This years shouts.
253 Mon 31/12/01 19:38 Whilst at Redbridge Hill, we were called to AFA operating at a country house, on the south side of Lyndhurst. This would have been normally attended by Lyndhurst, and Brokenhurst, but as Brokenhurst and Beaulieu were both at the major job, we were called as the second, next nearest pump. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on AFA system.
252 Mon 31/12/01 15:28 Stand by Redbridge Hill Fire Station. A twelve pump fire over the other side of town, in a document storage warehouse, had emptied the city, and the surrounding area. Whilst at Redbridge Hill we were called to... ( see shout #253)
251 Mon 31/12/01 08:41 Chimney fire in wood burning stove in thatched cottage, in the Bramshaw area of the forest. Two pumps sent, as this was a thatched property. Actually a pretty easy chimney, which was rodded, and the chimney checked from the roof. Stop: chimney fire 105 ladder in use.
250 Sun 30/12/01 18:58 Fire, type unknown, on the rugby field adjacent to Totton Recreation Center. On arrival we found two arm chairs, in the middle of the field well alight! Stop: rubbish, 1 HPHR.
249 Sun 30/12/01 01:45 RTA Washdown, Traffic Lights, A35, Redbridge flyover. A single vehicle RTA, involving one private car, and a driver thought to be under the influence. Battery disconnected on vehicle. Stop: SSCC Car made safe.
248 Sat 29/12/01 22:45 Rubbish on fire, to the rear of a private address, on the same road as the previous shout. Stop: C/B no action by HFRS.
247 Sat 29/12/01 20:43 A tree on fire, to the rear of a private address in Totton. Stop: small fire, tree, 1 HPHR.
246 Fri 28/12/01 20:10 Bushes on fire, on Calmore Estate. A reasonably spectacular amount of flames for a small bush, coming from a couple of bags of rubbish. 1 HPHR used to deal. Stop: Rubbish.
245 Fri 28/12/01 17:31 Kids lighting fires, in disused barn, in West Totton. The embers of a small fire were found. 1 Back pack pump used to extinguish.
244 Wed 26/12/01 20:32 Call back to the previous chimney fire, when hot embers began to fall into the hearth. Chimney re-rodded, and roof ladder used from the roof to check the flue. Stop: Chimney.
243 Wed 26/12/01 14:57 Chimney fire in a private dwelling in Totton. A reasonably easy chimney, and once the fire in the hearth had been put out and removed, the chimney was rodded to extinguish the fire. Stop: Chimney.
242 Wed 26/12/01 07:12 Reported fire at A bank in the middle of Totton. On arrival we found a smoke logged public lobby, and a small piece of wood smoldering on the floor. The debris was taken outside and extinguished. Stop: small fire, rubbish 1HPHR.
241 Mon 24/12/01 19:37 Chimney fire, at a private address in Houndsdown. A chimney sparking quite well from the pot when we arrived. A quick rodding with the chimney rods and stirrup pump soon sorted it out. Stop: Chimney ( would you believe it!)
240 Sun 23/12/01 23:07 RTA trapped, main Road, at Marchwood. Stop, sent by Hardley's pump, prior to our arrival, no persons trapped. We turned round and returned to home station.
239 Sun 23/12/01 16:38 Barn fire, near to Safeways, West Totton. A small fire in a disused barn, where kids had been playing with their junior pyromaniacs kit! Stop: Small fire OOA.
238 Fri 21/12/01 19:55 Car on fire on the car park to the rear of Calmore Community Center. A reasonably ancient car, possibly dumped at the site, had presumably been torched. 2 HPHR and 2 BA used to deal with it. Stop: Car sev.
237 Tue 18/12/01 15:55 grass fire in field behind a school in Totton. A tea chest had been ignited, on a green field site in Totton. It was out by the time we arrived! Stop: rubbish OOA.
236 Sun 16/12/01 23:28 AFA at an estate management office, Deerleap, just outside Totton. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on AFA system.( The same one as below!)
235 Sun 16/12/01 11:14 AFA at an estate management office, Deerleap, just outside Totton. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on AFA system.
234 Fri 14/12/01 23:58 Bin fire, Winsor Road car park, Brokenford, Totton. A small fire in a pile of rubbish next to a Salvation Army textile recycling bin, had spread to the textile in the bin. 1 HPHR used to extinguish.
232 Thu 13/12/01 11:58 Car fire, outside of a property in Ewell Way, Totton. A car had been started up, and driven down the road, when the carburettor had suddenly caught fire. A home owner had tackled the fire with a CO2 extinguisher, which had stopped the fire from spreading. Stop: Small fire engine compartment OOA.
231 Tue 11/12/01 07:18 Car fire, person trapped inside, Pauletts Lane. Nothing found on Pauletts Lane, so we went up Loperwood, and found, not a car fire, but an RTA trapped. All of the BA kit came off, and RTA kit was put on. On examination of the car, no one was trapped. A car, traveling too fast for the conditions, found some ice, and lost control, ending up on it's roof, buried into an embankment. Stop: RTA involving single car, no persons trapped, scene made safe.
230 Sun 09/12/01 11:55 Stand by at ( the brand new) St Marys Fire Station. C54 pumps had been sent to an RTA just down the road from the station. No further Calls.
229 Fri 07/12/01 21:10 Confirmed fire in a multiple occupancy dwelling in the Freemantle area of Southampton. Two pumps had been dispatched as the PDA to an initial AFA, and we were sent in as the third for a fire. Stop came back from the first arriving pumps ( A/C by steam from iron) prior to our arrival, so we turned round and went home!)
228 Sun 02/12/01 15:41 Chimney in a private house on the northern side of Totton. A chimney which was very difficult to rod, so we ended up climbing onto the roof, and using a hose reel from the top. Stop: Chimney.
227 Sun 02/12/01 14:10 bin fire outside of Calmore community Center. 1 bin burning merrily away on arrival. Stop: Rubbish 1 HPHR.
226 Sat 24/11/01 14:36 AFA at a retirement bungalow in Totton. Fumes from cooking had triggered an alarm, which was relayed to the monitoring station via a elderly persons emergency alarm system.
225 Wed 21/11/01 17:25 On booking mobile from previous incident we were sent to stand by at Redbridge Hill, however on route, we were diverted to return to home station. No further calls.
224 Wed 21/11/01 17:06 Stand by St Marys fire station. A "persons reported" shout in the city had emptied all of the stations. En route we were called to an AFA operating at the Royal South Hants Hospital. And pulled up just behind Redbridges Ladder. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
223 Wed 21/11/01 16:41 Car leaking petrol, on an estate just off Water Lane in Totton. Stop: SSCC "plug and dyke". Called on, by radio to-----
222 Mon 19/11/01 08:08 AFA at a business address, on Deerleap Lane. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on AFA system.
221 Sun 18/11/01 14:10, We had just returned from an exercise at Fawley Refinery, and were just heading out of the station door, when the bells went down for... Shrub on fire, A35, Totton Causeway. Stop: A/C by C/B.
220 Thu 15/11/01 23:32 Car on fire, Eling Cemetery Car Park. 1 derelict car well alight on arrival. Stop: 1 derelict car SEV, 1 HPHR 2 BA.
219 Thu 15/11/01 09:30 Domestic AFA sounding in a private house, on Calmore Estate. Entry was gained through an upstairs window via a ladder to find a carbon monoxide detector operating on the landing, near to a central heating boiler. The gas was isolated, and the house was ventilated. Stop: A/C by operation of CO detector.
218 Sun 11/11/01 18:55 Just as we arrived back on station, and were doing the paper work from the previous shout, another call came in, this time to an AFA at a business premises, on Deerleap lane. Stop; A/C by electrical fault
217 Sun 11/11/01 13:02 Explosion, Eling wharf area. On arrival found a scene resembling a war zone. Some welding equipment stored in a transport container had exploded, destroying the container and flinging the metal of the structure to the four winds. Several very large pieces had been flung a considerable distance, including one piece through the roof of an adjoining building. Several cylinders were still on the ground, and had to be cooled. HFRS will be on site for at least 24 hours from original time of call, simply cooling the cylinders, and will then investigate the cause of the explosion.
216 Sat 10/11/01 20:34 Car fire Calmore Ind Estate. Small fire in the passenger compartment of a dumped car. Stop: Small fire 1HPHR 2 BA
215 Sat 10/11/01 00:44 Wooden post on fire outside of an infant school in Totton. Stop: Small fire 1 HPHR.
214 Thu 08/11/01 16:40 AFA at a council run block of sheltered housing flats. A microwaved muffin had triggered the alarm. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
213 Thu 08/11/01 01:48 Caravan on fire, well out into the New Forest. What was thought to be a derelict, or dumped, caravan had been torched, and was a complete loss, long before we arrived. We damped down the embers, and checked out a gas bottle. Stop; caravan SEV, 2 HPHR.
212 Wed 07/11/01 23:59 Domestic AFA at a block of council flats in Totton. As we booked mobile we were informed by control that this was fire, persons reported! On arrival found two pumps already there ( Both Redbridge pumps had beaten us to the scene, as they had enjoyed a clear run, and had been told persons reported shortly after we had been tipped out) One person was out of the flat, and laid on the ground outside. A small fire in the bathroom, was already out. Stop: Small fire OOA, all persons accounted for.
211 Wed 07/11/01 19:54 Strong smell of burning, near to Totton Tar Works. Stop: Controlled burning, near by!
210 Mon 05/11/01 01:38 RTA Washdown. A single vehicle RTA on Jacobs Gutter Lane. The Police where very interested in taking all the details, as well as many photographs before the vehicle was recovered. As there was very little we could actually do, we ended up going home! Stop:SSCC.
209 Sun 04/11/01 01:12 AFA at a factory unit on the Calmore Industrial Estate. Police had noticed an internal alarm at the factory unit, and so called us out. Unfortunately, as there was no access, and no keyholders listed, we were unable to gain access to check it out. Stop: A/C by (assumed) electrical fault.
208 Thu 01/11/01 20:02 incomplete call by a child, stating fire at a private house, in Old Shirley. A small child playing with the phone had dialed 999. It then appears that her sister said the word fire work. As soon as the emergency operator hears any suggestion of the word fire, we are informed. However on this occasion, it was thought that this was a false call, so only one pump was dispatched. Stop: FAM, child playing with the phone.
207 Thu 01/11/01 19:44 AFA Southampton General Hospital. Two AFA's had been sounded, and two pumps were dispatched to each one. We had the second one, and attended with St. Marys ladder, who arrived, and put a stop back on the incident before we arrived on the scene. We turned round, and headed home but did not get into Totton, as we were diverted, by radio, to the call above.
206 Sun 28/10/01 21:38 Fire in a field, near to Calmore Junior School. A small fire in the middle of a kiddies play area, consisting of carboard and some wood from the fence. The fire was mostly kicked out, by the time the knapsack pump had been filled with water, and arrived on scene. Stop: small fire rubbish.
205 Thu 25/10/01 10:13 Stand by Redbridge Hill fire Station. Numerous Anthrax scares had emptied the cities fire stations, as well as some outlying areas. No further calls.
204 Tue 23/10/01 16:57 RTA Trapped, at an address to the North of Totton. A car in a ditch with an injured driver, following a head on collision. The roof was cut from the car to provide greater access so we could get a "long-board" in to remove the casualty without causing further trauma to the neck and spine. Stop: One male casualty released by HRFS.
203 Mon 22/10/01 21:33 RTA Trapped, at an address in Southampton. There seemed to be some confusion over the address. When this was cleared up we were returned to station by control, leaving the job to those from the Southampton Central Fire Station.
202 Sun 21/10/01 06:24 Fire towards the rear of a commercial premises, Ringwood Road Totton. A storage outbuilding to the rear of a shop had apparently been broken into and set on fire, a small fire involving animal bedding was in progress. a forced entry had to be made before the fire could be dealt with. The key holder was called, so the rest of the building could be checked for fire spread, only smoke logging was found. Stop: Small fire 1 HPHR 2 BA
201 Mon 15/10/01 18:48 Traffic lights on fire, Salisbury Road, Totton. Temporary traffic lights in place, but no signs of fire. Stop: A/C by smell from unknown source.
200 Sat 13/10/01 10:57 Fire in fish and chip shop in Ashurst, on route t the event we were told that the building was well alight, by a member of the brigade who happened to pass the incident as the initial call went in. On arrival we found smoke issuing, but the building was not well alight. An entry was made to the rear of the premises, and we made our way to the front of the shop, where we found the fire in a preparation area away from the cooking range. The fire seemed to involve stored paper, and food. The fire was dealt with using 1 HPHR, whilst the second crew made a forced entry to the front of the shop, and made their way in to meet us. Stop; fire in shop premises, 2 HPHR 6 BA.
199 Fri 12/10/01 17:30 RTA washdown on the A326, West Totton Bypass. A lorry carrying a container full of steel had failed to negotiate the on slip on the Salisbury Road Junction, and had fallen on it's side, narrowly avoiding a car traveling on the the A326. Stop: RTA, no persons trapped, scene made safe.
198 Wed 10/10/01 00:00 Shed on fire, at a housing association address in Totton. ( We have been to this particular address before!) A small fire consisting of some paper on the floor of the shed, which had spread to the fabric of the shed itself. 1 HPHR was used to extinguish. Police in attendance who took someone away from the scene to help them with their inquiries! Stop: Small fire shed 1 HPHR
197 Sat 06/10/01 16:45 RTA Trapped, Water Lane Totton. An RTA involving a head on collision between a small bus, and a Transit Hire Vehicle. No persons trapped, but the new Transit caused us some entertainment. In order to make the vehicle safe we needed to disconnect the battery, but we had to find it first! The battery was not in the engine compartment, so we started to look in the passenger compartment, it was not there either, so we started to look in the rear of the van, however, getting in through the doors proved entertaining, as there are no external door locks. When we finally broke in to the rear of the van, we found that paint had been upset by the impact and was splattered all over the place, including dripping off most of the roof! We eventually located the battery under the drivers seat, and disconnected the electrical supply. Stop: SSCC.
196 Mon 01/10/01 01:00 AFA at a rest home in central Totton, ( actually the same one as shout number 192) This was another false alarm, this time caused by water in detector head, where a resident had left a tap running, and flooded an upstairs room. The detector was on the ground floor.
195 Sun 30/09/01 15:53 Just as we were driving on to the station forecourt and about to speak to control over the radio to "close at home station" i.e., close down the radio and return to contact via the station alarm system, control called us up on the radio and sent us to: AFA Southampton General Hospital. a fault on the fire alarm system was to blame. Stop: A/C by elec fault on AFA system
194 Sun 30/09/01 15:05 RTA washdown, Hammonds Green. A car had lost control on a bend, and struck another car. No persons were trapped, but there was plenty of sump oil on the road, which needed hosing down. The batteries were also disconnected. Stop: SSCC.
193 Sun 30/09/01 02:04 Person trapped in bathroom, at an address in West Totton. A faulty door handle and locking mechanism had trapped a young lady in the bathroom. The hooligan tool was used to good effect to force the door, with comparatively little damage. Stop: SSCC 1 female person released by HFRS.
192 Thu 27/09/01 21:38 AFA at a rest home in the center of Totton. Stop: A/C by faulty detector head on Alarm system.
191 Sun 23/09/01 11::44 AFA at a sheltered flats complex on the Calmore estate. Stop: A/C by unattended cooking.
190 Sat 22/09/01 21:18 Fire, type unknown, near to the Esso petrol station, Totton Causeway. The call was finally traced to the Totton Tar Works , where the sodium lighting, and steam escaping from the building makes it appear to be on fire. This is not the first time we have been called to this address! Stop: FAGI.
189 Sat 22/09/01 19:55 (Another Buy One Get One Free Offer, we had just arrived back on station and were sorting out he paperwork, when...........) AFA Southampton General Hospital. A/C by smell of smoke from bonfire incident still being attended to by Redbridge Hill.
188 Sat 22/09/01 19:30 Rubbish on fire, Cherwell Green, Millbrook. Stop small amount of rubbish OOA.
187 Sat 22/09/01 01:17 Car fire Hammonds Close, Totton. 1 car well alight on arrival. 2 HPHR used to deal. Stop: Car Sev, passenger compartment. Cause Doubtful.
186 Sun 16/09/01 21:34 RTA washdown, Calmore Road, JCT Ringwood Road. A fairly severe RTA, luckily no persons were trapped. The road was washed down, and the debris cleared. Stop; SSCC.
185 Sat 15/09/01 09:53 Hazmat ( hazardous material ) incident, at a small chemical works, on the approaches to Totton. A safety device had operated, leading to a discharge of pressurized chemical from the plant. The brigade made sure no one was trapped and then stood by whilst the works team made the scene safe, providing safety for workers who needed to approach the incident. Within two hours the scene was judged to be safe enough for us to leave. Three pumps, the SEU ( who came with another pump as "out of are crew"), and a "hazmat" officer attended the incident. Stop: SSCC.
184 Wed 12/09/01 08:55 AFA at a health centre in central Totton. Stop: A/C by toast!
183 Sat 08/09/01 19:13 RTA trapped, near to the camp site at Ashurst on the A35. Two fire engines, a fire officer, three ambulances, and at least three police cars were despatched to the scene, to find........................nothing. Stop: FAM.
182 Thu 06/09/01 08:50 AFA at a printing works, on Calmore Industrial Estate. Stop: A/C by fumes from a temporary bit of plant.
181 Tue 04/09/01 10:40 Chip pan fire now out, at a private address on Ringwood Road. A small fire in a grill pan was out by the time we were called, let alone arrived. The fire was inspected to ensure that it was fully out, and full details taken for the fire report, which always follows any fire. Stop; small fire kitchen OOA.
180 Sat 01/09/01 22:47 Car on fire, Graddidge Way Totton. Stop: Car Sev. 1 HPHR 2 BA.
179 Fri 31/08/01 23:18 Lorry fire, A31. A lorry at the top of Castle Mallwood Hill had come to a grinding halt with sparks and smoke coming from the clutch bell housing. Stop: A/C by failed clutch.
178 Sat 25/08/01 18:21 Field fire, near to Totton Bowling Club. A small quantity of cut grass had been ignited. Stop: 1 HPHR.
177 Sat 25/08/01 16:51 Car Fire, Rumbridge street, Totton. A small section of the wiring loom had caught fire, this had been doused with some water, and the battery disconnected by the time we arrived, so the fire was out. Stop; small fire passenger compartment OOA..
176 Tue 21/08/01 07:51 AFA at local sheltered flats complex. Stop: A/C by burnt.................wait for it................Toast. Occupant was still busy trying to eat the evidence when we arrived!
175 Sun 19/08/01 00:00 (and you can't get much earlier than that!) Car fire Junction of Maynard Road and Junction Road. On arrival found a car, next to a house, well alight. The car was extinguished, and the roof of the house checked for fire spread, from the inside and the outside, non found, just some melted guttering on the house in question. Stop; 1 car, passenger compartment SEV. 1 jet, 1 HPHR.
174 Sat 18/08/01 16:22 Fence post on fire, in the fields to the rear of Nutwood Way (the same area as the shout below). one fence post well into the area. Back pack pump used to deal. Stop: small fire, knapsack pump.
173 Sat 18/08/01 05:55 Fire in the woods, near to Testwood Lakes. This is a well know patch of woodland to the rear of Calmore Industrial Estate. The address given was near to the Dairy on Salisbury Road, but it took a fair old walk along the footpaths there to reach the industrial estate, and find out fire. The fire was in fact a camp fire, near to a couple of abandoned tents. The fire was well alight, and consisted of a fair amount of good heavy wood. The whole area was quite dry, and in danger of fire spread, so we decided to deal with the fire. The problem was the considerable distance between the nearest place we could park the pump, and the fire. At this stage a second pump was called for, to augment the supply of hose we now carry on the pump. Stop: Bonfire, 1 jet.
172 Thu 16/08/01 01:15 Thatch cottage fire, Main Road, Marchwood. Somewhere in the region of five pumps, and an SEU were tipped out to this incident, the first person on the scene was an officer, with little or no fire fighting equipment on board, he confirmed we had an incident, and made pumps six. We arrived a couple of minutes later, to find a fairly small thatch roof, on a lovely old cottage well alight. The extent of the fire over the roof, told us that we were not going to be able to stop the thatch quickly or easily, so water was sprayed onto the roof, in the hope of slowing down the growth of the fire, salvage teams were sent into the building, to strip out furniture and belongings, and BA teams were sent to the roof, to start stripping off the thatch. Access to the roof was made easier by a felted shallow pitch roof on one side, and salvage of the furniture was assisted by having two large out buildings to store the removed kit. The fire had gained a good hold into the thatch, and it took some time to remove the roof, so the end result was, as most thatches go, that the roof was completely lost.
171 Mon 13/08/01 20:33 Smoke issuing from meter box on outside of property. On arrival, the meter panel was smoking. The occupant ( an electrician) had removed the SEB cut out fuse, we then proceeded to remove the chipboard back panel from the box, to deal with the item that was on fire. A loose connection to the electricity meter had heated up, and started the board smoldering. Stop: small fire meter cabinet, 1 dry powder extinguished, supply isolated, removal of meter and board. ( I have not been to many fires involving the electricity meter, but two of the ( approximately three ) have been on the same stretch of road! draw your own conclusions from that!)
170 Mon 13/08/01 15:17 Fire in a purpose built sheltered block of flats, ( which has in the past kept us very employed with false AFA alarms!) On arrival we were told that this appeared to be a pan on a stove. The elderly resident had put the pan on the stove, forgotten about it, and gone to sit with her friends in the garden! She then commented on all the smoke, and was wondering who was creating the smoke with a bonfire! The fire was out by time the brigade arrived! Stop: small fire pan on stove, OOA.
169 Fri 10/08/01 00:18 Car fire, Denbigh Gardens. The interia of an abandonned car had been ignited. The fire was lilited to the fabric of the drivers seat, howevber the smoke damage to the interior of the car was considerable. Stop; Car, interior SEV. 1HPHR 2 BA
168 Wed 08/08/01 17:07 Car on fire, St Michaels Road, Totton. The engine compartment was well alight, on arrival, following what looked like an electrical fault had triggered the fire. Stop: Car sev, 2 HPHR 2 BA.
167 Mon 06/08/01 16:41 Fire Public toilets, Testwood Rec (yet again!) A small quantity of toilet paper had been ignited! Stop: small fire, 1 bucket of water!
166 Sun 05/08/01 19:14 Woods Fire off Calmore Road, A small bonfire had been set by kids in the middle of a small wooded area. This was quite a way from the road, so we had to use some hose to extend a hose reel to fight the fire. Stop: Bonfire 1 HPHR.
165 Sun 05/08/01 11:14 Fire, at a private address on Rushington estate. A small fire involving a fridge in the kitchen. Stop: 2 BA 1 HPHR.
164 Sat 04/08/01 12:01 Petrol pump leaking petrol, at a local filling station. The call had been placed by the engineer called to the job, after it had been struck, and badly damaged by the slightly careless driving, of a pick up truck driver. A small quantity of petrol had spilled onto the forecourt but this had been sanded. We ensured that the electricity had been isolated, and that the petrol was all safe, and left them to it. ( A petrol pump has fitted a number of shut off devices, so that if the pump is damaged in any way, the petrol pipework is closed down to prevent leakage, and possible fire.) Stop: SSCC.
163 Sat 04/08/01 05:22 RTA trapped, Castle Malwood Hill, A31. An accident involving a single private car, which had somehow managed to fly over the barrier on the outside of the road, and ended up parked over a deep ditch on the ( wide) central reservation of the road. The occupants, which included, two adults, and three kids) where in the process of being helped from the badly damaged car. One of the adults was reasonably badly knocked about, and was removed from the car on a spine board, after removal of the front passenger door, to assist with the extraction. Following the rescue the car was made safe, and we left the scene, leaving the car to be recovered by a recovery truck. Stop: SSCC.
162 Thu 02/08/01 22:06 Fire in the woods, to the rear of the Vine Hotel. A reasonably sized bonfire, unattended, well alight. 1 tank of water used to damp down the fire. Police in attendance, but unable to trace the owner of the land. Stop: rubbish, 1 main jet.
161 Tue 31/07/01 20:41 AFA Southampton General Hospital A bonfire in the local area had caused staff in various parts of the hospital to smell smoke, and think the worst! Several calls came in, to various parts of the hospital. Several pumps were dispatched. Stop: FAGI A/C by smoke from external source.
160 Mon 30/07/01 19:40 Fire in toilets, Testwood Recreation Ground. (Someone is taking the Mickey!) A flannel had been draped through a grill over a window, and ignited. Stop: Rubbish, OOA.
159 Mon 30/07/01 17:45 Stand by Redbridge Fire Station. On route we were called to wood on fire, to the rear of Warbler Close, Lordswood. Well into he woods, and area of bracken and undergrowth was well alight. Pumps were made three! The following pumps were asked to help run hose into the wooded area. 2 jets were used to bring the fire under control. After about an hour the fire was brought under control, and put out. We then had the task of making up about 20 lengths of hose, before we could book ourselves available. As soon as we had book ourselves available we were called to......
158 Mon 30/07/01 16:05 Bin on fire Testwood Recreation Ground. A bin had been ignited. Stop: rubbish, 1 HPHR.
157 Mon 30/07/01 15:05 Grass fire, Testwood Recreation Ground. A small bonfire had been lit, and was out on arrival, we damped it down to be sure! Stop: Grass fire OOA.
156 Sun 29/07/01 17:43 AFA at a private house, on Fletchwood Lane. It appears that the security alarm had been triggered, and for some reason we never got to the bottom of, the security company rang us, and not the police. Stop: A/C by burglar alarm.
155 Sun 29/07/01 16:01 Just as we were heaving a sigh of relief, the bells went down to:- Grass fire, Testwood Lakes. A very small area of grass and undergrowth on fire near to the workings at the new Testwood Lakes. The 24 hour guard had dealt with the fire using a kettle of water, and we just damped it down with a knapsack pump. Stop: Grass, 1 knapsack pump.
154 Sun 29/07/01 14:48 Stand by by Redbridge Hill fire station. No further calls. Returned to home station, and signed off at 16:01
153 Sun 29/07/01 13:58 Make pumps four M27 motorway, petrol tanker on fire, fire spreading to embankment. On arrival we found that it was the cab of the petrol tanker which was on fire, and had been almost dealt with by the first attending crews, but he fire was spreading up the embankment. Our first priority was to unload all of our water into the first pump at the scene, so they could continue fire fighting, and then most of the crew went off up the embankment with beaters, and a knapsack pump to deal with the fire up there. A water carrier then arrived, and we were able to fill up all the pumps. The fire in the cab unit of the tanker was now practically out, and the embankment was soon under control. The stop was sent, and after making up our gear, we again booked available. And were sent on to.... (154)
152 Sun 29/07/01 12:55 Fire, pumps five, building site off Cumbrian way. A row of about a dozen terraced houses, partially constructed ( timber construction) well alight. The added danger of scaffolding which had been weakened by the fire threatening to collapse. The fire was mostly fought from outside, to avoid the risk of injury from collapse. Almost an hour after we arrived the majority of the fire had been dealt with and several other incidents were making themselves felt, control wanted pumps to be made available from the incident to be used on further jobs, We were made available, and were sent on, by radio, to the next call.
151 Sun 29/07/01 12:37 Stand by Redbridge Hill Fire Station. A reasonable major blaze involving a row of timber frame houses under construction had demanded the attention of a least four pumps, and other jobs in the city meant that all of the city pumps were out. We went into Redbridge hill, and ten minutes later the job went to pumps five, and we were called in.
150 Sat 28/07/01 21:43 Rubbish bin on fire, Testwood Recreation Ground, Stop: rubbish 1 HPHR.
149 Sat 28/07/01 21:23 Bonfire under tree, in grounds of local secondary school. Stop: rubbish, 1 HPHR. Cause Doubtful.
148 Sat 28/07/01 04:38 investigate smoke in area, near Testwood Recreation Ground. On route to the incident we spotted a large plume of very dark smoke, and followed it to a local primary school, where we found part of the roof on fire. A ladder was put against the building, and two BA men went aloft to tackle the fire from the outside. It became apparent very quickly that the fire was outside of the building, spreading in, but as we managed to stop the fire, the damage to the inside of the building was limited. The cause of the fire was investigated, as it had seemed to start outside of the building, on the roof, and an access point was spotted onto the roof, at this point the fire was thought to be " not accidental" (draw your own conclusions from that!) Stop: fire, roof 1 HPHR, 1 Jet, 4 BA. A good stop by the first attending crew (Totton!)
147 Fri 27/07/01 20:50 Rubbish on fire, Calmore Ind Estate. A small pile of fly tipped rubbish, against the wall of a building, well alight. Stop: rubbish, 1 HPHR.
146 Fri 27/07/01 19:27 Barn fire, on disused, and partially built on farm land. Stop: small fire, 1 knapsack pump.
145 Wed 25/07/01 02:38 AFA at a local hospital for people with learning difficulties. A detector head had triggered for no apparent reason. Stop: A/C by System Fault.
144 Mon 23/07/01 03:50 Boat on fire, Eling Quay. On arrival found a 20 foot fibre glass motor cruiser, just at the edge of the water well alight. The boat took quite a bit of water, and some time, being fibre glass, to put out, but we eventually managed it. Stop: Boat SEV. 1 HPHR 1 main Jet.
143 Sun 22/07/01 23:53 Fire, Type unknown, near to the Saxon Pub, Calmore Drive. On arrival found two police cars, and three police persons ( not allowed to say policemen in this PC age) guarding a small bonfire mostly made up of paper, with the smallest flame imaginable, in the middle of a concrete planter. A quick squirt with a HPHR was all that was needed to deal. Stop: rubbish.
142 Sun 22/07/01 16:11 Tree on fire, near to Broadlands Lakes. Caller was traveling on the Motorway. Broadlands lakes searched to no avail, eventually we found a plume of smoke near to junction 2, this was a bonfire. Stop: C/B.
141 Sun 22/07/01 00:20 Youths lighting fires, caller originally stated Eling Mill, but it turned out that the address was Lexby Road. As coincidences have it the address was next door to the house where I used to live! There was no signs of fire on arrival, and as the police had been called to the incident as well, we left them talking to some people who were camping in the back garden of the property. Stop: OOA.
140 Mon 16:07/01 05:38 Fire, at a permanent camp site for travelers. The smoke plume could be seen in he sky as we approached the scene. On arrival we found a temporary dwelling type building well alight, with fire already out through the roof. 2BA men were immediately deployed to deal with the fire but they had trouble advancing, due to the oppressive heat levels, and the debilitating smoke. Further jets were deployed from the outside of the property to put water into the job, and to deal with the fire spread into the trees, at the rear of the property. Stop: Single story dwelling SEV. 2 jets, 2 BA.
139 Sun 15/07/01 09:23 Make Pumps Four, at a now derelict pub, Calshot. Everyone want to be first at he scene of a fire, to get stuck in and "knock back" the fire, which is always the most dramatic part of the fire fighting, however, when fire fighters arrive at their station in response to a call, seeing a make up is proof that there is a "going job", and this will provide some decent fire fighting action. On this occasion a disused pub building had become vandalized, and eventually set alight. Four pumps, an SEU, and a water carrier were called to deal with this fire. The building became structurally unsafe during the fire. Two reasonable sized halls lost their roofs, and a considerable amount of damage was done to the rest of the building. The fire was quelled, and the building damped down, and made safe, as far as it was safe for us to do so.
138 Sat 14/07/01 18:08 reported fire in the cricket pavilion at Calmore Road Rec. heat from solar gain on the front face of the building gave the impression of a raging fire inside, but no other evidence. The other walls were stone cold, and there was no evidence of smoke or fumes from the knot holes etc. Stop: FAGI.
137 Sat 14/07/01 08:29 Motorbike on fire, behind a private address in Totton. A motorbike had presumably been stolen and parked on public land. The bike had been torched sometime in the small hours of the morning, and found by early risers, who called us. Very little of the bike was left by the time we arrived, and very little water was needed to damp down. Stop: Motor bike SEV. OOA.
136 Thu 12/07/01 10:30 Tree on fire near to Testwood Nature reserve. After some searching we located the tree, on fields, to the rear of Calmore Industrial estate. We have been to this tree before. An old oak, with the center of the trunk rotted out, gives an ideal chimney for kids to light a fire in the base. Unfortunately the trunk had burned through and has partially collapsed, leaving a very unsafe bough! The fire was some considerable distance away from the road, so a load of hose had to be run out to get to the fire. Stop: Tree, 1 HPHR.
135 Mon 09/07/01 19:10. Monday is our drill night, and on this particular Monday we were heading off to Southampton International Airport to do some live fire training on one of their fire simulators. As we were leaving Totton we were called up to attend an AFA at a private house in Upper Shirley. A small fire involving food on a grill pan was involved, and this was OOA.
134 Fri 06/07/01 20:36 AFA at a residential training center for young adults in Minstead. Stop: A/C by fault in detector head ( the same one!)
133 Fri 06/07/01 20:03 AFA at a residential training center for young adults in Minstead. Stop: A/C by fault in detector head. On the way back, the alarm re-operated, and we were called back.
132 Fri 06/07/01 17:16 Car on fire, A326, Totton. a small fire involving a wiring loom, that had fallen down over the off side front driving wheel of the car, through the plastic underlining of the wing. The fire had already been dealt with by the time we had arrived, by a passer by with a dry powder extinguisher. Stop: small fire OOA.
131 Wed 04/07/01 13:51 Lorry on fire M271 Motorway. A large articulated lorry with a load of waste paper was quietly smoldering on arrival. The driver had already uncoupled the trailer, as it was the tractor unit which was on fire. A small fire had developed in the sound insulation near to the exhaust pipe. It was thought that a leaking exhaust has been jetting hot fumes onto the insulation, causing it to ignite. Stop: 1 HPHR.
130 Tue 03/07/01 00:09 Grass on fire Bury Road. A quantity of grass had been dumped in a lay-by, and then ignited. Stop: small fire grass 1 HPHR.
129 Sun 01/07/01 00:36 Whilst on the way back from Redbridge Hill, having replenished our air cylinders for the BA sets, we were called to RTA Washdown, outside of an address in Houndsdown. A car had driven off the road, narrowly avoiding two parked cars, had struck a concrete post, and had ended up on it's side, only just missing a third car. The occupant(s) of the car had left the scene. Police were in attendance, and had called us. The car was rolled back onto its wheels, and then made safe. Stop: SSCC.
128 Sat 30/06/01 23:32 Kitchen fire at an address in West Totton. A couple had just moved into a flat, and had bought a new electric cooker. They cooked some chips, but owing to a misunderstanding with the cooker controls, had left the chip pan switched on whilst they ate their supper. Some swift action on the part of the male occupant, with wet towels etc., saved a lot of further damage. Oxygen was given at the scene, for smoke inhalation. Stop: Small fire kitchen OOA 2 BA for ventilation.
127 Sat 30/06/01 20:51 Car Fire Trotts Lane, Car well alight on arrival, 2 HPHR and 2 BA used to deal. It was initially thought that this was a dumped car though Police informed us that the car had not even been parked there 30 minutes preciously.
126 Sat 30/06/01 06:26 AFA at a local chicken hatchery. Stop: A/C by steam from steam cleaning lance operating detector head.
125 Tue 26/06/01 02:32 AFA at a local car repair work shop. Unable to gain access, no keyholders listed, no signs of fire. ( ringing bells had been noticed by passing police patrol. Stop: FAGI.
124 Mon 25/06/01 22:02 A call to a very confused address, which stated woods on fire, somewhere between Goatee beach and Snowshill Copse. Not seeing much signs we started to walk along the foreshore from Goatee Beach. A few minutes later Hythe were tipped out to a fire though to be on Old Magazine Lane. They located a fire at the rear of the sewerage works ( Snowhill Copse) and we joined forces to deal. Water had to be "shuttled in" so one pump was used for fire fighting, and the other to carry water. Stop: Gorse and undergrowth, 1 jet.
123 Sun 24/06/01 11:34 AFA at a local sheltered block of flats, Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking. ( exactly the same flat etc. as shout number 118!)
122 Sat 23/06/01 16:06 Fire involving grass and fencing, near to Testwood Lakes. Multiple seats of fire along a foot path. The knapsack pump was put to good use to deal with the fires.
121 Fri 22/06/01 17:44 AFA at a local shelterd housing block of flats. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
120 Thu 21/06/01 19:27 Fire in a skip, rear of some retail premises, Totton. A large skip containing the smoldering remains of about 1 cardboard box. Stop: rubbish, 1 HPHR!
119 Thu 21/06/01 18:35 AFA at a residential home for the elderly. Stop: A/C by smoke from toast, caused by maladjusted toaster!
118 Tue 19/06/01 22:09 Flames seen at the side of the motorway. We traveled up the M271 to junction 3, and then returned down the south lane. The fire was clearly visible from the motorway. Stop: A/C by C/B (of rubbish on a farm)
117 Sun 17/06/01 11:22 AFA at a local sheltered block of flats, Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
116 Sat 16/06/01 23:20 Hedge on fire, within a couple of hundred yards of the previous shout, stop: hedge, 1 HPHR, cause doubtful.
115 Sat 16/06/01 22:50 Car on fire Calmore estate. a derelict car ( which had been the subject of a previous fire call when it was thought o be on fire, but wasn't ( see shout number 106 on this page) ) the interior was well alight. Stop: derelict car 2 BA 1 HPHR. As we were leaving the scene from this call, we spotted ( see above)
114 Thu 14/06/01 23:30 Car leaking petrol, outside of a property in Totton. A Vauxhall Astra had suffered cut fuel lines ( probably an attempt to steal petrol) Some "Dammit" used to seal the end of the cut pipe, and 1 HPHR used to wash away the spilt petrol.
113 Thu 14/06/01 19:44 Fire involving logs, field off Calmore Ind Est. A reasonably sized stump smoldering well in the wind and the rain, nine lengths of hose were run out to get to the job, and a jet was used to deal with the fire. Stop: small fire, rubbish, 1 jet.
112 Sun 10/06/01 19:31 Fire in Fuse box, in a public house, in Eling. A short circuit in the three phase bus bars in a fuse box had triggered the scare. Stop: small electrical fire, fuse box, OOA. No action by HFRS.
111 Sat 09/06/01 17:51 Fire in woods, near Graddidge Way. Stop: small fire, undergrowth, 2 buckets of water!.
110 Fri 08/06/01 20:19 Fire in rubbish bin, Winsor Road. Actually a salt bin, but with so much refuse in it, it might as well have been a rubbish bin. Stop; Refuse, 1 HPHR
109 Sun 03/06/01 19:30, just as we had arrived back at home station ( literally) the bells went down for fire in toilets, Testwood Rec. Salisbury Road. a small quantity of grass had been placed on the floor of the gents toilet, and set alight. Stop; rubbish, 1 HPHR 2 BA.
108 Sun 03/06/01 17:56 Stand by Redbridge Hill Fire Station. No Further Calls.
107 Sun 03/06/01 17:44 Fire call to a property in Shirley, (all city pumps were involved in a high rise incident on the 13th floor of a block of flats.) The fire was said to involve an electrical duct. Soon after booking mobile control told us that the fire was assumed to be out. As this was a property fire two pumps were dispatched to the scene, the other pump coming from Eastleigh, who beat us to the scene. Soon after arriving, they booked on the radio that the second pump was not required, just as we were turning into the end of the road! We resumed back to Totton, But were diverted to Redbridge Hill for Stand By duties, as one of the pumps which had been dispatched to stand by was redirected to the call we had just been turned away from, the reason being, the requirement for PPV ( which we don't carry) We took the stand by! Stop: small fire extract fan OOA.
106 Sun 03/06/01 16:55 Bushes on fire Graddige Way. Stop: A/C by smoke from BBQ!
105 Sun 03/06/01 16:23 Car Fire, Goodwood Gardens, Calmore. No signs of fire on arrival, eventually we found an old ford, which had been abandoned by some youths. The radiator had blown. Stop: A/C by overheated engine.
104 Sun 03/06/01 14:57 Smoke in the area, Winsor Road, Totton. Stop: A/C by C/B.
103 Sun 03/06/01 07:57 Fire in a litter bin, near Alfred Close, Totton. Stop: 2 buckets of water.
102 Thu 31/05/01 23:19 Bonfire set by youths in the grounds of Calmore Junior School. Two easy chairs, and a quantity of wood had been made into a bonfire, but had mostly burned out. A couple of buckets of water was all that was needed to damp down. Stop: rubbish.
101 Thu 31/05/01 20:21 Fire in a skip, just off Salisbury Road, on Calmore Industrial Estate. 1 skip full of cardboard and paper, well alight on arrival. The fire was dealt with by using an open ended hose to fill the skip up with water, so nothing would be able to burn Stop: Rubbish, 1 jet.
100 Thu 31/05/01 13:46 Bushes on fire, next to a private address on Calmore Estate. Unfortunately the bushes were right next to a garage, and the fire was quietly spreading to the roof! Stop: 1 HPHR.
99 Wed 30/05/01 03:45 AFA at a local manufacturing plant. ( Anyone like to guess which one, after reading the shout below!) On arrival we heard that he diesel pump powering the sprinkler system was running. The keyholder who had turned out on the previous shout had attempted to reset the fire alarm system, without shutting down the sprinkler pump. The result? Another shout for us! Stop: A/C by sprinkler pump operating.
98 Wed 30/05/01 02:36 AFA at a local manufacturing plant. On arrival we heard that he diesel pump powering the sprinkler system was running ( a little bit of an ominous sign!) investigation of the factory revealed no signs of fire. Eventually the keyholder arrived who checked the factory, Stop: A/C by drop in water pressure, triggering sprinkler system pump.
97 Tue 29/05/01 21:43 Reports of children lighting fires, near Calmore Rec. Call came from a telephone number in Lyndhurst! No signs of fire, on arival. Stop: F.A.M.
96 Sun 27/05/01 22:58 Car on fire, Whitemoor Lane, near Totton. Car with the passenger compartment well alight. Stop: Car SEV. 2 HPHR 2 BA, cause not thought to be accidental.
95 Sat 26/05/01 17:27 Fire in the woods, near to Calmore Industrial Estate. Some undergrowth had been ignited, some considerable distance from the road. Buckets of water were carried in, until the Heavy Tender arrived from Lyndhurst. A back pack was used to extinguish. Stop: Small fire, undergrowth.
94 Wed 23/05/01 19:05 AFA at a local private sheltered block of flats. Stop: A/c fumes from cooking.
93 Tue 22/05/01 21:51 Large animal rescue, on a farm in Colbury. On arrival found a horse in the bottom of a ditch. A vet was in attendance, and he sedated the horse, to allow us to work round her. The MRV arrived on scene, and a lifting harness was slipped under the horse. The crane on the MRV was put to good use, lifting the horse out of the ditch. The horse was then allowed to get over the sedation, and encouraged to get up and move away. Stop: SSCC.
92 Mon 21/05/01 10:13 Excavating machine fire, on a site, near to Calmore Industrial Estate. Two pumps arrived to find a large digging machine, on an island of its own making, well alight. a hose line from a pump was set in, and the fire tackled. The water supply was augmented from pools of water with a light portable pump. Stop; excavator sev. 2 jets 2 BA.
91 Sun 20/05/01 11:28 AFA in a small specially built community home for people with learning difficulties. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking ( Sunday lunch will all the trimmings!)
90 Sun 20/05/01 02:05 Car fire on the M27 Motorway. Eastleigh beat us there and told us that we were not needed, so we turned round and came home. Stop:(Eastleigh) A/C by steam from radiator, following RTA.
89 Tue 15/05/01 23:29 Fire involving derelict house, not very far from the station. On arrival found a large sheet of flame from the rear of the house, eventually found it was a large shed, well alight. 2 jets and four BA used to deal. Stop: derelict property.
88 Sun 13/05/01 22:13 Fire at a local chemical works. On arrival found a small fire involving the lagging of a heated storage vessel. A chemical leak earlier in the day, had impregnated the insulation, which subsequently caught fire. This was not only a fire, but a chemical job, and after the initial fire was dealt with, further protection was required to finish dealing, hence CPS suits were bought into operation. Stop: small fire, 1 jet, 4 BA.
87 Sun 13/05/01 16:32 Children attempting to set fires in public toilets, Eling Tide Mill. Stop: small fire OOA.
86 Sat 12/05/01 16:51 AFA at a council run sheltered flats complex in Calmore. Stop: A/C by malicious breakage of fire alarm call point.
85 Sat 12/05/01 12:21 RTA washdown. Car on its roof in the middle of the road, in the exact same spot we had an overturned car about three months ago. Car made safe, then turned back onto it's wheels. Road washed down. Stop: SSCC.
84 Thu 10/05/01 13:57 AFA at a local recreation center. Stop: A/C by malicious breakage of fire alarm call point.
83 Tue 08/05/01 13:38 Van on fire, High Street, Eling. On arrival found a van in the road, well alight. A petrol leak from or around the carburetor had sparked a fire. Stop: VW camper van SEV. 2 HPHR.
82 Sun 07/05/01 21:14 House fire, on the new private estate, in Rushington. On arrival found that the fire was out, and had involved a combination boiler in an upstairs cupboard. Stop: OOA.
81 Sun 07/05/01 18:46 Bushes on fire, near to the play area, Hazel Farm Road, Totton. Small fire involving some bushes and undergrowth. Stop: 1 HPHR.
80 Sun 06/05/01 09:57 Still asleep, after a disturbed night ( see below!) we were tipped out to a chimney fire, at a private address on Calmore Housing Estate. A wood burning stove had sparked a chimney fire. To access the chimney it was necessary to remove the flue from the top of the stove, at this point we discovered that the flue liner, which should go all the way to the top of the chimney, stopped about a foot after it left the top of the stove! ( not quite as it should be!) The chimney was rodded in the usual way, and all was well. Stop: Chimney.
79 Sun 06/05/01 02:27 Possible suicide attempt. The police thought it was possible they might need our ladders. After about two hours we were stood down, as the incident passed of without incident. Stop: SSCC.
78 Sun 06/05/01 02:07 Scarecrow on fire on the side of the A35 road. Nearly out by the time we arrived, 1 bucket of water used to deal, however the police were in attendance, and asked us to stand by, as there was a possible suicide attempt in the vicinity.
77 Sat 05/05/01 17:15 Barn Fire, on a farm near Ashurst Bridge. Two pumps sent to this incident, on arrival found an open sided Dutch barn, half full of straw well alight. Water was spayed on to the structure to avoid structural failure, but the contents was allowed to burn. After several hours the straw had burnt down enough to attempt to extinguish. The straw was turned over and copious amounts of water used to damp down. Stop: Barn, contents SEV. 2 jets, cause not thought to be accidental. I arrived home just a few minutes after midnight!
76 Sat 05/05/01 04:37 Car Fire, near to Nutstey Lakes. A stolen car had been dumped and torched on a track leading to the car park at Nutsey Lake. Stop: 2BA 2 HPHR, car sev.
75 Sun 29/04/01 19:45 Kids lighting and throwing petrol bombs in a subway, under the A326. On arrival found no one around, and evidence of two petrol bombs, long out, and stone cold. Stop: Fire OOA.
74 Sat 28/04/01 01:02 Fire in a field, Off Portal Road, Totton. Found a dumped car well alight. This seems to have become a favorite dumping ground for cars, this is the third car we have had there in the space of six weeks or so. Stop: Derelict car SEV. 1 HPHR.
73 Sun 22/04/01 13:27 Car on fire, Totton Causeway. A car had suffered a bearing failure, which lead to it losing the back wheel. The overheated bearing had set fire to the grease, and this became apparent when the wheel came away. However the fire was out by the time we arrived. Stop: small fire OOA.
72 Sun 22/04/01 06:36 Bin fire outside of a block of shops, Watson Walk Totton. Stop: Small fire bin, buckets of water.
71 Sat 21/04/01 16:57 Fire in ladies toilet, corner of Eling Lane small fire involving rubbish bin. 1 HPHR.
70 Thu 19/04/01 20:44 Bushes on fire in the park just next to the fire station. a couple of buckets, and water from the pond were used to extinguish.
69 Sun 15/04/01 04:22 AFA at a local council run block of flats. Stop: AFA due to fault on AFA system. (At this time in the morning, you can bet the residents were happy! so were we!!!)
68 Sat 14/4/01 17:27 Gas leak in kitchen of sheltered flats complex in Calmore. Stop: SSCC gas isolated ( rings turned off on cooker) ventilation in progress.
67 Fri 13/04/01 15:07 Car Fire on Calmore Industrial Estate. On arrival found a near derelict car with the smallest of fires involving an aerosol can on the roof. The fire was very quickly dealt with! Stop: small fire 1 HPHR.
66 Fri 13/04/01 07:38 Car Fire, Rushington Lane. On arrival found a car with the passenger compartment well alight. Police in attendance who told us they thought the car had been stolen. Stop: Car SEV, 2 HPHR 2 BA.
65 Thu 12/04/01 20:37 Fire at an residential address in Totton. On booking mobile control informed us that the fire was believed to be out. On arrival found evidence of a fire in the grill pan of a gas cooker. Fat, in the bottom of the pan, had become overheated, and ignited. The fire was well out by the time we arrived. Stop: Small fire cooker OOA.
64 Tue 10/04/01 09:14 AFA at a local hospital, for people with learning difficulties. Stop: A/C by engineers testing the system.
63 Tue 10/04/01 00:34 Bin on fire, Ringwood Road. Stop: rubbish bin on bus stop 1 HPHR.
62 Sun 08/04/01 22:11 Wash down pavements following a violent incident. Call came from Police! Stop: SSCC 1 HPHR.
61 Sun 08/04/01 20:49 Fuse box smoking in a council house in Totton. On arrival found an overheated main connection to the main fuse box. SEB cut out removed to make scene safe. No further action. Stop: A/C overheated fuse box.
60 Thu 05/04/01 05:44 Fire involving a fork lift truck, at a printing works on Test Lane, Nursling . On arrival found a fork lift truck parked in the middle of the yard, quietly smoking to itself. A hose reel was deployed to try and cool what appeared to be an overheated electric motor. A fork lift engineer was called out by the works manager, who, when he arrived, lifted the battery tray out of the truck for a thorough inspection. Stop: A/C by overheated motor.
59 Tue 03/03/01 10:51 AFA at a local council run block of flats. Stop: AFA due to fault on AFA system.
58 Tue 27/03/01 20:59 AFA at a Motel just off the edge of our patch. The "owning" station were out on another job, so we "inherited" the shout. Stop: A/C by engineer working on system.
57 Tue 27/03/01 20:01 AFA at a local college campus. Stop: A/C by accidental operation of break glass call point. (Mistaken for a light switch in the dark!)
56 Mon 26/03/01 17:20 AFA at a residential training home for young adults with learning difficulties. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
55 Sat 24/03/01 03:18 Just as we were going to leave the station after the previous shout a call came in to:- smoke in the area Jct Salisbury Road and Calmore Drive. Stop: A/C by fumes from central heating boiler.
54 Sat 24/03/01 02:03 Call came in to property fire Meachers close Totton. On arrival found a car on fire to the rear of Meachers Close, on a playing field. Stop: Car Sev. 2 BA 1 HPHR.
53 Thu 22/03/01 13:40 AFA at a local supermarket. Stop: A/C by engineer working on system.
52 Thu 22/03/01 12:18 AFA at a local council run block of flats. Stop: AFA due to fumes from cooking.
51 Mon 19/03/01 17:27 AFA at a local council run block of flats. Stop: AFA due to fumes from cooking.
50 Mon 19/03/01 03:22 AFA at a newly opening storage and packaging warehouse on Calmore Industrial Estate. Stop: A/C by miss-operation of automatic beam detectors AGAIN!
49 Mon 19/03/01 00:18 AFA at a newly opening storage and packaging warehouse on Calmore Industrial Estate. Stop: A/C by miss-operation of automatic beam detectors.
48 Fri 16/03/01 19:28 Fire at a house in Totton. A chip pan had ignited. 2BA, 1 HPHR and a fire blanket used to extinguish the fire. The occupant had smothered the fire with a fire blanket which had saved an awful lot of mess. Stop: small fire cooker.
47 Fri 16/03/01 18:58 AFA at a local council run block of flats. Stop: A/C by steam from shower.
46 Fri 16/03/01 08:56 Fire in public toilets, Salisbury Road. Stop: Rubbish, OOA.
45 Thu 15/03/01 20:03 Car fire, in a school field in Totton. Stop: Car Sev, 1 HPHR 2 BA
44 Sun 11/03/01 18:15 AFA at a sheltered retirement block of flats. Stop: A/C by fumes from unattended cooking.
43 Sun 11/03/01 15:49 AFA at a local council run block of flats, Stop: A/C electrical fault on AFA system.
42 Wed 07/03/01 22:23 Car on fire, Ashurst. Stop: (Lyndhurst pump) A/C by smoke from rear wheels, youths wheel spinning!
41 Wed 07/03/01 18:43 Fire in cavity wall, in a 150 year old cottage near to Foxhills. A bricked up bread oven seemed to be the center of the problem, when some of the bricks were knocked out we found that the oven was still connected to the chimney of a wood burning Aga, clinker from the chimney had fallen, over some years, into the disused oven, and a chimney fire had started the whole lot off. The brick oven was broken into and the clinker extinguished and removed, the chimney was rodded to be certain that the fire was out. Stop, difficult chimney.
40 Wed 07/03/01 09:46 At the request of the officer attending the lorry incident, we returned to him after the van fire. Recovery had arrived by then, and they did not require any fire cover whilst the lorry was recovered, so we returned to home station.
39 Wed 07/03/01 09:30 Whilst standing by at the incident below, we were informed by a passing lorry driver of a van on fire less than half a mile from our location. We proceeded to the incident, but were requested by the officer to return after we had dealt with the van. The van showed no signs of being on fire on arrival, and from the description of the driver we diagnosed a blown engine. Stop: A/C by failed engine.
38 Wed 07/03/01 08:43 RTA trapped, Lorry, M27 junction A326. On arrival found a lorry on its side, partially blocking the exit from the A36 coming south. No persons trapped, in fact the officer dispatched to the incident was the first on the scene, he had informed control of no persons trapped, and had turned back one pump and the SEU, we proceeded to assist the police in scene safety, and to assist making the vehicle safe.
37 Tue 06/03/01 23:07 Whilst at Basingstoke, AFA in a retail shop in part of a large shopping center. Stop: AFA due to electrical fault. Returned to stand by Basingstoke, no further calls, returned home and after cleaning the pump were dismissed at about 02:30.
36 Tue 06/03/01 21:17 Stand by Rushmore fire station. A large multi pump job at Rushmore had emptied most of the local stations. On route we were diverted to Basingstoke.
35 Tue 06 /03/01 08:31 Whilst at Redbridge Hill, AFA Southampton General Hospital. Stop: A/C by system fault, engineers working on the system. No longer required to stand by, returned to home station.
34 Tue 06/03/01 07:44 Standby Redbridge Hill. A pumps five shout to a boiler room fire at an address in Southampton had almost emptied the city.
33 Mon 05/03/01 18:32 Fence on fire to the side of a house on a small housing association estate in Totton. The occupier of the house had attempted to burn off an old settee, unfortunately the area he had chosen was far too small, and the wooden fence suffered!
32 Sun 04/03/01 19:28 Fire in Bushes, A326, near to Safeways Stop: A/C by light from yellow street light shining through bushes.
31 Sat 03/03/01 11:52 RTA trapped on the A31 almost all the way to Burley. The RTA was on the east bound carriage way, and so we were beaten to the scene by the pumps from Ringwood coming in the other direction. A jackknifed caravan that had been towed by a jeep type vehicle. Both jeep and caravan on their sides, in the outside lane. Stop: No persons trapped scene made safe by HFRS.
30 Thu 01/03/01 16:28 Fire in a house in the Nursling area, Redbridge ladder and us sent to the scene. Redbridge put back a stop prior to our arrival, saying we were not required at the incident. Stop: small fire, kitchen ( cooking) OOA.
29 Sat 24/02/01 15:03 property fire at a housing association housing estate in Totton. Smoke issuing from landing window on arrival. 2 BA men committed to fight the fire. A fire involving some electrical apparatus was quickly spreading to all the rest of the room. 1 HPHR was sufficient to deal with the fire. The rest of the first floor suffered from extensive smoke damage. The family had arrived home from an afternoon out, and smelled smoke, and went to investigate. One young man took a goodly amount of smoke, and was treated with oxygen at scene. The lesson to be learned from the job was that there was only one smoke detector which was at the base of the stairs. It had not operated, there was no battery fitted. Stop: fire first floor bedroom, sev. 4 BA 1 HPHR.
28 Fri 16/02/01 23:04 Car Fire outside of a private house. A man walking his dog had noticed smoke from the bonnet of a Mercedes car parked up. It was necessary to break into the car to open the bonnet to deal with the fire, which seemed to be a minor fire from the transmission tunnel. It proved very difficult and time consuming to get at the seat of the fire. During the incident the owner arrived back home and informed us that he had bought the car, from a second hand car dealer, that day! Fire traced to wiring loom, and with the battery disconnected, we had to ensure that nothing else had been ignited. A long job, owing to access problems. The car was removed from the scene by a car recovery vehicle.
27 Thu 15/02/01 23:07Fire at a chemical recycling plant, near Hardley. Four pumps and an SEU were dispatched. Stop: small fire, involving some tarpaulins 1 HPHR, 2BA. We were not required, and sent back to home station prior to arriving on the scene.
26 Mon 12/02/01 23:37 Fire involving a freezer, at an address in Bartley. a small fire, probably involving the motor connection box, which was out on arrival. Stop: small fire, OOA no action by HRFS.
25 Sat 10/02/01 13:48 Fire at a rented property, in Totton. A small fire involving paper, in a drawer, thought to be started by a child in the household, playing with a lighter. The drawer had been removed to the open air, by the time we arrived, and the fire was out. Oxygen administered to the occupants for smoke inhalation, then off to hospital for a check up. Stop: small fire OOA.
24 Fri 09/02/01 21:48 Eventually we located the bonfire, but were beaten to the scene by the St Marys Water tender, so they dealt with a bonfire involving a considerable amount of evergreen tree foliage. Not a bad result! Six pumps, and something approaching a bit of a panic at the Hospital, for one fair sized bonfire, which took 1 HPHR to deal with!
23 Fri 09/02/01 21:21 AFA at the Southampton General Hospital. Two pumps dispatched, us and Eastleigh. The first question in our mind was where are Redbridge Hill, and St Marys, who would normally take these calls. On approach to the hospital it became apparent that they were already there! Further investigation showed that there were several separate alarms triggered in the hospital. Staff in separate areas had smelled smoke, and triggered the fire alarm. So where was all the smoke coming from? A quick survey of the outside area revealed a large smoke plume from the adjacent housing estate. Two or three pumps, including us, were dispatched to locate and deal with the fire
22 Thu08/02/01 20:50 Chimney fire, at a private house in Eling. A wood burner, burning green and wet wood, was the cause. ( As an aside, the owner took a phone call, prior to out arrival, he is in the process of selling the house, and the buyer was on the phone. She commented that he sounded panicked, he commented that the chimney was on fire, and he was waiting for us to arrive! Not the best way to sell a house I'd have thought!) The wood burning stove was removed, and the chimney rodded to put out the fire.
21 Thu 08/02/01 00:41 Fire, possibly involving chemicals, in a plating works in Totton. On arrival at the scene we were met by the view of a fire through the window of an access door, and smoke percolating from the building, which made us think this was a serious fire. The window was put through, and water jetted through the opening, to quench the flames whilst entry was made through the door. Once entry had been gained we found a reasonably small fire, involving some sort of vat, and very little else. The rest of the works got of almost unscathed! Stop: 1 jet 2 BA.
20 Tue 06/02/01 21:01 Vehicle on fire, on a commercial premises, Calmore Ind Est. The yard shunter had suffered from an overheated exhaust manifold. 1HPHR was used to cool the metal work. Stop: A/C by overheated exhaust.
19 Sat 03/02/01 16:33 Rubbish bin on fire, Children's play area, West Totton. Stop: small fire, rubbish, 2 buckets of water!
18 Sat 03/02/01 00:32 Car on fire, on the road, in a housing estate in Hammonds Green, Totton. 1 Car, passenger compartment well alight. Stop: Car sev, 2HPHR 2 BA, cause not thought to be accidental.
17 Fri 02/02/01 13:49 SSC to chemical spillage, A326 Hardley Roundabout. We were sent back, shortly after leaving the station, owing to the product being recognized as non hazardous.
16 Sat 27/01/01 18:27 AFA at a local sheltered flats complex. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking
15 Mon 22/01/01 12:40 AFA at a local college, the alarm had originated in the nursery, where incautious use of a toaster had set off a smoke detector. Stop: A/C fumes from cooking.
14 Fri 19/01/01 18:06 Another night with a two for the price of one offer! Still on station doing the paper work from the previous call, when we were called to AFA at a local sheltered retirement complex. A frying pan had been left unattended, and the fat was just about to ignite. Stop: A/C unattended cooking.
13 Fri 19/01/01 17:30 Drums on fire in a local plant hire yard. On route we saw what we though to be a portacabin well alight, we were ready to deal with a bit of a going job. On arrival, we found staff on site, not concerned about the fire, we asked staff, who said that it was controlled burning. Stop: A/C C/B.
12 Thu 18/01/01 19:28 On arrival found another car well alight in the car park of a factory unit, the reflection of the fire in the window of the unit, made it look like the office of the factory was alight. Control were informed, and the second pump, and officer, sent out to deal with the factory fire were turned back. Another 2 BA, and 2 HPHR were used to deal with this fire. It is thought that a small group of youths were responsible for both blazes.
11 Thu 18/01/01 18:52 Car fire, in one of the car parks near to one of our local supermarkets. A large crowd of people brought our attention to the exact location of the fire! A private car was well alight. 2 BA 1 HPHR and a jet were used to deal with the incident, as we were clearing up, we were told, by a passing motorist, of a fire in a factory unit near to the scene of the first fire. We informed control of the "running call" and made our way, with as much speed as possible to the next fire.
10 Tue 16/01/01 00:11 A small pile of rubbish on fire next to a fish and chip shop in the area. Stop: Rubbish, 1 HPHR, cause doubtful.
9 Wed 10/01/01 01:26 Fire in a bin shed servicing some new flats on a new estate in Totton. A small wooden fenced enclosure for three plastic paladins well alight on arrival. As this was a "property" fire two pumps were dispatched, which was useful, as water from the second pump was used to augment the supply to the first. Two BA, 1 HPHR and 1 main jet used to tackle this fire "in the open".
8 Mon 08/01/01 15:45 AFA at a local college. An experiment in the chemistry lab had created more smoke than expected, triggering the smoke detector.
7 Sat 06/01/01 22:10 AFA at a large storage warehouse in Eling ( actually the same address we attended on New Years Morning ( what a way to celebrate the new year!)) The cause was thought to be the sprinkler system ( yet again!) though it had not operated on this occasion.
6 Sat 06/01/01 10:52 Motorbike Fire Deer Leap Car Park. On arrival found a very burnt out motorbike, which was well out, and stone cold, the fire had occurred some time previously. Stop: Motorcycle Sev, OOA.
5 Fri 05/01/01 19:42 Woodburning Stove with smoke coming from a vent. A woodburning stove had been so stacked up with wood, that the flames were going right up the flue, Stop: Chimney, OOA, scene checked.
4 Wed 03/01/01 16:50 Car fire Richmond Close Calmore. The interior of a derelict car had been set on fire. 1 HPHR 2 BA.
3 Wed 03/01/01 07:45 Reported fire, at a residential training lodge for young adults with learning difficulties. Four pumps were dispatched to the scene. On arrival we found a small fire, now out, in the kitchen. It appears that some plastic lids had been placed on top of a toaster, which was switched on, the resultant small fire had created more smoke than heat! Stop: small fire kitchen OOA.
2 Tue 02/01/01 23:12 Car fire outside of a private house in Totton. A well know breakdown club ( who don't claim to be the forth emergency service) had attended a breakdown, whilst there they had reconnected some fuel lines. It appears that a fuel leak had been ignited by heat from the exhaust, or by a spark from the HT leads, setting fire to the engine compartment. Stop: Car fire, 2 HPHR, 2 BA. Car sev.
1 Tue 02/01/01 11:50 AFA at a local block of sheltered flats. Stop: A/C unattended cooking.