THREE ACCIDENTS AMONG EIGHT CALLS BETWEEN SATURDAY, EARLY MONDAY FOR BRENHAM FD

  

The Brenham Fire Department responded to eight calls between Saturday and early this (Monday) morning.

Two of the calls were for fire alarms on Saturday at a home in the 1100 block of Briscoe Street, happening around 7 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.  In both instances, firefighters found nothing showing from the exterior of the building and reset the alarm after finding no smoke or fire. 

Approaching 6:30 a.m. Sunday, the department went out to a transportation incident in the 1700 block of Highway 290 West.  Units found a single vehicle that hit a deer, but the vehicle was drivable and no fluids were found, so they returned to service. 

At 5:30 p.m., another transportation incident was called in from the 2500 block of South Day Street.  The department reported finding a two-vehicle accident with one injured.  BFD members helped EMS and provided traffic control, clearing the scene once both vehicles were removed from the roadway.

Shortly after 7 p.m., firefighters responded to a gas smell at a home in the 1700 block of Timber Oaks Drive.  The fire department and City of Brenham Gas Department made location to find nothing showing from the outside of the home.  They discovered that the smell was caused by the homeowner leaving the gas stove on, so they used a fan to ventilate the home.  The fire department returned to the station, while the gas department remained on scene for a little while longer.

Close to 2 a.m. today, BFD personnel were dispatched to a transportation incident in the 4000 block of Highway 290 East.  Upon arrival, they discovered a single-vehicle accident with no one entrapped.  They proceeded to help EMS and returned to service after the vehicle was removed from the roadway.

Just shy of 4:15 a.m., units were called out to Cato Construction, 1906 Longwood Drive, for an alarm sounding.  Nothing was showing from the outside of the building, and on the inside, they learned that the fire pump was not working, causing the water pressure to drop and sounding the alarm.  The department advised the owner to have an alarm company come check the pump.

Around 5:45 a.m., firefighters went out to another alarm, this one at the Mill Creek Residence Hall, 1192 Old Mill Creek Road.  After making location and finding nothing on the exterior of the building, they found a bad detector in one of the rooms.  They spoke with an employee and advised them to have maintenance come check out the detector.