THE GRANVILLE V.F.D. IS OFFERING T-SHIRTS TO THE PUBLIC TO HELP SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT. THE MONEY GENERATED WILL BE USED TO BUY RESCUE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER GEAR FOR THE DEPARTMENT. THE SHIRTS ARE MADE BY JERZEES AND ARE A HEAVYWEIGHT BLEND (50% COTTON/50% POLYESTER). THE SHIRTS ARE AVAILABLE IN SIZES M-4XL. THE COST PER SHIRT IS $12.00 PLUS $6.00 S&H. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A SHIRT PLEASE SEND A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER WITH SIZE, QUANTITY, AND COLOR OF SHIRT TO THE GRANVILLE V.F.D. P.O. BOX 37 GRANVILLE, Wv. 26534

NEARLY 90 KIDS FROM WEST VIRGINIA AND SURROUNDING STATES RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE WVU FIRE SERVICE EXTENSION JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER CAMP. THE CAMP, JUNE 27TH TO JULY 2ND, WAS HELD AT THE WVU STATE FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY AT JACKSON'S MILL. WHILE AT CAMP STUDENTS LEARNED THE BASCIS OF FIREFIGHTING FROM CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS FROM WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA. THE GRUELING SEVEN DAY CAMP FOCUSED ON THE BASICS OF STRUCTURAL, VEHICLE, AND AIRCRAFT FIREFIGHTING. THE STUDENTS ALSO LEARNED ABOUT CONFINED SPACE RESCUE, WATER RESCUE, RURAL WATER MOVEMENT, FIRST AID/CPR, TRUCK COMPANY OPERATIONS, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, ROPES & KNOTS, AND FIREFIGHTER SAFETY AND SURVIVAL. FOR INFORMATION ON ATTENDING THE CAMP IN 2010 PLEASE CALL MURREY LOFLIN AT 304-276-2843 OR VISIT THE WVU FIRE SERVICE EXTENSION WEB SITE AT www.wvu.edu/~exten/depts/fireserv/fireserv.htm.

ON TUESDAY MORNING COMPANY 17 WAS ALERTED FOR A MVA ON BETHEL CHURCH ROAD. FIRST UNIT ON SCENE 17-4 REPORTED ONE VEHICLE INTO A UTILITY POLE WITH NEGATIVE ENTRAPMENT. ONE MALE PATIENT WITH MINOR CUTS AND A SLIGHT HEADACHE WAS ASSESSED BY MONONGALIA COUNTY EMS BUT REFUSED TRANSPORT. ENG. 173 PROVIDED SCENE MANAGEMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE.

ON MONDAY AFTERNOON THE 17 HOUSE WAS ALERTED FOR A MVA INVOLVING A SEMI TRUCK AND A SUV ON SCOTT'S RUN ROAD NEAR OSAGE. ENG. 173 ARRIVED ON SCENE WITH 17-1 ASSUMING INCIDENT COMMAND. A SAVAGE INDUSTRIES TRUCK FROM THE BEACHURST AVENUE POWER PLANT AND A DODGE DURANGO COLLIDED AT THE BRIDGE NEXT TO THE OLD MORRIS BLOCK PLANT. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FEMALE DRIVER OF THE DURANGO ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY AND COMPLAINED ONLY OF MINOR INJURIES. SHE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON SCENE. CREWS CONTAINED FLUIDS FROM THE SUV AND CONTROLLED TRAFFIC WHILE WAITING FOR THE VEHICLES TO BE REMOVED. MONONGALIA COUNTY EMS AND THE MONONGALIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ALSO RESPONDED. THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON ENG. 173 RESPONDED TO THE UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTRE FOR A TWO VEHICLE MVA WITH REPORTED INJURIES. EMERGENCY CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FOUND ONE FEMALE PATIENT WITH MINOR INJURIES. CREWS ALSO CONTROLLED FLUIDS IN THE ROADWAY AND ASSISTED GRANVILLE POLICE WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL. ENG. 173 REMAINED ON SCENE UNTIL ALL VEHICLES WERE REMOVED FROM THE ROADWAY.

ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CREWS FROM CHEAT LAKE, BROOKHAVEN, GRANVILLE, AND STAR CITY RESPONDED TO LAKE VIEW RESORT FOR A CONFIRMED APARTMENT FIRE. ENG. 141 ARRIVED ON SCENE AND REPORTED FLAMES AND SMOKE SHOWING. CREWS FROM ENG. 141 AND ENG. 123 MADE ENTRY AND A GOOD KNOCK DOWN ON THE FIRE. COMMAND 14-1 CALLED THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL AFTER ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUD THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE TO BE A ELECTRICAL SHORT. CREWS WERE ON SCENE FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 03:39 COMPANIES FROM STAR CITY AND GRANVILLE RESPONDED TO STERLING UNIVERSITY RIDGE TO A REPORTED FIRE ALARM. ENG. 203, ENG. 173 AND LADDER 176 RESPONDED. UPON ARRIVAL COMMAND FOUND AN ACTIVE FIRE ALARM AND DAMAGE TO THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WHICH APPEARED TO BE FROM A LIGHTING STRIKE FROM SEVERE STORMS ON TUESDAY NIGHT. LADDER 176 ACCESSED THE ROOF TO CHECK FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE WHICH WAS NEGATIVE. ITS UNCLEAR WHY THE ALARM DIDNT SOUND AT THE TIME OF THE STORM DAMAGE. A FIRE WATCH WAS ESTABLISHED UNTIL THE ALARM SYSTEM COULD BE SERVICED. ALL UNITS WERE IN SERVICE BY 05:18.

ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 13:32 COMPANIES FROM BROOKHAVEN, COOLS SPRINGS, WESTOVER AND GRANVILLE RESPONDED TO AARON'S CREEK ROAD FOR A REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRE. ENG.123 ARRIVED ON SCENE WITH LIGHT SMOKE SHOWING. UPON INVESTIGATION COMMAND 12 FOUND A SMALL FIRE, WHICH WAS OUT ON ARRIVAL, ON TOP OF A STOVE IN THE BASEMENT. UNITS ON SCENE REMOVED SMOKE FROM THE RESIDENCE WHICH SUSTAINED LITTLE DAMAGE. ALL COMPANIES WERE IN STATION BY 14:38

ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 22:55 COMPANIES FROM STAR CITY, GRANVILLE, AND WESTOVER RESPONDED TO A REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRE AT PINNACLE HEIGHT APARTMENTS OFF THE POINT MARION ROAD. FIRST UNIT ON SCENE ENG. 173 REPORTED A LIGHT HAZE OF SMOKE FROM THE STRUCTURE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT A RESIDENT HAD CARELESSLY DISCARDED A CIGARETTE BUTT THROUGH THE CRACKS OF THE DECKING BOARDS OF THE STAIRWELL TO THE COMPLEX. THE BUTT IGNITED SOME TRASH IN A CLOSET UNDER THE STAIRS. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE. ALL UNITS WERE IN STATION AND READY BY 23:47

ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 14:41 ENGINE 173, LADDER 176, AND SQUAD 175 RESPONDED TO THE I-79 AND I-68 SPLIT TO ASSIST CLINTON DISTRICT COMPANY 15 WITH A MVA WITH REPORTED VERTICAL RESCUE. RESPONDING UNITS WERE ADVISED OF A VEHICLE OVER AN EMBANKMENT WITH TWO PATIENTS STILL INSIDE. FIRST ON SCENE UNITS FROM COMPANY 17 FOUND ONE VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF THREE PATIENTS INCLUDING ONE THAT WAS EJECTED NEARLY 30 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. RESCUE 156 AND MON. COUNTY EMS ASSISTED WITH PATIENT CARE AND TRANSPORT TO THE WVU TRUAMA CENTER. THE I-68 EAST ON RAMP WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO ALLOW CREWS TO CLEAR ALL HAZARDS. HEAVY RAINFALL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE. COUNTY AND STATE POLICE WERE ALSO ON SCENE.