MULTIPLE FIRE ALARMS, GAS ODOR CALLS OVER WEEKEND FOR BRENHAM FD

  

The Brenham Fire Department responded to four calls on Saturday and three on Sunday.

Close to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, units went out to a fire alarm at the Brenham State Supported Living Center, 4001 Highway 36 South.  They found the alarm to have a malfunction and reset the alarm.

Just shy of 1:15 p.m., firefighters responded to a gas odor/leak at a home in the 200 block of Joseph Street.  They stood by until the City of Brenham Gas Department arrived and released them from the call.

Another gas odor/leak was called in at 2:30 p.m. from a home in the 500 block of Charles Lewis Street.  BFD personnel remained on location until the Gas Department released them from the scene.

At 11 p.m., the fire department was dispatched for a crash in the 4800 block of Highway 290 East.  The department provided blocking for the crash, returning to service once the vehicle was removed. 

Around 2 a.m. Sunday, units were dispatched for a fire alarm at a home in the 500 block of South Market Street.  They made location and replaced the batteries in the smoke detectors.

A few minutes past 3 p.m., BFD members received a report of a structure fire in the 3000 block of Highway 290 East.  However, no fire was found at the location.

Shortly after 4:45 p.m., firefighters went to Van Dyke Rankin & Co., 211 South Austin Street, for a fire alarm.  The alarm was determined to be malfunctioning.