July 17, 2023 - Over the week of July 9th through 15th the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department had 7 calls. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.
On Monday morning at 7:09am a call was received for an unresponsive person on County Road 3215. The JVFD medical team responded in association with Allegiance EMS and the patient was later transported by ambulance.
Early Tuesday morning at 12:47am the JVFD was dispatched to a possible fire on County Road 3315. This turned out to be the remnants of a control burn from earlier in the day.
Tuesday morning at 11:13am a call came in for an 18-wheeler rollover on FM 139. When the Joaquin VFD arrived they found a gravel truck on its side in the ditch with the driver sitting on the ground outside the vehicle. Allegiance was scene shortly after and made the call to have the driver airlifted, so a landing zone was set up at the baseball field. The patient was loaded into the helicopter and taken to a nearby hospital with an injury to the head. Traffic was shut down on the road where the accident occurred while Texas DPS agents conducted their investigation. The road was reopened and the scene cleared once the truck was removed.
Wednesday night at 8:00pm a page came in for a fall patient with trouble breathing on County Road 3187. The JVFD med team and Allegiance arrived to help the patient.
Thursday afternoon at 3:09pm the JVFD was dispatched to a vehicle accident on County Road 3274 after the driver of an SUV struck an excavator. The driver was not harmed in the accident but the SUV was inoperable and had to be towed away.
Saturday morning at 3:36am a call was received for a female having chest pains on Private Road 302. The patient was checked out by the JVFD med team and Allegiance but decided against going to a hospital.
Saturday evening at 4:06pm a page came in for a single vehicle accident on Highway 7 East where the driver of a Dodge sedan ran off the road and hit a culvert. No serious injuries were reported.
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.
