February 27, 2023 - The week of February 19th through 25th yielded 5 calls for the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.
First, on Tuesday at 5:31pm a page came in requesting JVFD to do a welfare check at a residence on County Road 3590 after a family member of the elderly resident got no response from them earlier in the evening. Members of the department arrived at the location and found the resident asleep in their living room, but otherwise in fine condition. Allegiance EMS on scene did an examination of the patient to ensure vitals were within optimal range.
Wednesday had 2 calls at the same address on Carroll Street, both for lift assists. The first came through at 10:30am when the JVFD responded to help Allegiance with getting the patient to the ambulance, and the second was at 9:39pm to help a Balentine ambulance crew get the patient back into their home.
Thursday at 2:19pm the JVFD was called to set up a landing zone at the baseball field for a Life Air Rescue helicopter after Allegiance EMS picked up a patient in critical condition. The helicopter touched down first, with the ambulance arriving shortly after, and the patient was eventually loaded into the helicopter and transported to a nearby emergency room.
Lastly, on Saturday at 10:58pm a call was received for a potential seizure patient at a residence on Childress Street. Upon arriving on scene the JVFD found that an ambulance crew was already there and was working on the patient. The scene was cleared once the ambulance got the patient stabilized and began transporting them to the emergency room.
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.
