May 30, 2023 - The week of May 21st through 27th was an eventful one for the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department with 6 separate calls. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.
Sunday afternoon at 2:33pm a call was received in regards to a man who had been attacked by a dog on Chalk Street. In the process of the attack, it was reported that the man fell and possibly broke his hip. The JVFD medical team responded as well as Allegiance EMS to provide medical attention.
Monday morning at 9:51am the JVFD was dispatched to the intersection of Highway 7 East and Highway 84 East for an oil spill in the roadway. Members of the department provided traffic control while TxDOT cleaned up the spill.
Monday night at 7:55pm a call came in for a tractor trailer broke down in the road on FM 2787 beside Nu Way. Again, the JVFD provided traffic control until the rig could be removed from the road.
Tuesday evening at 6:14pm a page was received for a female patient that had thrown out her back and had lost feeling in her leg at a residence on County Road 3193. The JVFD medical team responded in association with Allegiance EMS to help the patient.
Wednesday night at 8:54pm the JVFD was dispatched to an approximate address where a 911 caller with speech difficulties was requesting medical attention. At first it was thought that the address was in the vicinity of a neighborhood on Highway 7 East, but the search for the patient was moved to Woodland Shores after further communication with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. After knocking on several doors trying to locate the caller, and no more information able to be provided from SCSO, the search was called off.
Thursday afternoon at 12:36pm a call came in for an assault in progress on Morris Street. The JVFD medical team was called to stage until the scene could be cleared for them to provide medical attention to the victim. The Joaquin VFD was later told to cancel their response.
In other news, the JVFD hosted a successful blood drive on Saturday with LifeShare Blood Center, with 36 units of blood being donated. Thank you to all the generous donors.
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.
