Mount Gilead, Ohio Mount Gilead Fire Department Emergencies Two-story barn fire behind 247 West High Street determined to be Arson. 08-258 Saturday August 9th at 3:31 am Engine 15, Engine 10, Tower 18 and Rescue 11 responded to a fully involved two-story barn fire behind 247 West High Street. Engine 15 arrived on the scene at 3:37 am, deployed two 1 ¾” pre-connected hand lines to protect exposures. By this time the building was a total loss. There was damage to the three-stall garage to the west across the parking lot, damage to the house siding at 266 South Delaware Street. Trees to the East of the building protected the apartment complex to the immediate East of the building. The State Fire Marshall’s office was notified at 4:45 am and arrived on the scene at 5:48 am. The Fire Marshall’s Arson Investigator confirmed Fire Chief 101’s suspicions that it was in fact an arson fire. There was no electric to the structure, the lawn mower inside the building had not been run this year. There were 2 small containers of gasoline in the building. The loss has not been completely determined at this time the fire is still under investigation. All units returned to quarters at 6:05 am. Chief 101 met with the Fire Investigator until 7:00 am. Garage, shed, and two house fires at 104 and 106 West Vine Street in Edison determined to be Arson. 08-285 Tuesday September 2nd at 6:28 pm Station 19 and 29 were dispatched to a working garage and two house fires in Edison at 104 and 106 West Vine Street. Rescue 11 arrived on the scene at 6:40 hours finding fully involved garage fire with houses at 104 and 106 West Vine Street on fire. Initial efforts were directed to the houses. Engine 15, Tower 18, Engine 23, Rescue 21, Brush 12, Brush 17, Squad 1 and 2 and Medic 9 responded to the scene. The fire was brought under control at 7:45 pm and declared totally extinguished at 9:40 pm. The fire was stubborn at 104 Vine Street since it breached the outside wall of the house into the void area above the stairs. Both homes have been foreclosed on. The loss was estimated to be around $50,000 to the houses, garage and attached shed. Engine 23 from Cardington was released at 7:48 pm and Rescue 21 was released at 7:58 pm. Rescue 11 remained on the scene until 9:41 pm when the fire was declared to be out. Clean up of equipment took firefighters until 10:45 pm. The State Fire Marshal was notified and arrived on the scene Wednesday September 3rd at 1:30 pm. The investigation determined that there was no apparent reason for the fire to have started. It is still under investigation for possible arson. There was a major problem with the hydrant at the corner of Boundary and Vine Street. The connection size is a size below the standard for fire hydrants. We do not carry an adaptor for theses hydrants. There are two other hydrants in Edison that we are aware of that have the same size connection. Dumpster fire behind 133 Iberia Street, Sav-a-lot determined to be Arson. 080-388 Wednesday September 3rd at 8:20 pm Engine 15 responded to a reported dumpster fire behind 133 Iberia Street, Sav-a-lot. Engine 15 arrived on the scene at 8:26 pm to find a bail of cardboard had been set on fire. The fire was extinguished at 8:54 pm. Engine 15 returned to quarters at 9:15 pm. This makes the third suspected arson fire in the area in the last two months. MVC St Rt 61 South - Snow Covered Roads The driver of the vehicle by the tree was pinned in. The roof had to be removed to gain access to the patient. The removal was done to allow the victim to remain in a straight line when being removed from the vehicle MVC Heavy Dump Truck Rollover - Driver Pinned This huge dump truck rolled over onto its side pinning the driver. Firefighters from Mt. Gilead, Caledonia and Marion Township worked over 2 hours extricating the driver from the wreckage. Rollover #2 for the day The driver of this tanker truck was not seriously injured when the vehicle rolled over on St Rt 42 at the intersection of road 126 December 22nd 2008 Mount Gilead Fire Department End of Year Report 2007 Back to Emergency Medical Services  Web Design and Marketing by WADSAA Designs, Inc.