Shouts ridden in 2000
218 Sunday 31/12/00 23:55 ( so much for new year celebrations!) AFA at a local storage warehouse. See notes on shout 217 below!
217 Sunday 31/12/00 12:15 AFA at a local manufacturing plant. The cold weather and thaw had burst pipework on the sprinkler system, the thaw had started water flowing, which had triggered the fire alarm. Water and alarm isolated, so as to prevent further water damage.
216 Thursday 28/12/00 13:57 Stand by at Redbridge Hill. No further calls.
215 Tuesday 19/12/00 03:14 Fire in an incinerator, at a local chemical plant. ( Yes, that's what we thought!!!) The incinerator had been shut down, but was continuing to burn in the catalyst section of the flue, to the extent that the metal was glowing red! Water was played on the offending flue sections until the on site engineers drenched the fire with steam. Stop: Fire in flue, dealt with by works engineers.
214 Sunday 17/12/00 01:36 TV on fire, at a private address near to Safeways in Totton. It is thought that a candle had been left ignited on top of the television, which then set fire to the plastic casing. The occupier had fallen asleep in the lounge and had been woken by the domestic smoke alarms, but not before a reasonable quantity of smoke had been inhaled. Stop: small fire lounge OOA, oxygen therapy in use, one casualty to hospital by fire brigade, as no ambulance was available.
213 Monday 04/12/00 18:21 RTA trapped, A31 west of Castle Malwood hill. On arrival found one car on it's side, with no persons trapped, and a police man wondering why three fire engines were suddenly descending on the incident. Stop: No persons trapped, no action by HFRS.
212 Saturday 02/12/00 07:25 AFA at a local hospital for those with learning difficulties. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on AFA system.
211 Saturday 02/12/00 00:40 RTA trapped Calmore Road Totton. On arrival found a private car had struck a lamp post, no one was trapped, in fact no one was on the scene at all! Stop: no persons trapped, scene made safe.
210 Friday 01/12/00 16:58 RTA and Fire, A326 West Totton Bypass. One private car, in a bad way, both heavy front end damage, and well alight. Stop: 1 car SEV.
209 Monday 27/11/00 17:11 Chimney fire at a private house at Netley Marsh. A wood burning open fire had triggered a chimney fire, which had gone out by the time we arrived, the fire in the grate was extinguished, and water put onto the hot metal work to make steam, to ensure the chimney was out. Stop: Chimney.
208 Saturday 25/11/00 20:58 Smell of burning, in a private house on Ringwood road. Some wood work had been carried out during the day, making use of a very blunt circular saw. The smell had lingered and worried the occupier when he arrived back home after being out for a few hours, hence the call. Stop: A/C by smell from overheated woodworking tools.
207 Wednesday 22/11/00 AFA at a local hospital in Ashurst. Stop: A/C by electrical fault
206 Wednesday 22/11/00 RTA Trapped A31 west of Castle Melwood. A pedestrian was killed after being in collision with a car. Stop: SSCC
205 Tuesday 21/11/00 22:16 Fire now out, at a private address on Calmore Residential Estate. A plastic lunch box had been left on an electric cooker ring, which was accidentally switched on. The occupier had stifled the flames, and then cooled the mess with some water. Stop: small fire cooker OOA.
204 Saturday 18/11/00 22:07 Fire, Persons Reported: at an address near to where we have had several bin shed fires. Stop: FAM.
203 Saturday 18/11/00 00:50 Man trapped in handcuffs. Call canceled by control, prior to us booking mobile, which made us assume that the gentleman had managed to escape his confinement.
202 Friday 17/11/00 20:52 RTA washdown, a gentleman had parted company with his motorbike, on the Bury Road, near Marchwood. He was taken to hospital by ambulance, the bike ( which appeared to be the more badly injured of the two) had suffered a ruptured sump, and had deposited it's oil over the road surface.
201 Friday 17/11/00 17:32 AFA at a sheltered flats complex in Totton. Stop; A/C by fumes from cooking,
200 Monday 13/11/00 02:13 Stand-by at Redbridge Hill Fire station. No further calls.
199 Friday 10/11/00 Fire, at a hotel in Cadnam. Smoke issuing from the laundry. A small fire in the gas fired tumble dryer was just starting to spread to towels stacked around the dryer. 2 BA and 1 HPHR were used to deal. There was remarkably little fire damage, although the dryer was a complete right off!
198 Friday 10/11/00 RTA risk of fire, M27. We were ordered to enter at Junction1, Redbridge Hill entered at junction 3. ( it is standard practice to put a pump onto each carriage way under these circumstances. This is to ensure that if the incident has been given as the wrong carriage way, then a pump arrives quickly, it also ensures that a second tank of water is available at an incident, as there are no hydrants along a motorway. Redbridge arrived before us, and informed control we were not required, we turned around and went home.
197 Tuesday 07/11/00 10:05 RTA car smoking, Totton Causeway slip. On arrival found three cars had suffered a nose to tail shunt. No action required from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
196 Monday 06/11/00 12:28 Flooding affecting a private bungalow in Ashurst. The garden was almost inundated with water of a bungalow at the bottom of a bit of a dip. Several hours work with the LPP had removed about three inches of water, but taken the water level down below the "danger" mark. The water was pumped some considerable distance to a free flowing culvert out on the main road. Stop: SSCC 1 LPP.
195 Sunday 05/11/00 20:10 I had just arrived on my doorstep following the previous shout, when the bells went down for-: Flooding affecting a private house in West Wellow. Romsey were out dealing with other flooding problems, so we went in. The light pump dealt with the problem, which was a good job, as we couldn't get the pump near the problem! Stop: SSCC.
194 Sunday 05/11/00 17:07 Boiler on fire in a private house on Calmore estate. On arrival we found that the boiler was in an airing cupboard on the landing. 2 BA were quickly donned and the attack was started. The fire was quickly dealt with, using one HPHR, the house was ventilated, and the fire was damped down. The airing cupboard was a complete loss, as was the landing, most of the rest of the first floor was badly smoke logged. The fire was just about to break through into the roof, so the occupants had a very lucky escape there. Stop: small fire airing cupboard, 4 BA 1 HPHR, PPV used for clearing smoke.
193 Sunday 05/11/00 11:59 Children's play equipment on fire, Cheam Way. Some wooden play equipment was involved in fire, however one HPHR was enough to deal.
192 Tuesday 31/10/00 19:54 Car Fire Eling Hill. Two cars parked nose to tail. The passenger compartment of the second car was well alight. An attempt to move the first car forward out of the way was hampered by the fact that a tow rope was attached! Stop: car Sev 2 HPHR 2 BA.
191 Monday 30/10/00 22:59 Fire in Bin Shed, a different shed this time, but right next to the one in shout number 188! Stop: Rubbish, 1 HPHR
190 Monday 30/10/00 21:14. AFA at a poultry factory in Ower. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on system.
189 Monday 30/10/00 16:10 Child stuck in tree in river, near to Ashurst bridge. A 14 year old youth had strayed into a stream in an attempt to recover a pedal cycle. The stream was faster flowing than he had anticipated, and he had begun to be swept away. He had climbed a tree to avoid the drag of the water, and this was where we found him. A volunteer was lashed to a line, and made his way through the swollen waters to reach the tree, the boy was rescued and returned to dry land. Stop: SSCC.
188 Monday 30/10/00 13:04 Fire in bin shed, almost exactly the same as shout number 185, same location etc. Stop: Rubbish 1 HPHR
187 Monday 30/10/00 11:45 AFA at a local hospital for people with learning difficulties. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
186 Tuesday 24/10/00 20:16 Post box fire in Nursling. This is on Redbridge Hill's patch, and prior to our booking mobile, they booked mobile and available and so picked up the call, we were stood down prior to having left the station.
185 Sunday 22/10/00 19:05 Fire in bin shed to the rear of a block of flats in the Hounsdown area of Totton. Stop: small fire 1 HPHR.
184 Friday 20/10/00 16:24 AFA at a factory unit on the Calmore Ind Estate. Fumes from over cooked toast in an office had triggered the AFA system. I suspect this was going to be raised in conversation with him by the managers! Stop: A/C by fumes from toast.
183 Thursday 19/10/00 01:10 Recycling bank on fire, Asda Carpark, Totton. Some kind soul had set fire to the clothing recycling bank. The fire was knocked back with a HPHR, then the bank was flooded with an open ended hose. As we had no access to turn over the contents, this was the only option open to us to completely deal with the fire. Stop: Fire in recycling bin 1 jet.
182 Wednesday 18/10/00 15:48 AFA at a sheltered housing flats complex in Eling. Stop: A/C by fumes from unattended cooking
181 Monday 16/10/99 17:46 Fire now out, at a Community Center in Calmore. Some toilet paper had been set on fire in one of the toilets. Fortunately no damage was caused. Stop: OOA
180 Monday 16/10/00 11:06 Domestic AFA at a private house on Calmore Residential Estate. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on AFA system.
179 Monday 16/10/00 06:45 Car fire, Parkside Totton. Engine compartment well alight on arrival. Stop: 2HPHR, 2 BA. Engine Compartment SEV.
178 Saturday 14/10/00 22:21 RTA washdown, car on it's roof, Loperwood area of Calmore. On arrival found that a very inexperienced driver had managed to park his car, on the roof, facing away from the road, at right angles to the road behind a pristine bit of hedge. Full marks for imagination were about to be awarded, when we noticed the damage to the hedge a few feet along the road, which informed us of how he managed to place the car in this position.. The police arranged recovery, who arrived and lifted the car back onto the road. We made the car safe, before it was loaded onto a breakdown truck and driven away.
177 Saturday 14/10/00 20:21 Call to a house fire in a housing association property in Totton. On arrival found a group of people outside of the property, they had already entered the property, on hearing the smoke alarm, with the intention of effecting a rescue. The occupant, who is hearing impaired, was asleep in the lounge, and had not heard the smoke alarm. Some food had been placed in the oven to heat, and had been forgotten. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
176 Saturday 14/10/00 13:13 RTA washdown on Nursling Industrial Estate. An unfortunate meeting of a motorbike and van had left a copious amount of oil and petrol on the road. Stop: SSCC 1 HPHR.
175 Friday 13/10/00 18:19 Shed on fire, at a private address on Calmore Residential estate. A small section of fence had been on fire, and had been put out by a resident, prior to our arrival. Stop: small fire fence, OOA.
174 Friday 13/10/00 17:18 AFA at a local sheltered housing complex for elderly residents. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
173 Friday 13/10/00 13:21 AFA at a storage warehouse on Calmore Industrial Estate (one of our regulars!) Stop: A/C by electrical fault.
172 Wednesday 11/10/00 15:20 RTA Trapped, Cooks Lane Tottton. ON arrival found an RTA involving two cars, one of which was on it's roof, with the driver still inside. The car was stabilized, and then, at the request of the ambulance crew, one of the doors was removed to allow the removal of the casualty from the car. Two people were removed to hospital by ambulance. Following marking, by the police, the car was righted and the scene was made safe. Stop: SSCC.
171 Wednesday 11/10/00 04:04 AFA at a business premises on Salisbury Road. Alarm kept reoccurring, though no reason for this could be found. Stop: A/C by electrical fault.
170 Friday 06/10/00 13:37 Fire at a private house in Hounsdown. Children playing with an electric fire managed to start a small fire in the living room . Mother put the fire out prior to our arrival with a bucket of water! Stop: small fire OOA
169 Friday 06/10/00 13:12 AFA at a a large factory unit on Calmore Industrial Estate. Stop: Alarm caused by testing of AFA system. Just as we arrived back on the station forecourt and were going to book home station on the radio, we were called up to attend the fire above.......
168 Friday 06/10/00 06:52 AFA at a storage depot on Calmore Industrial Estate. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on AFA system.
167 Monday 02/10/00 19:39 Hedge on fire, on a private housing estate in Totton. Stop: 1 HPHR.
166 Sunday 01/10/00 16:01 Car fire on the A36 North of Totton. A car which had been stood in the same spot for over four weeks, with no battery, and a fire which started in the passenger compartment. This was not thought to be accidental! Stop: 1 car SEV. 2 BA 2 HPHR.
165 Sunday 23/09/00 07:31 AFA at a local sheltered flats complex in Totton. (Yes the same one as before) Stop A/C by fumes from cooking toast!
164 Saturday 23/09/00 04:57 AFA at a local sheltered flats complex in Totton. The ladies here have something of a sense of humour, and are starting to get themselves the nickname, the "Wibbly Wobbly Ladies" ( from Harry Enfield!) Had to knock and old lady up (it can be hell in the fire brigade!) to access her flat to find the detector which had operated. Stop: A/C electrical fault.
163 Thursday 21/09/00 14:26 Just as were clearing up, and making ready tovleave the previous incident we were called up on the radio to attend another call. AFA at the college in Totton. Stop: A/C by cooking in Nursery area kitchen.
162 Thursday 21/09/00 13:44 Fire, at a private address in Totton. On arrival were informed that a pan of fat had ignited in a heated grill. Two BA committed to the property to deal with the fire. The grill pan was extremely hot, and it took some cooling to be able to open the grill and deal with the pan. A fire blanket was utilized to smother the fire, and the pan was removed to the outside air. The amusing side show to this incident, if it possible it could have one, is that the grill had been switched on to provide a lunch, for a visitor to the house, the insurance man! ( I wonder if there will be any problem with that claim!)
161 Wednesday 20/09/00 17:21 AFA at a local sheltered flats complex for the elderly. A bone handled knife had been left on a stove, and overheated. The resultant fumes had triggered the AFA system. Stop A/C FAGI.
160 Monday 18/09/00 18:14 AFA at our local college. Stop: A/C by staff with blowtorch installing plumbing for sink!
159 Sunday 17/09/00 00:22 Rubbish on fire, Ewell Way. Due to the fuel shortages the recycling rubbish had not been collected this week, this must have been irresistible to a member of the public walking home from the pub, three piles of these bags were ignited on Ewell Way. Stop: three separate rubbish fires, 1 HPHR, Cause doubtful! ( Do you think this call was linked to the one below, they occurred in very close proximity!)
158 Saturday 16/09/00 23:59 Bin on fire, Salisbury Road, Stop: Rubbish fire 1 HPHR.
157 Friday 15/09/00 19:34 SSC pumping required at Southern water pumping station, Henderson Road. Heavy flooding of the cities drains by the rain storm had broken out of the pipeways, and flooded the subterranean levels of the pumping station, which descended approx. 60 feet below ground level. We were very close to the foreshore, and so ran out hose to the foreshore, and dropped a hard suction line into the collection pit of the pumping station. We didn't have a hope of dropping the water level by much, but the hope was to prevent the foul water flooding the streets. This we managed, until we were relieved by an oncoming pump.
156 Friday 15/09/00 15:47 Stand by Cosham Fire Station. COSHAM FIRE STATION!!! A heavy storm had descended on Portsmouth, and this had managed to disable the main sewerage and surface water pumping station at Eastniegh. Soon after we arrived at Cosham, we were joined by pumps from Alton, Hamble, Rushmoor, Basingstoke and Winchester. It became clear that we were being kept in a "holding area", whilst they decided what to do with the pumping station. At 19:34 we were tipped out to the pumping station on the shout above.
155 Sunday 10/09/00 21:48 Bushes on fire, near council offices, Salisbury Road. A bin had been set on fire. Stop: Rubbish, 1 HPHR.
154 Sunday 10/09/00 18:40, as we had just cleared up from the car fire below, we were sent on to an AFA at an old peoples sheltered residential block in Eling.(Almost within site of the car fire!) Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
153 Sunday 10/09/00 18:22 car and caravan on fire, A35 near to Ashurst, this actually turned out to be on Spicers Hill. A small fire in the engine compartment, mainly involving the carburettor The main fire had been put out, by using a dry powder extinguisher by the time we arrived, but some minor dowsing had to be done with 1 HPHR. Stop: Small fire, engine compartment,. 1 HPHR.
152 Sunday 10/09/00 17:34 People stuck in lift, in a private sheltered flats complex in Totton. Two people were released from the lift car, following a lift breakdown. Stop: SSCC, 2 people released by HRFS.
151 Sunday 10/09/00 07:16. Another lie in gone for a burton! A fire, said to involve a factory unit on Calmore ind est. On arrival found a skip fire on the outside of the building had ruptured a plastic gas main, which was flaring merrily! The first thought was that was the extent of the fire, however, on further examination it was discovered that the fire had spread into the unit. A forced entry was made, and a BA team was committed to deal with the fire. The BA team discovered a very mature fire which had involved most of the factory unit. The next door unit was entered, but found to be empty, with no fire spread. Six pumps, 1 SEU, 1MRV, 1 ALP and the canteen van were called for at the height of the fire. The fire was fought on two fronts with a forced entry made at the rear of the building. Eventually the fire was brought under control, but not before almost the entire contents of the unit had been destroyed. The last bit of fire was the flaring gas main, and the gas board had to be summoned to dig up the gas main, and shut of the supply from there. This was a long job. With little reward, the building was a total loss!
150 Friday 08/09/00 20:13 Smell of smoke, at a local sheltered housing complex. Stop: FAGI A/C by smoke from garden bonfire.
149 Friday 08/09/00 15:13 Tree on fire, 1 branch already fallen, Coppice, fields off Nutwood way Calmore Ind Est. Found a large old sycamore tree with a trunk at least three feet in diameter, which had suffered a fire up the core of the trunk. The tree was considered to be in a dangerous state, and so the police were called to trace the owner of the field so that he could make the tree safe. Stop: small fire, tree, 1 jet, unsafe tree handed over to the police.
148 Thursday 07/09/00 16:39 RTA Trapped, involving lorry A36 Ower. Two pumps, us and Romsey, as well as the SEU from St Marys sent. A message came from the police shortly after we had mobilized that there were no persons trapped, so we, and the SEU were sent back to home station.
147 Thursday 07/09/00 02:43 AFA at a sheltered housing complex on Calmore estate. Stop: one of the residents ( inmates!) had been spraying the flat with fly spry, which had triggered the smoke detector!
146 Wednesday 06/09/00 15:15 AFA at a travel hotel at Stoney Cross on the A31. Lyndhurst had riden with three riders, so we were sent to back them up. On arrival we found evidence of a a lot of refurbishment work going on, it became evident that engineers were commissioning the alarm system! An appropriate stop was sent!
145 Monday 04/09/00 16:55 Fire, at a trout fishery in Emery Down. original we were not on the PDA for this incident, the two pumps attending being Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, but Brock rode with only three riders, and so we were put in to make up the personnel numbers. However, a stop was sent before we arrived, and we were turned back before we had arrived on scene.
144 Monday 04/09/00 00:09 Fire, make pumps four, kiosk next to Kingsland Tavern, St. Marys Street, Southampton. Initially this might have appeared to be a well developed fire, but turned out to be reasonably superficial. The fire seemed to involve the outer fabric of the building, and internal ceiling. The adjacent properties Suffered from smoke logging, but little fire damage. We initially were deployed to assist the BA servicing, but were soon sent home, as the job was naturally scaled down.
143 Sunday 03/09/00 20:50 Bin fire, Children's play area, off Cheam Way. Stop: Rubbish, two buckets of water.
142 Saturday 02/09/00 16:35 Shed fire, a stones throw from Redbridge Hill fire station. The "shed" was an external storage area adjacent to a block of flats. Only one of the storage areas was involved in fire. It appeared to have been started deliberately. Some damage was caused to the contents, but the timely arrival of Hythe's pump, who were stood by at Redbridge Hill ( this came in whilst a six pumper was occurring on the other side of town) saved any further damage. Stop: small fire shed, 1 HPHR 2 BA.
141 Friday 01/09/00 21:16 Car fire now out, Salisbury Road Totton. Small fire involving the electrical system, in the passenger compartment. Battery disconnected to make safe, no other fire fighting action. Police were in attendance, and arranged recovery of the car.
140 Thursday 31/08/00 20:14 Incomplete call, by child in telephone box, to Fire, Totton College. This had the sound of a "mickey" from the outset, and proved to be the case. Stop: FAM.
139 Thursday 31/08/00 06:29 Hazmat incident, at a parcel carrier, Nursling industrial estate. The PDA to such incidents is three pumps and the SEU. A small amount of a chemical had escaped it's packaging, and was quietly smoking in the yard. CPS suits were used to identify, and isolate the package, before bagging up the offending pack, and placing it in a clean dry wheelie bin, pending collection by a waste carrier. Stop: SSCC.
138 Wednesday 30/08/00 02:26 Fire, type unknown, Calmore Middle School. Caller was from one of the roads which back onto the school. The grounds were scoured, but no sign of fire found. Stop: A/C by reflection / sight of sodium street light!
137 Saturday 26/08/00 21:39 Domestic AFA in a private house on the Hounsdown Estate. We were beaten to the scene by Redbridge's ladder, ( they did not have the train gates to contend with!!! ) Stop: A/C by electrical fault.
136 Saturday 26/08/00 01:49 Car fire outside of a private address on Calmore Estate. One car well alight, on arrival. This was a bit of an odd one, both the engine and passenger compartment were on fire, but neither seemed to be the source of the fire. It appears that the fire may have started underneath the car, possibly from the ignition of severed fuel lines! Stop: 1 car SEV 2 HPHR, 2BA.
135 Saturday 26/08/00 00:03 Hedge on fire, near the allotments Water Lane. Due to the number of calls this job received, and the fact that there was a shed in close proximity to the fire, two pumps were dispatched. On arrival found a large section of fir tree hedging well alight, and spreading along the hedge. Two seats of fire were obvious. Redbridge came along and joined us, and assisted in fire fighting, and running in a hydrant. The fire was dealt with, and they disappeared to another shout, on our patch!
134 Thursday 24/08/00 20:29. Field fire, off Nutwood Way Calmore Ind Est. Our favorite field! Yet another of the piles of rubbish left by the travelers reignited! As the field entrance has been blockaded to prevent the travelers returning, we cannot get in there to put out the fires, so we have to run loads of hose into the filed to reach the blaze. Tonight was no exception. Stop: rubbish, one main jet!
133 Wednesday 23/08/00 15:32 Rubbish in field alight, off Nutwood way, Calmore Ind Est. This was on the site of a previous fire, it's thought that children had ignited rubbish still hanging around. The fire had spread through undergrowth to the site next door. 1 Main branch on the end of a lot of hose used to deal.
132 Tuesday 22/08/00 16:39 Fire in public toilets, Jct Library Road, and Testwood Lane. A small amount of toilet tissue on the floor of one of the cubicles of the ladies toilet. 1 HPHR.
131 Tuesday 22/08/00 11:29 Boards on fire Goatee Beach. Several scaffold boards had been taken from a stage, erected for a public event, and used to make a bonfire. The council had sent along a bouser of water, and this was used to extinguish the flames.
130 Monday 21/08/00 21:29 Smoke in the area, Calmore Drive. On arrival found heavy smoke in the area, smelling of green garden waste. A large plume of smoke, which proved to be difficult to trace. Eventually found a garden bonfire in a garden on Shepherds Hay Road. Stop: A/C by C/B.
129 Saturday 19/08/00 20:24 Fire in the woods, adjoining fields off Nutwood Way. A small fire based upon a pallet. Two buckets of water were sufficient to deal.
128 Saturday 19/08/00 06:45 AFA at a residential training establishment for young people with learning difficulties, in Minstead. Stop: A/C by dust entering detector head.
127 Thursday, 17/08/00 19:21 (nothing all day, then three in a couple of hours!) Bushes on fire Salisbury Road, Totton. It seems a disposable barbecue had been tipped out in to the hedge, but not before it was completely out! Stop: 1HPHR
126 Thursday 17/08/00 17:53 The fire below dealt with, the pump returned to the scene of the RTA. A child was taken to hospital, after an unplanned meeting with a car
125 Thursday 17/08/00 17:38 Bushes on fire on a council estate in Totton. On the way there we happened upon an RTA that had occurred. Pump went on to fire, leaving a couple of firefighters at scene of RTA to give first aid.
124 Wednesday 16/08/00 12:27 Mattress on fire, in the open, at a private address just off Salisbury Road. Fire out on arrival, 1 HPHR used to damp down.
123 Tuesday 15/08/00 21:23 Tree on fire, outside of an address on Calmore Estate. Occupier had put it out by the time we arrived. Stop: small fire OOA, Cause Doubtful.
122 Tuesday 15/08/00 20:23 Bin Fire, children's play area, Hounsdown. A group of teenagers met us on site, they had only just arrived, and knew nothing about any fire ( and I believed every word they said!) 2 buckets of water used to deal. Stop: Rubbish, buckets of water.
121 Tuesday 15/08/00 11:51 Pumps five, plus a similar number of "special appliances" to Fire on board ship, at a refinery marine terminal, in the New Forest. A Generator in the engine room had caught fire, the fire was being dealt with by the ships company as well as works fire crews, HFRS took no part in the fire fighting action. Most pumps were returned to home station reasonably soon after arriving. Stop: Small fire engine room, dealt with by works fire dept. Inspection only.
120 Monday 14/08/00 16:38 Field fire, off Nutwood Way, Calmore Ind Estate. This was the filed in which the travelers were staying, one of their remaining piles of rubbish had been set alight again. A line of hose was run into the field, the access having been blocked off to prevent reoccupation in the future, this also prevent us gaining access. Stop: Rubbish, 1 main jet.
119 Sunday 13/08/00 13:22 Just as we were cleaning equipment from the previous shout, the bells went down for: AFA at a local sheltered housing block. A partially sited resident, cooking some sausages for lunch had set off the smoke detectors. Stop: A/C fumes from cooking.
118 Sunday 13/08/00 11:38 Car on fire, Deerleap Lane. On arrival found a motorized caravan well alight, with gas cylinders involved! A second pump was called for as this was all occurring in near vicinity to a thatched cottage! The fire was dealt with, whilst a couple of explosions occurred, due to small gas cylinders, and aerosols in the caravan. The fire was brought under control, and the cylinders removed, and cooled down. Stop: Motor caravan SEV.
117 Saturday 12/08/00 21:03 AFA at the same place as shout number 115, with the same result!
116 Saturday 12/08/00 14:00 Whilst at a static display at Calmore Community Center, we were called up by radio to proceed to AFA Southampton General Hospital. Met up with St. Mary's Water tender there. Staff in the Baby ICU had smelled smoke, and operated the fire alarm. Stop: A/C by smell from unknown outside source
115 Friday 11/08/00 23:30 AFA at a residential training home for teenagers with learning difficulties in Minstead. Stop: AFA due to electrical fault.
114 Sunday 06/08/00 11:07 Children lighting fires in a field off Woodlands Road, Eventually found incident off Bartley Road! Area of undergrowth in coppice, possibly from site of previous bonfire. This was well into the field, so the "Heavy Tender" from Lyndhurst was called out to get to the scene. Stop: Undergrowth, 1 HPHR
113 Sunday 06/08/00 04:14 Back to the recycle bin, which had managed to flare up again! This time instead of shuttling the water from the hydrant, using the pumps tank, we ran out hose, and drowned the little so and so! Stop: Rubbish 4 jets!
112 Sunday 06/08/00 01:38 Vehicle recovery lorry on fire, outside of a private address on Calmore housing estate. A medium sized recovery van with the engine compartment well alight, and starting to spread to the passenger compartment, met us! the fire was knocked out pretty sharpish with the aid of two hose reel jets. Nowadays, due to the amount of nasties produced in the smoke, it has become normal to wear BA fighting car fires. Stop: engine compartment SEV, 2 HPHR, 2BA
111 Sunday 06/08/00 00:04 Bin alight, at a local supermarket in the middle of Totton. On arrival found one bin well alight, near to the entrance, then checked and found one of the paper recycling skips well alight as well. The paladin was extinguished pretty quickly, but the recycle bin took some tackling! We only had access into the skip via the narrow slits used to deposit paper, as the skip was very large, and parked right against a wall, so that the door could not be opened without moving the skip, something we were not in a position to do. Under these circumstances we tend to "open end" a length into the skip, that is we run a hose into the skip, without a jet on it, and fill the skip up with water.. Stop: Rubbish, 2 main jets. We were on station, doing the paper work ( pun not intended!) when the bells went down for the next shout.
110 Saturday 05/08/00 16:18 Bushes and trees on fire, near to Goatee Beach. On arrival traced a column of smoke to some bushes, which were actually in some ones back garden. The fire was a bonfire, but as it was in the middle of some bushes, which already showed some signs of heat damage, it was decided to douse the flames. Stop: small fire, garden refuse, 1 HPHR.
109 Friday 04/08/00 14:51 AFA at a Hospice in Ashurst. Stop: A/C by engineers checking the system!
108 Wednesday 02/08/00 08:48 AFA at a community center in Calmore. Stop: A/C by system Fault.
107 Monday 31/07/00 17:27 Cooker fire in a private house on Calmore estate. Some residue of fat had become overheated in a grill, and had caught fire. The panicking resident thought that he could deal with the fire by throwing some water at it. His comment when we arrived was that he had "learned his lesson" The response had been reasonably spectacular! However the fire was out By the time we arrived. Small fire cooker OOA.
106 Monday 31/07/00 13:33 Embankment on fire, M271. Stop: small fire on top of embankment, 1 HPHR.
105 Sunday 30/07/00 16:07 Children lighting bonfires, in a field off Nutwood Way. Found two seats of fire, where rubbish had been dumped. Both small fires but a long way from the road, with no vehicle access. I decided to call in the "Heavy Tender" ( A landrover on steroids!) which has a backpack on board, which was used to ferry water into the area, and put out the smoldering remains. Stop: Grassland.
104 Sunday 30/07/00 02:32 Fire, pumps ten, on the fifteenth floor of a block of flats in Shirley. On arrival found a well developed fire out through the windows, BA crews were put in, but the nature of the fire, and the difficult conditions meant that it was quite some time before the fire was under control. Early on the fire was made up to "pumps 15", by the Deputy Chief Fire Officer. Unfortunately, in opening the front door of the flat, to fight the fire, the fire spread out into the corridor. Because of the number of people still in residence, the job was treated as "persons reported" until the fire was doused. A long and protracted job, which was brought under control, and doused, but not before severe damage had been caused.
103 Saturday 29/07/00 04:02 Car fire on a private estate in Totton. What appeared to be an abandoned car had been set alight. The battery was missing, and the fire had started in the engine compartment, which leads us to think that the cause was not accidental. Stop: Car sev. 2 HPHR
102 Thursday 27/07/00 08:29 AFA at a local office complex. Stop: A/C system fault. Alarm had been reset prior to arrival. Naughty!
101 Sunday 16/07/00 20:50 Children lighting bonfires in local park and play area. Small area of grass and rubbish alight on arrival. Two buckets of water sorted that out!
100 Sunday 16/07/00 06:34 AFA at a local sheltered flats complex on Calmore Estate. Alarm caused by system fault on redundant AFA system!
099 Friday 14/07/00 20:17 AFA at a local recreation centre, caused by copious spraying of deodorant over two builders, and the smoke detector!
Friday 14/07/00 10:29 I did not ride to this call, however it appeals to my warped sense of humour, and is worth a note here. the call came in to a microlight aircraft landed on overhead electricity pylons. Almost every pump in the near vicinity was sent to this incident! On arrival they found that the electricity carrier company were doing maintenance, and using a suspended gantry to access the cabling!
098 Monday 10/07/00 19:01 Car fire to the rear of a property in Rumbridge Street. It is though that an electrical fault triggered the fire in the engine bay. Stop: car sev. 2BA 1 HR.
097 Sunday 09/07/00 14:57 AFA at a local sheltered housing flats complex. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
096 Saturday 08/07/00 20:41 Fire in air raid shelter, in recreation ground, of the end of Cheam Way, Totton. Small fire OOA Two buckets of water used to damp down.
095 Saturday 08/07/00 15:46 Skip fire, rear of a number of retail outlets. Stop: Rubbish, 1 jet, cause not thought to be accidental.
094 Tuesday 04/07/00 14:46 RTA trapped, Totton Bypass. collision involving six cars on the bypass. No persons trapped, 53 WL were in attendance first, and hence in charge, decided that one pump was sufficient to make the scene safe, we returned to home station.
093 Monday 03/07/00 22:52 Smell of smoke, thought to be from woods behind Tintagel Close, Lordswood. A reasonable trek into the woods uncovered a fire, so lots of hose later, this was dealt with. Stop: Small fire, woods 2 jets.
092 Monday 03/07/00 22:27 Stand By C53 ( both pumps at a "pumps six" shout in Eastleigh), only on station a few minutes when the call came in (above).
091 Thursday 29/06/00 19:56 Stand By C53 (Both pumps out on a persons reported shout in Shirley) No further calls.
090 Thursday 29/06/00 16:23 Toaster on fire in a private house on Calmore Estate. Stop: Small fire kitchen, OOA.
089 Wednesday 28/06/00 16:04 AFA at a supermarket in the middle of Totton. False Alarm, no fire!
088 Tuesday 27/06/00 20:53 Fire in derelict house, Salisbury Road. Small fire in upstairs room, involving floorboards. Stop: 2 HPHR 4 BA.
087 Tuesday 27/06/00 19:59 AFA Southampton General Hospital. Stop from 53, prior to our arrival.
086 Saturday 24/06/00 10:47 House fire, on the Duel Carriageway from Romsey to Ower. Romsey had not fully manned their second pump with BA qualified people, and as the call had come in as house fire, we were despatched to make up the compliment of BA. On arrival found that the first pump on scene had diagnosed a faulty oil fired boiler, which had smoked, and caused the panic. The boiler was shut down, and we all made our way home again. Stop C33 A/C faulty boiler.
085 Sunday 18/06/00 11:18 AFA at a local hospital for people with learning difficulties. One break glass call point operated, only one patient on site, who hotly denied having anything to do with it. Did we believe him?
084 Saturday 17/06/00 00:43 AFA at a training lodge for teenagers with learning difficulties. Because of the nature of both the building and the occupants, the PDA is two pumps. Stop: A/C electrical fault.
083 Tuesday 13/06/00 22:26 Kitchen Fire, in a house on Nursling Street Maybush. Redbridge's Ladder beat us to the scene, and had the matter well in hand by the time we arrived. A chicken had been left in the oven, and cremated! Stop: small fire in oven, removal.
082 Sunday 11/06/00 19:15 Children lighting fires under the trees O/S Woolworths in the precinct in Totton. A small fire mainly consisting of firelighters and cardboard. One bucket of water used!
081 Sunday 11/06/00 10:25 AFA at an elderly residential block. Stop: A/C by toast!
080 Sunday 11/06/00 02:43 Fire, Make pumps 6 Struminster House, Maybush. One flat well alight and going like a train! When we arrived we were told to rig in BA, and wait in the BA collection area. By this time the fire was more of less out, and the mopping up and searching operation was well under way. We stood waiting for over an hour, and then it was decided that we were not needed, so we collected all the gear together, that had been taken from our pump, and returned home.
079 Saturday 10/06/00 15:25 hut on fire, Leominster, Emery Down. Small fire, not thought to be accidental! 2 BA and one hose reel in use.
078 Wednesday 07/06/00 23:50 Car leaking petrol, Calmore Estate. Petrol line had been cut, possibly in an attempt to steal the fuel. "Plug and Dyke" used to stem the leak, petrol washed away.
077 Wednesday 07/06/00 18:31 Unattended bonfire on fields off Nutwood Way. This was the site where the travellers had been, and caused us so many calls! Large pile of rubbish well alight., The field had been sealed for vehicular traffic, so we had to run out hose to get to the fire. Stop: rubbish, one main jet.
076 Sunday 04/06/00 16:45 Smoke issuing, derelict farm building, near Aitken Lane. remnants of furniture on fire inside partly broken down barn building. Several buckets of water used to extinguish.
075 Sunday 04/06/00 00:20 Fire, type unknown, in the road, Knellers Lane. Reported by passing motorist. No trace found Stop: FAGI A/C by unknown source.
074 Saturday 03/06/00 01:57 Car fire, Jacobs Gutter Lane. Car well alight on arrival. Stop: 2 BA, 2 HPHR, Cause not thought to be accidental!
073 Friday 02/06/00 20:17 Car fire reported as near to Testwood School, Totton, On questioning, control informed us that the fire was thought to be in the same area as some previous fires we had attended. This put us in the area of the fields off Nutwood Way. No trace of an incident found. Stop: FAM
072 Tuesday 30/05/00 20:09 Car with smoke coming from dashboard, A326. Hot electrical smell when the ignition was turned on, but otherwise no fire. Battery disconnected, the driver was advised to make breakdown / recovery arrangements. Stop small electrical fire OOA.
071 Tuesday 30/05/00 16:29 Car on fire, travellers caravan site, Calmore Industrial Estate. One car, and one pile of "spij" well alight on arrival. The car was dealt with by running hose onto the field, the pile of rubbish was well into the field, and necessitated the use of a four by four vehicle to deal with. Stop: 1 car, and some rubbish, 1 jet 1 HPHR.
070 Tuesday 30/05/00 04:01 AFA at a transport depot, on Calmore Industrial Estate. Police in attendance on arrival. building checked from the outside. No keyholder available. Security on the next door site then informed us that the alarm had been going for two solid days. Stop: A/C by system fault, no action HFRS.
069 Monday 29/05/00 08:01 SSC Suspected Chemical leak, at a local sports complex. An automatic alarm had sounded indicating there could be a problem. on checking, it was found that the indicated value on the alrm, was below normal threholds. At this point the CPS wearers were stood down, and the emergency was declared over. Stop: SSCC.
068 Sunday 28/05/00 22:30 Fire on footpath, Calmore Estate. 1 size ten fireman's boot used to put out the fire!
067 Thursday 25/05/00 19:45 Derelict caravan on fire, rear of the school on Testwood Lane. No trace of fire at the address given. We had thought that the fire was on a field to the rear of the school, and went to investigate. Found a caravan completely destroyed, by fire, with no fire to speak of. scene damped down. Stop: OOA Damped down.
066 Thursday 25/05/00 09:17 Propane lorry with 18 tonnes of propane on board, with over heating brakes. On arrival found the lorry with smoke rising from the bearing of a rear wheel. The bearing was cooled, and a service engineer arrived to deal with the problem. Stop: A/C.
065 Sunday 21/05/00 00:21 Car fire address came in as a road on Calmore Estate. On arrival found two cars well alight, with the fire spreading to a car and a van parked very close. 2 BA 2 HPHR deployed to bring the fire under control. A fire investigation officer was called to the scene to determine the cause and spread of the fire. Stop: 4 vehicles severely, cause doubtful.
064 Saturday 20/05/00 14:09 Grass fire at a private address on Calmore estate ( next door to a property involved in a house fire about 18 months ago) Stop: small fire OOA.
063 Thursday 18/05/00 18:32 Car fire in a field off Calmore Industrial Estate. Car well alight on arrival. Stop: Car sev. 1 HPHR.
062 Wednesday 17/5/00 18:42 Rubbish fire outside of an address in Shirley Warren. Turned back by control after booking mobile, attended by Redbridge Hill.
061 Friday 12/05/00 14:15 Van fire outside a house on Testwood Lane. Stop: small fire OOA.
060 Friday 12/05/00 12:27 AFA at a sheltered housing block of flats in Totton. Stop: A/C by cooking.
059 Thursday 11/05/00 10:58 Lorry on fire, driving slowly through Totton. It was thought that the driver was unaware of the problem. The main roads were travelled, but nothing was found. Stop: lorry had proceeded.
058 Sunday 07/05/00 21:42 Fire in derelict garage to the rear of a house on Ringwood Road in Totton. this property has been the site of many many fires in the past few months and years, some more serious than others. This was a minor rubbish fire, and a bucket of water was quite sufficient to deal with it!
057 Saturday 06/05/00 20:12 AFA General Hospital Southampton. Most town pumps were tied up with two "persons reported" fires, however Redbridge Hill were available, and were in attendance when we arrived. Stop: A/C by cooking.
056 Saturday 06/05/00 10:48, whilst clearing up from the shout below, a thunder storm had been brewing, suddenly we were called to an electricity pole, with a transformer which had been struck by lightening. By the time we arrived on site, the small fire had been extinguished by the torrential down pour! Stop: Fire OOA no action HFRS.
055 Saturday 06/05/00 09:59 Car leaking petrol outside of a house in Osborne Rd Totton. Damage to filler pipe which could not be plugged, so small amount of remaining fuel drained and washed down drains. Stop: SSCC
054 Thursday 04/05/00 18:02 AFA at a different sheltered flats complex to shout below, A/C by cooking (probably toast!)
053 Thursday 04/05/00 17:27 AFA at a sheltered flats complex in Totton. A/C by cooking (toast)
052 Tuesday 02/05/00 14:09 Children lighting fires around the area of Eling Tide Mill. On arrival found a bonfire in a private back garden. Stop: C/B
051 Wednesday 26/04/00 17:17 Packing case by the side of the road, Bury Lane. Stop: Rubbish 1HPHR.
050 Tuesday 25/04/00 06:20 SSC Man locked in toilet in residential care home. Door forced to allow egress from toilet. Stop: SSCC. One male released by HFRS.
049 Monday 24/04/00 10:02 Bin fire Eling Cemetery car park. Two litter bins well alight on arrival. Stop: Rubbish 1HPHR.
048 Saturday 22/04/00 18:52 Fire, type unknown, in disused farm building opposite Safeways, in Totton. On arrival found smoke issuing from a wooden barn. Hay and straw abandoned in the barn had been set alight. Fortunately this had not spread to the structure of the building. It took three pumps, two HPHR 1 main jet and 6 BA to put this fire out.
047 Saturday 22/04/00 17:38 Moped on fire, Fletchwood Lane, Ashurst Bridge. On arrival found a moped with the front wheel and surrounding area on fire. A youth had been using it for riding "off road". the exhaust had been removed, and it is thought that the hot gasses from the exhaust port of the engine had caught light to the wiring etc. Stop: moped sev. 1 HPHR.
046 Sunday 16/04/00 0518 Car fire in another supermarket car park in Totton. A derelict car well alight on arrival. Stop: 2 HPHR It was dark when we went out, and we came back in the light, It's nice to see the sun rise once in a while, shame it was so misty!
045 Sunday 16/04/00 01:21 Car fire in a supermarket car park in Totton. on arrival found a car, with the rear off side quaterlight broken, all doors unlocked, and two distinct seats of fire, on on the rear seat, and one on the drivers seat. Draw your own conclusions! Stop: Small fire, passenger compartment, 1 HPHR.
044 Tuesday 11/4/00 07:34 Car fire Jct A326 and Salisbury Road. Fire had been dealt with using a dry powder extinguisher by the time we arrived. No action by HFRS.
043 Sunday 9/4/00 20:04 Fire in the same derelict house as shout number 041. An easy chair had been placed in the house and set on fire. Stop: small fire derelict building. 1 HPHR.
042 Sunday 9/4/00 00:27 Fence on fire, on Rushington Housing Estate. Stop: Fence, 1 HPHR
041 Saturday 8/4/00 19:33 Fire in derelict house next to a petrol station in Totton. Small fire in ground floor room of house ( this property has been the site of several fires over the years, starting with a severe fire involving the first floor and roof about three years ago. since then kids have broken into the property and caused further damage as well as setting various small fires) Stop: small fire derelict building. 1 HPHR.
040 Saturday 8/4/00 02:27 Car fire outside of a pub in Totton. This appeared to be an abandoned car, which had sat there for quite some time, prior to some wag deciding to torch it! Stop: Car sev. 2 HPHR 2 BA
039 Friday 7/4/00 16:19 AFA at a sheltered housing block of flats in Totton. Stop: A/C by cooking.
038 Wednesday 5/4/00 09:44 AFA at a hospital in Ashurst. because of the nature of the "risk" an AFA call to this address has a PDA of two pumps. Lyndhurst beat us there, and radioed that we were not required just as we were arriving. We booked mobile back to home station.
037 Tuesday 28/03/00 17:37 Stand by at Beaulieu fire station. A thatch fire near Ringwood, had removed all the pumps from the area. On the way out of Totton, control redirected us to stand by at Ringwood instead. Shortly afterwards the Thatch fire was made up to pumps eight, and we were moved on to the job. On arrival we found a reasonably developed thatch fire. Some sterling work had been done to provide a fire break, and this paid off. At the time of being relieved, some five or so hours later, the fire had been limited to one flank of the building, saving the majority of the structure. As most thatches a long hard wet cold slog, but worth it on this occasion.
036 Monday 27/03/00 17:46 RTA Trapped, Redbridge Causeway. A heavy goods vehicle tractor unit, and a private car had suffered a difference of opinion over road space. The car ended up "T Boned" on the front of the tractor unit. Fortunately there were no persons trapped, and no serious injuries. Scene was made safe.
035 Wednesday 22/03/00 18:51 Bonfire out of control, rear of a factory unit on Calmore Industrial estate. Made up for a landrover as we would have had to run an awful lot of hose to deal. Stop: Rubbish, 1 HPHR.
034 Saturday 18/03/00 12:27 AFA at a local retired sheltered housing block. Stop: A/C fumes from cooking.
033 Saturday 18/03/00 01:02 Lorry smoking inside industrial unit, Calmore Industrial Estate. Large unit used to park up lorries, A technical fault on one unit, according to the resident technician, meant that the diesel preheaters were operating all the time, and set fire to the sound insulation under the cab. A small smouldering fire was quickly dealt with by a small amount of water. Stop: small fire 1 HPHR.
032 Monday 13/03/00 19:01 Standy by at Redbridge Hill Fire Station, No Further Calls.
031 Friday 10/03/00 05:14 AFA at a a local sheltered housing complex in Totton. Stop: AFA due to dust being blown into detector.
030 Monday 06/03/00 20:48 Chimney fire, in a private house in Winsor, near Totton. Stop: Chimney fire.
029 Monday 06/03/00 18:45 Tree on fire, visible from Lackford Ave Rushington. Location was the other side of both the railway track and the river. The pump was taken to a point nearer the fire, and investigations made. Stop: OOA
028 Wednesday 01/03/00 22:40 Fire in a private house in the Hammonds Green area of Totton. On arrival found a mattress on the grass outside the front door, and a smoke logged house. Two burly Policemen from the local constabulary had dragged the mattress from the property. The house was ventilated to remove the smoke, and the smouldering mattress was doused with water. Moral of the tale, do not use old, defective, or questionable electric blankets.
027 Friday 25/02/00 07:16 AFA in a large warehouse on Nursling Industrial Estate. Redbridge Hill's patch, but they were out on another job at the time. Stop: A/C electrical fault.
026 Tuesday 22/02/00 19:39 Rubbish on fire, in a timber yard, on the A36 north of Totton. Stop: C/B.
025 Tuesday 22/02/00 19:25 Rubbish fire in public toilets in Eling. This was considered a property fire by the brigade, and so two pumps were despatched to the scene. We became stuck behind the Railway crossing, which used to cause me so much grief when I lived the wrong side of the railway, and were delayed arriving on scene. Redbridge's ladder had beaten us to it, and had the matter in hand by the time we arrived. We were not needed, and so headed for home, On route called up by radio to attend.... (above)
024 Tuesday 22/02/00 17:41 Fire in a refuse container, specifically placed to collect the residue from pooper scooper activity! (We get all the best jobs!) 1 HPHR
023 Tuesday 22/02/00 03:06 Rubbish on Fire, rear of shops, Salisbury Road, Totton Stop: Rubbish, 1 HPHR Not thought to be accidental. Police in attendance.
022 Monday 21/02/00 04:05 Bin fire R/O a shop on Water Lane, Totton. Stop: Rubbish, 1 HPHR. Not thought to be accidental! Police in attendance.
021 Saturday 19/02/00 18:09 Reported Fire at a local hospital. three pumps sent. Fire found to be a very limited fire, involving a window frame, in a disused building. Stop: small fire, derelict building. 1 HPHR, 2 BA.
020 Saturday 19/02/00 10:33 Make pumps six, roof fire Shirley High Street. The fire had the potential to be nasty, it involved a tar boiler, and gas cylinder on a roof. However, it was all over by the time we got there, and we turned round and went home.
019 Thursday 17/02/00 04:02 Bin Fire, rear of a parade of shops, central Totton. A small metal skip, and a pile of carpet offcuts next to it well alight on arrival. 2 HPHR 1 main jet. With our current history, thought not to be accidental! Police in attendance.
018 Wednesday 16/02/00 06:47 AFA at a industrial unit on Calmore Industrial Estate. Stop: A/C by smoking under detector head.
017 Wednesday 16/02/00 05:04 Bin fire to the rear of a shop in Totton. Thought to be the work of the arsonist Stop 1 HPHR. Police were in attendance.
016 Tuesday 15/02/00 04:46 Bin Fire, rear of a block of shop, Water Lane. Met by police on arrival. Have we got an arsonist on the patch again? Stop: 1 HPHR.
015 Tuesday 15/02/00 03:41 (see note below!) Wood and Rubbish fire, near to petrol station, as below! Stop: 1 HPHR
014 Monday 14/02/00 04:42 After a weekend away, I was tired and looking for a good nights sleep, It's almost guaranteed that we will be called out.. to Bin fire near the petrol station, Stop: 1 HPHR.
013 Monday 07/02/00 09:27 AFA at a sheltered housing complex in Totton. Stop: A/C By toast.
012 Wednesday 03/02/00 17:50 Shed Fire, involving gas cylinders, at a private house in Totton. On arrival we were met by something like Moses's burning bush! A wooden shed was obviously NOT involved in fire, but there were some quite good flames inside. A Gas ring was in use, powered from a gas cylinder. It is assumed that the pipe had developed a leak, and the leak had caught from the naked flame of the burner. The pipe had burned then through, losing the gas supply to the burner. The cylinder was removed, the fire extinguished and then the gas supply turned off. For good measure the cylinder was placed in a swimming pool, (which just happened to be handy) to ensure that it was cool.
011 Friday 28/01/00 20:43 Relief Crew to Thatched Roof Fire, Fyfield, near Weyhill, Andover. On arrival found a row of five terraced thatched cottages, almost completely destroyed by fire. As all thatches a small fire starting in the roofing soon spreads, and despite the best efforts of the brigade, is rarely stopped. Our tasks included tidying up the water supplies, and clearing up unnecessarily hose, now that the main fire fighting had concluded, and damping down was in operation, as well as general tidying of the scene. Returned to home station somewhere in the region of 03:00, but had some considerable cleaning to do before we could be dismissed.
010 Thursday 27/01/00 22:42 Chimney fire at a house in central Totton. (Another early night gone for a burton!) A difficult chimney, owing to the construction! It took a couple of attempts to put the rods up and douse the flames ( and it was going very well on arrival!) Eventually the flames were dealt with. The rest of the chimney breast was checked for signs of abnormal heat.
009 Wednesday 26/01/00 16:29 AFA at a large warehouse on Calmore Industrial Estate. On arrival found that the alarm had been reset. Building checked for signs of fire, or cause of false alarm, non found. Stop: AFA Alarm reset before arrival.
008 Wednesday 26/01/00 05:05 Fire, to the rear of a shop in the centre of Totton. On arrival found a small pile of rubbish on fire. Our arrival, and dealing with the fire disturbed a neighbour, who lived above the shop, she demanded to know what was going on, but was somewhat placated by our explanation that there was a fire! The manager arrived on the scene and looked at the pile of rubbish. He the said he thought that some one had nicked the large orange bin the rubbish had been in, subsequent investigations uncovered the remains of some orange plastic, under the debris! Stop: small fire, 1 HPHR
007 Sunday 23/01/00 21:54 SSC to tanker leaking liquid nitrogen, A326, Marchwood. This was a HazMat incident, and so three pumps and an SEU were despatched to the scene. On arrival found a large Nitrogen tanker with a plume of white gas discharging from a roof mounted vent , quite a sight on a dark and frosty night! This was all part of a normal safety valve operating, under slightly abnormal conditions. There was little the brigade could do to stem the flow, and as the tanker was not in an unsafe condition it was driven to it's destination, were it could be dealt with by the owning company. Stop: SSCC.
006 Sunday 23/01/00 06:52 Rubbish Fire to the rear of a garden in the Brokenford area of Totton. Small fire involving rubbish in and around a large round waste bin. Right next to a wooden garage! Stop: one HPHR
005 Sunday 09/01/00 20:26 Chimney Fire in a private house in Brokenford, Totton. A wood burning stove, with no access to rod, so a roof ladder and hose reel were deployed to the chimney pot. A small amount of water was put down the chimney, which was then viewed, the chimney was clear of any fire. The inner walls were checked and found to be reasonably hot, so to be quite sure there were no further problems a TIC was called for. An officer brought the TIC along, and took charge of the incident. The area was checked out, and found to be safe. Stop: Chimney!
004 Sunday 09/01/00 19:05 Fire, derelict house next to petrol station Ringwood Road. Smoke issuing from garage at rear of property. Small fire involving rubbish, probably set by kids. Two pumps sent, as involved property, but we were sent back as redbridge had arrived first, and didn't need the second pump.
003 Sunday 09/01/00 15:18 AFA at our local recreation centre. A smell of burning from a bonfire outside of the building had been smelled by a member of the public, who had operated a break glass callpoint. Stop: A/C good intent. Smell from outside source.
002 Tuesday 04/01/00 03:37 AFA at a local supermarket. A drop in the water pressure had caused the spinkler pumps to auto start, this operation had triggered the fire alarm. Stop: A/C by sprinkler plant.
001 Saturday 01/01/00 02:41 Barn fire, make pumps four, Nursling Street Southampton. Whilst travelling to the scene it was possible to see a well developed fire, out through the roof. On arrival found that the barn contained stored furniture. This became an easier fire to deal with than a barn full of hay or straw. The contents burned a lot quicker! and were easier to extinguish. Unaffected areas were stripped of their contents, to prevent further fire spread, and salvage unburnt furniture. What a way to start the new year!