Gardiner Fire Chief Rick Sieberg is proposing parking the Ambulance Service's third rescue truck in Richmond to expand service and reduce response time, but the plan rests on securing approval in the city's proposed budget.
Richmond Fire Department to add emergency medical response
The department is pursuing permission and training to augment the service delivered by Gardiner Ambulance.
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Richmond Fire Chief Matt Roberge talks about the defibrillator, in the yellow box, and other first aid equipment, in the orange case, carried on the department s truck during an interview Thursday at the Richmond fire station. Staff photo by Joe Phelan
RICHMOND By early next year, members of the Richmond Fire Department will be able to render a higher level of medical aid when they respond to accidents and fires in town.
That’s when the department’s first responders will have completed their training, Richmond Fire Chief Matt Roberge said, and by then, the department might have the equipment it needs to support that work.
By Mike Kinney
A two-alarm fire at a pallet supply company in North Richmond sent a plume of dark smoke this morning into the air that was visible for miles.
The fire was reported at 10:30 a.m. at Brothers Pallets at 2258 Central Street. Stacks of pallets and four empty big rig containers were among the objects impacted by the fire.
“There were pallets, bales of cardboard and other debris that burned on a quarter acre of land,” said Richmond Fire Battalion Chief Victor Bontiempo.
One firefighter suffered a minor injury, Bontiempo said. A Contra Costa Fire District bulldozer helped to contain hot spots.
Firefighters encounter burning propane tank, roof collapse at barn fire
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RICHMOND, Ind. Smoke billowed high above the tree line Tuesday afternoon as firefighters extinguished a barn fire southeast of the city.
Firefighters were summoned at 3:39 p.m. to 3588 Niewoehner Road, and Richmond Fire Department was first on the scene. Engine 4 had heavy smoke and fire showing from the main structure of the barn upon arrival, said Deputy Chief Andy Buckler.
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Firefighters also found a propane tank on fire inside the barn that hindered their efforts. Then, the barn s metal roof partially collapsed. The roof drooped down into the barn, allowing sunshine to illuminate the damage inside.