amherst fire department calls, feb. 21-22, 2013
DESCRIPTION
A summary of emergency responses by the Amherst Fire Department from 6 p.m. Thursday, February 21 through 6 a.m. Friday, February 22TRANSCRIPT
Amherst Fire Fighters Local 1764 www.AmherstFirefighters.org
Affiliated with:
International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO
Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts
PO Box 1234 – Amherst, Massachusetts 01004-1234
Stephen Gaughan, President - David Clooney, Vice President
Thomas Valle, Secretary - Christopher Bascomb, Treasurer
February 22, 2013
The following is a summary of emergency responses by the Amherst Fire Department on
the evening of Thursday, February 21 (starting at 6PM) into the early morning of Friday,
February 22 (ending at 6AM). This and other information is also available on the
“Response Stats” page located on our website: www.AmherstFirefighters.org. Any
questions can be directed to [email protected].
Thursday, February 21, 2013, 1800 hrs
Time
Location
Description
# of Patients
1815 Amherst Fall. Lacerations. 1
1819 UMass Psychiatric emergency. 1
2012 Main St.,
Amherst
Fire alarm activation. Engine 1 to handle. n/a
2028 Hadley Sports-related injury. 1
2035 UMass MC Unknown medical. 1
2036 UMass MC Medical. Mutual aid ambulance used.
(Westfield Fire)
1
2038 UMass Chest pain. 1
2044 UMass MC Alcohol poisoning (ETOH). Two patients
transported.
2
2113 UMass MC ETOH. Mutual aid ambulance required.
(Westfield Fire)
1
2129 UMass MC ETOH. 1
2139 UMass MC ETOH. 2 2150 UMass PD Prisoner evaluation. 1
2203 Amherst Respiratory. Engine response due to
ambulance response from hospital.
1
2209 UMass MC ETOH. Mutual aid ambulance required.
(Westfield Fire)
2
2215 UMass MC Injury. 1
2218 UMass MC ETOH. Mutual aid ambulance required.
(Northampton Fire)
1
2219 UMass campus Unknown medical. 1
2220 UMass MC ETOH. Mutual aid ambulance required.
(Belchertown EMS)
1
2228 UMass MC ETOH. Mutual aid ambulance required.
(South Hadley Fire)
1
Amherst Fire Fighters Local 1764 www.AmherstFirefighters.org
Affiliated with:
International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO
Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts
PO Box 1234 – Amherst, Massachusetts 01004-1234
Stephen Gaughan, President - David Clooney, Vice President
Thomas Valle, Secretary - Christopher Bascomb, Treasurer
Time
Location
Description
# of Patients
2305 UMass MC Trauma. Head injury. Transporting to
Baystate Trauma Center, Springfield.
1
2308 UMass MC Lacerations. 1
2335 UMass MC ETOH. Mutual aid ambulance required.
(Agency not available)
1
2355 UMass campus Psychiatric emergency. 1
Friday, February 22, 2013
Time
Location
Description
# of Patients
0023 UMass, MC ETOH. 1
0030 UMass, MC Unknown. Mutual aid ambulance required.
(Westfield Fire)
1
0123 Amherst Respiratory. 1
0142 Hampshire
College
Alarm activation in a dorm. Engine 1 to
handle.
n/a
0330 UMass campus Unknown medical. 1
0354 Amherst Lacerations. 1
0414 UMass campus Substance abuse. 1
UMass MC = Mullins Center
ETOH = Alcohol Poisoning
Thirty one patients initiated an ambulance response in the time frame noted above. This
does not include the number of patients treated but not transported during the Mullins
Center event. That information is not available.
Descriptions are based on dispatch notes and may not accurately represent the true nature
of the emergency.
Contact: Thomas Valle
Secretary
Amherst Firefighters Local 1764