BRENHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO FOUR CALLS ON FRIDAY

  

The Brenham Fire Department responded to four calls on Friday.

The first call came in just after 8:30am. Brenham Firefighters were dispatched to the 3200 Block of Old Independence Road for a reported structure fire.  BFD units along with members of the Meyersville Fire Department arrived on location to find smoke coming from an RV. Firefighters used tank water to extinguish the fire. Members from both departments checked for hot spots and made sure they were extinguished before returning to service.

Then at 10:30am, Brenham FD Units were then dispatched to the 1600 Block of South Blue Bell Road for a report of a structure fire along with Fire Departments from Meyersville, Chappell Hill, and Salem. The Meyersville firefighters arrived first on the scene and found nothing showing from the exterior of the building. Firefighters entered the building to find maintenance workers turning on the heaters caused the smoke smell. No smoke or fire was found, and all units returned to service.

The Brenham Fire Department and the Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department were later summoned to the 7800 Block of Highway 290 East in Chappell Hill just before 2:30pm for a report of a structure fire. Units arrived on the scene to find smoke showing from the rear of the building. Brenham Firefighters entered the building and extinguished the fire from the inside, while Chappell Hill members worked on extinguishing the hopper outside. After the fire was out, all units returned to service.

The final call came in just after 5pm. Brenham FD units were sent to the 900 Block of South Market Street for a reported transportation incident. They arrived to find a two-vehicle accident with no injuries. Once the roadway was cleared, firefighters returned to service.