The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of November 22, 2009 through November 28, 2009. The following is a breakdown of incident types for this time period:
Incident Type Count Fire: 5 EMS/Rescue: 56 Hazardous Material: 2 Public Service Assistance: 4 Good Intent Call: 8 False Alarm: 8 Total Incident Count: 83
Sunday, November 22 At 11:08 p.m., Engine 105 and Rescue Ambulance 105 responded to an emergency medical assist in the 00 block of East Colorado Boulevard. Upon arrival, fire personnel were met outside by a female in her mid-twenties with self-inflicted knife wounds and an overdose of alcohol and prescription pills. Fire personnel assessed, treated and transported the patient to an area trauma center for further evaluation and treatment.
Monday, November 23 At 7:05 p.m., Engine 105 responded to a tree fire in the 600 block of East Live Oak Avenue. Upon arrival, fire personnel found pine trees burning to the rear of the property adjacent to the Santa Anita Wash. Fire personnel extinguished the fire, preventing it from spreading to additional trees. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Tuesday, November 24 At 1:12 p.m., Engine 106 and Rescue Ambulance 106 responded to the 900 block of Portola Drive on an emergency medical assist. Upon arrival, fire personnel found an elderly female on the floor following a trip and fall. Fire personnel assessed and treated the patient for head pain and minor abrasions. The patient denied any neck or back pain and refused transportation to an emergency room. At 2:41 p.m., Engine 106 and Rescue Ambulance 106 responded to the same address. Upon arrival, fire personnel found the patient experiencing lower back pain. Fire personnel assessed and transported the patient to a local emergency room for further evaluation and treatment.
Wednesday, November 25 At 11:34 a.m., Engine 106 and Rescue Ambulance 106 responded to a traffic accident in the intersection of Baldwin Avenue and Naomi Avenue. Upon arrival, fire personnel found the driver of one vehicle was suffering from neck pain. The driver did not wish to be treated by paramedics or transported to a local hospital.
Thursday, November 26 At 6:32 p.m., Engine 107, Truck 105, Rescue Ambulance 106, Battalion 105, and one Pasadena Fire Department Engine Company, responded to a reported traffic collision with persons trapped on the eastbound 210 Freeway east of Baldwin Avenue. Upon arrival, fire personnel found a two-vehicle collision with one overturned vehicle. After further investigation, it was determined that the driver of the overturned vehicle had self-extricated and the occupants of the other vehicle were non-injured. All parties involved denied injury and the scene was released to the California Highway Patrol.
Friday, November 27 * At 4:30 p.m., Engine 105 and Rescue Ambulance 106 responded to a person down on the bike path behind the golf course located in the 600 block of East Live Oak Avenue. Upon arrival, fire personnel found a 70 year old bicyclist who had fallen on the path. Crews treated the patient for shoulder and rib pain and transported him to a local hospital.
* At 8:28 p.m., Engine 105 responded to a vehicle fire in the 100 block of East Live Oak Avenue. Upon arrival, fire personnel found a minivan with an engine compartment fully involved with fire. Fire personnel extinguished the fire utilizing compressed air foam.
Saturday, November 28 At 1:28 p.m., Engine 106, Engine 105, Truck 105, Rescue Ambulance 106, Rescue Ambulance 105, and Battalion 105 responded to a reported traffic collision with persons trapped in the 1100 block of West Duarte Road. Upon arrival, fire personnel found a two-vehicle traffic accident with one person trapped and two patients that had self-extricated. Fire personnel established a medical group to treat the three patients, an extrication group to remove the trapped patient, and an exposure group to deploy a protection hand line in the event of a fire. The trapped patient was extricated in 8 minutes and all patients were assessed for injuries and transported to an area emergency room by Arcadia Paramedic units.
Fire Prevention Bureau 2 Residential Building Plan Checks 4 Commercial Building Plan Checks 7 Fire Sprinkler Inspections 4 Hood & Duct Inspections 1 Spray Booth Inspection 5 Occupancy Finals 14 Annual Fire & Life Safety Inspections 2 Annual Fire & Life Safety Re-inspections 1 5-Year Sprinkler Certification Inspection 2 Tent Inspections 9 Business License Inspections 1 Student Ride-Along 26 Engine Company Annual Inspections
Training During the reporting period, the Arcadia Fire Department conducted a total of 244 hours of training. Some of the subjects covered were: Hose Evolutions, Ladder Evolutions, Ventilation Techniques, Salvage and Overhaul Techniques, Tiller Certification, Defensive Driving, Engine Company Equipment, Search and Rescue, Communications, EOC Operations, Records Management, Fire Suppression Tactics, Power Tools, Hand Tools, Truck Operations, Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic Continuing Education, Hazardous Materials, Lighting Operations, Rope Rescue, Incident Command, Pre-Incident Planning, Supervision and Management, and Standard Operating Guideline Review.
Volunteer Weekly Activity Report During the reporting period, the Arcadia Fire Department had a total of 5.5 hours of volunteer activities. Specifically, volunteers from the community donated their valuable time last week and assisted the department with processing emergency medical services forms and paramedic reports and performing administrative duties at the Fire Prevention Bureau. It is worth noting that all volunteers and department personnel who have access to emergency medical services forms and paramedic reports are trained on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.
Correspondence From: Otlewis, Suzette (Methodist Hospital) Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:04 PM To: Tony Trabbie Subject: Pediatric Full Arrest
This email is being written at the request of Dr Fakoory who commented on the excellent care given to this patient by Arcadia Fire personnel.
On November 11 Engine 106 and RA 106 responded to the home of a one year old female found to be in cardiac arrest. After starting CPR and attaching the monitor they found her to be in Ventricular fibrillation. After several defibrillations they restored her natural cardiac rhythm. The patient was transported to our ED and sustained another cardiac arrest on arrival here which was successfully defibrillated by Arcadia Fire personnel.
The care she received in the field was excellent and rapid and she has an excellent chance for recovery. The paramedics and firefighters, once again, did an awesome job in caring for this patient.
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