's. CFD units assisted State Police blocking traffic until dispatched to another location at 7:56 am.
01/28/10 @ 7:56 am - Fire Box 2545 Level 1 - Route 173 and Bank Street in Union Township for the MVA. Captain 451 and Engine 451 responded and assisted Clinton Rescue with patient care. All units returned to service at 8:14 am.

01/29/10 @ 6:33 am - Fire Box 4506 Level 1 - Clinton Public School for the fire alarm. Captain 451, Engine 452, and Ladder 14 investigated the alarm and determined there is a problem with a heater. All units returned to service at 6:51 am.
01/29/10 @ 8:00 pm - Fire Box 4601 Level 2 - Riverbend Road in Clinton Township for the chimney fire. Engine 451 was cancelled prior to arrival and returned to service at 8:10 pm.