Shouts Attended in 07.
163 Mon 31/12/07 16:59 Report of a fire, at the old Ashurst Hospital site. Although a strong smell of smoke could be discerned in one corridor, no cause could be located.
162 Sat 29/12/07 Chimney fire, pumps 2, in the Brook area. The first pump had been in attendance for an hour, and had run into problems with some kit, were were needed to augment the equipment that had been damaged in dealing with the fire.
161 Thu 27/12/07 05:00 Relief crew, to a 10 pump thatch fire in the Fordingbridge area. Not really a lot of excitement, the job was almost all over bar the shouting. A bit of smouldering thatch to deal with, and drag away from the building, and a lot of clearing up to do. We were relieved from the scene at about 10:00.
160 Tue 25/12/07 01:33 Car fire, reported to be on the M271, however the car turned out to be visible from the M271, but in a field on the end of a long track, next to the M271. Two pumps had been despatched, due to the motorway location, and as it was on Redbridge's patch we left them to deal.
159 Sat 22/12/07 03:10 Car fire, in the Calmore area of Totton. A presumably stolen car had been dumped and torched. 2 HPHR and 1 Jet used to deal, with 2BA.
158 Thu 20/12/07 06:55 Report of a recycling bin fire, in the Winsor Road car park. No sign of fire found. Stop: FAM.
157 Wed 19/12/07 15:00 Report of a Fire, at a privately run block of sheltered housing for the elderly, which we regally attend for an AFA. Some cooking had been left on the stove, whilst the owner went out. A small fire consisting of the contents of the saucepan was quickly dealt with, by putting it under the tap, and removing it from the building. PPV was used to deal with the fumes.
156 Tues 18/12/07 20:36 Call back to the previous job, unfortunately the fire proved not to be completely out. On this occasion we were able to remove the wood burning stove, to access the chimney better, and remove the burning clinker.
155 Tues 18/12/07 19:02 Chimney fire, at an address in the Ringwood Road area of Totton. A wood burning stoke attached to a chimney with the chimney alight. An inspection trap allowed us access to deal with the chimney without removing the, still extremely hot, wood burning stove. We only left the scene when we were sure the fire was out.
154 Mon 17/12/07 08:15 RTC, risk of fire, Deerleap Lane. An RTC involving one private car, which had apparently slipped on ice, and left the road. The fumes seen coming from the car turned out to be from a ruptured radiator, so we took no action.
153 Sat 15/12/07 21:16 Chimney Fire, at a private address in the Houndsdown area. On the way control called us up telling us that the fire had spread into the roof space, and that a second pump had been despatched. On arrival we quickly ascertained that the fire had not spread, and that we were dealing with a simple chimney. The scare had been caused when some smoke escaping from the chimney had been seen leaving the roof. Chimney rods were used to deal with the chimney fire.
152 Thu 13/12/07 04:14 Relief crew, to a major blaze, at a meat processing and packing plant (abattoir) just to the west of Andover. This had been a major fire which had not been fully extinguished, and the building was badly damaged, with some of it in a pretty dangerous state. The fire was being fought from the outside. Two aerial appliances were being used to drown the inside of the building, where the roof had collapsed, and the rest of the manpower were in use supplying water to the ALPs and gaining access through walls etc. We left scene about 11:00 AM to return home, and clean our gear.
151 Sun 09/12/07 16:50 SSC Horse down, in field. With no vehicular access we were faced with having to assist the horse by hand as it were. After several fruitless attempts, the horse was persuaded that up was good, and being down was bad, and was led away by the owners.
150 Thu 06/12/07 02:01 Stand by at Hardley fire station. A fire in a derelict house had taken all the pumps from the immediate area. We received no further calls, and returned home about 05:30.
149 Thu 06/12/07 00:22 Report of a bus on fire, at a bus depot, on Salisbury Road. Stop: A/C by excessive smoke from engine.
148 Wed 05/12/07 03:35 Pumps 3, to a fire at an industrial site, in Marchwood. A fire involving one portacabin, had spread to a second as well as a couple of cars. It is thought possible that an electrical fault had triggered the blaze.
147 Sun 02/12/07 10:44 AFA at a toy storage warehouse, on the Calmore estate. A storm was lashing down on us, and although we did not gain entry, as a keyholder was unable to gain access to the building, we suspect that either the wind or the rain had had a negative affect on one of the detectors!
146 Sun 02/12/07 01:30 Report of a car fire on the A35, near to Rushington Roundabout. A car was by the side of the road, still running, with no signs of a problem. The occupants had pulled over and stopped when smoke had been seen coming from the engine, but no reason for the smoke was found. Stop: FAGI.
145 Sun 25/11/07 14:32 RTC Trapped, just outside of Lyndhurst. The first pump on the scene (Lyndhurst) verified that no one was actually trapped, and so they did not need any more assistance. We were turned back.
144 Sun 25/11/07 10:58. AFA at the Arts centre, of Hanger Farm. On route we were informed that it was a false alarm, and turned back
143 Sat 24/11/07 18:17 Lock in at a large shop in Totton. The management had locked up a shop, and set the burglar alarm, however some of the staff were still on the premises, and then triggered the intruder alarm! The intruder alarm triggered the "smoke cloak" which filled the shop with a blinding (but non toxic) smoke. PPV was used to clear the smoke.
142 Fri 22/11/07 22:44 Shed fire in the rear garden of a property in the Rushington area. It appears that a bonfire had set light to a shed. 1 HPHR used to deal.
141 Fri 22/11/07 21:22 Report of a fire in a Public building in the centre of Totton. It appears that a smoke bomb had been thrown into the building. PPV was used to clear the cosmetic smoke.
140 Wed 21/11/07 22:51 AFA at a privatley rented address in the Rushington area of Totton. A fault on a domestic smoke alarm had spooked the occupier, no reason for the defector to operate was found.
139 Sun 18/11/07 06:47 AFA at an office complex in the Netley Marsh area. Stop: AFA due to electrical fault on AFA system.
138 Mon 05/11/07 23:57 report of a fire at a workshop in the Ashurst area. When we arrived it looked for all the world like a fire in a workshop that was just starting to break out thought he roof, however when we got to a vantage point to see where the fire was breaking out through the roof, we could see that it was in fact a small fire on the surface of the roof. It's thought that a firework was to blame for the incident. 1 HPHR was used to deal with the incident.
137 Sun 04/11/07 16:31 Report of an oven fire at a private property in the Calmore area. The owner of the house had doused the flames when we arrived, but had inhaled some of the smoke, so a little oxygen was administered to him, no other action by HFRS.
136 Sat 03/11/07 21:34 Hedge on fire, at a private address in Totton. As we left the station we were told that the fire had been reported out, and we were not required, so we turned round and came home again!
135 Sat 03/11/07 18:13. Report of a fire, type unknown, at a major saw mill, in the Bartley area. This Mill had been the site of a devastating fire a couple of years ago, so we were on alert. It turned out to be a large bonfire in the adjacent field! No action by HFRS!
134 Fri 02/11/07 00:20 AFA at a relatively new nursing home, in the Tatchbury Mount area. Stop: A/C by drop of pressure to sprinkler system.
133 Wed 31/10/07 16:40 RTC trapped, just north of Totton. An RTC involving a private car and a small lorry, where the two vehicles had ended up in the entrance way of a minor access road. The driver of the car needed to be removed from the car as he was suffering from neck pains. The roof of the car was removed to provide access, and the casualty removed using a long board.
132 Sun 28/10/07 01:43 (GMT) SSC to a local authority run block of flats, quite near to the station. A male resident ( to be honest, one of our regular clients!!!) had managed to get his hand stuck in the case of a clock, having fed his hand through the small hole in the rear, and wrapped his fingers around the pendulum, in an attempt to re-hang the pendulum. The rear of the case was unscrewed sufficient to allow the man to release his hand.
131 Sat 27/10/07 01:37 Car fire, outside a private address on the Calmore estate. A fire, involving one private car, and spreading to a second car, was also causing damage to a house, by virtue of the radiated heat. 1 HPHR, 1 Main Jet, and 2 BA used to deal. The cause was not thought to be accidental.
130 Fri 26/10/07 16:40 Child locked in car, in the car park of a recreation ground in Totton. The poor unfortunate mother had accidentally locked her keys in the car, along with her two year old daughter. A friend had come along to take her husband home for the spare set of keys, and as we were unable to access the car without breaking in, we stood by in case the child became agitated, or in danger. As it was the father returned promptly and the car was unlocked normally.
129 Wed 24/10/07 23:10 Report of a fire at a commercial premises on Salisbury Road. No signs on arrival. It appears that a person who may have been "tired and emotional" had seen the reflection of a fire work in the window. An occupant, living in the flat above the business, came to the door, and gave us access to check the building, no fire found.
128 Wed 24/10/07 18:41 SSC to a disabled person stuck with no hoist to help lift him back into bed. The individual had such medical conditions that he did not want to be manhandled. We stood by in case a technical solution was not forthcoming, fortunately an engineer was on hand and was able to rectify the problem with the hoist.
127 Mon 15/10.07 02:39 Car fire, in the Water Lane area of Totton. One private car well alight on arrival, 1 main jet 1 HPHR and 2BA used to deal. The cause was not thought to be accidental.
126 Sat 14/10/07 14:08 Lift rescue, at a nursing home in the Ashurst area. The person had been released by the other responding pump (Lyndhurst) before we arrived.
125 Tue 09/10/07 20:33 AFA at a local authority run block of sheltered flats for the elderly. We have had this alarm at about the same time a few times before and on investigation we found that a smoke detector in the roof space was being operated by steam from a heating make up tank. This fact was reported to the local authority.
124 Sun 07/10/07 16:36 AFA at a privately run block of sheltered flats for the elderly. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
123 Sat 06/10/07 08:17 AFA at the offices of a major civil engineering company in the Rushington area. Improvements to the office were being made, and a ceiling tile with a smoke detector had been moved to facilitate the work, unfortunately the detector had triggered!
122 Sat 06/10/07 06:58 AFA at a block of sheltered housing for the elderly, in the Water Lane area of Totton. An early riser had desired some toast. Unfortunately the fumes also has everyone else out of bed!!
121 Tue 02/10/07 20:24 Report of a fire at a hotel in the Woodlands area. The hotel had been the scene of a major fire a few years ago, (before my time!) so we were aware of it's location. On this occasion the alarm had been caused by steam from a wash room.
120 Sat 29/09/07 10:47, On returning from the previous shout we witnessed an accident occur on the road. It was only a minor fender bender, but we pulled up to provide scene protection and check for injuries. No one was hurt, and after the scene had been made safe we made our way home.
119 Sat 29/09/07 10:31 Report of smoke in the area, in the Rushington area of Totton. Stop: A/C by smoke from controlled burning.
118 Fri 28/09/07 21:24 AFA at a block of sheltered flats for the ederly, in the Water Lane are of Totton. A detector had triggered for no apparent reason. Stop: A/C by electrical fault on system.
117 Fri 28/09/07 17:10 Fire, Persons Reported, at a house in the Redbridge area of Southampton. As this was persons reported we were called to the job as the third pump. However on route we were told that "all persons were accounted for" (always a relief to hear) As we neared the job the first of the two responding appliances was being sent away, and we were told we were not required. A small fire in the kitchen ( a chip pan) had sparked the panic, but was out on arrival.
116 Tue 25/09/07 13:46 Report of a stack of wood on fire, in a timber yard, in the Deerleap Lane area. On arrival we found a large pile of scrap wood well alight with radiated heat spreading to a disused portacabin next to it! The pile of wood was tackled with a hose reel to protect the adjacent building, and more water was called for, in the shape of a water carrier. With the fire knocked back down quite a bit the workers were able to move in with hydraulic shovelling gear and spread out the pile, making the attack easier, however as the wood was destined to be burnt once it was all under control, we left them with it!
115 Tue 18/09/07 11:26 AFA at a block of sheltered flats in the Water Lane area of Totton. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
114 Mon 17/09/07 06:41 RTC on the main A31 Road. A single car RTC where a car had left the carriageway, and ended up in the central reservation. Two people were trapped in the overturned car. Cutting gear was used to extracate them.
113 Sat 15/09/07 18:04 AFA at a block of sheltered flats for the elderly, in the Water Lane area. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
112 Tue 11/09/07 22:33 Fire, type unknown, near to Eling Tide Mill. A young gentleman who's intelligence had been somewhat impaired by the generous application of cider, whilst fishing, had decided that it would be a good idea to burn his tent!!!! Fire was more or less out on arrival, but a couple of buckets of water were used to damp down the area.
111 Tue 11/09/07 00:04 Rubbish, in the Houndsdown area of Totton. A bag of rubbish on a verge had been set alight. 1 HPHR used to deal
110 Mon 10/09/07 11:20 RTC in the Rushington area of Totton. No persons trapped, no action taken by HFRS.
109 Sat 25/08/07 12:08 AFA at a business venture building, in Rushington. A/C by faulty break glass call point.
108 Fri 24/08/07 10:47 AFA at a local manufacturing factory. On arrival we found the sprinkler pumps to be running, but with no apparent reason. Stop: A/C by drop in water pressure.
107 Fri 24/08/07 17:26 RTC on the Motorway. RTC involving 2 private cars and a transit. No one was seriously injured, even though the initial call came in as RTC Trapped. The scene was made safe, and we then came away.
106 Thu 23/08/07 20:35 SSC, horse trapped by chain around neck. A horse tethered in a field had got itself wrapped around the chain used to tether it down. The chain was cut and the horse disentangled, and then encouraged to get up and walk around.
105 Tue 21/08/07 20:51 AFA at the office of a large building company in the area. Brazing work, involved in the fitting of air conditioning had triggered a detector!
104 Mon 19/08/07 18:24 Fire at a domestic address in The Lordshill area of Southampton. At the time of the call only one Southampton pump was available, so we were sent along with them. Soon after we booked mobile a second pump became available and was s net along to the job, and we were diverted to stand by at Redbirdge Hill Fire Station. We received no further calls.
103 Sat 18/08/07 19:11 Car fire, pumps 2, Cadnam Roundabout. A car fire, had been compounded when another vehicle tried to drive through the blinding smoke, struck the parked car which was on fire, flipped over on to its side, and caught fire itself. The first pump in attendance requested back up for fire fighting. On arrival we used our hosereels to continue firefighting and damp down the fire, as the first pump, having knocked the fire right back, had just run out of water. Only when he fire had been dealt with did we return to home station.
102 Sat 18/08/07 15:07 Stand by Redbridge Hill Fire station. A couple of minor calls had taken up the resources in the city, so we were sent to stand by. No further calls.
101 Wed 15/08/07 07:06 AFA at a warehouse in the Houndsdown area of Totton. Stop: A/C by fault on AFA system.
100 Tue 14/08/07 09:11 AFA at a building in the grounds of a local hospital. Stop: A/C by engineers testing the system!
99 Sun 12/08/07 15:33 Fire involving a fence in the Rushington area of Totton. A small section of fence was involved in fire, 1 HPHR used to deal.
98 Sat 11/08/07 15:08 AFA at a local privately run block of sheltered flats. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
97 Sat 11/08/07 06:45 Littler bin on Fire, in the Ringwood road area of Totton. 1 HPHR used to deal.
96 Fri 10/08/07 01:20 Report of a car fire, outside of an address in Calmore. An AA patrol officer coming home from a call, had discovered a small fire, involving his own car!! he dealt with the fire using his portable fire extinguisher, so there was little happening at the scene when we arrived. Unfortunately a few yards down the road we passed another car on fire, so went back to deal with that. When we went to take the details of the first job from the AA man, we found that he had extinguished a fire involving a THIRD car as well. The cause of these fire was not thought to be accidental!!! The police were called, and we left them combing the area with the aid of a police dog!
95 Thu 09/08/07 21:34 Report of a fire, in the Rumbridge Street area of Totton. It transpired that an attempt at arson had been made, by putting lighted material through a letter box. Fortunately the attempt had been uncussesful It is understood that someone was arrested at the scene.
94 Mon 06/08/07 01:22 Report of youths lighting fires, in an area of Calmore. Nothing found on arrival, no fires, no one around, so we went home again!
93 Sun 05/08/07 17:55 Report of gorse on fire, in the Canada Common area. It appears that a completed BBQ had been dumped in a gorse bush, setting the bush on fire. There was little happening when we arrived, a couple of buckets of water were used to damp down the remainder of the fire.
92 Sun 05/08/07 12:40. AFA at a large privately run block of sheltered housing for the elderly, not too far from the station. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
91 Fri 03/08/07 18:48 SSC, person stuck in lift, at a reasonably new old people's home in the Loperwood area. On arrival we found one member of staff trapped in the lift, we opened the doors and allowed her to climb the 18 inches or so, out. Stop: SSCC.
90 Fri 03/08/07 01:45 Whilst filling up with water, used on the previous shout, we noticed a plume of smoke, and went to investigate, we found the contents of a skip on fire, behind a shop undergoing refurbishment. 1 main jet was used to extinguish, and flood the bin, to ensure the fire was damped down.
89 Fri 03/08/07 01:15 Bin fire, to the rear of some shops in the centre of Totton. Two large paladins had been set on fire, and the fire was spreading to the fence. 1 HPHR used to deal.
88 Thu 02/08/07 20:43 AFA at a local authority run block of flats, near to the station. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
87 Thu 02/08/07 08:34 AFA at a block of sheltered flats, for the elderly, in the calmore area, Stop: A/C by fumes from painting work that was being carried out.
86 Thu 02/08/07 01:12 Stand by at Ringwood Fire Station. A thatch fire had denuded the forest stations of all pumps. No further calls were received, and we returned home about 05:30.
85 Tue 24/07/07 21:23 Report of a fire at the base of a pylon, in the Goatee Beach area of Totton. No signs of fire located.
84 Sun 22/07/07 11:53 AFA at a block of sheltered flats for the elderly. It was thought that the alarm had been triggered by the indiscriminate use of air freshener, which had triggered a smoke detector.
83 Sat 21/07/07 07:18 Report of an RTC Trapped on the A35. The address was ambiguous, and so Redbridge were tipped out to Redbridge R/bout, and we were sent to Rushington R/bout. Redbridge found an incident, and we didn't! the incident involved one private car, and no one was trapped, so we all ended up going home quite quickly!
82 Fri 20/07/07 19:14. House fire, in the Marchwood area. A small fire in the kitchen a ground floor flat. It appears that some men were assisting a lady in moving into a rented flat. The Landlord had fitted a new electric cooker that afternoon, and some of her belongings were placed on top of the cooker, which, at some juncture, became switched on. The fire damage was kept to a minimum, however, the smoke damage to the rest of the flat was considerable. 1 HPHR and 2BA.
81 Fri 20/07/07 17:26 Report of children playing with fireworks, in the West Totton area. Stop: no action HFRS.
80 Tue 17/07/07 02:46 Caravan fire, in the Cadnam lane area of Cadnam. This may well have been another non accidental fire. It appears that a dispute about land had escalated to an act of arson. A redundant caravan with several gas cylinders was involved in fire. Fortunately none of the cylinders ruptured and the fire was quickly brought under control. The cylinders were checked with a TIC camera, then by hand and found to be safe. 2 HPHR and 2BA used.
79 Tue 17/07/07 00:16 Litter bin fire, near to Testwood School. 1 bin, 1 fire, 1 HPHR. Cause was thought not to be accidental.
78 Mon 16/07/07 19:27 AFA at a local supermarket. Although the fire alarm panel was sounding alarm, no detector could be found, that had triggered. Stop: A/C by sytem fault.
77 Sat 14/07/07 22:03 Report of an AFA from an unknown address, in the Calmore area of Totton. On arrival we could hear a smoke detector sounding, and local residents had identified it as coming from an unoccupied house under renovation. We approached the house, and found the sound to be coming from a skip on the front drive! A detector had been put in the skip, and stuff piled on top, which had managed to push the test button. Stop; FAGI!
76 Sat 14/07/07 07:59 AFA at a medical unit, close to the station. A/C by fumes from toast!
75 Fri 13/07/07 19:27 AFA at a privately run block of sheltered flats for the elderly, in the Ringwood Road. A/C by fumes from paint, trapped in a closed up flat.
74 Mon 09/07/07 17:47 AFA at a block of sheltered flats for the elderly, in the Calmore area. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
73 Mon 09/07/07 10:59 RTC, lorry, on the M27 link road, Junction 2. A lorry had apparently miss-judged the junction, and ended up on it's side. No one was trapped, the scene was made safe, prior to returning to station.
72 Sun 08/07/07 21:34 RTC on a country road, in the West Wellow area. An RTC involving one private car, that appears to have lost control, and left the road, crashing into a bank, fence and hedge. The car was found on it's side, with the wheels out towards the road. A difficult extraction due to the lack of space to work, however, the female was released, and taken to hospital by ambulance.
71 Sat 07/07/07 09:45 AFA at block of sheltered flats, for elderly residents, in the water Lane area of Totton. Stop: A/C by cooking fumes.
70 Wed 04/07/07 23:27 RTC trapped, in the Calmore area of Totton. A head on collision between two cars, in a small section of road between two junctions. No persons trapped, so no work to do, we returned home.
69 Sat 30/06/07 10:35 AFA at block of sheltered flats, for elderly residents, in the water Lane area of Totton. Stop: A/C by cooking fumes.
68 Sat 30/06/07 07:22 Fire, in the bin shed, of a small block of flats, in the Calmore area of Totton. A small internal room of a block of flats, where rubbish is stored. The fire seemed to involve abandoned furniture that had been put in to the room. 1HPHR and 2BA used to deal with the fire, and PPV used to clear smoke from the communal corridors.
67 Thu 28/06/07 11:04 AFA at the same block of flats as below (66) It seems that the engineers were on site trying to work out what had happened last night! No other cause found for the alarm.
66 Wed 27/06/07 19:02 AFA at a brand new set of sheltered flats for the elderly, in the centre of Totton. No reason found for the alarm to have operated.
65 Sat 23/06/07 00:22 AFA at a council run block of flats, very close to the station. Stop: A/C by malicious breakage of break glass call point.
64 Fri 22/06/07 04:24 AFA at a block of sheltered flats for the elderly, in the Water Lane area. A gentleman had awoken early fancying toast. His butter was cold, so he put the butter on top of the toaster, whilst he made the toast. The resultant mess made some smoke, which set off the smoke detector!
63 Tue 19/06/07 20:07 AFA at a new wing of a hospital in the Calmore area of Totton. We were turned back by control shortly after leaving the station. Contact had been made with the site, and a false alarm had been confirmed.
62 Sun 17/06/07 04:10. Call to kids lighting fires, to the rear of a relatively new housing estate, in Totton. A large number of kids had set up camp in woods, to the rear of a housing estate. At dawn, someone had spotted a plume of smoke, from a camp fire, which had been going all night. The kids were taking care of the fire, so we did not put it out. Stop: C/B
61 Fri 15/06/07 08:28 SSC to a house in the Eling area, report of a child with hand stuck in door. On arrival we found a slightly distressed toddler with his fingers stuck in the hinge gap of a door. A large lever was used just to ease the gap a little to allow the child to withdraw his hand. Stop: SSCC.
60 Fri 15/06/07 00:58 Report of a caravan alight, on a travellers site, just north of Calmore. On arrival we found no signs of a fire, and were then told that the police had received several malicious calls from the same address. The police arrived and were going to "have a word" with the individual, we stood by, as it appeared that he might indeed set fire to a caravan, as he did not appear to be "all there". However, fortunately nothing transpired, and we returned home.
59 Wed 13/06/07 08:49. No rest for the wicked!!! Call came in for a car, apparently smoking, following an RTC. The only signs of smoke we could find on arrival were from the (deployed) airbags. The scene was made safe by HFRS.
58 Wed 13/06/07 08:05 AFA at a privately run block of sheltered flats for the elderly, In the Testwood Lane area. (Actually not very far from my house, I had been awoken by the sound of the fire alarm, and was not surprised when the bells went down for the call!) Stop: A/C by fumes from burnt toast.
57 Sun 09/06/07 17:50. AFA at a block of sheltered flats for the elderly, in the Water Lane area of Totton. A burnt dinner, in a saucepan had triggered the alarm system.
56 Wed 06/06/07 08:29 RTC Trapped in the East Wellow area. An RTC involving two private cars, in a near head on collision at a junction. Most of the occupants were out of the cars, except for one passenger, who had injuries meaning he could not just be lifted out. Full glass management was carried out, followed by cutting to remove the roof, and the side of the car. The casualty was then recovered by ambulance, and taken to hospital.
55 Tue 05/06/07 22:23 AFA at a large storage and distribution warehouse, on the Calmore Industrial Estate. On arrival we noticed that the are was very dark, due to a power cut in the area, which, it turns out, had triggered the alarm.
54 Mon 28/05/07 05:23 AFA at a large storage warehouse on the relatively new Houndsdown Business Park. A failure in the public electrical supply had triggered a fire alarm system into operation. Stop: A/C by failure of AFA system.
53 Sat 26/05/07 19:00 Bushes on fire, in a satellite area of Testwood Playing fields. The bushes were a fair way away from hard standing, which was fenced off. It became necessary to extend one hose reel with the tubing from the second to deal with, and damp down the fire. Stop; Bushes, cause not thought to be accidental.
52 Thu 24/05/07 17:54 Bin Fire, in a play park in the West Totton area. Two galvanised buckets brimming with HFRS finest water were used to extinguish the blaze.
51 Tue 22/05/07 17:45 Report of a grass fire, in the West Totton area. A small bonfire, most likely set by small children was located and doused with a bucket of water.
50 Tue 22/05/07 02:26 Report of an AFA in the Rumbridge Street Area. A nearby shop had been broken in to, and the alarm was most likely the burglar alarm from there.
49 Mon 21/05/07 19:49 During our regular Monday night drill period, we had a call to AFA at a local privately run sheltered complex of flats for the retired. Stop: A/C by bunt toast.
48 Sat 19/05/07 20:00 Call from ambulance for assistance to help evacuate a man who had fallen down the bank of a stream and broken a leg. A steep bank with an eight foot drop had caught this guy out, and he had slipped and fallen breaking his leg in the process. Our task was to provide the manpower to carry the casualty, on a stretcher, out of the gully. Fortunately there was a reasonably easy path to follow, and the removal took very little time at all. Stop: SSCC.
47 Sat 19/05/07 04:52. Report of a fire at a well know video rental store in Totton, and black smoke could be seen rising from the area, however, on arrival we found the fire to be an abandoned car on fire, to the rear of the store. 1 jet was used to deal.
46 Mon 23/04/07 14:38 Smoke in the area, at an address in the Rushington area. Stop: FAGI, A/C by atmospheric conditions, (heat haze!)
45 Sat 21/04/07 23:59 AFA at the same local manufacturing plant as shout number 43, with the same outcome.
44 Sat 21/04/07 15:23 Report of a fire, Persons reported, at a private address in the Water Lane area. Stop: FAM.
43 Sat 21/04/07 06:05 AFA at a local manufacturing works. This was the second call to this premises that night, and on both occasions no sign of a problem was seen on the main fire panel. Stop: A/C by fault on AFA system.
42 Fri 20/04/07 04:21 AFA at a private flat in the Water Lane area. The flat was in use as a domestic care home for people with learning difficulties, and the alarm was in fact a carbon monoxide detector. The flat was vented by the occupants on arrival, so we took no action, and handed the problem on to Transco.
41 Sun 15/04/07 21:34 Stand By at Lyndhurst Fire Station. A fire involving arson, in a wooden cricket pavilion was keeping Lyndhusrt busy, we had no further calls, and returned home about midnight.
40 Mon 09/04/07 09:45 AFA at a printing works in the Calmore area. Whilst we waited for the key-holder to arrive we checked around the outside, and found no signs of fire. When the keyholder got there we were able to check the inside and we found a light smoke haze on the first floor. Searching finally revealed an electrical fault in an air-conditioning unit. No action by HFRS.
39 Sun 08/04/07 18:59 Report of a fire in the public toilets at Goatee Beach, Eling. A small amount of rubbish was alight, but this was dealt with by a couple of buckets of water.
38 Sun 08/04/07 15:17 RTC Trapped on the A337, near to Cadnam Roundabout. A multiple RTC, involving 6 private cars, some of them quite badly damaged, and one of them on it's roof, however no one was trapped. The scene was made safe.
37 Thu 05/04/07 03:29 Hazmat incident at a large plant in the Hardly area. A substantial leak of High Pressure LPG had occurred. The supply to the affected plant was shut down, and the resultant LPG was allowed to dissipate.
36 Sat 24/03/07 16:09. Thatch roof fire, on an old farm house, in the Hillyfields area of Southampton. On arrival we found a small area of the roof alight, and smoking along the ridge. The cause might have been a stray spark from the chimney. Work immediately started to strip of the ridge, and to create fire breaks in the roof. All the hard work paid off, and the fire was stopped in its tracks. A successful thatch!!!
35 Sat 24/03/07 08:50 Chimney Fire, in a private house in the Eling area of Totton. A difficulty chimney that required access to the roof to remove the pot, and fight the fire from above, using a hosereel, as well as the more traditional rods from below. Eventually we were happy that we had dealt with the problem.
34 Thu 22/3/07 23:01 Report of a fire, Eling cemetery. On arrival we found a tree and some bushes well alight. 1 HPHR used to deal.
33 Thu 22/03/07. 22:16. Report of an RTC, involving a gas canister on the Calmore Industrial Estate. . The report must have become confused in the telling, as there were no signs of an RTC. We were flagged down by a concerned onlooker, who had witnessed the vandalism of a bus converted for use as a caravan. Inside there was a smell of gas. It was not possible to work out where the smell was coming from , so several bottles of gas were shut of, and the area ventilated.
32 Sun 18/03/07 17:51 Chimney Fire, in a private house, in the Water Lane area of Totton. The fire had died down by the time we arrived on the scene, however, there were still signs of a fire, so the chimney was rodded to extinguish any lingering hot spots.
31 Sun 18/03/07 13:27 RTC in the Archers Lawn area. On arrival we found a Road Traffic Collision between two cars, both with very severe frontal damage. Much to everyone's amazement, given the perceived ferocity of the impact no one was seriously trapped. The occupants of one car had freed themselves prior to anyone arriving, and the driver of the other car had already shifted himself into the back seat. However, as one car was in a ditch, the occupants could not get themselves out, and the car was cut open to allow an easy exit for them. The doors were forced, and then the roof was flapped to one side, to allow full access so that the casualties could be removed on a long board, as a precaution against spinal injuries. The causalities were all removed to hospital by Hampshire Ambulance service.
30 Sun 18/03/07 11:36 AFA at a privately run block of sheltered flats for the elderly, in the Water Lane area of Totton. Fumes from a lady's dinner cooking in an oven had triggered a smoke detector. The area was vented to avoid re-triggering the alarm.
29 Fri. 16/03/07 03:56 RTC washdown, on the roundabout of Junction 2, M27 motorway. A lorry had apparently taken the junction too fast, and turned on it's side. Diesel was spilling from the tank. The leak was plugged, and the spill stopped.
28 Wed 14/03/07 22:10 AFA at a local authority run block of flats near to the station. A smoke detector in a roof space had triggered for no discernible reason. No action by HFRS.
27 Mon 12/03/07 19:11 Call to "smoke in the area" in the Rushington area of Totton. Stop: A/C by smoke from bonfire. No action HFRS.
26 Thu 08/03/07 05:28 Relief crew to a barn fire, in the Pilley area of the new forest. A fire consisting of a large corrugated iron clad barn, containing straw, hay, cattle feed, farm machinery and an acetylene cylinder. Due to the presence of the cylinder, and the remote location of the building, no fire-fighting action was going on, the fire was being allowed to burn out. However a fire fighting presence was being maintained in case anything went wrong. We were sent up to the job to relieve the pump that had been there since the beginning of the job (at 00:47) and remained on site until about 12:00, when we in, turn, were relieved. The brigade were seeking the assistance of a remote camera vehicle to see if they could ascertain the state of the cylinder, to see if they could take any other action, but unfortunately this was arriving as we left, so we did not get to see it in action.
25 Wed 07/03/07 report of a gas leak at a private address in the Eling area. On arrival we were met with a strong smell of gas. It transpired that the lady of the household had fallen against the gas pipe to the gas fire in the living room, fracturing the pipe. By the time we arrived she had worked out where to turn of the gas (at the meter) and had left eh door open to vent the gas out of the property. There was little more we could do, except return home. So we did!
24 Tue 06/03/07 20:14. AFA at a local authority run block of flats, near to the station. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
23 Mon 05/03/07 18:05 Assist ambulance with patient lift, at a private address in Totton. Stop: Assistance given to ambulance, one male patient lifted onto stretcher, and to hospital by Hampshire Ambulance,
22 Fri 02/03/07 19:38 Report of a street lamp arcing, in the Houndsdown area of Totton. A heavy downpour was thought to be to blame, and it was thought that water falling from the streetlamp was catching the light generated from the streetlamp, thus looking like flashes, or small sparks. Stop: FAGI
21 Wed 28/02/07 18:45 Call to a house fire in the Water Lane area of Totton. A small fire in a bedroom, mostly involving bedding was to blame. The fire was quickly dealt with using 2BA and a hose reel. The cause, though not deliberate, appears to be a girl experimenting!
20 Mon 26/02/07 17:48 AFA at the workshops of a large local business firm. it was difficult to be sure of the cause of the alarm, as the local manager had reset teh alarm prior to our arrival.
19 Sun 25/02/07 19:38 Stand by at Redbridge Hill Fire Station. No further calls were recieved.
18 Fri 23/02/07 02:07 01:13 Car fire, int he West Totton area. A car, that was thought to have been used in a ram-raid, and been dumped and torched. The pasenger compartment was severly damaged. 2HPHR and 1 BA used to deal
17 Sat 17 /02/07 17:25 Stand by at Redbridge Hill Fire Station. No further calls were recieved.
16 Fri 16/02/07 19:06 AFA at a newly built care home for the elderly, near to the Tatchbury Mount Hospital. Stop: A/c by fumes from cleaning materials.
15 Sun 11/02/07 20:15 Fire, Make pumps 6, Hardley School, Hardley. An area of the metal workshop had been set alight, most likely by arsonists. BY the time we arrived, it was mostly over, bar the shouting! After supplying some water to the fire scene we were deemed to be no longer required and returned home.
14 Sun 11/02/07 07:11 AFA at a privately run nursing home in the Hill Street area, North of Totton. Stop: A/C by fault on AFA system.
13 Sat 10/02/07 17:13 Van fire, in a supermarket car park, in the West Totton area. A large transit van, with the engine compartment well alight, with fire spreading to the passenger compartment. 2 HPHR and 2BA used to bring the fire quickly under control.
12 Sat 10/02/07 13:11 Report of a school fire in the Calmore area, on arrival we thought we could see smoke issuing, however, the caretaker quickly met us to explain that the smoke we could see was in fact from a bonfire.
11) Sat 10/02/07 12:12 AFA at a local authority run block of flats, near to the station. Stop: A/C by fumes from cooking.
10) Fri 09/02/07 22:20 Report of a house fire in the Brokenford area of Totton. On arrival we found smoke issuing from a property, and considerable fire damage to the front door, but very little fire. A neighbour had tackled the fast growing fire with a dry powder extinguisher, and had saved an enormous amount of damage from being done, as well as us an awful lot of work for us! The cause of the fire was being investigated, but was not thought to be accidental..
9) Tue 06/02/07 09:27 AFA at a school in the Houndsdown area of Totton (the same as the shout below) whilst mobile to the scene control called us on the radio to tell us that a second call had been received, and we were not required. We turned back to the station.
8) Mon 05/02/07 06:50 AFA at a school premises in the Houndsdown area of Totton. Control informed us by telephone, prior to leaving the station that a second call had been received, and that we were not required. The pump did not turn out.
7) Wed 31/01/07 07:55 report of an AFA at a private house in the West Totton area. No one more surprised than the householder when we turned up! Apparently he had said goodbye to his wife at the door, as she drove off that morning, and it appears that the fumes from her car exhaust had triggered the smoke detector on his AFA system, and so we turned up!!! Stop; A/C by fumes from external source.
6) Mon 29/01/07 12:04 Fire make pumps 4, at a hazardous and confidential waste incineration plant, in the Hardley area. A problem had developed with the incinerator, and it had "run away" from them. The fire was out, although boundary cooling was still taking place when we arrived on the scene. The incident was soon scaled down, and we returned to our home station.
5) Fri 26/01/07 01:16 RTC trapped, A326. One car had left the road, there was no one trapped, so we came away from the scene.
4) Mon 22/01/07 AFA at a works in the Mill Street area. (Ironically an establishment that makes fire fighters access equipment!!!) Stop: A/C by fault on AFA system.
3 Sat 20/01/07 23:53 AFA at a private care home for the elderly in the Hill Street area of Totton. Stop: A/C by fault on AFA system.
2 Sat 06/01/07 19:05 RTC A31, near to picket post. An RTC involving two private cars, one of which had spun from the road, and was in a ditch. On arrival we found no persons to be trapped, the scene was made safe, and we returned to home station.
1 Sat 06/01/07 03:20 Report of a fire, in a social housing block of flats, a building originally converted from an old cinema. On arrival we found the occupants waiting outside, with their young baby, having woken and found the flat filled with a light hazy smoke. It was thought that a candle left on top of a storage heater was the source of the smoke.