Grass fire near the intersection of County Road 3267 and County Road 3193.
August 21, 2023 - Over the week of August 13th through August 19th, the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department had a variety of calls including medical, fire, and automotive accidents. Here’s a summary of a few of the more notable events.
Monday evening at 7:23pm a call was received to assist Tenaha VFD with a house collapse with a person potentially inside. Once on scene, it was discovered that the house had collapsed a few days prior to the call and did have someone inside at the time. Joaquin and Tenaha VFDs were able to lift debris off of the deceased collapse victim and recover their body for funeral home personnel.
Friday morning at 9:53am a call came in for a 2-vehicle crash on FM 699. Upon arriving on scene, units found that the driver of a Ram dually with a trailer had collided with the back of a dump truck. Both the Ram driver and the dump truck driver were unharmed in the crash. The Joaquin VFD provided traffic control until both vehicles could be removed from the roadway.
Friday afternoon at 1:03pm a page was received in regards to a rapidly moving grass fire near the intersection of County Road 3267 and County Road 3193. The Joaquin VFD responded with brush trucks and an engine for extra water. After about an hour the fire was extinguished and the scene was cleared.
With that, this edition of the report will come to a close. The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department hopes everyone has a great and safe week ahead.
