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To the Rescue - December 6, 2012

According to the Pocahontas County 911 Center, Pocahontas County fire and rescue squads responded to the following calls.

On Sunday, November 25:

Bartow-Frank-Durbin Rescue was called to a residence in Arbovale at 4:30 a.m. for a person who had fallen.

Marlinton Rescue was called to a residence in Marlinton at 8:43 a.m. for a person with chest pains.

Bartow-Frank-Durbin Rescue responded to a residence in Durbin at 5:01 p.m. for an unknown illness.

On Monday, November 26:

Hillsboro & Marlinton Fire Departments responded to a structure fire at a residence on Droop Mountain at 7:35 a.m.

Marlinton Rescue was called to a residence in Marlinton at 10:20 a.m. for a person with an illness.

Cass Rescue called to a residence in Green Bank at 5:30 p.m. for a person having seizures.

Marlinton Fire and Rescue responded to Edray Kwik Stop at 6 p.m. for a vehicle fire at the gas pumps.

Marlinton Rescue was called to a residence in the Dunmore area at 6:51 p.m. for a person with a sudden illness.

On Tuesday, November 27:

Shavers Fork Fire-Rescue was dispatched at 1:23 p.m. to a person having an allergic reaction with difficulty breathing.

Bartow-Frank-Durbin EMS was dispatched to Green Bank Road at 3:58 p.m. for a person experiencing illness.

Bartow-Frank-Durbin EMS was dispatched at 5:09 p.m. for a person with chest pains at Community Care of Green Bank.

On Wednesday, November 28:

Shavers Fork Fire-Rescue was dispatched at 8:41 a.m. for a suspicious odor at a business on Fassifern Fields Road.

Marlinton Rescue was dispatched at 10:46 a.m. for a person experiencing breathing difficulty at Marlinton Elementary School.

Shavers Fork Fire-Rescue was dispatched to Mountain Lodge for a person experiencing breathing difficulty.

On Thursday, November 29:

Marlinton Rescue was dispatched at 9:14 a.m. to Buckeye for a person experiencing illness.

Marlinton Rescue was dispatched to Pocahontas County High School at 11:12 a.m. for a student having seizures.

Bartow-Frank-Durbin Rescue was dispatched at 8:48 p.m. to a residence in Green Bank for a person choking.

On Friday, November 30:

Bartow-Frank-Durbin Rescue was dispatched at 3:38 p.m. for an unresponsive person in Green Bank.

On Saturday, December 1:

Cass Fire and Rescue responded at 12:06 a.m. to a brush fire on Curry Road. The fire was determined to be a controlled burn.

Marlinton Rescue was dispatched to the Marlinton area at 5:58 a.m. for a diabetic emergency.

Bartow-Frank-Durbin Rescue was dispatched to the Bartow area at 2:12 p.m. for a person experiencing chest pains.

Shavers Fork Fire-Rescue was dispatched at 7:11 p.m. for a person bleeding at Silver Creek.

Shavers Fork Fire-Rescue was dispatched at 10:30 p.m. for a sudden illness at Silver Creek.

On Sunday, December 2:

Hillsboro Rescue was dispatched at 12:36 p.m. for a medical emergency in Hillsboro.
Marlinton Fire and Rescue was dispatched at 3:43 p.m. to a single vehicle crash on West Virginia Route 28, near Huntersville. Three patients were transported to Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.

Marlinton Rescue was dispatched at 7:36 p.m. for a person bleeding in Marlinton.

Bartow-Frank-Durbin Rescue was dispatched to the Durbin area at 9:53 p.m. for a person experiencing chest pains.