Norfolk Firefighters Respond to Several Emergency Calls on July 4th

Norfolk’s firefighters spent the 4th of July handling a number of emergency calls, which included assistance to Walpole for about three hours covering their station to a boat fire on Population Pond. The responses were:

Illuminated by only the lighting from Norfolk Fire Engine 2, Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Wood supervises the retrieval of Marine 1 after responding to a report of a possible drowning on Populatic Pond. On board Marine 1 are Firefighter/EMT John Zajac (left), Lt./Paramedic Mike Findlen (center) and Firefighter/EMT Darren Bycoff (right). This response of Police and Fire units took place on Monday, July 5 shortly after 9 p.m. Photos courtesy of the Norfolk Fire Department 9:15 am - Mutual Aid to Wrentham for a motor vehicle acci­dent on Shears Street. Rescue 1 transported a patient BLS to Caritas/Norwood Hospital

5:21pm - Mutual Aid to Walpole, Engine 2 covered the Wal­pole

Norfolk Firefighter/Paramedic Charlottte Giovanella (atop ladder truck) operates Ladder 1 at an oil burner problem on Worcester Road on Thursday, July 8 after 5 p.m. Members from Wrentham Engine 1 stand by to assist. The report of smoke in the home brought the automatic response of Wrentham engine company to back up Norfolk’s Engine 2, staffed by on-duty members. Fire Station with the on-duty shift. Norfolk’s station was covered by Deputy Chief (DC) Stephen Wood and one member

5:4 4pm - Medway Street, gas grille fire, Tank 1 responded with DC Wood and one member. Fire out on arrival

7:05pm - Holbrook Street, reported smoke in the area, Engine 1 responded with DC Wood and two members

7:15 pm - Longmeadow Road, R1 and DC Wood responded to a medical call, Rescue 1 transported ALS to Caritas/Norwood Hos­pital with a Wrentham Firefighter/Paramedic on mutual aid

Norfolk’s Squad 1 (foreground) and Tank 1 (right) support Franklin’s Engine 1 at a woods fire in Franklin on Populatic Road on Tuesday, July 6 around 3 p.m. The on-duty shift re­sponded with Chief Coleman Bushnell and Deputy Chief Stephen Wood and Sqaud 4. Nor­folk’s Tank 1 supplied over 3,000 gallons of water to the fire units on the scene. Norfolk’s station was covered by two members, who were called to a medical situation on North Street and transported the patient to Caritas/Norwood Hospital. The Millis Fire Depart­ment was then requested to cover the Norfolk station, and Millis handled a fire alarm on Pond Street. Overall, Norfolk responded to seven emergency calls on Tuesday. 8:01pm - Public Safety Complex, medical, Wrentham requested mutual aid for a Rescue, canceled as a Norfolk firefighter/paramedic responded on the recall to evaluate the patient, who re­fused medical treatment/transport

9:44pm - Old Populatic Road, reported boat fire. Engine 2 responded with DC Wood. Upon arrival found the fireextinguished

10:02pm - MCI-Norfok medical, Rescue 1 transported to Caritas/Norwood Hospital BLS after the patient was evaluated by firefighter/paramedics

10:06pm - Public Safety Complex, medical, patient trans­ported ALS by Rescue 2 to Caritas/Norwood Hospital by recalled members .

On July 5, the Fire Department responded to an additional seven emergencie,s including a reported drowning and two fires as listed:

1:35 am - Mutual Aid to Wrentham, Public Safety Com­plex.

Rescue 1 evaluated a patient and obtained a refusal for treat­ment/ transport

11:36 am - Grey Birch Road, mulch firereported to be endan­gering a condominium. Full recall for off-duty career and call staff, Engine 2 & Squad 1 responded. Minor damage to the condominium siding

1:50pm - Norfolk Arena, medical, Rescue 1 & Squad 1 responded. Patient refused treatment/transport

2:14 pm - Bay State Corrections, smoke detector activated, full recall of off-duty career and call staff, Engine 1 and Ladder 1 re­sponded with Chief Bushnell

6:36 pm - Medway Street, fallen tree blocking street, on-duty shift responded with Engine 2, cleared roadway with Police

9:12 pm - Crossbow Lane, brush fire. Full recall of off duty career and call staff responded with Tank 1, Squad 1 & Squad 4 with Chief Bushnell. Firefightersused 1,000 gals of water from T1 to extin­guish a firestarted by discarded grille coals

9:17pm - Harlow Avenue, reported drowning. Norfolk Police and Fire units responded to 911 reports of a possible drown­ing.

The on-duty shift responded with Rescue 1, firefighter/paramed­ics dressing in water rescue suits while responding. Upon arrival Po­lice found a male and female on shore near a private dock, the female in distress gasping for air and an overturned canoe about 75’ from the shore. The incident became a police matter withthe male taken into custody. The female was transported BLS to Caritas/Norwood Hos­pital after being evaluated by firefighter/paramedics. Engine 1 and Squad 1 towing Marine 1, launched Marine 1 from the River Road boat launch to retrieve an over turned canoe, which was returned to the boat launch. Chief Bushnell was the incident commander, with Med­way Fire responding on automatic mutual aid, cancelled enroute.