August 22, 2006 17:07 hours Churchville Fire arrived on scene near Stone's on Buffalo Road to find an electrical line arcing and
burning fairly significantly. CVFD staged around the site and kept onlookers at a safe distance and monitored the situation until the
utility company arrived. Once the power had been shut down, Churchville Fire wet down the area to cool the significant heat that had
been produced. Temperatures where the wire contacted the ground went high enough to melt the dirt and sand on the roadside into
glass, as seen in several of the pictures below.
July 15, 2006 Churchville Fire participated in a live burn exercise with Bergen in their district. For the first 2 hours of the drill members
of the County Fire Bureau lit small, controlled fires in select areas of the house in order for firefighters to gain worthwhile interior
structure firefighting experience in controlled realistic conditions. At approximately 11:00am members of the team lit the entire structure
in order for the attending members to observe the process of a structure fire including smoke color and quantity, structural weak points
and their warning signs, and to demonstrate just how quickly a relatively small interior fire can engulf an entire structure.
May 27, 2006 Churchville Fire responded for a reported vacant trailer fire at 2552 Westside Drive with 2 males running from the
scene. Monroe county sheriffs went on location reporting a working structure fire. 4C-22 went on location confirming a working fire
with an exposure problem involving a 3/4 full fuel oil tank. Bergen fire responded to the scene with a tanker (there are no hydrants
on this portion of Westside Drive) and filled in with an engine. Chili fire responded with an engine to the scene and fire police.
Utilizing class A foam Churchville firefighters controlled the fire in minutes.
May 24, 2006 Churchville Fire responded for a report of a chemical reaction in room 214 with smoke in the hallway of the
Churchville-Chili High School. 4C-32 went on location with the building evacuated and declared a level 0 haz-mat. After investigation
by crews with air packs and metering equipment a haze in the hallway near 214 was found. Crews were ordered out of the building
to a decontamination sector and a level 1 haz-mat was declared by 4C-12. Monroe county Haz-Mat 8 with the team, and Chili Fire
with an engine responded to the scene. Bergen Fire filled in at Churchville with an engine. The incident was mitigated by the
Haz-Mat team and decontamination was provided by Churchville firefighters.
May 19, 2006 Churchville Fire took part in the annual DWI Simulator at Churchville High School. As in past years, students watched
on as police and fire units responded to a mock MVA where, as you may see in the first picture, alcohol was involved. The exercise
serves multiple purposes: education on the risks of drinking and driving as well as a look at what to expect from first responders in
addition to valuable training on the various tools and procedures on the part of the fire department. By the end of the exercise, there
wasn't much left of the car, and Churchville FD's new equipment proved it's strength by rolling the dash to such a degree that the
nose of the car rested on the pavement.
April of 2006 recent lightning strikes illustrate the potential for severe damage both outside and inside of a structure.
February 28, 2006 abandoned vehicle and tire storage fire behind Krony's Pizza and Churchville Tire on Main Street.
January 19, 2006 23:25 hours Churchville Fire and Ambulance were dispatched to 1279 Washington Street for a vehicle into the
house. Upon arrival an unoccupied car was found that ran into a house. Crews from rescue pumper 423 secured the car and
checked the house for structural damage. Damage to the house included exterior/interior to the corner where the impact occurred, a
1 inch "heave" of the bathroom and dinning room floors. Upon investigation of the car both air bags had deployed with the drivers
side windshield "starred" with blood and hair. 911 received a call from the driver stating he was in bad shape bleeding from a head
wound, about to pass out in a corn field north of the accident and the batteries in his phone were going dead. The call was lost and
intensive search for the victim started. In all Bergen fire sent 1 pumper 1 rescue with 2 thermal imaging camera's, Spencerport fire
sent 2 pumpers 1 rescue with 2 camera's, Scottsville fire sent 1 offroad vehicle (Gator), Clifton sent 1 pumper, and Chili fire provided
an engine for a fill in. The State police helicopter, and Rochester police K9 unit was also used. After many hours of searching the
victim was located at 03:28 and transported to Strong Memorial hospital with Monroe Medic 42.
Corner of front porch damage
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January 11, 2006 15:28 hours Churchville Fire was dispatched automatic mutual assistance to Clifton for smoke coming from the
windows and chimney of a vacant house multiple calls. 4C-22 went on location with Cliftons 4C-14 reporting smoke from the windows
and eve's or a 1 story ranch. A working structure fire was declared and crews from Churchville, Clifton, and Chili went to work. The
fire was declared under control in 15 minutes. Churchville responded with pumper 424 and ambulance 429.
January 6, 2006 07:27 hours Churchville Fire was dispatched Mutual aid to Bergen (Genesee County) with extrication equipment
(2nd set of equipment needed at the scene to assist) for an MVA with people trapped at 6596 Lake Rd. North (route 19). 4C-12
went on location with a truck into a tree 2 people trapped Bergen extricating the driver. Upon further investigation the passenger was
found to be DOA. Bergen extricated the driver and Churchville Rescue Pumper 423's crew and Bergen crews extricated the
passenger.
January 2, 2006 17:00 hours Churchville Ambulance was dispatched to 64 Park Road for a cause unknown from a cell phone call
that was disconnected however an ambulance was requested. An additional phone call was placed stating a car had driven through
a garage with a person trapped. The Churchville Fire Department was dispatch as well Monroe Medic 42. 4C-12 went on location
with a car partially through a garage with a person trapped. Crews from Rescue Pumper 423 ,Rescue 428 and ambulance 429
cribbed the vehicle/wall and used a chain saw to remove part of the wall to free the victim. The victim was transported to Strong
memorial hospital in stable condition.
May 8, 2006 14:55 hours Churchville Fire responded on a mutual assist with Chili to 1600 Attridge Road for a report of a mulch fire
spreading to the house . 4C12 reported small amounts of smoke on arrival at 14:59 and 424 was dispached along with several
pieces of Chili's apparatus. The source was discovered to be a burning bed of mulch that was beginning to spread to the house,
and the fire was extinguished before major structural damage had taken place.
Resulting interior damage
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December 8, 2006 08:01 hours Churchville Fire received a call that smoke had been seen coming from a residence at 85 Bridgeman
Ave. Upon arrival on scene, it was verified to be a working structure fire and mutual aid was called. With the assistance of Chili and
their Quint as well as members and apparatus from Bergen and Spencerport, the fire was quickly brought under control.
