Just sharing.
Yesterday at work every fire rig in the city was being utilized on 4 seperate incidents. Started off with a jumper from the highest bridge in the city so water rescue was dispacthed (3 pumps, truck, 2 ambo).
About 5 minutes later the fire tones go off at my station for a structure fire. It was an ambo and pump in house with the next due pump now out about 8 minutes, third pump and truck were coming from the west side about 10 minutes out. A Batt chief left the now body recovery for this incident. (truck in the house was OOS due to budget cuts)
Enroute to the fire, dispatch tones out the last remaining pump for a fire alarm sounding in a bowling alley on the far east side of the city....this pump is coming from the far west. Two of our training officers responded to this call just because nothing was left in the city.
Shortly after, or maybe before, an accident with injuries occurs on the bridge where the jumper committed suicide. A pump broke free from the water/ice rescue along with a second ambo.
Water/ice rescue was a recovery, jumper actually got stuck in the ice and had to be broke free. fire alarm at bowling alley was confirmed a false alarm by one of the training captains. Accident was handled, minor injuries. Structure fire was pretty much out on arrival, homeowner used a 5# ABC extinguisher to knock the fire down and thus saved his house. Overhaul done to ensure fire out so incoming rigs were cancelled enroute.
Just felt like sharing, there have been times that the city was down to one rig or so in the city awaiting backfill whatever. This is the first time I can recall where the city was emptied for multiple, seperate, incidents...any of which could have been a nightmare issue had they been more involved.
Oh yeah, GB is 7 stations, 7 pumps, 3 trucks (one only manned if staffing allows) 4 ambos
water rescue, tech rescue, mini pump are cross staffed units
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