Shouts Attended in 05.
184 29/12/05 04:51 Stand by station 53 (Redbridge Hill) a couple of incidents had emptied the station. We received no further calls.
183 27/12/05 19:14 RTC Washdown, Bury road, Marchwood. An RTC involving a single car, which had lost control at some considerable speed, and snapped of a power pole, leaving cables dangling, and a dangerous height. No body was trapped, but the car was a real mess. The driver escaped without a scratch! The scene was made safe, and then handed over to the police, who had closed the road, pending the arrival of the SEB.
182 25/12/05 10:00 AFA at a local authority run block of flats, not very far from the station. A resident had left a teatowel on a cooker top, which had caught light. The fire had been dealt with by the resident, leaving us only the paper work to complete!
181 25/12/05 06:48 AFA at a factory unit on the Calmore Industrial Estate. A catering team were working early, and had lit their ovens which had operated the heat detector above them!
180 23/12/05 02:43 AFA at a manufacturing factory unit, on the Calmore Industrial Estate. The cause of the operated detector was traced to an electrical fault in a Power factor Correction unit.
179 22/12/05 20:59 RTC trapped, on the A326, west of Totton. A high speed incident, involving 2 private cars, involved in an (oblique) head on collision. Both drivers were trapped in their cars. Two teams worked each on their own car. On both occasions the full roof removal tactic was bought into play. Both casualties were successfully extracated, and removed to hospital by Hampshire Ambulance. The scene was then made safe, but not cleared, as the police were about to carry out a full collision investigation.
178 22/12/05 00:40 Report of fire in yard, near to the railway crossing. On arrival we found a skip on fire, in the rear car park of Lidls. 1 main jet, fed directly from the hydrant was used to extinguish. (As a side note there were two other fires in the locality at almost the same time, including a bin fire, and a van, which was apparently parked near to the front of a shop, and had damaged the shop front as well!)
177 21/12/05 21:39 Report of a caravan on fire, in the travellers permanent site on Bury road. Stop: FAGI, A/C by controlled burning.
176 20/12/05 11:45 RTC washdown, at a petrol station in the West Totton area. It appears that a driver of a powerful automatic car lost control, and reversed the car into a second car, and pushed the second car into third car, which ended up being pushed into a petrol pump! Fortunately there was no petrol spillage, and no injuries. The damage to the cars was minor, and it was possible to drive them all away from the incident, so no attempt was made to make them safe. Stop: No action HFRS.
175 18/12/05 15:15 car fire, near to the train gates, in the middle of Totton. A small fire involving a plastic engine tray, 1 HPHR used to deal.
174 17/12/05 21:40 Stand By at Ringwood Fire Station. A 15 pump thatch fire in Bransgore had taken most of the pumps in the area. We had no further calls, and eventually arrived back home about 04:30!
173 17/12/05 06:10 Fire, make pumps six, at an address in the Maybush area of Southampton. A fire in a conservatory of a house had spread and involved another two properties. By the time we arrived the fire had mostly been knocked back, with damping down and clearing up operations in progress. At this point we were declared surplus, and returned home.
172 14/12/05 00:54 Front door on fire, in the Water Lane area. It appears that a Christmas door decoration may have been deliberately ignited, as two people were helping the police with their enquiries, further down the road! The fire was OOA.
171 10/12/05 17:27 AFA at a block of flats, not very far from the station. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
170 10/12/05 06:30 Sound of smoke alarm, and smoke in the area, on an estate in the Totton area. The smoke was steam from a boiler, but the sound of the smoke alarm proved to be elusive, and two pumps full of fire-fighters failed to find the source! Stop: FAGI.
169 03/12/05 17:46 Relief crew, Fire Pumps 12, at a country house, in the Bramdean area. A devastating fire had destroyed most of the roof of this lovely country house, as well as most of the first floor, and some ground floor rooms. The occupants had been out when the fire started. Lots of salvage work had saved a lot of possessions form the house, though some had been destroyed. The fire was still in progress when we arrived, though some of the structure was declared to be unsafe. We were involved in damping down operations, which owing to the nature of the structure were carried out from outside the building. The ALP was used extensively to damp down from above. We were finally relieved around 01:00, and returned home to wash a very muddy pump!
168 05/12/05 00:36 AFA at a sheltered block of flats for the elderly in the Calmore area. Steam from someone's bath had operated a smoke detector.
167 02/12/05 23:31 AFA at a remote arts centre building in the West Totton area. The alarm was ringing, and a quick check of the building revealed no cause. The keyholder arrived, but without keys, so we handed the situation over to him, and left site.
166 02/12/05 13:36 Smell of burning in a shop unit in the centre of Totton. A faulty light fitting had caused the scare.
165 02/12/05 12:29 Stand by at Redbridge Hill Fire Station. A "persons reported" fire in the Shirley area had emptied the city of pumps. We received no further calls.
164 30/11/05 18:51 Chimney fire, at an address to the north of Totton. The fire had died down by the time we arrived, but we wanted to be sure that it was out. We "steamed" the chimney by splashing water onto the fire, causing lots of steam to flow up the chimney. When it was all quiet we could be sure that all was well. Stop: Chimney.
163 26/11/05 15:59 AFA at a local authority run block of flats for the elderly, in the Calmore area of Totton. A/C by steam from a bath!
162 26/11/05 11:47 AFA at a school in the Eling area of Totton. Stop: A/C by fumes from workman's blowlamp.
161 24/11/05 07:49 Stand by at Redbridge Hill fire Station. A fire scare at the new shopping centre in the middle of Southampton had emptied the city of pumps. However the situation was soon resolved, and pumps returned to home station, we were relieved about half an hour later, having had no further calls.
160 21/11/05 12:31 AFA at a local authority run sheltered flats complex, in the Water Lane area. A/C by fumes from cooking.
159 20/11/05 18:01 Chimney fire, in a private house north of Central Totton. Rods and Chimney kit used to douse the fire.
158 20/11/05 16:45 Report of bushes on fire, near to a footpath behind the Salmon Leap. Despite an intensive search no fire was located. Stop: FAGI
157 19/11/05 14:30 RTC trapped on Bury Road, towards Marchwood. A private car had left the road, and ended up upside down in a water filled ditch. Fortunately the lady driver and her young child had escaped from the car before our arrival, and were taken to hospital by ambulance. Stop: No action by HFRS.
156 17/11/05 12:51 Lift trapment, in a block of sheltered flats in the Rumbridge Street area of Totton. A person was released from the lift by HFRS.
155 16/11/05 21:38 Car Fire, in the Ower area. A private car by the roadside, with the engine compartment well alight on arrival. The fire was spreading to the passenger compartment, but was stopped by firefighting. 1 HPHR and 2 BA used to deal. The owner was on site, having been driving home when the incident started.
154 16/11/05 16:47 People trapped in mud, in the vicinity of Buskets Wood. Some people had gone for a nice walk in the forest with dogs, and their children, and had become trapped in a muddy patch. A team went into the forest to locate them, and to assess their predicament, and in fact were able to free them. Two adults were assisted, and five people in total were walked to safety. Stop: SSCC.
153 15/11/05 21:12 AFA at a ditribution wharhouse, on the Calmore Industrial Estate. the most likoley cause for the alarm was fumes from a fork lifttruck!
152 13/11/05 05:34 Report of a bin on fire at a block of local authority run sheltered flats for the elderly. On arrival we found a wooden external bin shed well alight! Although the fire did not spread into the main building a couple of windows above the fire failed due to the heat of the fire, and smoke did make its way into the main building. 1 main jet, and a hose reel was used to quell the fire, with the PPV in use to remove the smoke from the building. The residents of the flats were removed to a place of safety whilst the fire was in progress.
151 12/11/05 13:55 AFA at a warehouse unit on the Calmore Industrial Estate. The fire alarm was obviously sounding, but there were no signs of fire. Control had been unable to raise a keyholder, so having checked the building as fully as we could we came away.
150 09/11/05 03:56 AFA at a school in the Houndsdown area of Totton. A smoke detector had triggered itself for no apparent reason! No action by HFRS.
149 31/10/05 18:41 AFA at a local authority run block of flats, very near to the fire station. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
148 31/10/05 10:46 RTC trapped in the Whitemoor Lane area. A relatively minor collision between two private cars, which left one driver injured in the car. In the end the ambulance personal decided to lift the casualty from the car without having to improve the access, so HFRS assisted with casualty handling, and made the scene safe.
147 31/10/05 09:53 AFA at a private health facility in the marchwood area. We were only requested because Hardley were short of riders, and were showing three, however, on arrival at the station, control were on the phone to inform us that we had been stood down.
146 30/10/05 22:33 report of a property fire in the Pooks Green area. A small fire in a tumble dryer was out on arrival, No action by HFRS.
145 30/10/05 08:47 Hazmat incident, pumps 20, Southampton University. A major fire involving a reasonably large office and laboratory complex, which was completely involved in fire. Fire was spreading to another nearby block. There had been an unwillingness to commit crews inside the incident, as there were hazardous materials within the complex. This was a major incident with roads closed all the way around, and a smoke plume which could be seen for miles. Our involvement was to pump water as part of a water relay, and in this role ( as driver on this incident) I watched the smoke billow from behind another building, whilst tending to the pump. Eventually the fire was brought under control, and the message sent to control "Fire surrounded". We were relieved at about 14:00, and returned to home station.
144 30/10/05 08:41 Stand by Station 56 (Hightown). Whilst en-route there the university incident went to pumps 20, and we were diverted to.....(see 145)
143 30/10/05 08:24 AFA at the Royal South Hants Hospital. The hospital is on St Mary's patch, and it was a bit of a surprise to us that we were tipped out to this one. We figured that all of the town pumps must be busy. As we drove to the RSH we saw the enormous smoke plume from the Southampton University incident, and realised where the other pumps might be. On arrival at the RSH a pump was already there and dealing ( it is policy to send two pumps to a life risk AFA such as a hospital) We were declared to be surplus to the incident, and asked by control to proceed to.... (see 144)
142 23/10/05 19:36 Report of a telephone box on fire, in the Woodlands Road area. On arrival, sure enough the old red style telephone box was full of smoke. A firework placed inside the box was to blame! No action by HFRS.
141 15/10/05 17:28 Rubbish fire at a disused toilet block on the Testwood recreation ground. Two buckets of water were used to deal with a minor rubbish fire.
140 15/10/05 16:29 AFA at a motel on the A31. The alarm had been triggered by someone smoking under a smoke detector.
139 15/10/05 16:30 car leaking petrol, on the hard shoulder of the M27. A flying metal bar had punctured the fuel tank of the car, and all the contents of the tank had spilled out. Stop: Scene made safe by HFRS.
138 11/10/05 12:05 AFA at a hospice in the Ashurst area. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
137 08/10/95 15:50 AFA at a local authority run block of elderly sheltered flats, in the Calmore area. Stop: A/C by fumes from unattended cooking.
136 02/10/05 11:02 AFA at privately owned block of sheltered flats not very far from the station. Some burnt toast was the cause of the alarm!
135 27/09/05 01:23 Fire, pumps three, at a farm property in the Applemore area of the Waterside. An extremely large pile of logs and wood was well alight. The first problem was to get a good water supply to the fire, after that we set about knocking back the fire, and then damping down. After a little over an hour of fire fighting the fire had been knocked back, and we were sent home.
134 26/09/05 21:53 SSC risk of fire. A call had come into the police from a young person threatening to set themselves on fire. We were despatched in case the threat was realised. On arrival the police had the matter in hand, and nothing was involved in fire. Stop: No action HFRS.
133 23/09/05 04:58 RTC trapped, involving a HGV, M271. An articulated container lorry had turned onto it's side on the sharp bend at the entrance to the motorway. The driver was not badly injured, and was removed from the cab after the windscreen had been removed. The incident was then handed over to the police to deal with recovery of the vehicle.
132 22/09/05 07:34 AFA at a residential care home for young people with learning difficulties in Minstead. This was a false alarm caused by water flooding through a smoke detector, after a shower had overflowed.
131 21/09/05 18:56 AFA at a local authority run sheltered block of flats for the elderly in the Calmore area of Totton. Some burnt sausages were to blame!
130 18/09/05 22:32 AFA at a business premises on the Rushington Business estate. On arrival a representative of the electricity board met us and explained that they had a power problem, and had just connected a generator. It became apparent that he alarm was not a fire alarm, but a security alarm, so we came home!
129 18/09/05 16:27 Litter Bin, Jacobs Gutter Lane, Houndsdown. 1 Litter Bin, destroyed by fire. 1 HPHR used to deal.
128 15/09/05 03:29 Smoke in the area of Tacthbury Lane. No trace of any smoke found.
127 13/09/05 17:29 RTC washdown on the Marchwood Bypass. A two car shunt, attended by us and Hythe's ladder. Hythe arrived first and had the scene well under control. We returned to home station.
About 13 years ago my Uncle retired from the fire service. It was his retirement that spurred me on to join my local station. I had grown up with his involvement as a retained fireman in the background of my life. He always spoke with such enthusiasm about his time in the service and I found it infectious, I wanted to have some of that.
Stan Launchbury rose to the rank of Sub Officer in charge of Enysham Fire Station in the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. He was respected by all who had dealings with him, from the firemen under his command, right up to the Chief Officer. He was that sort of guy.
Sub Officer Stan Launchbury (retired) passed away today, the 13th of September, at approximately 14:00, after valiantly fighting cancer. I understand that he was not in pain, but just became completely overwhelmed by the disease.
I aspire to be a fraction of the fireman that he was. All that I do today, and in the future is dedicated to his memory. May he rest in the peace he truly deserves.
126 12/09/05 20:22 Rubbish on fire, to the rear of a retail trading estate in Totton. A skip well alight on arrival. 1 jet used to deal, and flood the skip!
125 12/09/05 10:45 Lift rescue, non emergency, at a government office near to the centre of Totton. 1 person was released by HFRS from lift.
124 12/09/05 06:29 AFA at a school in the Ringwood Road area of Totton. A cleaner, dusting a fire alarm call point, had accidentally broken the glass! No action by HFRS.
123 12/09/05 02:30 Stand by at Redbridge Hill fire station. A couple of incidents in the greater Southampton area had emptied all of the wholetime stations. No further calls, we returned home, when relieved by Redbridge's Ladder, about an hour later!
122 26/08/05 16:03 RTC A326. A lorry had run off the road, no one was trapped or injured, however the lorry contained some chemicals. CPS suits were used to check the load, but no ruptures or spillage was found. Stop: No action HFRS.
121 24/08/05 00:29 AFA at a school in the Houndsdown area. A single detector head, triggered for no apparent reason.
120 23/08/05 17:28 Bushes on fire in the Calmore area of Totton. Fire had been stamped out by an off duty fire service member, prior to our arrival.
119 21/08/05 20:30 Call to bushes on fire, Jacob's Gutter Lane. The area was checked, but no apparent signs of fire. We returned to home station.
118 21/08/05 16:50 AFA at a local authority run old peoples home, in the Water lane area of Totton. Fumes from cooking were the culprit!
117 19/08/05 23:49 AFA at a local authority run block of flats, pretty close to the station. A late night cooking session had been forgotten!, the resultant fumes triggered the AFA system!
116 14/08/05 01:25 Car fire, outside of a pub, in the north Totton area. A (presumed) stolen car had been parked on the forecourt of a pub, and torched. 2 HPHR and 1 BA were used to deal. The cause was not thought to be accidental.
115 14/08/05 00:10 Assist Police with recovery of vehicle, involved in RTA (below). When the recovery people arrived to recover the car they found it to be almost impaled on a post, the car had run over. This was now in a "barb" position, and to pull the car off the bank, might well have impaled the petrol tank with the post. The post was cut using our hydraulic combi tool. Stop: SSCC, police assisted.
114 13/08/05 23:12 RTA Trapped, near to the level crossing, Junction Road, Totton. An RTA involving a single car, which had left the road, and collided with a lamp standard, and a fence, coming to rest half way on the pavement, and up a bank. The were no casualties in the car on our arrival, with one person in an ambulance, receiving first aid. The scene was declared safe, and we returned to home station.
113 13/08/05 10:28 Tree stump smouldering in the middle of woods, to the rear of Calmore Industrial Estate. A fire had been built, in the same spot as previous calls, and had been left smouldering. 2 knapsack pumps were used to damp down.
112 08/08/05 18:35. Car fire on the M27. Control stood us down as we arrived on station, as we were no longer required.
111 07/08/05 00:44 Bin fire, in the grounds of a school, in the Houndsdown area of Totton. It appears that youths had been in the area, and the caretaker had spotted smoke and flames, though all was quiet when we arrived. We located a small area of grass that had recently been on fire, and damped the area down with 1 HPHR.
110 01/08/05 19:43 Car fire, outside of a private address, near to the station. We were on station, during our weekly drill period, and so did not take too long to get mobile. On arrival we found a four by four, with heavy smoke issuing from under the bonnet. A hose reel was used, the bonnet opened, and the fire soon put out. The cause of the fire seemed to be an accidental electrical fault.
109 31/07/05 04:58 AFA at a block of sheltered flats for the elderly. A/C by fumes from cooking. God save us from insomniacs with a taste for toast!
108 30/07/05 09:55 SSC to a petrol station forecourt, in the Michegan way area. A reasonable spillage of petrol had already been covered with sand by the local staff, the source of the spillage was a converted double decker bus, where the petrol was used to fuel an onboard generator, a split had caused the fuel to leak. The area was made safe the bus was moved off the forecourt to await recovery, and the spilled petrol was covered with dry sand, then contained within plastic bags. The area was declared safe, and the station reopened. Stop: SSCC.
107 29/07/05 16:10 report of a fire, involving a hedge, in the Winsor Lane area. On arrival we were shown to a playing field behind some houses, and found smoke issuing from a part of the brambles at the edge of the ground. We started to fight our way through the brambles, to be met by someone in their back garden, studying the remains of a shed! We decamped round to the new address, and found the remains of a shed, with a pile of fire wood, already well burned! A bonfire had been lit, and the left unattended and had spread. 1 HPHR used to damp down.
106 24/07/05 11:04 Report of fire, at a block of sheltered housing in the Brokenford area of Totton. The fire involved food left on an electric stove, and was out on arrival, however, the PPV was used to to clear the smoke.
105 24/07/05 00:37. After a day of driving away from the steam engine rally at Netley Marsh, we were called back there to a woman with a ring stuck on her finger! After collecting the jewellers saw from Redbridge Hill, we made our way to the site. The ring was removed in short order, and we returned the saw. Stop: SSCC, 1 ring removed from finger.
104 23/07/05 On our way back to the rally from the previous shout, we were ordered to: Bushes alight, on Totton Causeway. 1 HPHR used to deal.
103 23/07/05 Whilst at the steam engine rally, we were asked to proceed to a fire along a public footpath, in the West Totton area. 1 HPHR used to deal with a small fire in rubbish.
102. 23/07/05 On our way to provide a static display, and offer community fire safety at the Netley Marsh Steam Engine Rally we were tipped out to an AFA at a printing business on the Calmore Industrial Estate. Some builders were working in an area and had triggered the alarm with dust kicked up by their work.
101 23/07/05 06:45 ( not that I wanted much sleep that night!) Bale of hay on fire, in the middle of a field. A large rolled bale of hay, quietly smouldering and smoking in the middle of a field. This could quite possibly have been spontaneous combustion!, Bale broken up, and 1 HPHR used to damp down.
100 23/07/05 00:57 Rubbish bin on fire, Testwood Lane, not very far from the station. 1 HPHR used to deal, cause not though to be accidental!
99 Sat 16/07/05 18:31 Smoke from central reservation, Totton Causeway. Stop, A/C by smoke from BBQ.
98 Sat 16/07/05 17:08 As we left the previous incident, control called us up and asked us to proceed to fire on embankment, to the rear of a property in the Brokenford area of Totton. On arrival we found a small amount of smoke from bushes behind a fence. 1 HPHR used to deal.
97 Sat 16/07/05 16:42, Call came in as fire type unknown, in the Water Lane area of Totton. On arrival we found a misguided attempt at gardening in progress. In an attempt to deal with some very long grass the occupier had set fire to the grass, disregarding the wooden fence and other hedges around the property! 2 beaters, and knapsack pumps used to deal.
96 Sat 16/07/05 12:21 Fire in a field, also including a tractor. An area of standing grass about 20 meters by 20 meters. The fire had started with the tractor, and was spreading via the straw to some trees and bushes. The Heavy Tender ( Landrover) was requested from Lyndhurst, and we set about dealing with the fire with beaters and a hose reel. The fire was soon dealt with.
95 Sat 16/07/05 00:38 Fire in a flat above some shops, in the Rumbridge Street area of Totton. On route we were informed by control that this was likely to be "persons reported" On arrival we found a window open, with obvious fire in progress, and a person just inside the window. A ladder was put up, but he person was unable to access the top of the ladder. By this time a BA team had entered the flat by the front door, and dragged the casualty out of the flat. The fire was mostly extinguished from the front window, comprising, as it did,of one chair. Due to the nature of telephone calls received by the brigade, and other agencies prior to the fire, it is not thought that the cause of the fire was accidental.
94 Thu 14/07/05 21:28 Fire in the Nature reserve, near to the Salmon Leap. Stop: A/C by C/B
93 Mon 11/07/05 21:09 Report of fire in the little park area next to the fire station. Stop: FAM
92 Sat 09/07/05 17:00 RTA on the motorway between Cadnam and Ower. 1 car off the road into a ditch, one occupant had scrambled / been thrown clear on our arrival, and one of the cars occupants had not survived the accident. As in all fatal accidents, a police investigation followed, and so we were stood down from the scene.
91 Sat 09/07/05 11:56 Report of a fire, in a block of flats, near to the Redbridge Roundabout area of Southampton. Normally this would be a two pump attendance, by Redridge Hill, however one of their pumps was already involved in a call, and we were sent as the second pump. Redbridges ladder arrived on the scene before us and infomred control that this was just a small grass fire, and that the second pump was not needed. We turned around and made our way home.
90 Tue 05/07/05 20:50 Car fire at an address in the Water Lane area of Totton. A fire, starting to be reasonably well established, under the bonnet of a car. The owner had just started the car, and driven away, when he noticed smoke from under the bonnet, he opened the bonnet and saw a large amount of flame, and promptly closed the bonnet again! 1 HPHR used to deal.
89 Tue 05/07/05 19:37 Fire at a private address near to the centre of Totton, and quite close to where I live! Small fire involving a TV set, which was out on arrival. PPV used to clear the light smoke logging to the house.
88 Tue 05/07/0518:24 Fire in the ladies toilet at Eling Recreation ground. A small amount of toilet paper had been set alight. More smoke than damage! 2 BA used initially for firefighting, then PPV used to clear the smoke.
87 Sun 03/07/05 12:00 AFA at a sheltered block of flats for the elderly in the Eling area. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
86 Fri 01/07/07 15:53 RTA trapped, Cadnam Roundabout, Cadnam. On arrival we found four damaged cars, with one casualty, but no one trapped. We were not needed at the scene, as Lyndhurst had beaten us there, so we turned round and came home again.
85 Tue 28/06/05 03:54 Hedge and fence on fire in the Water lane area. A small section of fence, and a pampas grass on fire. 1 HPHR used to deal.
84 Mon 27/06/05 20:43 Fire at a residential address in the West Totton area. As it was drill night we were out in the yard drilling, and had quite a large amount of kit off the pump! I'm sure you can imagine the frantic restowing of gear before we could leave the station. On arrival we were informed that the fire was thought to be out, and so the area was inspected. Stop: Small fire, pan of fat, ground floor kitchen, OOA.
83 Mon 27/06/05 19:25 Fire, type unknown, near to the A36. Pall of smoke spotted, and followed to a bonfire in a commercial premises. Stop: C/B
82 Sun 26/06/05 20:04 Lorry on fire, in a commercial yard attached to a large warehouse unit on the new Houndsdown Industrial Estate. A small fire involving engine ancillaries, which was out by the time we arrived.
81 Sun 26/06/05 00:27 Skip on fire to the rear of commercial buildings, Commercial road. A skip of rubbish, well alight on arrival, 1 jet, used to deal, and damp down.
Holiday leave 07 - 21 of June.
80 Sat 04/06/05 21:27 Stand by at Redbridge Hill Fire Station. A four pump shout in town had emptied the station. No further calls.
79 Thu 02/06/05 01:20 AFA at the same distribution warehouse as below, A/C by fumes from fork lift truck.
78 Wed 01/06/05 00:18 AFA at a distribution warehouse, in the Calmore area of Totton. Alarm had been reset by the time we arrived, so we were unable to determine the exact cause of alarm.
77 Thu 26/05/05 06:57 AFA at a business premises in the Netley Marsh area. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on AFA system.
76 Tue 24/05/05 01:03 Report of fire involving a public house in Cadnam. On arrival we found the bar to have a light smoke haze, but an initial BA search found nothing. On further investigation we found a small fire involving the contents of a waste bin, behind the bar, and a cleaning cloth. Stop: small fire OOA.
75 Sat 21/05/05 22:44 AFA at a factory unit in the High Street area of Eling. A search of the factory didn't reveal an operated detector, and then we checked the sprinkler system, and found it to be running. Stop: A/C by fault on sprinkler system.
74 Sat 21/05/05 13:00 Car fire on the A326. En route to the incident control informed us that the car was LPG fuelled, and had a full tank. A fire had started in the engine bay, and was quietly spreading to the car. 1 HPHR 1 Jet and 2 BA used to deal.
73 Sat 21/05/05 03:56 AFA at an address in the Calmore area. The address turned out to be a hostel, converted from a normal house. The one resident ( at the time) said she had been woken by the alarm, and had set of a fire extinguisher, in case there had been a fire. It became apparent that the fire alarm system had been tampered with! Stop: No reason found for activation of fire alarm system.
72 Fri 20/05/05 16:08 SSC, to an address near to the centre of Totton. This was a very delicate call, and to be honest, you hear stories like this, but no one has ever been directly involved with such an incident. Well, I can now tell you I have. We had been called to assist ambulance, who had a male who had, how can I put this delicately, become very friendly with a vacuum cleaner. We set about cutting the plastic body of the Hoover with a hacksaw, just to remove the bulk of the unit, and make our next move a bit easier. We then set about cutting the body of the Hoover with a junior hacksaw, with the idea of cutting so far, and then possibly breaking the remained of the plastic, rather than cutting all the way through. At this point the gentleman found that he could remove himself from the body of the Hoover, and our work was completed. Stop: SSCC, 1 male released from Hoover, by HFRS!
71 Sat 14/05/05 18:59 AFA at a local home for the elderly. Stop: A/C by deliberate activation of smoke detector!
70 Sat 14/05/05 08:54 AFA at a school in the Calmore area of Totton. A/C by workmen working in school building.
69 Thu 12/05/05 16:14 AFA at a school in the Eling area of Totton. An after school club were cooking sausages, and had triggered the AFA system!
68 Thu 12/05/05 07:52 Smoke in the area, near to junction 2 of the motorway. Redbridge had been despatched about 10 minutes before us, and as we booked mobile they informed control that this was controlled burning, and we were not required. We turned round and went home again.!
67 Wed 11/05/05 18:24 Car fire A326 Totton Bypass. A small fire in the engine compartment of a car. An oil leak had spilled most of the contents of the sump onto the road, but some of it had splashed up onto the hot exhaust, and ignited. The fire had been doused by the car owner before our arrival, using drinking water, and soft drinks he happened to have in the car with him. Stop: OOA.
66 Tues 10/05/05 08:15 AFA at a school in the Houndsdown area of Totton. Stop: A/C by defective BG call point.
65 Sat 07/05/05 18:37 Kids with a bonfire, at Eling Rec. Stop: small rubbish fire, 2 knapsack pumps and two buckets of water used to extinguish.
64 Fri 06/05/05 23:04 Fire in Copse, on the shoreline, near to the Marchwood sewerage works. The call had come from the harbour masters launch. Stop: A/C by bonfire.
63 Fri 06/05/05 20:04 AFA at a block of sheltered flats for the elderly, in the Hazel Farm area. On arrival we could find no cause for the alarm, and no alarm sounding! Stop: A/C by electrical fault on AFA system.
62 Thu 05/05/05 17:29 Stand By at St Mary's station in the centre of Southampton. A ship fire had emptied out all of the city pumps. No further calls whilst there, however, once we had been relieved, by the home station pumps, we hadn't left the station by more than three minutes, when they were turned out on a shout!
61 Thu 05/05/05 04:40 AFA at a school in the Houdsdown Area. Stop: A/C by faulty detector head.
60 Mon 02/05/05 15:28 House fire in the Wetherby Gardens area of Totton. On arrival we found a small fire in the kitchen, consisting of washing, in a basket, that had been placed on top of an electric cooker. It is not certain when the cooker had been switched on, but this had started a small fire. The alarm was raised by a neighbour who heard the smoke alarms, and smelled smoke. The occupants came home to find us dealing with the fire! Stop: Small fire kitchen, 2 BA 1 HPHR.
59 Mon 02/05/05 11:30 Grass fire in the Forest, close to Woodlands Road. A campfire had been built in the woods, and then abandoned, to be found buy a dog walker. " knapsack pumps used to deal.
58 Tue 19/04/05 09:04 Smoke in the area, Rumbridge Street. Stop: A/C by controlled burning.
57 Sun 17/04/05 09:28 AFA at a local supermarket. On arrival we were informed that the alarm had been caused by bunt toast. We checked out the cafeteria, and sure enough there was the evidence!
56 Fri 15/04/05 08:01 RTA washdown, in the Calmore area of Totton. A private car had collided with the rear of a road-works tipper lorry. The Lady driver was still sat in the car, being attended to by the Ambulance service, she was not trapped. After the lady had been removed from the car the scene was made safe.
55 Tue 12/08/04 20:28 RTA Trapped, Southampton Road, Cadnam. A Road Traffic incident involving two private cars, one of which had ended up on it's roof. The driver of the overturned car had apparently run off! No persons trapped, scene made safe by HFRS.
54 Fri 08/04/05 21:33 AFA at a school in the Houndsdown area of Totton. Stop: A/C by dust entering detector head.
53 Tue 05/04/05 04:53 Report of a fire in the Minstead area. On arrival we found a wooden clad outbuilding well alight. 1 HPHR used to deal. The cause of the fire was initially though to be an external floodlight.
52 Sat 02/04/05 15:47 Shed on fire, on a new estate in Totton. A small garden shed, well alight on arrival. The cause was thought to be children playing with matches.
51 Sat 02/04/05 13:55 AFA at a local supermarket. Stop: A/C by a build up of heat in a boiler room.
50 Mon 28/03/05 20:55 Trees alight, R/O Calmore industrial estate. Some youth had apparently been riding around in the woods, setting fire to trees as they went. Fortunately nothing really caught, so a couple of buckets of water was all that was needed to deal.
49 Sun 27/03/05 22:10 Fire, near to Eling wharf. A camp fire had been lit by three lads, who were camping the night. Stop: CB, No action HFRS.
48 Sun 27/03/05 18:54 Report of a fire in the meadow to the rear of Hawkers Close. Stop: Small fire, rubbish, OOA.
47 Sun 27/03/05 08:36 Persons shut in lift, at a residential care home, in the Calmore area. (This has become a bit of a regular for us!) 6 people released by HFRS.
46 Wed 23/03/05 01:42 car fire, in the West Totton area. A presumed stolen car had been abandoned and set on fire, it was well alight on arrival. 1 Jet used to deal. Stop: 1 car Sev. Cause doubtful.
45 Sun 20/03/05 15:32 Motorcycle on fire near to the A35. 1 Motorcycle well alight on arrival. Four youths had been seen riding the bike prior to the fire, and then leaving the scene as the fire started. Stop: 1 HPHR, Cause doubtful.
44 Fri 18/03/05 23:02 Report of trees and bushes on fire, in the Hazel Farm area. Nothing found. Stop: OOA.
43 Fri 18/03/05 18:25 Grass on fire, to the rear if some houses in the Rushington area of Totton. 3 blokes had decided to have a small cooking fire to cook some sausages! Stop: C/B no action HFRS.
42 Thu 17/03/05 06:19 Bin on fire to the side of a chip shop in the West Totton area. 1 HPHR used to deal.
41 Wed 16/03/05 20:32 Person stuck in lift, at a residential care home, in the Calmore area. On route we were told that this was an emergency call as the person was a casualty being attended to by the ambulance. An elderly female casualty was released by HFRS.
40 Wed 16/03/05 17:24 report of a shed on fire, in one of the Local Authority estates in Totton. Stop: A/C by controlled burning. No action HFRS.
39 Wed 16/03/05 11:36 Car leaking petrol, in the Nutsey Lane area of Totton. A small leak of fuel from a damaged fuel line. Some "Dammit" used to seal. Stop: SSCC.
38 Sun 13/03/05 13:45 AFA at a local authority run block of sheltered flats, in the Calmore area. An over abundance of air freshener had triggered a detector, causing the alarm.
37 Sat 12/03/05 08:29 AFA at a local authority run block of flats. Alarm caused by electrical fault on system.
36 Sat 12/03/05 07:17 AFA at a small office premises, in the Eling area of Totton. (See shout #32) again, no reason found for alarm to be sounding.
35 Thu 10/03/05 08:42 AFA at a private domestic address in West Totton. Stop: Alarm caused by fault on system.
34 Wed 09/03/05 21:27 Bushes on fire, in the Hazel farm Road area of Totton. Stop: OOA.
33 Sun 06/03/05 19:02 Smoke in the area of Totton Causeway. Stop: A/C by controlled burning.
32 Sun 06/03/05 07:19 AFA in a small office premises, in the Eling Area of Totton. No apparent reason for the alarm.
31 Thu 03/03/05 18:30 AFA at a large storage depot, on the new Houndsdown Industrial estate. Unable to establish exactly what had caused the alarm, as the alarm had been reset before our arrival!.
30 Wed 02/03/05 06:40 Hot spots Giddings wood yard, Ringwood road. A couple of small plumes of smoke had been noticed, wisping up from the rubble of Saturdays fire. 1 HPHR used to deal.
29 Tue 01/03/05 16:39 AFA at a new arts centre development, in the West Totton area. Stop: A/C by testing of system by local staff.
28 Sun 27/02/05 11:46 AFA at a local authority run sheltered block of flats for the elderly. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
27 Sat 26/02/05 17:10 Call to smoke seen around Giddings timber yard, On route to the incident control received more calls, suggesting a serious fire was in progress, and turned on more pumps. On arrival we found a large timber mill building well alight, with flames spreading at an alarming rate. Pumps were set in, and a water supply found by the front gate. This fire was tackled from the outside, and as it was a timber clad building, most of the walls had burned away very quickly, so we were able to fight the fire without too much to impede us. However, this was a well developed fire, which encompassed a large area, and it was two to three hours before the fire was "knocked back" and the process of damping down could begin. There were several propane cylinders in the building which had to be cooled, some of which had vented gas, thus adding to the fire loading. We were relieved from the scene at about 22:00, by which time the whole building was more or less out, but almost completely destroyed.
26 Sun 20/02/05 Building on fire, near to the centre of Totton. On arrival we found the shed to the rear of a derelict building well alight, with flames out through the roof. An attack was made with a HPHR and 1 Jet, which knocked the fire down pretty quickly. The incident was damped down, and the building the shed was attached to was checked, and part of a roof stripped to check for fire spread. Stop: Fire in derelict building, Cause not though to be accidental.
25 Fri 18/02/05 18:26 On the way back from the previous shout, we were sent on to a car fire in the Rufus Stone car park. On arrival we found that Lyndhurst had also been sent, and had almost dealt with the car fire, unfortunately, as the smoke was beginning to clear it became evident that there was a casualty in the car. It was assumed that the casualty had committed suicide. The first pump in attendance remained on the scene, and after unloading our water, we were not required, and returned to home station.
24 Fri 18/02/05 17:52 Cat stuck on roof. This is the first "cat on roof" call I have ever been to, and was surprised, as the brigade is taking a bit of a harder line with such calls, due to financial constraints. On arrival we found a cat sat on the top of a chimney stack on top of a steep pitch roof. The roof ladder was used to gain access to the roof, however the cat took that as a signal to vacate his comfortable post, and took the roof tiles. Unfortunately, due to tiredness, he could not hold on, and slipped slowly down the roof. We managed to pitch a ladder to the rear of the house, and climbed it in time, to reach the cat before it reached the eaves. The cat was picked up, reasonably unceremoniously, by the scruff of the neck, and carried down to be reunited with its owner. Stop: SSCC.
23 Sun 13/02/05 16:57 People stuck in Lift, at a residential care home in the Calmore area of Totton. Whilst on route control informed us that the people had been released. Stop: persons released before our arrival.
22 Tue 08/02/05 20:43 AFA at a factory unit on the Millbrook Industrial Estate. A large factory unit, with a maze of rooms and offices. The alarm was eventually traced to a detector in a large storage area. As there was nothing apparent to trigger the alarm, we had to assume that an electrical fault was to blame. Advice was offered to have the system checked out by an alarm engineer.
21 Sun 06/02/05 20:46 Fire seen from Totton railway station. A small fire was seen on the tracks. There was no danger of fire spread, so we awaited a representative of network rail, before doing anything. The Network Rail representative arrived, and proceeded along the track and dealt with the fire with one of our extinguishers. Stop: Small fire, electrical insulation associated with third rail. 1 DP extinguisher,
20 Sat 05/02/05 06:19 AFA at a local school, in the Houndsdown area. No one was sure what had triggered the detector head.
19 Sun 30/01/05 RTA Trapped, Winsor Road Winsor. A car, with two occupants had found a tree by the side of the road, with nasty consequences. The driver was badly injured and had to be cut from the wreckage. The passenger was not so lucky, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
18 Sat 29/01/05 23:41 Fire in the public toilets, Eling Lane Eling. On arrival we found smoke issuing. On investigation we found a small quantity of toilet paper and rubbish alight inside the toilets. 1 HPHR used to deal. A young lady was helping the police with their enquiries on the scene!!!!
17 Fri 28/01/05 21:11 SSC, lift rescue, in the Lordshill area. The shout was also attended by Redbridge's ladder, who naturally were in attendance long before we arrived. They had the situation under control, and so we turned round and came home again.
16 Fri 28/01/05 17:16 Smell of burning, at a private address, on a new estate in the Calmore area. An overheated fuse box was the culprit, the affected circuits were switched off.
15 Thu 27/01/05 18:15 Litter bin on fire, Rumbridge Street. A quick squirt with a hose reel sorted that out!
14 Sat 22/01/05 20:56 AFA at Marchwood incinerator. As we turned out of the station control informed us that they had received a number of calls saying there was smoke issuing and they had mobilised a second pump. Later they informed us that due to the high number of calls a third pump had been mobilised. As the building came into view we could see flames breaking out through the roof, and a huge column of smoke rising from the building. On arrival we found a well developed fire that had spread from the ground floor level right up through this very tall building and out roof. At the height of the job there were approximately 12 pumps in attendance, as well as four aerial appliances, and numerous other support vehicles. Water had to be pumped from a like opposite the site as the local hydrants were not sufficient to supply the job. We were relieved at approximately 04:00, by which time the fire through the structure was more or less out, however the rubbish remaining in the collecting pits was still alight.
13 Fri 21/01/05 16:59 AFA reported at a local authority run sheltered housing complex of flats in the Calmore area. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
12 Sun 16/01/05 20:58 Car fire in the car park of a local business, not far from the station. The police were in attendance of a car fire, which was well alight. The police informed us that three youths had been seen running away from the car, as the fire started. They later reported that three youths matching the description had been detained. Stop: Car, SEV, 2 BA 2 HPHR, cause doubtful.
11 Sun 16/01/05 12:53 Report of a fire in a hostel in the Ashurst area. Two pumps despatched. On arrival we found a small fire, involving fat in a grill pan, in an electric cooker grill, which had been extinguished with a CO2 extinguisher. Stop: Small fire cooker, OOA. No action HFRS.
10 Sat 15/01/05 16:58 Car fire, in the garage block area of a small estate, not far from the centre of Totton. A car well alight on arrival. This seems to be a bit of a rare fire, in as much as it was an accidental fire. A car was being prepared for banger racing, and as the fuel tank was being removed a spark ignited the remnants of fuel. 2 HPHR and 2 BA used to deal.
9 Sun 09/01/05 17:58 On leaving the scene of the previous incident we were asked to proceed to:- Fire, at a private address in the West Totton area. A house was smoke logged. The cause of the smoke was traced to an overdone Christmas pudding in a microwave. PPV was used to clear the smoke.
8 Sun 09/01/05 16:59 RTA involving a car and an electricity pole. The car had veered off the road, and hit the electricity pole, pulling down the overhead feed to a house. The occupants of the car were relatively unhurt, however, they could not be given assistance in the car until the cable had been removed from where they were draped over the car. The SEB arrived, and made the scene safe, the occupants were removed from the car, by Hampshire ambulance, and taken to hospital. Stop: SSCC, scene made safe by HFRS.
7 Sun 09/01/05 Car fire, in a communal parking area, on the Calmore Estate. A car quietly smoking from under the bonnet. As there was no one about we had to break into the car to access the bonnet pull, and with the bonnet open we found the insulation under the bonnet quietly smouldering. 1 HPHR used to deal. The cause of the fire was something of a mystery, it is possible that the fire might have been caused by a discarded cigarette picked up on the road.
6 Fri 07/01/05 19:00 Fire reported in a house on a local authority built estate, in the North area of Totton. Control informed us as we booked mobile that a television was well alight. On arrival we found all the occupants out of the house, and a fire in an upstairs bedroom. At first access was a problem, however a window was open right by the source of the fire, some water was used to dampen down the fire from outside whilst access was gained, then 2 BA were committed, and the fire was quickly dealt with. It is though that a candle had been placed on the TV set, which had burned down, and then set fire to the plastic casing of the TV. A considerable amount of smoke damage to the first floor, but this was kept to a minimum as the occupant had closed the door to the affected room.
5 Tue 04/01/05 02:52 rubbish on fire to the rear of a major superstore to the West Of Totton. A small pile of rubbish against one wall of the building had been set on fire. 1 HPHR used to deal.
4 Mon 03/01/05 23:22 Car leaking petrol, at the rear of a property in the Eling area. A car had suffered cut petrol pipes, maybe as an attempt to steal petrol, or possibly simply an act of vandalism. The leak was stopped, and 1HPHR used to flush the petrol from the road surface. Stop: SSCC
3 Mon 03/01/05 10:51 Youths lighting fires, in the centre of Totton. No signs of fire located. No action HFRS.
2 Sun 02/01/05 21:51 Person shut in lift, at a home for the elderly, in the Calmore area of Totton. one elderly person was released from the passenger car of a lift by HFRS (I suspect that the idea of having the lift repaired was discussed as well!). Stop: SSCC.
1 Sun 02/01/05 08:22 Person shut in lift, at a home for the elderly, in the Calmore area of Totton. Four elderly people were released from the passenger car of a lift by HFRS. Stop: SSCC.