July 25
- HOME FIRE: Mountain View Fire and Rescue and Valley Regional Fire Authority were dispatched to a possible structure fire at 3 p.m. When the first units arrived on scene they found light smoke coming from the crawl space access the left side. Valley Regional was in command and walked around the house to make sure fire had not spread. The house was searched and everyone had evacuated before the first engine arrived on scene. Firefighters cut a hole in the floor to help vent the fire and create a secondary exit for firefighters in case of an emergency. The fire investigator estimated total loss between $10,000 and $25,000.
- Safety Message: The homeowner did a great job during this stressful time. As soon as she smelled smoke she called 911 then immediately helped her son with special needs out of bed and into his wheelchair. She had an escape plan and used it before the smoke set off the smoke alarms. These simple steps probably saved her home and enabled her and her son to evacuate safely. The woman did have working smoke alarms in the home.
Many times people spend a lot of time trying to locate the fire and/or trying to put the fire out. Doing this delays a phone call to 911, adds more damage to the house and puts you and your family at risk.
July 20
- FALL: Mountain View Fire and Rescue responded to a man who had fallen off of a roof at about 2 p.m. July 20. Once on scene we learned the man was working on client’s roof and fell off of the second story roof. The man landed on a concrete sidewalk feet first then hit his head. The man had significant injuries and medics decided to airlift him to the nearest trauma center.
- Safety message: Please be sure to secure yourself appropriately anytime you are working from a roof or elevated area.
Calls for the week July 20-26
Fire: 6
Emergency medical service/rescue: 18
Hazardous conditions: 2
Service calls: 4
Good intent: 2
False calls: 2
Total calls: 32
