The Bentley Fire Department has responded to eight calls in the last month. For this time of year, that is a fairly low call volume, so great job on being safe out there!
On June 25, we were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover. When we arrived on scene, we found an SUV on its roof in about a foot and a half of water. Fortunately, all of the occupants were able to get out on their own. While waiting for the ambulance to arrive, firefighters assessed the occupants of the vehicle and helped them gather what they needed from the overturned vehicle. There were no serios injuries in the accident.
On June 29, the fire department was asked to assist an ambulance crew who were unable to get to a scene due to a tree blocking the road. Some helpful neighbors removed the tree before we could get there and we were stood down.
The first of two ‘mystery calls came in on July 6 for a smoke investigation somewhere in the area of the Brewer’s Campground. The call came in to 9-1-1 on an unregistered phone (all cell phones can call 9-1-1 even if they are ‘deactivated’) and the caller hung up quickly. We looked around the area and asked several campers and staff of they had seen anything, but returned to the hall without finding anything. On July 9, we had a second call from the same number with the same result. What we can take from this is a reminder to parents that if you give a child an old, deactivated phone to play with, remember that they can still call 9-1-1, and this takes up valuable time and resources for emergency services.
Also on July 6, the department responded to a report of a car fire in town. The vehicle did have a small electrical fire in the engine compartment, which was quickly extinguished.
Even after all of the rain over the last few week, there was still a call for a grass fire on an oil lease site in the Eckville area on July 13. Both Eckville and Bentley’s fire departments worked to extinguish the fire before it got very far.
On July 16, we were called to a motor vehicle accident with a car that had hit a deer. There were no injuries (well, except for the deer, of course).
Later that day, the fire department responded to an alarms call at a residence in Bentley, but this turned out to be a non-emergency.
The Bentley Fire Departments has a couple of upcoming events that we would love to see you come out for. First, On August 4 (parade Day) at 6-8 pm, we will be helping out with a ‘Pop-up Spray Park’ at the fire hall. Then, on August 8, we will be having our annual Fire Department BBQ at the Show and Shine. Come on out and, while you are checking out the beautiful cars on display, grab a burger or two to support your local fire department!