Crews Rescue Man from Balcony, Respond to Gas Leaks

The  responded to the following incidents during the week of June 13-19:

June 13

• Nine Emergency Medical Service responses by paramedic firefighters.
• Two false fire alarms were investigated.

June 14

• 14 EMS incidents.
• A natural gas service line was struck by a road crew on Glouchester Drive and 72nd Street West. Residents were evacuated until the gas company repaired the leak. 
• A natural gas line was cut by a construction crew in the 5200 block of Schaefer Road. Neighbors were evacuated and the gas company arrived to repair the line.
• Firefighters investigated a report of a tree branch on a power line on West 54th Street and Halifax Avenue but were not able to locate a problem.
• A carbon monoxide malfunction was investigated in the 6000 block of Ewing Avenue. No carbon monoxide was measured and the homeowner was advised to replace the more than 10-year-old alarm.
• One false fire alarm.

June 15

• 13 EMS calls.
• Paramedics and an engine crew responded to a vehicle crash with injuries on Hwy. 100 at Hwy. 62.
• Two false fire alarms were reported.

June 16

• The aerial ladder truck and crew were requested by Minnetonka Fire Department to respond to a fire in a high rise in the 5600 block of Smetana  Drive in their city. Firefighters stood by the scene in case the ladder truck was needed. 
• Eight EMS incidents.
• Paramedic firefighters provided EMS at a vehicle crash with injuries on France Avenue and West 65th Street.
• A natural gas line was cut by road crews in the 5600 block of Highwood Drive. The gas company was contacted, firefighters cordoned off the area and notified residents.

June 17

• Seven EMS responses.
• A vehicle crash with injuries occurred on West 69th Street and France Avenue.
• One false fire alarm.

June 18

• Seven EMS incidents.
• Firefighters responded to the 6000 block of Drew Avenue for reported smoke, which turned out to be smoke coming from a barbeque grill.
• Two false fire alarms were investigated. 

June 19

• Firefighters responded to the 6800 block of Dovre Drive to investigate a fire alarm. Crews found a plastic cover of a three ring binder had melted when the cook top was accidentally turned on. The occupants were advised not to store combustibles on or near the stove.
• 12 EMS incidents.
• Firefighters assisted with a person locked out and on a second floor apartment balcony in the 4400 block of Parklawn Avenue.
• A request from St. Louis Park Fire Department for mutual assistance at a possible structure fire was canceled en route.
• Two false fire alarms were investigated.