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This
feature we call “Fire & EMS Blotter” is a weekly update of the activities
of the Saint Paul Fire Department. During the week of May 24th through
May 30th, the Saint Paul Fire Department responded to 878 calls
for service. Here is a sampling of
some of the emergency and non-emergency activities from information provided by
the fire department.
LABOR – On May 25th at 5:50 am,
Saint Paul Firefighter/Paramedics and EMTs responded to a home in the North End
neighborhood for a pregnant 34 year old in labor. She was assessed and transported to an area
hospital.
YOUTH-SET FIRE – Saint Paul Firefighters were called to
a report of fire alarms sounding and a garbage can on fire at a school on the
400 block of Edmund Avenue on May 25th at 10:53 am. Firefighters arrived to find the fire
extinguished by school staff. A student
admitted to using a lighter to set paper towels on fire and then placing them
in the garbage can. The student has been
referred to Saint Paul Fire Department’s Youth Fire Play Intervention Program. Keep matches and lighters away from
children! If you know a youth who has set a fire, please refer them to Saint
Paul Fire Department’s Youth Fire Play Intervention Program at 651-228-6203.
FALL – Saint Paul Firefighter/Paramedics and
EMTs responded to a home in the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood on May 27th
at 1:27 pm for a 59 year old male with shin and ankle pain after falling
approximately 10 feet from a ladder. He
was treated and transported to an area hospital.
ASSAULT – On May 28th at 5:22 am,
Saint Paul Firefighter/Paramedics and EMTs responded to a gas station on the
300 block of Maryland Avenue East for a 47 year old male who reported being
punched, kicked, and drug across the ground.
The male was treated and transported to an area hospital.
TRAUMA
– Saint Paul Firefighter/Paramedics and EMTs
responded to a home in the Hazel Park neighborhood for a 45 year old male who
was changing the blade on a lawn mower when it fell off the jacks and cut his
hand. He was treated and transported to
an area hospital.
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COOKING FIRE – On May 28th at 6:22 pm,
Saint Paul Firefighters responded to a report of a kitchen fire on the 500
block of Blair Avenue. Firefighters
arrived to find and extinguish a stovetop fire with extension to the cabinets
above. The occupant stated he had been heating a pot of oil on the stovetop,
left the kitchen, and returned to find the fire. Damages are estimated at $5,5000. Stay and look when you cook! Unattended cooking is the leading cause of
residential fires.
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LABOR – Saint Paul Firefighter/Paramedics and
EMTs responded to a home in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood for a pregnant 23
year old in labor. She was treated and
transported to an area hospital.
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MATTRESS/GARAGE FIRE – On May 30th at 11:41 am, Saint
Paul Firefighters reported to a report of a fire in an alley on the 400 block
of Blair Avenue. Firefighters arrived to
find a mattress on fire with fire extending to a garage. The homeowner stated someone dumped the
mattress by his garage a few days before the fire. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this
time.
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 STOVETOP FIRE – Saint Paul Firefighters were called to
a report of a fire in an apartment building on the 90 block of Lexington
Parkway North on May 30th at 3:14 pm. Firefighters arrived to find a small stove
fire that had extended briefly to the cabinets above before being extinguished
by two StoveTop FireStops. The occupant
stated she left dirty pots on the stovetop and may have forgotten to turn the
burner off before leaving her apartment. When she returned, she found the smoke
alarm sounding and her apartment filled with smoke. Damages are estimated at $1000. Stovetop fire extinguishers are an easy way
to help contain a stovetop fire! You can
purchase them at Frattelone’s Ace Hardware or get them for free (as well as
smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms) if you are a Saint Paul Homeowner and
participate in Project Safe Haven. To
sign up for Project Safe Haven, call 651-228-6273.
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