Yesterday the WFD responded to 5 calls:
At 11:15 am Tower Ladder 241 responded mutual aid to Oakland to assist their FD with an alarm activation at the Oakland Care Center. The crew stoodby until released from Oakland command.
At 12:40 pm, the WFD was dispatched for a vehicle on its side in the Cedar Hill Shopping Center parking lot. 240 arrived on scene and established command. 236 arrived on scene, stretched a dry line and secured vehicles battery with assistance from 242. Units waited on scene until vehicle was secured by tow company.
At 4:30 pm the WFD responded to a residence and assisted the resident with a tree that fell on their home and compromised a load bearing wall. Crews from Rescue 242, Tower Ladder 241 and Engine 236 stablized the beam.
At 7:10 pm the WFD responsed to fire alram activation, the cause of the alarm was burnt food.
At 9:00 pm the WFD was once again called upon this time for a Carbon Monoxide alarm sounding in the home. Crews from Engine 236, Tower Ladder 241, Rescue 242, & Engine 235 assisted in ventilation operations of the home. PSE&G responded and found the cause to be from acetylene tourch being used in the basement.
