Reports released for the week of February 6th through February 12th from the Brownwood Fire Department indicate responses to 27 medical emergencies, 6 motor vehicle accidents, 10 fire calls, 2 false alarms, 1 lock-in call and 3 hazardous material calls.
Calls of interest include:
February 6
*2:01pm- BFD responded to a two vehicle accident with no injuries in the 2200 block of Coggin Avenue.
*5:46pm- BFD was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of CC Woodson involving 1 vehicle with multiple injuries. Two patients were transported by Guardian to BRMC.
February 8
*12:33pm- BFD was called to a fire in the 1800 block of Springlake. The incident was determined to be a 2 acre grass fire with one structure having been threatened. Firefighters quickly contained and extinguished fire.
*3:29pm-BFD was called to a fire in the 2800 block of Coggin Avenue. Incident was determined to be a small grass fire in the back yard. Firefighters extinguished fire.
February 9
*7:10am-BFD was called to a child locked in a vehicle in the 1700 block of 7th St. Firefighters arrived and unlocked the car.
*6:49pm-BFD was called to a vehicle fire at 600 E Adams Street. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire in the cab of a pick-up truck. Firefighter quickly extinguished the fire.
February 10
*3:10pm-BFD responded to a motor vehicle accident on CR 225 involving a single vehicle. Guardian transported one to BRMC.
*6:18pm-BFD was called to a fire in the 3600 block of 4th St. Incident was determined to be brush burning in a barrel. Resident was asked to extinguish fire.
February 11
*11:20am-BFD was dispatched to a two vehicle accident with injuries in the 2300 block of Coggin. Patient transported to BRMC by Guardian
*4:05pm-BFD was called to a fire at Belle Plain & W Commerce. The incident was determined to be steam from overheated car. After investigating, all units cleared.
*6:06pm-BFD was called to a hazardous material call in the 1700 block of Rosewood Dr. The incident was determined to be a carbon monoxide incident. Firefighters performed detection, monitoring, sampling, & analyzing.
*7:53pm-BFD responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 900 block of W. Austin Avenue. The accident was a vehicle versus a pedestrian with major injuries. The patient was transported to BRMC by Guardian.
*9:16pm-BFD was dispatched to a hazardous material call in the 1300 block of 13th Street. Firefighters arrived on scene to investigate smell of gas. After using gas detector, nothing was found.
February 12
*1:53am-BFD was called to a fire in the 10000 block of CR 367. Firefighters arrived on scene to find homeowner had extinguished a doghouse that was on fire. Firefighters used thermal camera to check for extensions with nothing detected.
*12:10pm-BFD responded to a fire call in the 6700 block of N Hwy 279.
*2:32pm-BFD was dispatched to a grass fire at 2801 Southside. On arrival, a small grassfire was found in a wooded area near a creek. The Fire Marshal is investigating cause of fire.
* 4:35pm-BFD responded to a 2 vehicle accident with no injuries in the 2900 block of Austin Avenue.
*5:28pm-BFD was dispatched to a grass fire in the 7600 block of S Hwy 377. Firefighters responded to a grass fire in Brookesmith VFD district with structures threatened. The fire was controlled and heavy mop-up was needed.
*10:05pm-BFD responded to a grass fire in the 7600 block of S Hwy 377. Firefighters responded to a rekindle from a previous fire.
*10:28pm-BFD was called to a hazardous material call in the 2300 block of 13th Street. Firefighters arrived to investigate a report of a gas leak. Nothing was found.
