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Overturned vehicle well off the roadway.

FF JIM ROBERTS / MOUNT PLEASANT VFD

Serious Crash with Injuries in Quincy

Quincy, FL - On January 1st at 12:23 P.M., Mount Pleasant Firefighters were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash reported as a single-vehicle rollover on Glory Road, just South of Shade Farm Road. While en route the Mount Pleasant Rescue requested that Greensboro Fire Rescue respond with an Engine based on the report for an overturned vehicle.

Upon arrival personnel found a single vehicle with extreme damage in a field well off of the roadway. Once Command was established, the scene was assessed and personnel found that a single occupant of the vehicle was out with the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office. The occupant was assessed by Gadsden EMS and transported to the hospital for treatment. A check of the vehicle was conducted once access was made and found that there were no other occupants.

Personnel remained to provide scene safety until the vehicle was loaded on the wrecker. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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- JAMES ROBERTS III

PASCO COUNTY FIRE RESCUE Vehicle Crashes Into Holiday Home

Holiday, FL - On the morning of January 12th, Pasco County Fire Rescue Firefighters from Station 19 and Station 12 responded to the 4300 block of Tahitian Gardens Circle in Holiday for a reported vehicle into a home. When firefighters arrived, they reported a car into a home with heavy damage. Firefighters called for the building department to respond to the scene to check for structural stability of the house, while Paramedics checked the driver of the car for injuries. Thankfully, there were no injuries and the driver of the vehicle has been identified as the homeowner. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.

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Young Heroes

ON THE BOOK SHELF

by John Malecky

Young Heroes

By Paul Hashagen

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This is a soft cover book measuring 6" X 9" with 178 pages. It has five stories of fires in New York City in the horse-drawn days. These were real fires. The author was a firefighter in New York City having retired after 25 years of service, most of it being assigned to Rescue Company 1 in Manhattan. He has written several fantastic books, including the History of Rescue 1. All of his books are extremely interesting including this one. The chapters are named for young civilians who were not themselves firefighters, but played vital roles in the fighting of these fires. Read the book to see how.

Much of the stories detail super heroic efforts by the firefighters, who in comparison to today, worked with very limited resources when it came to technology alone. Daring rescues utilizing wooden aerial ladders and scaling ladders make for unbelievable accounts of heroism at its best. Most of the aerial ladders were 75-feet and the rescues to be made were from higher levels. Firefighters worked long hours with little time off. They also had to transmit calls for help by tapping a code on the street fire pull boxes. There were no masks or thermal imaging cameras to enhance operations.

There were two points I learned about during the review of the book. One was the purpose of spiral staircases in the stations, and the second was the origin of the sliding pole. The last fire was of the Equitable Building in 1912, which is probably the longest of the stories and latest in the group.

There is also much information to be gained by the reader after going over the author’s notes and acknowledgements. It is another one of Paul’s fantastic books and one I recommend.

SASHA STATON Daytona Beach FD Donates Early Christmas Present to Citizen in Need

Daytona Beach, FL - A Daytona Beach citizen received an early Christmas gift this year when the Daytona Beach Fire Department was able to provide a much needed donation. A local senior, who is currently enrolled in Daytona Beach Fire Department’s Community Paramedicine Program, has been maneuvering around town with a manual wheelchair for over five years due to an amputated leg. While he has been making due with his circumstances, this was causing additional medical issues. Travis Anderson, the department’s Community Paramedicine Officer, was able to provide this individual with a mobility scooter from an anonymous donor on behalf of the fire department.