| B Shift takes the first line In |
| Tue. Mar 4th 2008 |
Firehouse18 was toned out to a structure fire in the middle of the night. Dist3 was first on scene and assigned E18 as primary attack line. E18 made the interior and found the seat of the fire, which was an air handler for the AC. E18, E17 were then assigned to pull the tongu...
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| A Shift responds to assist St17 with a Brush Fire |
| Wed. Feb 20th 2008 |
Engine18 and Grass18 responded to assist Engine17 and Grass17 with a grass fire in the Shores East End near Emerald Shores Elementary. The fire was contained to approximately one acre with the assistance of the Department of Forestery's tractor. The initial attack was hampered by 2...
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| A Shift responds to a Motorcycle Fire |
| Wed. Feb 20th 2008 |
Firehouse18 had the sad job of extinguishing a motorcycle owned by a brother firefighter. The call came in just before lunch requesting E18 alone for a vehicle fire. E18 spotted a column of smoke from a mile away and arrived on scene in just under four minutes. This ...
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| Murphy's Law is in Effect |
| Sat. Feb 16th 2008 |
Murphy's Law was in full swing this morning when a reported structure fire was dispatched shortly after shift change. Only one of the normal C Shift firefighters was present, one A Shift firefighter was at the 1/8house* for a swap and a B Shift firefighter was holding ...
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| A Shift responds to an early morning Vehicle Fire |
| Thu. Jan 31st 2008 |
**Video posted in Gallery**E18 responded as single unit to a vehicle fire just inside St.17's district. E18 found a late model SUV fully involved in the driveway. Thankfully the house was not in danger.
The trash line was pulled and the main body of the fire was att...
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| C Shift responds to a Structure Fire in the early evening. |
| Tue. Jan 29th 2008 |
C shift responded to a structure fire just three hours after fighting a two acre grass fire. R18 arrived on scene first followed by E18 and found a singlewide mobile home with smoke showing through broken window.
A bystander had broken the window and extinguished the fire wit...
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| C Shift catches the first Brush Fire of the year. |
| Tue. Jan 29th 2008 |
E18, G18 responded to a grass fire at Sunset Harbour Road and Hwy 441. The initial alarm included E10, G10, E17, G17, Dist. 3, and Batt 2 due to a report of buildings endangered.
The fire started as a one foot square patch but quickly grew to two acres with a convienent store and...
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| C Shift stops a Chimney Fire in the Early Stages |
| Sun. Jan 20th 2008 |
Firehouse18 responded to a report of a fire in the early morning hours of January 20th. Upon arriving on scene E18 found a single family residential structure with light smoke showing. After a rapid investigation E18 discovered a chimney fire. This was unlike normal chimn...
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| A Shift responds to a Vehicle vs. Building |
| Tue. Jan 15th 2008 |
A shift was toned out earlier today for a traumatic injury. It turned out that a pickup truck ran into a picnic table full of people. E18 and R18 had to deal with multiple patients of varying injuries, and a large group of onlookers. One victim was sent by helicopter to S...
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| A Shift takes the first line into a Structure Fire in St.27 Zone **VIDEO POSTED** |
| Wed. Jan 9th 2008 |
E18, R18 responded to a structure fire at the 11500 block of SE 141 Terrace in Ocklawaha today. Firehouse18 arrived seconds behind Tanker27 and E27 to find a single story single family residence with smoke and fire showing on the side four, approximately 25% of the house was involved.&nbs...
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