RFD responds to brush fire near Rockledge Community Park

On Friday, June 19th at approximately 8:00 p.m., RFD Engine 36, Engine 35, District Chief 35, and Brush 37 responded to a reported brush fire north of Rockledge Community Park on Gus Hipp Blvd.  Upon arrival, crews found approximately one acre of medium-density brush just north of the soccer fields involved in fire, likely from a lightning strike. 

Crews quickly applied water to contain the spread while waiting for specialized brush apparatus to arrive.  Brush 37, a specialized military style truck carrying 750 gallons of water, was able to penetrate the brush and completely contain the fire, while the remaining brush between the fields and the fire was intentionally burned in a controlled manner (seen above) to limit future fire risk. 


Posted by M. Clark

RFD responds to a vehicle into a pond

 

On Wednesday, June 17th at approximately 6:30 p.m., RFD Engine 36, Engine 35 and District Chief 35 along with BCFR Rescues 45 and 46 responded to the intersection of Huntington Ln and Eyster Blvd for a car reported to be rolled into a ditch.  Further information from dispatchers advised that two patients had been thrown from the vehicle, and one person was still trapped. 

Upon arrival, crews found that the vehicle had gone through the fence into a retention pond, and there were in fact only two patients who had crawled from the vehicle after impact.  One person was uninjured and was able to climb fire department ladders out of the pond.  The other patient was carefully removed by securing him to a backboard and hoisting him up on a ladder with ropes.  He was then transported from the scene in stable condition by helicopter to the nearest trauma center.

Posted by M. Clark

RFD crews respond to a two car accident with rollover

On the morning of Saturday, June 13th, RFD Engine 36, Engine 37 and District Chief 35 along with BCFR Rescues 45 and 44 were dispatched to the intersection of Huntington Ln and Eyster Blvd for a motor vehicle crash with 1 car reported to be rolled over.  Upon arrival crews found two vehicles involved with one rollover and three total patients.  Two patients were treated and transported to local hospitals in stable condition, and one patient was uninjured.  Another job well done.

Posted by M. Clark