JVFD Assists Austin FD On Pawn Shop Fire
December 15, 2007
Firefighters from Jollyville and Austin were dispatched to a commercial structure fire at 12:40 AM on Saturday, December 15th. First due Austin Engine 34 arrived on scene and reported a working fire. Austin Quint 38 and Jollyville Engine 38 were next to arrive, and began to assist with the extinguishment.
The building involved was a former shoe store, converted into a pawn shop, approximately 23 years old. The building was of Type II Construction. Approximately 10 minutes after the arrival of the Jollyville Engine company (who helped shoot the video), the front facade collapsed, trapping two firefighters from Austin. A mayday was sounded and luckily the two were quickly located and removed from the area. They were both transported to Brackenridge Hospital for treatment of their injuries.
Units assigned were: Austin E34 ,E25, E33, Q38, Q19, B2, B3, R28, and Jollyville E38
Haz-Mat Spill For ‘A’ Shift
November 3, 2007
Shortly after shift change, A shift firefighters from station 1 were called to assist a Sam Bass engine on the scene of a collision on Texas 45. The Sam Bass engine was requesting the Williamson County Haz-Mat Team for assistance with a small chemical spill secondary to a minor collision between a passenger car and a truck carrying a trailer.
The spilled chemicals, sodium bisulfate and sodium hypochlorite, are used to clean swimming pools. They can irritate the eyes and lungs if inhaled directly, but otherwise aren’t dangerous. Read more
Early Morning House Fire
October 28, 2007
Firefighters from Jollyville and surrounding communities were met with a difficult and stubborn fire in the early morning hours of Saturday, the 27th of October. Jollyville compensated staff and volunteer staff responded along with firefighters from Cedar Park, Austin, and Sam Bass. The family was awakened by working smoke detectors and were able to flee the house safely. Firefighters remained on scene for several hours.
Training With New Equipment
August 22, 2007
Firefighters from all three shifts at both stations completed training with new rescue equipment recently. The equipment, known as the Res-Q-Jack, is used to help stabilize automobiles after they have been involved in collisions. Although the new Res-Q-Jack equipment is used for dozens of situations, the most common scenario would involve an automobile on it’s roof or side. Also, the Jack’s can be used if the terrain the cars end up on is unstable. Even though the equipment looks awkward in photos, it is very easy to set up and is able to be deployed in under 6 minutes on average. Although the firefighters will have to get used to the new equipment, we are excited to have another tool available for the citizens. At this time, Jollyville, Cedar Park, Leander, and Hutto are the only departments in the Austin metro area carrying some version of the Jacks.
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