May 2nd

•  New Martinsville Firefighters responded to the Family Dollar Store on North Street at the request of Wetzel County EMS to assist them with a Cardiac Arrest patient in the parking lot.

• NMVFD Firefighters respond to a report of a large tree in the roadway of Doolin Run Road, 2 miles east of New Martinsville.  Firefighters removed the tree and were assisted by citizens who live in the area.

May 1st

• New Martinsville Firefighters responded to Proctor to assist Wetzel County EMS with moving a patient from the scene to the ambulance.  Additionally, Firefighters helped the EMS squad with the patient at Wetzel County Hospital.

• The NMVFD responded to the New Martinsville Towers to transport a victim of a fall to Wetzel  County Hospital.

April 30th

• The NMVFD responded just north of the PPG plant an WV Route 2 on the report of a structure fire.  Arriving firefighters found a controlled burn.  Engine 202, Engine 207, Ladder 203 and Rescue 204 responded with 11 firefighters.

• The NMVFD EMS units responded the the New Martinsville Towers.  Squad 206 and Rescue 204 responded with 4 firefighters and 2 EMT's.

April 19th

• The NMVFD responded to Route 20 before Slim Chance for a dump truck rollover.  Rescuce 204, Engine 209 and ops 201 responded with 8 firefighters.

April 16th

• The NMVFD was requested by Marshall County to assist with the control of a brush fire at Lower Round Bottom in Washington Lands.  Engine 207, Ops 201 and 208 responded with 4 firefighters.

April 10th

• The NMVFD responded to Wal-Mart in New Martinsville on the report of bomb threat.  Firefighters blocked intersections at numerous locations to ensure that the public was not in the threat area.  All of the Fire Departments trucks responded with 9 firefighters.
  
   

• Members of the NMVFD responded to Wileyville to assist Company 12 with a barn fire that spread to a brush fire.  Engine 202 and Engine 207 were used to shuttle water for the fire attack trucks.  Engine 207, Engine 202, Rescue 204 and Ops 201 responded with 7 firefighters.

April 8th

• Firefighters responded to a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 89.  Firefighters assisted EMS in removing one patient from a vehicle who was transported to the Hospital by ECEMS.  Engine 209, Engine 207, Rescue 204 and Squad 206 with 6 firefighters.

April 22nd

• IT IS ILLEGAL TO BURN ANYTHING OUTDOORS !!!

  OUTDOOR BURNING BANNED IN WEST VIRGINIA
  Number of fires has almost tripled since April 1
  
  Gov. Joe Manchin has issued a ban on all outdoor burning that will take effect at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, 2010. This proclamation will be in effect until the governor rescinds the order.
  
  The ban includes fires built for camping, the burning of debris or for warming purposes; however, the following items are excluded from the restrictions:
  
  •Fires for the purpose of chemical production, where fire is essential to operation.
  
  •Fires for commercial land-clearing, such as mining, highway construction, and development: Provided that a permit is obtained from the Division of Forestry prior to burning.
  
  •Training fires conducted under the direct control and supervision of qualified instructors at a training facility operated by a fire department or government entity: Provided that a permit for such training fires is obtained from the Division of Forestry prior to burning.
  
  •Fires for outdoor cooking conducted for fundraising events and charitable organizations: Provided that a water source capable of extinguishing the fire must be present and a permit is obtained from the Division of Forestry prior to the operation.
  
  •Grills, lanterns or liquid-fueled gas fire stoves.
  
  Since April 1, the number of fires has increased from 108 to 283. The number of burned acres has escalated from 773 to almost 8,500. Warm, dry weather and windy conditions, plus an abundance of vegetative material like downed trees, limbs and leaves have led to these increases. Forty-two percent of these fires have resulted from escaped debris fires.

March 25th

• The NMVFD responded to Route 2 across from Dans Auto Sales for a vehicle accident with the report of partial ejection.  The single occupant had to be extricated using hydraulic cutters through the passenger side door.  The patient was given to WCEMS who transported to the Hospital.  Engine 209, Ops 201, Engine 207 and Rescue 204 responded with 7 firefighters.

March 24th

• The NMVFD responded with Rescue 204 and Squad 206 to a two vehicle MVA on Route 2  in front of Arby's at 12:30pm today.  Squad 206 transported one patient to the Wetzel County Hospital and all firefighters returned to service.

February 21st

• Fire destroyed a garage, van and thousands of dollars in collectibles Sunday morning. The call came into Wetzel County E911 at 9:47 AM reporting the Fire. Engines and personnel from both the Steelton and Ohio Street Station’s of the New Martinsville Fire Department were enroute to the scene at 9:52 AM and on the scene at 9:55 AM.

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January 11th

• Firefighters from Company 2 responded two mile out Doolin Run Road on the report of a two vehicle automobile accident.  Upon arrival the occupants of both vehicles were out and being treated by WCEMS.  Firefighters on scene provided scene safety and traffic control while tow trucks removed the vehicles from the roadway.  Rescue 204 and Rescue Engine 209 responded to the call with 4 firefighters.

January 12th

• The NMVFD responded to a residence on Glenview Drive on the report of a Carbon Monoxide alarm.  Arriving firefighters found the occupants had exited the structure and were being treated by EMS.  Firefighters checked the house and found elevated levels of Carbon Monoxide and found the probable cause to be a faulty furnace.  The residence was ventilated and returned to the owner.  Ops 201 and Engine 207 responded with 5 firefighters.

• Firefighters responded to the intersection of State Route 2 and Foundry Street on the for a two vehicle automobile accident.  The head-on style collision required two occupants to be transported to the hospital.  Rescue Engine 209, Rescue 204,  and Ops 201 responded to the call with 12 firefighters.

January 5th

• Company 2 was dispatched to a residence on Third Street in New Martinsville on the report of a kitchen fire with occupants still in the structure.  Upon arrival firefighters found the fire had been extinguished and the occupants were all out of the house.  The NMVFD used positive pressure fans to remove the remaining smoke from the structure and a thermal imaging camera to check inside the walls and ceiling for any hot spots in these areas.  Engine 202, Engine 207, and Rescue 204 responded to the call with 8 firefighters.

January 4th

• The NMVFD was called to the Wetzel County Hospital on the report of a natural gas smell in the area.  Arriving fire crews searched the structure and found the source to be 2 natural gas heaters being used to dry paint in the new ER section of the hospital.  Engine 202, Engine 207, and Rescue 204 responded to the call with 8 firefighters.

Total 2010 Calls

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