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Home of the
Charlotte Fire Department's First Battalion
Updated: Friday, July 02, 2010
2009-10 Run Stats
Month
Battalion One
Engine One
Ladder One
Totals
July
151
206
282
639
August
121
196
239
556
September
128
213
239
580
October
172
193
268
633
November
166
203
250
619
December
172
195
263
630
January
206
224
283
713
February
157
184
226
567
March
141
228
265
634
April
156
186
237
579
May
138
206
239
583
June
128
218
242
588
Totals
1836
2452
3033
Totals For Year
6740
Firefighter II Tim Budzinski Is Promoted to
Captain
On July 2, 2010 Firefighter Tim Budzinski of Ladder One A Division
was promoted to the rank of Fire Captain. Tim has served on the 1
truck for over 7 years after graduating from recruit school. Tim's
wife Abby, and daughters Briana, and Kate were in attendance , as
well as the entire Western division of the Budzinski family!
Congrats Bud!
A Shift Vacant House Fire House Determined as
Arson
During the early morning hours of Thursday, April 22nd,
firefighters from Battalion
I and Battalion III battled a two-story balloon-framed residence
fire that was intentionally set. On arrival, crews found the
2-story home heavily involved with fire extending throughout the
walls and floors. Firefighters were hampered in their efforts to
extinguish the fire on the second floor due to the interior
staircase having collapsed. Kudos go out to Engineer John
Carriker for great placement of the aerial for access to the
roof and 2nd floor.
Crews from station 8 & Ladder 1 A shift work to remove an injured worker
who was struck in the head by a falling tree limb while working from and
elevated hydraulic lift in Charlotte's Plaza-Midwood neighborhood.
Capt. Trey Smith and his crew from
Ladder 1 A Shift work a two car MVA at the intersection of 4th St. and
S. Caldwell St.
A Shift House Fire Injures Firefighter
Crews
from stations 11, 4,1,7, & 18 worked for 30 minutes to gain
control of a rapidly spreading fire in a one story residence in
the 300 block of Keswick Ave. in North Charlotte.
The fire displaced a family of six while a family pet also
perished. One firefighter received minor injuries while fighting
the fire that was reported around 1 a.m.
Officials are still trying to determine what sparked the fire,
but it appears the fire spread from the back of the house.
Video & Photo courtesy of WBTV
B Shift Works a Multiple MVA with Entrapments and
Priority Patients
Five people were injured in a serious traffic accident in east
Charlotte Wednesday afternoon which companies from station 8, 7,
and 1 responded.
The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of
Matheson Avenue and The Plaza. At least three vehicles were
involved in the accident.
Nearly two dozen firefighters responded to the
crash. Firefighters were able to free all of the patients within
14 minutes.
Medic said three people suffered life-threatening injuries and
were taken to Carolinas Medical Center-Main.
The other two patients suffered non-life-threatening injuries
and were taken to Presbyterian Hospital.
C-Shift "Two-Banger" at Local Eastover Pub
February 14, 2010; Companies from across the
first battalion were summoned to Big Ben's British Pub for a
business fire around 6 am.
Fire investigators say an electrical
malfunction sparked a massive fire which destroyed the popular
restaurant in Charlotte's Eastover area.
More than 50 firefighters responded to the
two-alarm fire. It took them about an hour and a half before the
fire was completely extinguished. Due to the amount of fire damage,
the structure was shored to allow for investigations and overhaul
operations to be conducted.
One firefighter was injured from a fall on
ice.
A fire department spokesman said Monday the cause of the fire was
traced to an electrical malfunction involving some computer
hardware. The fire caused about $1 million in damage.
Water Line Rupture Interrupts Operations at Jail Central January, 12, 2010
An 8' diameter pipe that
fed a nearby cooling tower ruptured underground forcing several
hundreds of gallons of water into the basement of the county's main
jail facility threatening several elevators and mechanical equipment
rooms. Firefighters from the 1st battalion responded by diverting the flow into drains in a tunnel connecting the jail to
the courthouse.
Ladder 1 Has a Close Call
During the early
morning sleeping hours last week, a member of the CFD
Telecommunications division noticed smoke building up on the
apparatus floor.
After alerting the firefighters, it was discovered a mechanical
failure on the ladder company resulted in a small fire occurring
under the cab of the apparatus. Luckily,the
fire extinguished itself and minimal damage occurred to the
apparatus.
Crews changed the truck out within an hour and were back in business
with a reserve truck.
We encourage fire departments across the globe to install fire
sprinklers and fire alarms in their firehouses like our department
did!
We had
another firehouse catch fire several years ago due to a fire
apparatus fire and the sprinkler system not only saved the firehouse
but prevented two apparatus from being destroyed.
The 1 House Discusses Response to High Rises
C-Shift allows News 14 to ride-a-long to get the inside scoop on how high rise responses
are handled in Uptown.
New Arrival at The
1 House
Congratulations to
FFII Tim and Abby Budzinski on the healthy arrival of their 2nd
daughter; Katelyn Ann Budzinski at 0941 hrs. on December 30, 2009.
Katelyn was born at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC and weighed in at
8lb.-5oz. and measured 21 inches.
A Shift Responds to Two Car MVA with Rollover December 28, 2009
The brothers from Engine and Ladder 1 arrived at this MVA to find multiple bystanders rendering aid to the occupants of the pick-up truck by standing on the top of the vehicle while it was on its side. Two patients were extricated by the truck and engine company with stabilization accomplished by the members of Rescue 3.
Happy
Retirement Captain King!
On December 31,2009,
Capt. Randy King of Engine 1
B-Division retired with 22 years of
service to the Charlotte Fire Dept. and 12 years on Engine 1. Randy also
retired several years ago as a Colonel with the U.S. Army . Capt. King
plans to spend some much needed time with his wife.
The members of B shift presented Capt. King
with a custom helmet depicting his years of service to the military and the
Charlotte Fire Dept.
In Condolences
We would like to express
our thoughts and prayers to our brother Firefighter Thomas Wright of
Engine 38 C-shift of the Charlotte Fire Dept. who lost his wife Kerrie
Wright on December 23rd, 2009.
Line of Duty Death
We
also wish our condolences to the family of Belmont, NC FF Richard Miller
who died while on duty on
December 29th, 2009.
A Bit of
Nostalgia
Photos Courtesy of the Charlotte Fire Department Photo Unit,
C Shift
Endures Cold Temperatures at Two-Banger at Barnhardt Mfg.
December 13, 2009
Photos courtesy of WSOC-TV
Crews from the
first battalion responded to a working fire involving a
cotton processing company in East Charlotte on Sunday. The
fire involved several bales of processed cotton and were
removed to outside the structure where the bales were torn
apart and extinguished.
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Happy
Retirement Captain King!
