During the period of August 11th through the 17th your Smithfield Fire Department responded to a total of 92 calls for service. Of those 67 were for medical emergencies, resulting in 61 transports to local hospitals.
Fire apparatus from all 3 firehouses was used for 92 responses:
• Engine 1 responded to 60 calls.
• Rescue 1 responded to 44 calls.
• Engine 2 responded to 40 calls.
• Rescue 2 responded to 33 calls.
• Ladder 1 responded to 9 calls.
Types of calls that fire apparatus responded to include:
• 1 Electrical type fire in a commercial building.
• 1 Outside trash/rubbish fire
• 67 EMS calls
• 5 Motor Vehicle Accidents
• 5 Accidental alarms
• 11 Alarm system activations
• 1 Hazardous Materials incident involving a natural gas leak on George Washington Hwy. in the area of Business Park Dr. A gas main was struck by a machine causing a major leak requiring extensive road closures, and major repairs.
Credit: Rob Borkowski, Smithfield Patch
The Fire Prevention Division conducted 9 resale smoke/carbon monoxide safety inspections, 1 residential rough inspection, 1 residential plan reviews, 1 tent inspection, 2 fire alarm final inspections, 4 final inspections and 1 commercial rough inspections.
