Jackman – Moose River Fire Department

2001 Emergency Calls

 

Call #19: 06-20-2001 Single Vehicle Rollover

 

41.  12/13/2001 – MVA – Main Street (Route 201), Sandy Bay – A loaded log truck went off the road spilling logs for hundreds of feet.  1 person with minor injuries.

40.  11/29/2001 – Reported pole fire – Long Pond Road (Route 15), Jackman – Fire was out on FD’s arrival.

39.  11/16/2001 – Structure Fire – Coburn East, Jackman – Fire started in the first floor apartment of the two-apartment building.  Heavy fire damage to first floor living room and adjacent area.  Smoke and heat damage throughout the rest of the first floor apartment.  Minor smoke damage to the second floor apartment.  2 people in the first floor apartment suffered burn injuries.  Both were treated for their injuries at the Jackman Region Health Center and released.

38.  11/14/2001 – MVA – Main Street (Route 201), Jackman – A logging truck hit a moose, the truck jackknifed and hit a car.  1 person with very minor injuries.

37.  11/07/2001 – Sprinkler System Activation – Main Street (Route 201), Jackman – Air pressure in the dry system dropped allowing the system to be charged with water which activated the alarm system.

36.  10/29/2001 – Logging equipment fire – Off the Spencer Road (aka Hardscrabble Road), Parlin Pond Township – A grapple skidder caught fire and was destroyed.

35.  10/16/2001 – Fire alarm activation at Forest Hills Consolidated School caused by a bad smoke detector - Main Street (Rt. 201), Town of Jackman.

34.  09/25/2001 – Smoke in apartment building – Main Street (Route 201), Jackman – plugged chimney caused the oil furnace to misfire that produced smoke that backed up into the building.

33.  09/21/2001 – MVA – Canada Road (Route 201), Johnson Mountain Township – truck driver attempted to avoid moose and slid off the pavement and rolled over into the ditch – 1 person with minor injuries.

32.  09/15/2001 – Minor fire in sawdust pile – Talpey Road, Moose River – Welding work being done on a stationary log slasher caused a minor fire in the sawdust piled at the base of the slasher – no damage to equipment.

31.  09/09/2001 – Structure fire – River Road, Jackman – cigarette ashes dumped into a trash can caused a fire in the kitchen of a camp.  The kitchen and adjacent bathroom were heavily damaged by fire.  The remainder of the camp sustained heat and smoke damage.

30.  08/31/2001 – MVA – Main Street (Route 201), Jackman – Car traveling at a high rate of speed in a construction zone struck a steam roller.  1 person with severe injuries; 1 person with minor injuries.

29.  08/28/2001 – Fire on stove in kitchen – Main Street (Route 201), Jackman – minor fire caused by plastic pan being left on stove.  Fire was extinguished with dry chemical before JMRFD arrived on scene.

28.  08/15/2001 - Search & rescue for elderly woman - Hastings Road, Jackman & Moose River. Elderly woman had gone out to pick blueberries but did not return. Search started late afternoon and went to dark. There was limited overnight searching, primarily along roads and trails with search dogs. Full-scale search begin at first light on the 16th. She was found at 7am, a little cold and scared, but otherwise healthy.

27.  08/09/2001 - Tree down from thunderstorm blocking southbound travel lanes - Main Street (Route 201), Jackman - firefighters provided traffic control for safety reasons until the tree could be removed.

26.  08/06/2001 - Reported structure fire on Pleasant Street in Moose River. Actually a malicious false report made by a male juvenile who now faces official punishment for his actions.

25.  08/04/2001 - MVA - Main Street (Route 201), Jackman - 2 vehicles - 1 person with minor injuries.

24.  07/30/2001 - MVA - MRL Access Road, Moose River - log truck rollover; no injuries.

23.  07/18/2001 - MVA - Long Pond Road (Route 15), Jackman - 2 vehicles - 1 person with minor injuries.

22.  07/11/2001 - MVA - Main Street (Route 201), Jackman - car/moose.

21.  07/11/2001 - Lift assist to Jackman Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps to remove a heart attack patient from the second floor of a house (narrow stairway) out to the ambulance.

20.  06/25/2001 - Small forest fire - off Long Pond Road (Route 15), Long Pond Township

19.  06/20/2001 - MVA - Main Street (Route 201), Dennistown - single vehicle rollover with one moderate injury and one minor injury.

18.  06/18/2001 – Fire alarm activation at Forest Hills Consolidated School caused by dust being blown out of computers - Main Street (Rt. 201), Town of Jackman.

17. 06/15/2001 - MVA - Main Street (Route 201), Dennistown - pickup/moose with one minor injury.

16. 05/28/2001 - Structure fire - Pleasant Street, Moose River - grease fire on stove caused fire to ignite in stove vent. Only minor fire damage to the exterior of the structure. Moderate smoke damage in the home.

15.  05/02/2001 - Reported structure fire - Main Street (Rt. 201), Moose River - actually a permitted brush pile burn that appeared to be a house on fire from different view points.

14. 05/02/2001 - Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) - Canada Road (Rt. 201), Parlin Pond Township - 1 vehicle - 1 person with minor injuries

13.  04/25/2001 – Fire alarm activation at an apartment house caused by flooded basement - Main Street (Rt. 201), Town of Jackman.

12. 03/30/2001 - Tanker truck off road - Town of Jackman - during a snowstorm, U.S. Route 201 south of town became treacherous on a hill known as Owl's Head. A tractor-trailer truck attempted to climb the hill, lost traction, and slid backwards and across the road before stopping, blocking over half of the road. JMRFD shut down the road for over 2 hours (no troopers or deputies were available - they were all off at other motor vehicle accidents) until the truck was finally removed by being towed by a plow truck. Numerous vehicles, including several other trucks, were held up during the removal process. If the FD had not been notified to shut down the road when it did, there probably would have been motor vehicle accidents, some of which probably would have involved trucks.

11. 03/17/2001 - Snowmobile accident - Town of Jackman - one snowmobile, one person with severe injuries

10. 03/17/2001 - Snowmobile accident - Johnson Mountain Township - one snowmobile, one person with moderate injuries

9.   03/02/2001 - Carbon Monoxide detector activation - Coburn Avenue West, Town of Jackman.

8.   02/19/2001 - Chimney fire - Pleasant Street, Town of Moose River

7.   02/13/2001 - Reported truck fire - Main Street (Rt. 201), Dennistown Plantation - actually truck with overheated brakes that were smoking.

6.   02/08/2001 - Reported Structure Fire - Canada Road (Rt. 201), Parlin Pond Township - call cancelled in route by Somerset Comm - neighbor saw hot tub steam and bright lights and thought what was seen was a building on fire.

5.   01/28/2001 - Utility Pole Fire - Canada Road (Rt. 201), Johnson Mountain Township - call canceled by fire chief and re-directed to West Forks Volunteer Fire Department because the fire was located in WFVFD's coverage area

4.   01/28/2001 - Rescue call for man who fell in his camp and injured his back; required use of RESCUE sled as victim was located about 3 miles from the nearest plowed road - Upper Enchanted Township

3.   01/25/2001 - Chimney Fire - Sandy Stream Road, Town of Moose River

2.   01/14/2001 - MVA - Canada Road (Rt. 201), Johnson Mountain Township - 1 vehicle - 1 person with minor injuries

1.   01/01/2001 - Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) - Canada Road (Rt. 201), Parlin Pond Township - 2 vehicles - 3 people with minor injuries