Joaquin VFD Report Includes 3 Calls for April 2-8 (Video)

April 10, 2023 - During the first week of April the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department added 3 more calls to the record. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.

On Sunday morning (April 2, 2023) at 9:30am, during the recent extrication training class, a call was received for a car on fire just outside of Joaquin on Highway 7 East. The JVFD responded to the scene with a tanker and made quick work of the fire. Unfortunately, as with most vehicles fires, the car was a total loss.

Wednesday morning at 10:50am a call came in for an elderly female acting strangely and speaking incoherently on FM 3082. Her behavior was thought to be the result of pain medication prescribed for a recent back fracture. The JVFD medical team responded in association with Allegiance EMS to help the patient.

Early Friday morning at 5:28am a call was received for an unresponsive elderly male at a residence on County Road 3790. This would turn out to be a DOA and the JVFD would later help funeral home personnel remove the deceased person from the home.

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.