JVFD responds to five calls

• The JVFD battled a woods fire on FM 139 at Ashton Hill where they were on the scene for several hours keeping the fire away from the road and out of Ashton Cemetery. (Submitted photo)

Over the week of February 25 through March 2 the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department (JVFD) responded to five calls.

Sunday evening at 5:43 p.m. a call came in for a woods fire on FM 139 at Ashton Hill. The JVFD responded with three brush trucks and two tankers for extra water. DeSoto Fire District 1 also brought a few trucks for support. The JVFD was on scene for several hours keeping the fire away from the road and out of Ashton Cemetery. The Forest Service took care of fighting the fire deeper into the woods. The JVFD returned to Ashton Hill on Monday to put out a few places that had rekindled overnight.

During the Ashton Hill fire a second call came in for a vehicle fire on County Road 3341. One of the JVFD brush trucks and a DFD1 tanker broke off to respond. After a while on scene the fire was put out and the responding units returned to Ashton Hill.

Monday at 6:23 p.m. a page was received for a man that had fallen from the roof of a chicken house on Highway 7 East. The JVFD responded with Allegiance EMS to render aid, and the man was later airlifted from the baseball field to a hospital.

Saturday at 2:30 p.m. a call came in for an elderly woman who had passed out on a boat. The JVFD and Allegiance EMS responded to a boat ramp on Highway 84 East to help the patient.

Saturday night at 9:30 p.m. the JVFD responded to a single vehicle accident on FM 139. The driver of a pickup rolled his vehicle multiple times after rounding a curve, and was later pronounced deceased on the scene. The JVFD and law enforcement closed one lane of the road and provided traffic control until the wreck could be cleared.

That concludes this edition of the report. The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department hopes everyone has a great and safe week ahead.