May 2008 News

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May 30^th:

First East Verona Road Construction Accident
TOWN OF VERONA – Today Engine 1, Squad 5 and Fitch-Rona 45 were paged today for an accident at E Verona & Maple Grove Rd. This is the only accident that has accord since the construction on E Verona Ave. started this spring.

Several calls to the 911 Center reported a one vehicle accident with no injuries but some blockage. Once Verona PD was on location, the determined that one subject needed to be checked out for neck pain.

Squad 5 went to the scene and cleared shortly there after.

May 29^th:

RV Fire
FITCHBURG -- Ladder 3 was paged along with Fitchburg Fire to a reported RV on fire on Barbara Lane in Fitchburg. The Communications Center received several calls about an RV on fire on the road that it was fully involved by the time people started calling.

Fitchburg Engine 1 was the first unit on location and confirmed that there was a fully involved RV on fire and proceeded with fire attack. They continued in all other units until the fire was put out. Once the fire was out (which was relatively quick) they returned Ladder 3.

May 28^th:

Busy night after a slow day
Ladder 3 was paged along with Oregon Fire, Brooklyn Fire, and McFarland Fire for a possible structure fire in the Village of Oregon.

A caller to the Comm Center reported seeing smoke in the area of Hwy CC just outside the Village and thought some thing was on fire.

Brooklyn Engine 1 was first to respond and make contact with the caller, which they then determined that the smoke the caller was seeing, was the smoke coming from a practice burn ORFD was having just down the road. Brooklyn then returned all units.

While Ladder 3 was returning, VFD was paged out for a residential fire alarm in the Town of Verona. Engine 1 went enroute with firefighters waiting for Ladder 3 to return from Oregon.

Ladder 3 also went to the call and was first on scene, but kept Engine 1 on the assignment.

Ladder 3’s crew made contact with home owner and determined that the fire was a false alarm.

Congratulations Firefighter Alexander
On Saturday May 26, 2008 Firefighter Aaron Alexander married his love of his life, Carrie. They were wed in Benton, Wis and the reception was in Belmont. They’re currently resting comfortably in Door County. So far there are no injuries reported, however the church is still considered a crime scene.

All fun aside, we at VFD wish the happy couple the best in their marriage.

May 26^th:

Burnt subs or burnt wires
VERONA -- Engine 1, Engine 2, Ladder 3, Squad 5 along with automatic aide from Belleville Squad 5 and Mt. Horeb Ladder 1 was paged today for a possible structure fire at the Subway in Verona.

Initial reports to the Comm Center was the employees were smelling something that was burnt or burning and described it as an electrical smell. Car 1 was first on location and his first in report was nothing seen.

Fire 3/Car 1 was inside and determined that there wasn’t an active fire but there was an area inside Subway that the units needed to check out. Engine 1 was the first firefighting truck on location and investigated.

Ladder 3 was next on the scene and took the TIC (Thermal Imaging Camera) into the adjacent business, Movie Gallery. Ladder 3’s crew quickly found a hot spot with the TIC and called for a line. The crews cut away a small section of wall in Movie Gallery and found some charring and some burned wires.

No other damage was done to the building or businesses and employees were allowed to return to work. Click for photos

May 24^th:

Welcome Baby Stockbridge
Firefighter Mike Stockbridge and his wife Emily are proud parents of a healthy baby boy, Keegan. Keegan was born at 10:23 Friday the 23rd.

Congratulations Firefighter Stockbridge, we wish you and your family the best.

Range Trail Video
Here is a video that was taken during the Range Trail house burn on Wednesday the 22nd.

House Fire Training Burn

May 22^nd:

Brakes make smoke again
Engine 1 and Fitch-Rona 45 were paged this afternoon for a vehicle on fire in a driveway. Car 1 responded to the scene also and was the first unit on scene. Car 1 concluded that there was a fire and that the fire was out but continued Engine 1 in to investigate.

Engine 1 crew checked out the vehicle and determined that the smoke/fire was cause by the breaks locking up while the vehicle was being driven. Minor damage was done to the vehicle. Click for photos

Wednesday Morning Drill

VFD spent the morning burning down a 70 year old house for a resident in the Town of Verona. The training burn was on Range Trail and a handful of firefighters were on scene to clean up.

The house had not been lived in for almost 30 years and the department decided not to hold any training burns inside the structure. Instead, the department just burned it to the ground.

Units were on hand to make sure that the fire didn’t spread to any surrounding buildings and to make sure that there wasn’t a brush fire started.

The house went up quickly due to a couple key facts;
1. The house hadn’t been lived in 30 years
2. The house was a balloon framed house, so the fire made it to the second level very fast.

Click here to see all the photos

May 21^st:

Friendly Reminder
Just a friendly reminder to all firefighters, make sure all equipment is put back into the truck, including personal gear (i.e. helmets) before leaving a scene. Any questions, please forward them to Captain Alex Miller for a guide line.

Semi trailer fire during rush hour
Engine 1, Engine 2, Ladder 3, Squad 5 paged today for a semi trailer that was on fire and reported to the Comm Center as being next to or threatening a building, the building being the Verona Area High School.

Car 1 responded to the scene and was first on location, Fire 3 found the trailer to be on Hwy M/Main St in front of the High School but not close at all to be a threat to the building. The tires were smoking and the smoke was starting to get thick.

Engine 1 was the first fire fighting vehicle on location which the crew proceeded to attack the fire. Car 1 was command and continued in Engine 2 and Squad 5 for support to Engine 1.

The semi trailer was not really a typical semi trailer; it was a rock crushing unit that was being transported to another job site. Engine 1 contained the fire to just the wheel well. (photo courtesy of Verona Press) Click for photos

May 19^th:

Vehicle rolled into corn field
TOWN OF VERONA -- Engine 1, Squad 5 and Fitch-Rona 44 were paged early this morning for a report of a vehicle that was rolled over in a corn field. Car 1 responded also to the scene and was in fact the first unit on location. Once on location, Car 1 determined that the vehicle had been in the corn field for several hours and that the matter was a police issue. All units returned to quarters.

May 12^th:

PNB in middle of field
Verona Fire was dispatched to assist Fitch-Rona EMS on an assist for a man down in the field at the Bruce Company Farm on HWY 69 near Schaller Road. Belleville Fire and EMS assisted with the use of an ATV to remove the patient after being stabilized by EMS and Fire personnel in the field.

May 11^th:

Fire Alarm with some help
Verona Fire was dispatched for an alarm sounding at the Sugar Creek Senior Apartment complex at 206 S Marietta St in Verona. Fitchburg Engine 2 was added to the call for additional assistance. Firefighters discovered a fire pull station activated on the first floor of this building. All floors were checked and no cause for the alarm pull was discovered. Alarm system was reset and occupants were allowed to return to their homes.

May 7^th:

Twice for Help
VFD was paged twice today to respond to calls and assist with other departments. The first request was for Mt. Horeb Fire. FDMH (Fire Dept. Mt Horeb) received a call of a possible structure fire on Main St in the Village of Mt. Horeb and requested assistance from VFD to send an engine. Engine 1 responded but was quickly turned around (sent home) when FDMH confirmed that there was no need for extra equipment.

Ladder 3 was paged tonight on a first alarm assignment into the Town of Oregon for another reported structure fire. The initial reports were of a dryer on fire in an apartment and the resident was refusing to leave. Ladder 3 was halfway there when Oregon Fire determined that the fire was out and no need for additional units.

May 6^th:

Smoke in the area
Engine 1 paged for a report of smoke in the area of N Main St. and E Harriet St. Comm Center advised that the caller was passing through the area when they smelled this, which they also stated it smelled like rubber.

Car 1 was the first unit enroute and was quickly on the scene. Car 1 determined that the smoke in the area was from a fire that had been recently put out. The fire was used by the church near by for a religious ceremony.

May 1^st:

Online Application
An application form was added today. Now people who want to apply to be a member of the Verona Fire Department can go to our forms area and download an application and fill it out. You can then mail it to the fire station or drop it off in person.