Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending September 23

• On 09/07/2021 at 7:00 p.m., an EMT Meeting was held at the fire station. Responders reviewed basic hemorrhage control in extremities, junctional areas, and others. Several drills were conducted using tourniquets and wound packing techniques.

• On 09/09/2021 at 7:00 p.m., a Fire Meeting was held at the fire station. Responders reviewed horizontal ventilation techniques and precautions. Several fire suppression and ventilation drills were conducted at the fire training tower.

• On 09/13/2021 at 2:00 p.m., staff conducted refresher training and drills on the deployment, placement, and maintenance of ground ladders.

• On 09/21/2021 at 7:00 p.m., an EMT Meeting was held at the fire station. Responders reviewed basic and advanced airway management. Several drills were conducted in the use of bag-valve masks, nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal airways, supraglottic airway devices, and endotracheal tube placement (MICP/Paramedic).

• Between 09/01/2021 and 09/30/2021, the Bethel Fire Department responded to 105 EMS and 11 Fire incidents.

• On 09/23/2021 at 12:31 a.m., medics responded to the report of an ATV accident with injuries. Medics initiated CPR and transported the patient to the hospital.

• On 09/23/2021 at 4:24 p.m., firefighters responded to the report of a structure fire. Firefighters deployed hose lines, extinguished, and overhauled the fire. The fire cause was classified as accidental.