Second In

We were second in on a rekindle fire that C Platoon had last night. The
fire was in the attic so we got to do some crawling around. Also got to
break down some doors and windows. It was a lot of fun!
Nick Cates
Engine 4

At the Station

It's been a nice slow Sunday today at the station.

Had a business fire alarm and a cardiac arrest. Also went to help a kid that fell off his bike.

First Fire Fatality

I had my first fire fatality early this morning. Engine 4 was initially assigned Rapid Intervention. Once the fire was put out we went in for the secondary search, that's when we discovered the body.

Here's a few links with a little video also. (I'm in one of the videos on the ladder pulling eves of the house down with a pike pole)


http://www.newson6.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=2687334&at1=News&h1=Person Killed In House Fire

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080713_11_Ahou803771

River Rescue

July 3rd, 2008

Rescue Task Force was sent to the Arkansas River for a 14 year old boy in the river. I was in Boat 4 and we were able to get him out safely. It was really intense for a few minutes, since we were operating about ten feet from the low water dam. It is the coolest thing I've done so far.

Here's a few links to the story.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080703_11_Ateen68740


http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=8616207


http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0708/533127.html