Summer 2009
A few picks from some incidents this summer.
Tractor Fire
Car/Motorcycle 10-45. Rescue 1 shut down the highway until
all was clear.
Excavator hit a gas main behind First National. Rescue 1
stayed on scene for a couple hours until the line was shut down.
This accident occurred while we were attending to a medical
emergency nearby.
5-17-2009
This fire started just before 4PM on North 11th street. As
the pager went off smoke and flames were already billowing 50
feet in the air. But a quick response and attack yielded
containment of the fire to the north half of the duplex with
only water damage inside the south half of the structure.
The exposure to the North sustained damage to the siding.
Both Brainard and Bellwood were called in for mutual aid.
They both arrived quickly giving our crew a chance to rehab
while they took over the overhaul of the structure.
Firefighters from other communities that were at nearby
graduation parties also lended a hand with some of the jobs away
from the fire. Thanks to those who pitched in!
Here are some pictures.
If you have more pictures or video from this fire, please
contact us.
above pics courtesy of Vicki Byrkit
4-24-09
Here are some pics from some recent accidents. It has been
a very busy March-April with 6 accidents and 10 fires.
This 3AM house fire was started by faulty wiring in the attic.
A quick response and knockdown saved the home from
extensive damage
This rear-end collision occured at the Bruno Spur and Hwy 15
Here is a car deer in the early am hours.
Here is a rear end accident on the Bruno Spur
Here Mitch Bartunek demonstrates the proper brooming technique.
8-23-08
This vehicle lost control on Rd 36 and ended up in the ditch
after taking out a mailbox and spinning into the ditch.
8-14-08
A high speed chase led to a accident at centerville corner
involving two vehicles. Notice the intrusion into the
drivers seat. Side airbags allowed this accident to end
with minor injuries.
DCVFD
Training Officer/State Fire Marshall Investigator Mark Sloup (in
the black shirt facing away from the camera) spotted the suspect
Oldsmobile passing through Butler County and apprehended the
suspect shortly after the accident.
4-9-08
Here are some pictures from some recent accidents we have had.
The first vehicle involved extrication of the patient from
inside the vehicle.
The car below involved extrication from under the vehicle in
below zero temperatures.
These pics are a little fuzzy as they were taken
on a cell phone.
10-20-06
At 3PM York Fire requested our aerial to help fight and contain
a large downtown
fire. Below are some photos from that day. Thanks to
Larry Peirce for the pictures.
Don't forget to go to our wallpaper page
to get a few of the pics in a larger
hi-res format.
5-19-06
This fire was at an abandoned farm yard east of town.
Brainard and Bellwood were on scene also. Thanks to Larry
Peirce at the Banner Press for the pictures!
Magnesium+Water=
There were numerous tires lying around.
Brainard gets their dump tank set.
Captain Matt Hilger easily handles a spot grass fire.
Hitting a few hot spots.
8-4-2005
Double Dutch Dairy Fire
Mutual Aid to Shelby
Ladder 51, Tankers 40, 42, 49 and Unit 26 with water tube.
11 Area Department battled a hay fire at Double Dutch Dairy near
Shelby. We flowed around 70,000 gallons with Ladder 51
alone. The fire was slowed but then was decided to let
burn. Approx. 1800 tons of hay was lost in the fire.
Departments from Butler and Polk County included David City,
Brainard, Bellwood, Bruno, Rising City, Shelby, Osceola,
Stromsburg, Polk, and Gresham.
Here is an article from the Columbus Telegram.
7-24-05
Early morning accident.
5-21-05
South 4th Street
Unattended Candle
Obvious V Pattern
Fell on to the couch
10-16-2004
10-45 On hwy 15
1-19-2004
At around 6:30am Brainard called us in to assist with a fire in
the Klein Center. A faulty cord started the blaze that was
contained in short order by the Brainard Fire Dept. We
brought Ladder 51, 49, 42, the air cascade, and unit 26 to help
support the cause. After the fire was contained, many
hours were spent tearing down the ceiling and insulation to
extinguish hot spots. Here are a few pics from that chilly
2° morning.
8-2003
This 5 car accident kept the Brainard and David City VFD's busy
for a little while. Due to construction on HWY. 92, there
were 3 vehicles stopped and a road workers vehicle on the side
of the road when a 5th vehicle (tractor trailer) failed to
slow before plowing through the line up. Amazingly, no one
sustained any serious injuries in this accident!
2-6-2003
A 4 alarm fire in Wahoo called on David City's Ladder 51 to
help contain a downtown fire. Here are some pictures from the scene.
6-8-02
Helgoth Barn Fire
As you can see from
the first picture, which is about a mile away,
the structure had a big head start on us before
we were dispatched. Brainard, Rising City, and
Ulysses were called to help with tankers and manpower.
The page went out at 8:30 and it was nearly 2 AM
before the trucks were clean and the hoses
were loaded back on the trucks.
