Calls for May 2006
Total of 35 calls

• May 1st – Fire call(Boat rescue)
Just before our fire practice, we received a call for a boat in distress. Water rescue 1502 responded with 3 on board to assist the vessel and tow it back to shore.

• May 4th – Medical call

• May 5th – Fire call(Public assistance)

• May 7th – Fire call(Smoke showing from building)
At 20:30, a call came in for smoke showing from the roof of an animal shelter. All trucks responded with Engine 202 arriving first. Capt 131 took command and after investigation found that the smoke was coming from a chimney and all was OK. All crews were back in service within 45mins.

• May 8th – Medical call
• May 8th – Medical call

• May 11th – Medical call

• May 12th – Fire call(Haz-mat fire)
At 22:30, we got a call for flames visible coming from 50 gal. drums in an unknown location. All trucks responded to different areas because the details were very vague. After a short while, Tanker 302 found the fire near a commercial garage. T302 took command and was able to extinguish the fire.

• May 14th – Fire call(Structure fire)
Early in the morning, Engine 202 was called out to a structure fire backing station 12(Vaudreuil-Dorion). Once on scene, the crews were asked by command to stand-by. The crews were released a couple of hours later.

• May 14th – Medical call
• May 14th – Fire call(Flood call)
At 16:00, Rescue 502 responded for a flooded basement. The crews were able to handle this call within 1 hour.

• May 14th – Fire call(Search & rescue)
At approx.22:00, a call came in for a van sinking in a field with people inside. Dispatch was not sure of the exact location so we sent our vehicles to different locations. After a short while we were cancelled by police.

• May 16th – Medical call
• May 16th – Fire call(Residential alarm)

• May 18th – Medical call

• May 20th – Fire call(Public assistance)
• May 20th – Fire call(Flood call)
• May 20th – Fire call(Flood call)

• May 21st – Medical call
• May 21st – Fire call(Flood call)

• May 22nd – Medical call
• May 22nd – Fire call(Flood call)
• May 22nd – Fire call(Tree on wires)
• May 22nd – Medical call
• May 22nd – Medical call

• May 24th – Medical call

• May 25th – Fire call(Residential alarm)
• May 25th – Fire call(Possible structure fire)
At 17:50, the house got a call for smoke showing from the rear porch. Engine 202 arrived first and confirmed that there was light smoke visible from the rear. The first arriving crew checked out the porch and found a small fire underneath the porch. The fire was extinguished and the floor was verified for extension. All crews cleared about an hour later.

• May 26th – Medical call

• May 27th – Medical call

• May 29th – Medical call

• May 30th – Fire call(Fuel leak)

• May 31st – Medical call
• May 31st – Fire call(Structure fire)
On this day there was a violent lightning storm throughout the county and at approx. 16:30, Engine 202 was called to a structure fire backing station #6 (Pincourt). A lightning strike caused this house to catch fire. E202 arrived and was advised from command to split up the crews in 2. The first crew went inside to the second floor and pulled ceilings while the second crew proceeded to the rear and pulled siding from the second floor exterior wall.
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• May 31st – Medical call