The Search For A New Name

It's been a fairly steady Friday in Southeast. To start off with, the usual daily checks were done & then the floors were stripped in waxed. Through out the day both units ran enough calls to keep us busy with the Engine running two during the day & the Medic unit running a total of four. Just before midnight both units were sent on a pedestrian that had been ran over by a car in the 700 blk of Mountain AV SE. Upon arrival a male subject was found to have severe lacerations from the incident & was transported to RMH. Hopefully the rest of the night will have peace in store.
Just a reminder to all members of the Roanoke Bravest Football Club, a team meeting will be held on November 5, 2009 at the Union Hall at 1830. The meeting will include a finalization of the list of all individuals that are commited to playing in the 2010 season, a decision on team colors will be made & another team name will have to be decided. A new rule in the league this year prohibits the duplicate use of team names so a new team name will be decided that evening. If you are unable to make the meeting, please make every attempt to contact Capt. Stone or Chris Price. Be safe out there!

Rest Easy Brother

Capt. Chris Brown

1965-2009

It is with great sadness that the Roanoke Fire-EMS Dept. announces the death of Capt. Chris Brown. Capt. Brown was a 15 year veteran of the department with his most recent assignment being the Capt. of the Roanoke Fire-EMS Station #1. He will be greatly missed but not forgotten. Capt. Browns 1st. Lt. JJ Price recalled that "...he was a fair man, always gave someone a clean slate no matter what he had heard about someone...". Our hearts & prayers go out to both his family & his fellow brothers & sisters of the Fire Department. Visitation will be held on Sunday October 25, 2009 at Oakey's East Chapel in Bonsack from 2pm to 6pm. Funeral service will be held Monday October 26, 2009 at the 1st Baptist Church at 1pmw/ a graveside service held at the Evergreen Burial Park.

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL

JUST AS A REMINDER, THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR THE 2010 NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON WILL BE ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 20, 2009 AT 1830. THIS MEETING IS FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING "THE BRAVEST" & IT WILL BE HELD AT THE TRAINING CENTER. CAPT. STONE HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS FROM TEAMS FROM CHARLSTON, SC, WASHINGTON D.C., & CLEVELAND ALL HOPING TO GET A SHOT AT US THIS YEAR. THIS IS A GREAT THING FOLKS, LET'S NOT LET THIS DISSOLVE!!

Busy Last Day

Today, started off to a busy start. It all began with a pub-ed event at Fallon Park Elementary School. The crew of E6 & M6 were joined by Capt. Bedwell, FF James Rivers of the Melrose Misfits, FF Colin Humphries of The Rock, FF Rachel "Stormy" Winters of The Green House, & our very own PIO Tiffany Bradbury. The Fire Safety House was taken to the elementary school so that five classes were able to go through it with the guidance of our firefighters, instructing them on some fire safety tips they can take home with them.

FF Zimmerman instructing students on fireplace

safety.

The "Good Son" in the control center

Lt. Mcfall going over how the students should get as low to the floor as possible if the room has alot of smoke in it.

FF Humphries instructing students on things "not to do" in the kitchen.

"Would you like fries with that"?

Later in the day the medic unit was sent w/ E1, E8, L1, RS1, & M101 to North bound 220 for an MVC w/ possible entrapment & possible four calls involved. M1 was later dispatched for the possibility of multiple patients. Upon arrival of E8, it was discovered that this was a minor MVC w/o serious injury. Later in the evening it seemed that one of the men needed a hair cut. Slim had requested that Adam to the cuttin' but we had a guest barber in the house that took his part in the cutting. Otherwise it was a fairly quiet night w/ only two calls after midnight. We'll see yawl next cycle!!

Middle Day for A-Shift

Out here in the East was a pretty busy day. The medic unit totaled out at 11 w/ two after midnight & the hose jockies only ran two; one of which you will see pics of below. At 1956 both units along w/ E11, E1, L1, BC1, & RS1 were dispatched to a residence on Church AV in Southeast for a chimney fire that was extending into the roof. E6 arrived to find a 1 1/2 story residential structure w/ some fire visible from the chimney. The normal chimney bombs weren't enough however to extinguish the fire due to the high buildup of residue in the chimney. L1 then took the electric fan to the basement where it was placed in front of the clean out. A dry-chem extinguisher was then discharged into the chimney & the fan was utilized to blow the agent up through the length of the chimney to extinguish the fire. A water can was used from the roof by M6 personnel to extinguish some hot spots near the top. After a small clean up all crews returned to service.

"Fooseball Is The Devil"!!

Do you have a desire to live a healthier life style? Do you want to be a part of an exciting opportunity? Or do you just want to hit someone? Well, if you answer yes to any of the three & are a part of a local public safety department (Roanoke City FD, Roanoke City PD, Roanoke City Sheriff, Roanoke County FD, Roanoke County PD, Roanoke County Sheriff, Salem FD, Salem PD, Vinton FD, & Vinton PD), then we have just the thing for you. Capt. Stone along w/ Chris Price & Richard Lipes are putting a semi-pro football team together to compete in the 2010 season in the North American Football League (NAFL) or the National Public Safety Football League (NPSFL). You have until 2010 to get in shape & lose those pounds you put on after you became a fireman or police officer, so if this seems like something you are interested in, be at the informative meeting at the Roanoke Valley Fire-Rescue Regional Training Center on October 20, 2009 at 1830. If you can't make it, you can contact Capt. Todd Stone at the #6 firehouse at 853-2413.

Teein' It Up

Today has been a pretty uneventful day in Southeast, a couple EMS calls, medic unit has ran three up to this point. At 1802 E6 & M6 were dispatched to a car into a house in the 1700 block of Wise AV SE. Upon arrival it was determined that there was no injuries or immediate life hazards. Details are not clear yet but an elderly woman escaped injury after her pickup truck drove through a back yard hitting another small car which caused the car to take out a brick supporting column in the rear of the house. Additional units were requested to place a temporary shore to stabilize the back porch of the house. Additional units that responded were E11 who brought HTR6 from #6 Firehouse, and the crew from L1. After successful stabilization utilizing of the back porch utilizing a simple T-Shore, units returned to service. Let's hope that the quiet day continues through the night, so long folks.