July 11 &12, 2009

The weekend started off with an assist call to Denver, Station 1-3. Engine 1-1-1 was dispatched just before 03:00 hours for the Rapid Intervention Team assist on a working dwelling fire. Engine 1-1-1 staffed with 6 arrived & was instructed to split crew to assist with fire control and RIT functions. The crew remained on the scene and assisted with repacking hose lines, salvage & overhaul. Engine 1-1-1 cleared the scene around 07:00. Just about 4 hours later Engine 1-1-1 was dispatched to the 2600 Block of North Reading road for Alarm Bells, Chief 1-1 arrived reporting normal conditions, and determined the source of the alarm to be a malfunctioning burglar alarm. Units cleared in about 30 minutes. Sunday around noon, the station was dispatched for an alarm at the elementary school. Chief 1-1-2 arrived on scene to find the emergency generator running, and the heat detector in that room had been triggered. Crews along with maintenance personnel controlled the situation and went available in under an hour.