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AUGUST 2007

 

42's FIRST DUE ON HAZELGROVE DR IN PLEASANT RUN FARMS

8/14/07: A candle is being blamed as the cause of an early morning fire that gutted a Hazelgrove Street home. Firefighters found heavy flames coming from the bi-level home in the 1500 block of Hazelgrove Street in the Pleasant Run subdivision when they responded to a 12:58 a.m. report of a fire, Forest Park Fire Chief Mike Rupp said this morning. The roof collapsed while firefighters were battling the blaze, he said. No was injured in the fire. Two residents were displaced and were assisted by the Red Cross. A candle in the lower level of the home started the blaze, Rupp said. The home, valued at $116,700, is considered a total loss, he said. Fire firefighters from Springfield Township, Colerain Township, Springdale and Greenhills assisted in battling the fire. The Forest Park Fire Department has a contract to cover Pleasant Run subdivision area because their fire station is closer to the area. (Enquirer.com)

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ENTRAPMENT ON I-275 AT I-74 (WHITEWATER TWP) SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL BY HELICOPTER

8/15/07: A man is recovering on Wednesday morning from injuries he sustained after a truck rollover on I-275.It happened around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Officers say the man, driving a brand new tree-trimming truck overturned on the ramp to I-74.Crews had to cut him out and a medical helicopter was called to take him to the hospital. (wpco.com)

Units: Engines 95, 104, 105  Rescue 56   Squad 105   Medics 28, 56, 105

Special Call: Air Care Helicopter

Command: Engine 95 (Davis)

DROWNING IN THE GREAT MIAMI RIVER NEAR US 50 IN WHITEWATER TWP

8/14/07: After a search that went well into the night, Hamilton County Dive Teams found the body of a man who drowned in the Whitewater River. Deputies say just before 6 p.m. Lorenzo Rodriguez, 25, of North Bend, was fishing on the banks of the Whitewater River near the US 50 overpass with two friends when he entered the river to swim. His friends say Rodriguez went underwater and never resurfaced. "You can be in ankle deep water and take a step and be in water over your head just with one step so it's a dangerous river," said Chief Jim Hughes, of the Miami Township fire department. "We don't want people swimming in it, of course." Search crews had difficulties because of the murky water and debris. Deputies say alcohol is believed to be a factor in the incident, which remains under investigation. (wcpo.com)

Units: Engines 22, 95  Rescues 22, 26   Squads 95, 105  Medics 22, 105

Special Call: Support 68   Boats 26, 56, 68, 95, Fairfield Air Boat, Greendale Rescue Boat        Hamilton Co. Sheriffs Dive Team

Command: 9502 (Schorsch)      Division Officers: D-25, 6801, 6802

  

KITCHEN FIRE ON THE HOTTEST DAY SO FAR THIS YEAR IN MONTGOMERY

8/8/07: Station 73 dispatched to house on fire at 7733 Hartfield Place at 17:07 hours. Quint 73 Responded and requested 2nd alarm to assist. Quint on scene with smoke showing from the roof. Found a kitchen fire with extension into the attic via vent pipe. Kitchen opened up and fire extinguished. Ladder 92 vented the roof. No injuries. Companies released within an hour.

Units: Engines 15, 92        Ladders 73, 92          Medic 65

Command: 7301 (Wright)

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ONE TRAPPED ON MONTGOMERY RD AT MIAMI AVE IN KENWOOD

8/7/07: Emergency crews rushed a woman to the hospital Tuesday night after her car flipped in Sycamore Township. Officers say just after 10 p.m. the driver was on Montgomery Road when she ran off the road, struck a tree and the car flipped. Police say she is expected to survive.

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FATAL CRASH ON SUSPENSION BRIDGE RD IN WHITEWATER TWP

8/6/07: There was a fatal head on collision on Suspension Bridge west of Kilby Road in Whitewater Township around 10:25 a.m. Monday. Jeffrey M. Shelton, 53, of Whitewater Township died as a result of his injuries. According to police, Nicholas R. Hibbard, 22, of Harrison was traveling westbound in the 10200 block of Suspension Bridge. Police said a Mitsubishi 3000GT driven by Hibbard went left of center and struck Shelton, who was driving eastbound in a Dodge Shadow. Police said Shelton was transported by Whitewater Township Fire Department to Mercy Franciscan Hospital in Harrison where he was pronounced dead. Police said Shelton was wearing his seatbelt. According to police, Hibbard, who was not wearing his seatbelt was transported to University Hospital by the Miami Township Fire Department for injuries he sustained. Police said drugs and/or alcohol were not a factor in the crash. The crash remains under investigation by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Traffic Safety Unit. (wcpo.com)

Units: Engine 105    Squads 69, 95       Medics 22, 56, 105

Command: 9502 (Schorsch)

 Photo: T. Smith

TRAILER FIRE IN WHITEWATER TWP

8/2/07: 9News has learned there was a fire in a Whitewater Township mobile home park in the 8700 block of Butternut Court. Police dispatch reported there are no injuries, and that the fire is mostly contained. A 9News crew on the scene learned it was a grease fire that started in the kitchen, and that the outside part of the trailer home had to be removed. Two adults and three children are now receiving assistance from the Red Cross. (wcpo.com)

Units: Engines 28, 69, 105   Tankers 104, 105    Medics 22, 105

Command: 9502 (Schorsch)

"ASS IN THE MUD" - HARRISON FIREFIGHTERS ASSIST WITH ANIMAL RESCUE

8/1/07: On Wednesday morning approximately 08:30 we received a call to the station. Resident was requesting our help with a donkey that was stuck in the mud. Upon arrival we indeed found this animal to be stuck. We tried a number of ways to free the donkey and ended up hoisting the donkey out of the mud with a city front loader.

(Photos: S. Placke)