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January Calls: 2007

Date: 1/1/07 - 2 Columbia Ave. - Dispatched to an automatic  fire alarm. All units held except for Engine 2. Units found pull box pulled. Confirmed false alarm and all units returned in service.

Date: 1/2/07 - 2 Columbia Ave. - Dispatched to a car fire near the structure. Assistant 2 arrived on scene with a car on fire. Engine 2 and Truck 3 continued in. Fire extinguished by crews.
Date: 1/5/07 - 107 Frankfort Ave. - Dispatched to a possible structure fire. Ross/West View EMS 402 arrived on scene and gave an initial size up. 297 Truck arrived on scene with the Chief and laid in. Upon arrival flames showing from the first floor windows. 297 Truck and Engine 1 crews entered structure and contained fire to the first floor. 253 and 249 were also dispatched for this call. 297 Engine 2 crews, 253, and 249 crews assisted in overhaul.
Date: 1/7/07 - 207 Frankfort Ave. - Dispatched to a motor vehicle crash in front of the residence, with reported entrapment. 297 Assistant 1 arrived on scene with EMS. One individual reported unconscious but no entrapment. Engine 1 crew aided EMS and also performed containment.
Date: 1/15/07 - Ross Maintenance Garage - 297 units dispatched with Ross Units for an automatic fire alarm at the Ross Maintenance Garage on Cemetery Lane. First unit on scene reported maintenance set of the alarm while performing maintenance to the system. All units held on station.
Date: 1/21/07 - 99 Martsolf Ave. - Dispatched to a possible residential structure fire. Assistant 1 arrived on scene with P.D. reporting nothing showing. P.D. reported the furnace was making a strange noise. Engine 1 crew investigated finding a bad furnace motor. Furnace shut off until residence had it repaired.
Date: 1/25/07 - 102 Frankfort Ave. - Dispatched to a residential structure fire. Chief 297 and Assistant 1 arrived on scene with a stove on fire. Engine1 arrived on scene and contained fire to stove only. Engine 2 crew checked for extension and assisted with ventilation.
Date: 1/25/07 - 153 Schwitter Ave. - Dispatched to an automatic fire alarm called in by a resident. 297 Engine 2 arrived on scene and investigated with Truck 3 crew. Crews found a faulty detector and attempted to reset alarm system. System could not be reset and was taken out of service until morning. Scene turned over to management.

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