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MULTI ALARM FIRE IN SHARONVILLE APARTMENT COMPLEX

7/30/06: One Sharonville resident is lucky to be alive today after two neighbors warned him of a fire he was unaware of Sunday afternoon. Thomas Segelke's grill caught on fire at his Timber Ridge Lane apartment when he was cooking out. However, Segelke was unaware the grill caught fire until Emily Drakulich and her roomate ran upstairs to warn him. "My roommate and I both ran up there and were pounding on his door," said Drakulich. "He had no idea it was even on fire at that point. "The fire occurred just two weeks after state officials introduced new grilling laws that ban charcoal and gas grills from porches or balconies unless there is a sprinkler. Segelke is fortunate to be spared injury from the fire and he has two neighbors he has never met before to thank. "Today was the first time I met her," said Segelke. "But she's on the Christmas card list now." Units: Command:

FATAL CRASH ON I-71 SHUTS DOWN INTERSTATE FOR SEVERAL HOURS

7/30/06: All southbound lanes of I-71 between the Montgomery Road exit and Cross County Highway were shut down for hours Sunday night due to a fatal accident that occurred just before 6 p.m. Traffic backed up for miles as investigators surveyed the accident scene, while drivers offered police some angry words. Just before 10 p.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office released the name of the deceased driver, 60-year-old Michael Noyes, of Columbus. Police say Noyes had been traveling southbound when he lost control of his car, veered left and struck a concrete median. Police say Noyes was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say Noyes was not wearing a seat belt. All lanes were reopened before 11 p.m. Sunday night but police say the accident remains under investigation. (wcpo.com) Units: Command:

ANDERSON FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH FIRE IN OCCUPIED APARTMENT COMPLEX

7/28/06: It was a frightening morning for some residents of an independent living apartment complex in Anderson Township. A fire, which was confined to one apartment, forced some of the residents to evacuate. Firefighters did their best to make everyone comfortable as they put out the fire. No one was injured. There's no word on what caused the fire or the amount of damages. (wcpo.com) Units: Command:

LODD IN BUTLER COUNTY (HANOVER TOWNSHIP)

7/28/06: A Hanover Township Firefighter and Life Squad member is dead after getting into a car accident while responding to a separate crash Friday morning. 57-year-old Rose Woodbridge of Oxford was driving her personal car to an emergency accident at SR 130 at Boyle Road about five miles over the speed limit just before 9 a.m. when her car slipped on the wet roadway and struck a utility pole. Her friends and colleagues at the Hanover Township Fire Department were able to extricate her from the car, but due to the severity of her injuries, she was pronounced dead at the scene by University Air Care medical staff. The flag outside the Hanover Township Fire House is flying half-staff for Woodbridge, who has spent the last eight years as a volunteer firefighter and EMT in both Hanover and Riley Townships. Woodbridge comes from a family of firefighters, including her father and her husband, Ray. She also has three children and six grandchildren. The crash is still under investigation, and an autopsy will take place on Saturday. (wcpo.com)

APARTMENT FIRE IN THE "D" SECTION OF FOREST PARK

7/26/06: Six fire departments battled a fire in an apartment building overnight. The fire broke out about 3:15 a.m. in a two story town home at 597 Dewdrop Circle. Quick work by firefighters kept the fire from spreading to adjacent apartments.1 occupant was removed by firefighters from an adjoining apartment. All other occupants escaped safely. There were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire was accidental. Units: Engines 42,43,79,96    Ladders 42,48,90    Medic 96      Squad 48   Command: 4204 (Miller)

RV FIRE CLOSES RAMPS AT I-275 & I-74

7/23/06: Traffic slowed to a crawl in Colerain Township late Sunday morning after a recreational vehicle caught fire. It happened on the ramp from northbound I-275 to eastbound I-74. Police say no one was hurt. However, the ramp was closed for nearly an hour as crews put out the fire and cleaned up the mess. (wcpo.com)

BUILDING FIRE IN BLUE ASH SENDS FIREFIGHTER TO HOSPITAL

7/21/06: An overheated piece of machinery is to blame for a Friday morning fire in Blue Ash, according to the company's president. First calls for an industrial fire at Loroco Industries in the 5000 block of Creek Road came in just after 3:30 a.m. Crews from Sharonville, Blue Ash, Montgomery and Sycamore all responded to the fire, and one firefighter suffered chest pains and was transported to the hospital. His condition has not been released. Loroco's president says their sprinkler system saved thousands of tons of paper, which the company converts into specialty packaging and materials. Officials for the company say that at least part of their operation will be back up and running by early this afternoon. (wcpo.com) Units: Engines              Ladder               Medics Command: 1301 (Brown)

FATAL CRASH ON SR-128 IN CROSBY TOWNSHIP

7/19/06: A single vehicle crash this morning brings Crosby and Whitewater units to the scene. A SUV went off the road and struck a utility pole and a pine tree and finally stopped in the drive way of a house that was 4 houses away from where he went off the road. The driver was trapped and not breathing upon units arrival. Driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Crews blocked off area of the downed electric lines and then assisted HCSD with extrication of the body from the vehicle. Units: Engine 105       Rescue 28     Squad 27    Medics 56,105 Command: 2738 (Benkert)

GOLF MANOR COMPANIES EXTRICATE ONE ON I-71 CRASH

7/18/06: Interstate 71 northbound was shut down for four hours Tuesday morning after a major accident involving multiple cars at Ridge Road. Police redirected traffic onto the Norwood Lateral. Police tell 9News a car and a van collided in the high speed lane around 9:00 Tuesday morning. After the crash, the car then hit a retaining wall near Ridge Road, bounced back into traffic and crossed the high speed lane. It got stuck underneath a tractor trailer while going approximately 65 miles per hour, witnesses say. After dragging the car underneath it, the semi finally came to a stop, hitting several other cars in the process. The driver of the car was trapped for a short time but crews successfully extricated her. A Care Flight helicopter was called to the scene but was disregarded by emergency crews. The fire department on scene says the woman driving the car has a serious head injury and she was not wearing a seat belt. She was transported to Bethesda North Hospital. (wcpo.com) Units: Command:

ANIMAL RESCUE TURNS INTO TRAINING EXERCISE FOR GREEN TWP FIREFIGHTERS

7/17/06: Firefighters in Green Township came to the rescue of a kitten that was trapped in a sewer drain for days. The call came in around 11 a.m. Monday from a resident on Surrey Avenue. The neighbor heard the tiny calico kitten crying and called the fire department. A team of firefighters were called in, and they used the incident to practice their confined space rescue moves. After a short time, they pulled the kitty to safety and handed it off to the neighbor who had called it in. At last check, the kitten was doing fine. (wcpo.com)

VEHICLE STRIKES 2 BICYCLISTS ON NEW HAVEN RD IN CROSBY TOWNSHIP

7/16/06: Air Care was called to a tragic scene near Harrison late Sunday morning after a car crashed into a group of cyclists in the 8200 block of New Haven Road. There are reports of at least two people injured, including two confirmed fatalities. The crash took place around 11:15 a.m. between Crosby Road and the Crosby Elementary School. 9News has learned that a group of 10 cyclists from Butler and Hamilton counties were traveling westbound on New Haven Road when the driver of a 1993 GEO Tracker, who was heading eastbound, went left of center, crossing the double-yellow line. Police say the driver, Anthony Gerike, 25, of Batavia, struck the second and third cyclists in the group. Police say the victims, Amy Gehring, 51, of Cincinnati, and Terry Walker, 53, of Fairfield, died at the scene. Police say Gerike's car continued on and struck an on-coming car, a Chevy Cavalier, driven by Julia Meeker, 49, of Fairfield. Gerike and a passenger from the other car, Frank Meeker, 48, of Fairfield, were treated for minor injuries. Police say Gerike was treated at University Hospital, then released and taken into custody. Gerike has been charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, both felonies of the first degree. The Hamilton County sheriff's office says alcohol and/or drugs were factors in the crash. (wcpo.com) Units: Engine 27    Rescue 28    Squads 27,28,105,22    Medics 28,56,105 Command: 2702 (Buckley)

CINCINNATI BOMB UNIT RESPONDS TO NORWOOD FOR UNSTABLE DYNAMITE

7/15/06: Police have given the "all clear" after a Norwood neighborhood had to be evacuated for almost six hours Saturday. The announcement was made around 8 p.m. Saturday night. Police evacuated approximately 20 houses as a precaution after three cases of "unstable" dynamite were discovered in a home on Spencer Avenue near Hudson and Williams avenues in Norwood. Police say three cases of dynamite weighing about 150 pounds were found at the home of a man who they say brought it there 15 years ago when he moved into the house. Police say the dynamite had "crystallized." For hours the bomb squad worked to stabilize the dynamite by what seemed like "fighting fire with fire" -- pouring diesel fuel over the dynamite very slowly to attain the desired chemical reaction. They say the process would take some time -- and it did. Almost six hours. The bomb squad had two daunting tasks. First to stabilize the dynamite and then remove it to take it to an unspecified location to be burned. (wcpo.com)

TWO CHILDREN FALL FROM SECOND FLOOR WINDOW IN NEW BALTIMORE

7/11/06: Two children were hospitalized after falling from a second-story window at their home Tuesday morning. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said a 6-year-old girl, Taylee, and a 3-year-old boy, Mark, were jumping on a bed next to a closed window. Deputies said the children somehow jumped through the closed window and fell about 12 feet to the ground. "They hit solid concrete," their uncle, Joseph Anderson, said. "There ain't no grass there or nothing. They hit concrete and glass. "Anderson said a 5-year-old boy was the first to spot the accident. "He told us that he was asleep, too, and he heard a loud crash, and he looked out the window and seen Taylee and Mark laying on the ground crying," Anderson said. "Taylee was cut up pretty bad. She was bleeding profusely out of her mouth," he said. The children's mother told News 5 she had just warned the pair not to jump on the bed Monday night. Both children were transported to Children's Hospital, where they are listed in fair condition. (channelcincinnati.com)

POLICE OFFICER SHOT IN ADDYSTON

7/12/06: Police have taken a suspect into custody for the shooting of police officer which took place in Addyston around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night. Officers from Addyston, nearby Sayler Park and Hamilton County responded to the scene. Officers searched the area in and around the Lanxess plant on River Road. Cincinnati police found Joell Lewis, 18, hiding in a room on a barge. The shooting took place at the intersection of Germany Lane and Main Street outside the police station at the Addyston Municipal Building. Neighbors told 9News that Lewis had been stopped by the officer, 42-year-old Lieutenant David Pahner, for littering. Police say Lt. Pahner was trying to issue a citation for littering after he saw Lewis throw a pop can on the ground. The two fell into a struggle and that's when police say Lewis pulled a 9 mm handgun from his pocket and shot Lt. Pahner in the stomach. Police say Lewis then fled on foot towards the Ohio River. He was brought into custody in less than an hour. An EMT at the scene told 9News the officer was shot in the abdomen. The officer was flown to University Hospital for treatment. (wcpo.com)

DON PABLOS FIRE CONTAINED TO ROOF IN SYMMES TOWNSHIP

FIRE IN SYMMES TOWNSHIP INJURES FIREFIGHTER

CRASH TRAPS ONE ON WEST LOVELAND RD

7/3/06: LSFD started their day with a vehicle into a tree on W. Loveland near Rich rd. with one person trapped. The driver was thrown from the front to the rear and trapped. The patient was quickly extricated by popping the rear sliding door. It was unsure why the patient crashed, it is being investigated by the State Highway Patrol and Loveland PD. The patient was transported to B-North, name and condition have not been released yet.   Units: Engine 63   Rescue 62   Medics 60, 62   Command: Battalion 1 (Books)

RESCUE 56 EXTRICATES ONE FROM MVC ON KILBY RD

7/3/06: Harrison units were sent to Kilby Rd near Derby Blvd for a MVC with injuries. On scene finds a pick-up truck on its side with the driver trapped. The Pick up truck struck a tree and then went airborne and landed on it's side. Driver was extricated by R-56 crew removing the truck roof.   Units: Engine 56     Rescue 56     Squad 57       Medics 28,56    Command: 5601 (Hursong)

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