March 20, 2023 - Over the week of March 12th through 18th the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department responded to a total of 5 calls. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.
Early Sunday morning at 4:24am Center Fire Department requested assistance from the JVFD on a house fire on Highway 7 East. Upon arriving, the house was found to be fully involved with flames on the back side that were quickly spreading to the front rooms. The Joaquin VFD took 2 trucks with large capacity water tanks, both of which had to be refilled during the fight to get the fire under control. After a couple of hours of intense firefighting by both Center and Joaquin, the fire was able to be contained. The house was a complete loss, but was fortunately uninhabited.
Tuesday night at 8:51pm a call was received in regards to a large burn pile that may be spreading on County Road 3290. This was later discovered to be a control burn and showed no signs of potentially spreading any further.
Wednesday morning at 12:26am Allegiance EMS requested the JVFD’s help with a lift assist on a patient at a residence on Carroll Street.
Thursday afternoon at 3:02pm a call came in for a female possibly having a heart attack at a residence on Highway 7 East. The Joaquin VFD responded is association with Allegiance EMS to get the patient the help they needed.
Lastly on Saturday at 12:00pm a call was received for a person in respiratory distress at the Joaquin Apartments on Highway 84 East. The JVFD responded to provide assistance until Allegiance could arrive.
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 going forward.
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