March 13, 2023 - The week of March 5th through 11th was an active one for the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department with a grand total of 8 calls responded to. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.
On Sunday at 12:41pm a call was received for a grass fire spreading toward a home on County Road 3000. The homeowner was able to get much of the fire under control before the JVFD arrived, but the yard was still sprayed down again with a brush truck to prevent any flare ups.
Monday morning at 9:18am a call came in for a female having trouble breathing at a residence on County Road 3598. The EMR team responded in association with Allegiance EMS to help the patient.
On Tuesday two calls were received within minutes of each other, with the first being a male with chest pains on County Road 3822, and the second being the same patient from Monday on County Road 3598 with breathing trouble.
Wednesday morning at 6:23am a page was received regarding a man who was not breathing at a residence on Highway 84 East. It is unknown how long the man had not been breathing but, despite efforts made through CPR to restart his breathing, he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Wednesday evening at 5:47pm a call came in for a man having a mental episode at a residence on Highway 7 East. The EMR team attempted to calm down the man, but he was later taken into the custody of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
Thursday morning at 11:11am the EMR team was called to help Allegiance EMS with a lift assist on Carroll Street.
Lastly, on Friday night a page came in for an unresponsive male at the Joaquin Apartment’s on Highway 84 East. The JVFD medical team responded, as well as Allegiance EMS, to check out the patient. The scene was cleared once it was found that the patient’s vitals were good and they had regained their alertness.
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.
