Fredericktown Community Fire District

CH411, T417, G414 were dispatched at 11:31am on Wednesday to the 7000 block of Road 183 in Morrow County on the report of a single family residential structure fire. This was a mutual-aid run with the Big Walnut Joint Fire District Station 39.

Upon arrival to scene, CH411 found a single floor structure fully engulfed next to a residence. T417 made the initial attack upon arrival to the scene. Two 1 ¾” hose lines were stretched for fire attack where incoming crews from BWJFD, Mount Gilead, Johnsville, and Porter Kingston worked together from suppression to overhaul. Primary search of the building was completed and one occupant was removed from the house directly across the porch from the fire. A coordinated aggressive attack between all departments responding kept the fire to the initial structure and kept the resident from a complete loss of her home.

CH411, and R415 were dispatched at 4:25pm on Wednesday afternoon to the 14000 block of Cassell Road on the report of a two vehicle MVC involving a semi-truck. Fredericktown EMS responded with a medic unit to this call.

Upon arriving to scene, crews found an SUV with moderate damage and a semi-truck further down the roadway with damage to the trailer. No extrication was required of persons in either vehicle. The crew from R415 disabled the vehicle and controlled traffic at the scene during cleanup and investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

CH411, CH412, R415, E419 were dispatched at 6:24pm on Thursday evening to East College Street in the Village of Fredericktown on an odor investigation.

Crews located a natural gas leak in the yard and Columbia Gas was contacted.

The FCFD had 13 firefighters and two cadets respond to this call.

CH411, R415, G412, BOAT416 were dispatched at 7:33pm on Saturday evening to Dike Road in Mount Vernon on the report of several persons hung up in the river. This was a mutual-aid run with the Mount Vernon Fire Department.

FCFD personnel assisted with several members in water rescue suits in the water, along with shore crews to work a coordinated rescue with the MVFD.

The FCFD had 14 personnel respond to this call, maintaining another crew on station to cover other additional runs in our district.

CH411, R415, E413, G412, G414 were dispatched the area of Ohio 13 just south of the bypass at 7:37am Monday morning on the report of a motor vehicle crash.

Upon arrival to the scene, two vehicles were found off the roadway, one with moderate damage and the other heavy damage; both with persons trapped inside. Due to the number of vehicles and damage, a rescue was requested from the Mount Vernon Fire Department, who responded E491 and CAPT491 to the scene.

Medflight was dispatched to the scene for the patient within one of the vehicles.