In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation’s communities. National Emergency Medical Services Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine’s frontline. Minnie Hamilton Celebrated EMS Week by Read More…
Tag: Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department
Seventeen Year Old Sustains very little Injury in Route 16 Rollover
A seventeen year old male narrowly escaped serious injury around noon on Tuesday, May 17th. Traveling south, just outside of Grantsville, he ran off the roadway and upon hitting the berm lost control of his pickup truck, still bearing the temporary tags from his purchase just 20 days ago. He rolled the truck upon to Read More…
Saturday Evening Ice Cream Run Falls Short
William Bailey’s wife had just finished a berry cobbler, when it was decided he would run to town for ice cream to top the treat. But a decision to take the shorter route fell way short when he attempted to cross the back water on Pine Creek Road. His 2018 Equinox stalled in the knee Read More…
Earth, Wind and Fire… Grantsville VFD has three minor Incidents to Address
While the grass in the image above barely looks scorched, it was reported as a brush fire on Munday Road off of Route 5 West causing the dispatch of the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department. From the evidence found on scene it was likely an exploding tire from a vehicle that rolled onto the dry grass, Read More…
Brush Fires Reported in the Area
Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to two brush fire reports within the past 24 hours. The first was reported on Rush Run at around 7 p.m. off of Route 7, which turned out to be an electric wire down in the brush. There was no fire. The second fire dispatched at 10:47 p.m. was located Read More…
Five Forks Accident Results in One Arrest
**2/19/22 UPDATE – Defendant was charged with DUI and released on $3,000 cash bond. 2/18/22 ORIGINAL STORY Tim Norman was apparently traveling South on Route 16 in the area of Five Forks when he lost control of his Chevrolet Silverado. Home owner Rue Brannon heard a loud noise and came out to discover Norman’s truck Read More…
Fallen Limb Causes Nicut Hill Accident
Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a mid morning auto accident on Nicut Hill, Route 5 West of Grantsville. Cainenon Carpenter, driving a Ford Fusion, swerved twice; once to miss a limb, and once to miss another vehicle causing his car to go into a slide and landing 25-30 feet over the embankment. Neither he Read More…
High Winds Topple Utility Pole causing risk of Fire
Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to 340 Vineyard Lane, off of Pine Creek Road, at 2:48 p.m. where a utility pole had snapped due to aging wood and high winds. The location of the pole and downed lines was in the vicinity of the home owners pets causing a risk of injury and fire Read More…
Two Healthnet Landings – One Patient
Calhoun Control dispatched Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department around 10:15 p.m. requesting a landing zone (LZ) be set up at the Wayne Underwood Field in Grantsville at the request of MedCom. Calhoun Control at the time was unaware of any issue that would require medical transport by helicopter or why the LZ would be established at Read More…
Early Morning Structure Fire on Broomstick Road
Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 2:36 a.m. to an early morning structure fire on Broomstick Road, off North Calhoun Highway. Joe and Robin Hardbarger woke shortly before 2:30 a.m. to discover their electric out and the sound of popping. When Robin looked out her window she discovered an outbuilding, about 20-30 feet from Read More…
