Norfolk Firefighters Extinguish Permit Fire Off Of Boardman Street

(Above and Right): Nor­folk Firefighter/Paramedic Jamie Masterson operates the pump on Squad 1 as Engine 2 supplies water at a permit firewhich extended into the woods of a Boardman Street residence on Thursday, April 15. This in­cident required a full recall of off-duty career and call staff. Six members responded staff­ing the fire apparatus on scene. This was one nine emergencies handled by the Fire Depart­ment during the day. The calls for Thursday included: 11am - Medical ALS call at MCI-Norfolk, Squad 1 and Rescue 2 11:15am - Smoke detec­tor activation due to cooking on Meetinghouse Lane, Engine 2 and Chief Bushnell responded

11:20am - Boardman Street brush firewith Squad 1, Engine 2, Tank 1 and Chief Bushnell 12:45pm - Dedham and Pine Streets, motor vehicle accident, no injuries. Squad 1 handled a fuel spill, Rescue 2 was re­turned enroute 2:30pm - Medical ALS call on Standhope Drive which required all on-duty staff for medical transport by Rescue 2 to Caritas/Norwood Hospital. 6pm - Mutual Aid Medical to Millis for ALS trans­port

(Below): A Franklin engine company and Fire Captain re­sponded with Norfolk Fire Chief Coleman Bushnell on Fri­day, April 9 to Old Populatic for a reported dishwasher smoking. to Milford Hospital, Rescue 1 responded 7pm - Lawn mower fireon Bretts Farm Road with En­gine 2, Squad 4 and Chief Bush­nell responding 7:15pm - All units from the Bretts Farm Road incident assisted Police in a search of the former Buckley/Mann buildings for a reported missing youth 7:20pm - Noon Hill Ave­nue Medical, Rescue 1 responded and transported patient to Cari­tas/ Norwood Hospital. Engine 2 also responded. On-duty staff were committed to a smoke investigation on Dedham Street. The photo has the Franklin staff preparing to leave the scene after checking the home with a thermal imag­ing camera to ensure the firewas out. Automatic mutual aid, which firefighterscall “Line Box Coverage,” is being used more and more by firedepartments strapped for personnel.

Photos courtesy of the Norfolk Fire Department Norfolk, for example is di­vided at Main Street, with au­tomatic mutual aid from Wren­tham to the west side of Main Street and Franklin to all areas east of Main Street, for any report of fires involving struc­tures.