Calls for April 2008
Total of 42 calls

• April 1st – Fire call(Car fire)
Tanker 302 from Hudson was dispatched to a car fire next to a commercial wooden structure in 7’s district. Crews operated on scene for 45 minutes and then returned.
• April 1st – Fire call (Verification call)
Shortly after E202 made an investigation of a structure on Evergreen. Crews arrived shortly after the call and assessed. All checked to be OK and the Engine crew returned.

• April 2nd – Fire call(Structural collapse)
Wednesday just after lunch L402 and E202 responded to check another structure. Crews arrived to find a garage that had sustained serious structural damage due to weight of the ice. Crews were back in service about a half hour after arriving.
• April 2nd – Medical call

• April 3rd – Fire call(Structure fire)
T302 and a crew of four responded to Rigaud Mountain for a structure fire in 7’s district. Crews arrived to find a one story house with heavy fire showing from the basement. Crews entered and searched for people in the house. Fortunately the house was empty and crews worked to extinguish the fire. T302 returned to station and took approximately 2 hours to place the truck back in service.
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• April 3rd – Fire call(Structure fire)
Just after crews had left the station the pagers sounded again for smoke in a house on Main Road. E202 responded very quickly with a crew of five firefighters. The Engine arrived to find fire shooting from the front door. Crews went to work quickly plugging the hydrant and pulling hand lines. E211 and E208 also responded. Crews were able to save a lot of valuables although there was some very heavy fire damage.

• April 4th – Medical call
• April 4th – Medical call
• April 4th – Medical call

• April 5th – Fire call(Structure collapse)
All trucks responded to a very serious call for a person trapped underneath a roof collapse. The person was pinned beneath a roof weighted down with solid ice. Command called extra resources due to the seriousness of the call. A rescue was sent from St-Lazare, Vaudreuil, Rigaud and Picourt. Crews operated on scene for 45 minutes, the patient was removed and sent to hospital.
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• April 6th – Fire call

• April 7th – Medical call
• April 7th – Medical call

• April 8th – Fire call(Flood call)
This call was for a flooding basement due to a water tank problem. Crews helped the home owner for approximately half an hour and then returned to service.
• April 8th – Fire call(Structure fire)
Just after lunch crews were was called for a structure fire on Yacht Club Road. E202 arrived to find smoke showing from the second floor. E202 had tagged the hydrant and T302 supplied to the fire. E211, E208 as well as E208 were called but only E208 was used as the fire was knocked down before extra crews arrived. Crews were all back in service approximately one hour after receiving the call.
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• April 8th – Fire call(Structure fire)
That evening T302 and five firefighters responded to a structure fire in 7’s district. Hudson crews assisted Rigaud for five hours and then returned to quarters.

• April 10th – Fire call(Residential fire alarm)
All trucks responded to a residential alarm. The alarm was set off by workers sanding floors.
• April 10th – Fire call(Flood call)
Hudson fire was asked to assist public works in sandbagging to prevent a possible flood to a house near the lake.
• April 10th – Fire call(Flood call)

• April 11th – Fire call(Flood call)
• April 11th – Medical call

• April 12th – Fire call(Structure fire)
Saturday was another busy day for the volunteers. While crews were at the station performing their weekly vehicle and equipment checks they received a call to back up station 7 for another structure on fire. T302 and a crew of six responded. They assisted Rigaud for approximately two hours and then returned to Hudson.
• April 12th – Fire call(Flood call)
While the Tanker was out fighting the fire, crews were dispatched to a Summerfield address for a flood call. Crews helped out the resident for a short while and then returned in service.
• April 12th – Fire call(Smell of smoke)
• April 12th – Medical call

• April 13th – Medical call
• April 13th – Fire call(Flood call)

• April 15th – Medical call
• April 15th – Fire call(Flood call)
Just after lunch R502 and M902 responded to a Willow address for a flooding call. Crews were on scene for a short while and then returned to station in service.

• April 16th – Fire call(Smell of smoke)
All trucks responded to a house for a reported electric motor problem. Crews verified the house and returned in service.
• April 16th – Medical call
• April 16th – Medical call

• April 17th – Medical call

• April 19th – Fire call(Flood call)
The station was alerted for a flooding problem on Woodland. R502 responded with four firefighters. Crews were on scene for approximately one hour before they returned to quarters.

• April 20th – Fire call(Flood call)
Sunday morning crews were again out for some flooding problems and were on scene for approximately 30 minutes.
• April 20th – Fire call(Brush fire)
E202, T302 and R502 were called for a brush fire. The fire started from an outside cooker at a small sugar shack. The structure was completely destroyed before the fire was put out.
• April 20th – Medical call

• April 21st – Fire call(Automatic mutual aid)

• April 22nd – Fire call(Automatic mutual aid)
• April 22nd – Fire call(Smell of smoke)

• April 28th – Fire call(Flood call)

• April 29th – Fire call(Automatic mutual aid)
E202 got called to back up station 8 for a chimney fire. E202 crew laddered the roof and cleaned the chimney.