3/5/71 - 6:00 p.m. Received 2 tables, 2 table
lights, and 10 kitchen chairs.
3/8/71 - 4:00 p.m. Two chairs delivered.
3/10/71 - 6:35 p.m. Eng 10 responded to telephone
alarm 841 Newcomb Rd. 6:39 p.m. Eng 10 on scene, found rear bedroom,
attic, and hall on fire. Eng 10 laid its own feeder line from hydrant
on NW corner of Newcomb and Dandridge Rd. Used 450 feet of 2 1/2"
from hydrant to pumper and 400 feet of 1 1/2" off pumper.
Assisted at fire by Eng 3 and Truck 7. On duty at fire 90 minutes.
3/10/71 - 9:04 p.m. Eng 10 responded to telephone
alarm at 2115 Dandridge Rd. 9:08 p.m. Eng 10 on scene, found fire
coming out of front of house. Eng 3 laid feeder line to Eng 10. Fire
was found to be in bedroom, attic, den, and hallway. On duty at fire
145 minutes. 12:11 a.m. Eng 10 back in service.
3/17/71 - 12:00 p.m. We put in drain line around
station.
3/21/71 - 1:30 p.m. Dedication and opening of #10
station.
3/22/71 - 3:34 p.m. Eng 10 responded to box 252 at
Glenbrook and Belmont Dr. False alarm.
3/24/71 through 4/9/71 - No calls.
4/10/71 - 4:10 p.m. Eng 10 responded to woods fire
2504 Fitzgerald St. 4:13 p.m. Eng 10 on scene, requested help from
Forest Service. 5:52 p.m. Eng 10 back in service.
4/26/71 - 3:22 p.m. 1312 Savannah Dr. Sterilizer for
baby bottle melted on stove and set fire to cabinets overhead, filled
house with smoke. Owner Bonnie __________. Peoples Bank and Trust,
Hillsborough St. Account number 811906070.
4/22/71 - 9:15 a.m. Eng 1 and Truck 7 came to
Station 10 help plant grass.
4/24/71 - 4:13 p.m. Rags boiling in pot on stove. No
damage.
4/25/71 - 5:11 a.m. Dispatched to wrong address,
fire in county, taken care of by Garner.
5/7/71 - Door damaged at [fire station].
5/16/71 - 3:06 p.m. Eng 10 responded to telephone
call to 506 Newcomb Rd. False call. [Firefighter] missed eng. Said he
did not hear bell.
5/20/71 - 8:15 a.m. Water leak on Eng 10 reported to
Parker at #2 station.
5/27/71 - 10:35 a.m. Eng 10 went to Station 1 for
measuring of uniforms.
5/25/71 - 11:01 a.m. Eng 10 answered box 178 to 200
block of N. Person St. Turned back by radio.
6/3/71 - 8:30 a.m. [Captain] went to Memorial
Auditorium for Chief Examination.
6/8/71 - 5:18 a.m. Eng 10 answered telephone alarm
to 1600 block Rock Quarry Rd, to auto fire. 1965 Ford station wagon,
license number RE 1638. Owned by Walter McClain, telephone number
832-1719. Was a total loss. Used booster line for approx. 25 minutes.
Damage $450.00.
6/9/71 - 6:51 p.m. Verbal alarm to 2700 Casco Circle
to investigate odor in house. Found box too close to light bulb.
6/11/71 - 11:04 a.m. May Parker brought 20 gallons
of gas for the engine.
6/16/71 - 2:45 p.m. Eng 10 went to Station 2 for
talk on investment program.
6/29/71 - 8:30 p.m. Eng 10 answered a verbal call to
front of station. Car hit telephone pole. [Firefighters] removed the
victim through the windshield and laid on canvas on sidewalk.
6/30/71 - 8:30 a.m. [Captain] gone to #1 for
officers meeting. 1:30 p.m. Carried Eng 10 to #2 to fix radiator and
leak in hose. Brought Eng 1 back to station and used while Eng 10 was
being fixed.
7/20/71 - 4:10 p.m. Responded to verbal alarm at
2600 Sanderford Rd., to lawn mower on fire.
7/21/71 through 8/17/71 - No calls.
8/6/71 - 3:00 p.m. Overhead door company worked on
doors but could not fix them. Man from the factory will be here next
week.
8/24/71 - 8:05 p.m. [Engine 10] passed inspection
and sticker was placed on windshield.
8/25/71 - 2:30 p.m. Changed oil in lawn mower.
8/26/71 - 9:00 a.m. Eng 10 went on inspection at
Biltmore Hills shopping center.
9/7/71 - 12:47 a.m. Small fire in the body of a
pick-up truck, out on arrival.
9/16/71 - 1:20 p.m. Eng 10 went to Watson's Seafood
and Poultry plant to inspect. Hydrant on grounds can only be used by
soft suction steamer connection.
9/20/71 - 2:00 p.m. Eng 10 went to the shop. Brake
was grabbing.
9/25/71 - Pan of grease on stove in kitchen. Used
200 feet [of] booster hose.
10/14/71 - 12:15 p.m. Check fire hydrants in
territory.
10/29/71 - 2:00 p.m. [Chief] brought adapter for
hydrant at Watson's Poultry Company and put on Eng 10.
11/7/71 - 8:10 p.m. [First reference to Rescue 2,
believed to be the 1954 Reo that was moved at the time to Station 10 ]
11/27/71 - 3:00 p.m. [Chief] inspected station and
found everything in good order.
12/3/71 - 3:22 p.m. [After returning from call] tire
chain was put on.
12/16/71 - 3:02 p.m. Verbal call, 2500 block
Sanderford Road. School bus.
12/23/71 - 6:29 p.m. Eng. 10 answered alarm to 1034
Bragg St., to women's prison. Boiler on fire, used 200 ft. 1 1/2"
hose for approx. 40 min. Eng 3 laid feeder line. 7:15 p.m. Eng 10
returned to station and loaded hose. 7:30 p.m. Reported [back in
service].
12/23/71 - 12:50 p.m. Telephone call [to] 3320
Garner Rd. Blind School. Hay, grass, trash on fire across railroad at
old dairy barn.
12/30/71 - 8:12 a.m. [Chief] was notified of the
right hand [overhead] door. The door would not stay up.
12/30/71 - 6:10 p.m. Rescue 3 came and got the boats
to go to a drowning at Gresham Lake.
1/27/72 - 12:10 p.m. Eng. 10 answered telephone
alarm to 2500 block Garner Rd., to overturned oil truck.
2/15/72 - 1:20 p.m. [In service with radio] in
territory. Preplanning Carnage School.
2/19/72 - 5:24 a.m. Eng 10 answered telephone call
to 1445 Sawyer Rd. Returned en route by Car 5.