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Residential Rescue - River Road
Saturday, February 6, 2010

Blades Volunteer Fire Company was requested to check the welfare of a person that had not been heard from for over 24 hours. Fire Personnel responded to a house on River Road. It was quickly determined that access to the house which sat off the main road approximately 1200 feet. Fire/Rescue and EMS personnel started walking down the driveway and found many trees had fallen across the lane, Rescue personnel began the process to cut the trees from the path. After arriving at the house, they were able to make contact with the elderly owner, who did not have any electric due to power failures in the area. EMS and Rescue workers convinced the person to relocate her to a relatives house in Blades. They were able to carry this person out in a chair to the awaiting ambulance. Units responding were Brush 71-1, A-71, Utility 71-8 and Engine 9.



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