| Just as the work week ended on Friday, the calls started to come in for Cutchogue's Bravest. The busy summer continued as CFD would handle 12 calls for service between Friday afternoon and Sunday and participated in 1 training session on Sunday Morning.
A summary of the weekend is below:
Friday August 6th - 2 Calls
1640 hrs. - Signal 23 Wires – Jackson Street, New Suffolk :
CFD firefighters were dispatched to the area of 1010 Jackson Street when a large delivery truck tore down power lines servicing homes in the area. The Power lines fell into the roadway and next to a parked landscaping truck. Firefighters and Fire police units stood by checked the area homes and secured the area until LIPA arrived on scene.
1730 hrs. – EMS Alarm – Walk-In Medical Clinic, Route 25:
While units were still operating at the call in New Suffolk, a second call was received for a possible Cardiac Emergency at the Cutchogue Walk- In Medical Clinic.
Saturday August 7th - 4 calls
0101 Hrs. – Motor Vehicle Accident – Route 48 near Horseshoe Drive (See related Story)
0114 hrs. – Helicopter Landing / Landing Zone –Depot Lane / Rte. 48
1319 hrs. – EMS Alarm – Schoolhouse Rd.
2011 hrs. – Mutual Aid Request to Mattituck FD for a MVA - (EMS/ALS Assist)
Sunday August 8th – 6 calls
Beginning at 0134 hrs in the morning CFD Volunteers had little sleep as they ran 3 consecutive EMS alarms before clearing all alarms and returning the rigs to service at nearly 0500hrs.
0134 hrs. – EMS Alarm – New Suffolk Rd.
1234 hrs. – Mutual Aid Request to Mattituck FD – EMS Alarm – Sound Ave. ,Mattituck
0342 hrs. – EMS Alarm – Mason Dr.
0900 hrs. – Sunday Morning Drill - Hose Training on Depot Lane.
0955 hrs. –EMS Alarm – New Suffolk Rd.
1416 hrs. - Mutual Aid Request to Mattituck FD (EMS Alarm) – Tractor Accident – Harbes Farm, Mattituck
1556 hrs. – EMS Alarm – Skunk Lane
Thank you to all of the dedicated members who responded to the emergencies over the course of the weekend. |