Around 18:30 hours Co.13 and Squad 13 were dispatched to Goodview road for reports of a motor vehicle collision involving multiple vehicles. While responding Bedford Communications advised R-13 (w6) and E-13 (w6) that one vehicle had ran into a structure. R-13 arrived and confirmed the reports. R-13 officer (A.Dooley) established the command. Medic units from Sq 13 were on scene treating the driver of vehicle that had struck the building, the driver of both vehicle were uninjured. R-13 and E-13 crews secured the scene until law enforcement arrived and started their investigation. Per VASP Co.13 units could clear the scene. Units operating R-13 and E-13. Units operated on scene for about 1.5 hours.

Co. 13 received a call for a chimney fire at 118 Cascade Drive. W-13 and R-13 arrived to find a 2 story residence with nothing showing. AC-13 (Glidden) established the command and assigned W-13 to Division 1, E-13' s crew to the roof, while R-13's crew threw ground ladders. With the homeowner already extinguishing the fire, Division 1 had an all clear from the interior. Roof Division advised command that the debris had burned free and there were no obstructions in the flu. With no fire hazard, Command held the units on scene and cleared shortly after. 

Around 0200 hours Bedford dispatch alerted companies 12 (Hardy, 1st due), Co.13 (2nd due and RIT) and Squad 12 to Bandy Mill Rd for a reported structure fire. FC-12, Engine 12 and Tanker 12 arrived to find a two story 1930's balloon construction structure fully involved. FC-12 (Shell) established the command and called for a tanker task force due to limited water supply and that the fire was going to be all defensive attack operation. R-13, T-13 and E-13 arrived and started assisting Co.12 members with extinguishing the fire. Attack 8 and T-9 arrived and assisted T-12 and T-13 with shuttling water to the scene. Co.12, 13, and 9 members worked for about 2.5 hours to overhaul the rubbish before clearing up. Units operating: E-12, T-12, R-13, T-13, E-13, A-8, T-9, U-9 and Vinton squad 2. 

Around 19:30 hours Co.19 1st due(Shady Grove) and Co.13 (2nd due and RIT) and Squad 19 were dispatched to Meadow Lark Road for reports of a structure fire. With NO RESPONSE from Co.19 (Shady Grove FD), Co.13 was moved up to first due which added Co.1(Bedford) to the call to cover the RIT. Wagon 13(w/5) was the first unit to arrive to find one abandoned mobile home fully involved and in defensive attack mode, AC-13(Glidden) with the command. W-13's crew stretched 2 attack lines to the structure and started extinguishing the fire. R-13, T-13 and E-13 arrived and assisted the wagon crew with overhaul. T-12 arrived and unloaded one load of water before returning to quarters. Command cancelled the RIT due to no interior operations. Units operated on scene for about 2 hours before clearing up. Units operating: W-13, R-13, T-13, E-13 and T-12.  

Shortly after noon, Co.13 was dispatched to respond R-13 to assist our brothers in the city (Bedford) on a working restaurant fire per orders of County 1(Jones). R-13 (w/6) arrived and  per command (Cunningham) re-established the RIT. After being on scene for about an hour, Command advised R-13's crew to enter the structure and assist interior crews with salvage / overhaul. Despite major loss, fire crews worked very hard to bring the fire under control, Co.13 commends fire crews on scene for their efforts. For more info and pictures on this story, visit Company 1's website at: www.bedfordfd.com

Co.8 received a call for a MVA with several PI and entrapment on Stoney Fork Road. R-13 was on the air with 4 and responded to assist Co. 8 with the entrapment. R-13(w/4) was second to arrive just behind R-8(w/2). Per Co.8 member 830, AC-13 (Glidden) established the command. R-13's crew found no entrapment and EMS doing patient care in both medic trucks. R-13's crew checked both vehicles for leaks/hazards and provided EMS with a driver. Command 13 was enroute with 3 and was disregarded per command. VDOT arrived and shut down Stoney Fork Road while crews were on scene working. After the scene was secured, command was turned over to Co.8 and R-13 cleared. Units operating on scene: R-13, R-8, W-83.

At 17:45 hours Co.13, Sq 13 and Sq 12 were dispatched to Turner branch road and Stewart street for a reported head on collision. 1330 (Gonzalez) and DC-13 arrived to find 2 vehicles involved head on with 1 lane of Turner branch blocked. DC-13 (A.Dooley) established the command. After further investigation, two patients needed to be transported to the hospital. Engine 13 and Rescue 13 arrived and secured the vehicles and contained fluid spills from the vehicles while other Co.13 personnel controlled traffic until wreckers arrived and removed the vehicles Medic 13-1 and Medic 14 transported the two patients to CRMH. Units operated for over an hour. Units operating E-13, R-13, C-13, Medic 13, Medic 14 and VaSP.

At 16:30 hours Co 8 (Moneta) 1st due, Co 13 (2nd due and RIT) and Sq 8 were dispatched to Foster's Valley Road for a reported structure fire. Moneta's Wagon 82 was first to arrive to find a 2 story wood frame structure with heavy smoke showing from all sides and marked the call a working fire and requested a tanker task force. Wagon 13 (w/6) arrived behind Wagon 8 and dropped it's crew off at the fire ground and per operations (Mayhew) was to reverse lay out 600 feet of 5" LDH hose to the main roadway and was to relay pump from the incoming tankers to Moneta's wagons. Upon W-13's crew arriving, Moneta's crew made entry into the structure and located the fire but was low on air and turned their hose line over to W-13's crew which made and aggressive attack on the fire and contained the fire to the basement. Rescue 13 arrived behind W-13 and per operations was to vent the roof and to secure utilities. Once the fire was knocked down, Co 8, 13 and 1(Bedford) members worked together to overhaul the structure. Once overhauled, all units units cleared the scene. Units operating: W-82, W-8, W-13, R-13, T-13, W-1, U-1, B-13A, R-8, Sq 8 and Sq 4.

At 16:30 hours Co.13 received a call for a MVA, vehicle overturned, in Co.19's(Shady Grove) first due with no response from Co.19. W-13 (w/5) arrived to find 1 vehicle overturned in the roadway blocking both lanes of travel. BCoFR Medic 14-9 was already on scene packaging the patient in the medic truck. Command (AC Glidden) requested VDOT for traffic control while the Wagon's crew checked the vehicle for leaks/hazards and swept the debris from the roadway. After VDOT arrived, the Wagon cleared.

At 21:10 Bedford communications alerted Co.13, Sq 4, Sq 13 and Bedford County Special Operations Command to the intersection of Goodview road and Thomasson Mill road for a reported vehicle accident with vehicle over a 30 foot embankment. R-13(w/5) arrived first to find one SUV on its side off the road over a 10 foot bank, Deputy Chief 13 (A.Dooley) established the command. R-13's crew went to work on stabilizing the vehicle. E-13 arrived (w/4) and aided the rescue on the upcoming extrication. Command advised communications that R-13 / E-13 could handle and to cancel R-1(Bedford) and R-8 which were responding as well. Crews cut the roof of the SUV to gain access to the driver, once complete crews packaged the patient and turned patient care over to awaiting EMS. Units on scene controlled traffic until the wrecker removed the vehicle. Co.13 operated for about 1.5 hours. Total Co.13 personnel on scene: 9

At 01:03 hours Co.8 first due (Moneta), Co.13 (2nd due and RIT) and Sq 8 were dispatched to Dudley road for a reported garage fire. Moneta member 810 (Mayhew) arrived by POV and found one detached garage / shed fully involved. Since Engine 13(w/6) was the closest, command (Mayhew) ordered E-13 to start the initial fire attack. Moneta's wagon arrived next and was ordered to supply E-13 with their water. Rescue 13 and R-8 arrived next. Per operations (Neel) R-13 was to split its crew and pull the 2nd crosslay from E-13 and assist Co.13 members with fire attack while other R-13 members secured utilities and provide scene lighting via the light tower. Shortly after R-13 arrived and went to work, Co.13 received a 2nd alarm for a MVC. R-13 cleared per operations and assisted Wagon 13 on the MVC. W-13 / R-13 worked the MVC with no issues. Sorry we didn't get any pictures of the garage fire, we were too busy working. R-13 and W-13 cleared around 03:00 hours while the Engine worked until 04:30 hours. 

At 18:30 hours dispatch alerted Co.13 and Sq 4 to the 15000 block of Stewartsville road for a reported vehicle accident. E-13(w/6) arrived to find 1 truck pulling a trailer (with car) involved, the truck had rolled on its side and separated from the trailer. R-13(w/6) arrived shortly behind the Engine, Engine and Rescue crews secured the vehicles, checked for hazards and began assisted the crew with patient care. Stewartsville road was shut down for 3 hours due to the truck was blocking the roadway and Va State Police was busy on multiple calls. Upon arrival of VaSP, wreckers removed vehicles and the roadway was reopened. Co.13 units cleared. 

Around 08:00 hours Co.13 received a call for a Chlorine spill at the water treatment plant near the Roanoke Co./Bedford Co line. W- 13 arrived at the entrance gate and staged. Command (AC Glidden) got a briefing from the employee about the leak and notified Haz Mat 40(Stevens) that this was going to be a regional haz-mat team response. Co.13 secured the scene and made sure all residences were outside the half mile evacuation zone. The Roanoke-Fire EMS haz mat response team arrived and Co.13 assisted them in setting up the decon station and doning their Class A suits. The haz mat team made their entry and capped the leak. The team deconed themselves on the site and did not need the decon station so Co.13 disassembled the decon station and assisted the team in removing their Class A suits. After a small debriefing, Co.13 cleared after being on scene for 5 hours. Units operating on scene: W-13, MP-13, B13-A, BCoFR Medic 14-13 and RS-2, Roanoke City Fire-EMS Haz Mat 1 and  Brush Truck 1, Roanoke County Battalion 1, Battalion 5 and Chief 1, Bedford Haz Mat 40, and VDEM.

At 19:55 hours dispatch alerted companies 13(first due), 19 second due (Shady Grove) and 1 Bedford (RIT) to 6817 Jordantown Road for reports of smoke showing from a residence. W-13 (with 4) was first on scene to find moderate smoke showing from side A of a single wide mobile home, AC-13 (Glidden) with the command. W-13's crew starting stretching a 1.75" attack line to the front door. R-13 (with 5) arrived shortly behind the wagon. R-13's officer (Dooley) made entry before the attack line with the water can and found that the smoke was coming from a stove fire and the fire was out. Command advised communications that Co.13 units on scene could handle and return all others. Interior crews checked for extensions and found none as well as ventilate the structure. Units operated on scene for about 40 minutes. Units operating W-13, R-13, T-13 and E-13.

At 15:25 hours Co. 8 (Moneta) 1st due , Co.13 2nd due and RIT were dispatched to 2636 Rucker Road for a reported chimney fire. Wagon 13 responded with 5 at 15:27 hours. W-13 was the first unit to arrive on scene to find a 2 story structure with smoke showing from the chimney, AC-13 (Glidden) established the command. W-13's crew entered the structure to find a light smoke condition on the first and second floors but no fire. Division 1 used the TIC to check for fire extension, no fire extension was present and D-1 advised command W-13 could handle. After interior operations proved negative for fire, command then gave Wagon 13's crew orders to ladder the roof and check the chimney, the chimney area proved negative but the stove area needed to be inspected further. Home owners on scene stated they would have the stove area inspected and cleaned. Wagon 83 arrived on scene and threw ladders for W-13's crew. Units operated on scene for about an hour. Units operating: W-13(W/5) and W83(W/3)