September

9/7/2008: Power Lines Down: Davis Fire was dispatched at 15:30 hours to a report of power lines that were down and arcing. Upon arrival, crews found both power lines and cable TV lines down across a resident's car. After a 2 hour wait, ComEd arrived to clear the lines and release the fire department.

August

8/24/2008: Mutual Aid with Tri-District Ambulance: Davis Fire was dispatched at 20:01 hours for an unknown fire at a scene with a reported suicidal suspect. Upon arrival of deputies to secure the scene, investigation revealed the only fire was a large campfire adjacent to the premises.

8/17/2008: Motor Vehicle Accident: Davis Fire was dispatched at 05:47 hours for a report of pickup truck that had left the roadway. Upon arrival, crews found the probable driver laying next to the truck sleeping. The truck was situated between a perimeter fence at Lake Summerset and a culvert on Rock Grove Road. The driver was un-injured in the accident.

8/16/2008: Motor Vehicle Accident: Davis Fire was dispatched at 23:39 hours for a report of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Eggert and Cedarville Roads. Upon arrival, crews found a Honda DelSol that had been traveling southbound on Eggert Road, went through the intesection, and severed a utility pole, bringing powerlines down across Cedarville Road. There was no driver/patient on scene. Crews diverted traffic on Cedarville Road between Farwell Bridge Road and Rock City Road for almost 3 hours while waiting for ComEd to ensure scene safety. Stephenson County deputies were later able to locate the driver in Wisconsin.

8/2/2008: Mutual Aid with Durand Fire: Davis Fire was dispatched at 03:51 hours for a mutual aid assignment with Durand Fire on a reported residential structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found light smoke and charring around an electric meter base in the home on Campbell Road. Damage to the home was minimal.

July

7/22/2008: Mutual Aid with Tri-District Ambulance: Davis Fire was dispatched at 09:57 hours for a mutual aid assignment with Tri-District Ambulance for a reported stabbing at a Lake Summerset residence. Because of anticipated delay in the arrival of deputies from the Sheriff's Office, Davis Fire was dispatched for crowd and traffic control.

7/10/2008: Mutual Aid with Dakota Fire: Davis Fire was dispatched at 20:04 hours for a mutual aid assignment with Dakota Fire for a reported lightning strike and subsequent fire at Dakota United Methodist Church. Upon arrival, crews found light smoke issuing from the soffit/fascia area on the north side of the church. While on scene, Davis Fire was dispatched to a second call in Dakota for a reported lightning strike on a residence down the street from the church.  

June

6/21/2008: Mutual Aid with Rock City Fire: Davis Fire was dispatched at 15:20 hours for a mutual aid assignment with Rock City Fire for a reported barn fire on Rock City Road. Upon arrival, crews found a smoldering fire in the hayloft, most likely caused by a rubbish fire nearby. Crews from Dakota, Pecatonica, Orangeville, and Freeport Rural also helped control the fire and supply water.

6/16/2008: Mutual Aid with Durand Fire: Davis Fire was dispatched at 14:21 hours for a mutual aid assignment with Durand Fire for a reported structure fire at Lake Summerset. Upon arrival, crews found some fire and heavy smoke showing from underneath an enclosed deck on the back of the residence. Upon investigation, the cause of the fire was most likely due to a riding lawn mower that was put away hot under the enclosed deck. There was minimal damage to the interior of the house, and only minor damage to the exterior.

May

5/24/2008: Landing Zone: Davis Fire was dispatched at 23:42 hours to establish a helicopter landing zone for a Tri-District patient from Lake Summerset. Crews established a safe landing area on the north soccer field of Faith Community Church in Davis.

5/6/2008: Landing Zone: Davis Fire was dispatched at 15:38 hours to establish a helicopter landing zone for a Tri-District patient from Lake Summerset. Crews established a safe landing area on the north soccer field of Faith Community Church in Davis.

5/2/2008: 911 System Failure: Davis Fire was dispatched at 17:00 hours to man the 911 lines at the Davis Fire Station. Due to an unknown failure, all 911 calls for Rock City and Davis were routed to the station to be answered by Davis personnel. After 2 hours, the 911 system was back up and running.

April

4/17/2008: Field fire: Davis Fire was dispatched at 20:00 hours to North Eggert Road for a field fire out of control. The fire started out as a controlled burn, that quickly went out of control when winds from an approaching thunderstorm fanned the flames and caused the fire to jump established fire lines.

4/10/2008: Motor vehicle accident: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched to 10742 East Rock Grove Road at 0301 hours for motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, firefighters found a single vehicle in the south ditch that had gone down a steep enbankment and impacted a large tree. A single victim was alert and conscious upon arrival; both frontal airbags in the vehicle deployed. Victim was transported by Durand EMS to a local hospital.

4/6/2008: Grass fire: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched to 12005 North Davis Road at 1655 hours for a grass fire. A controlled burn ignited a neighboring corn field; Firefighters were back in service in less than one-half hour.

4/5/2008: Grass fire: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Farwell Bridge and Knoup Roads at 1720 hours for a grass fire. Firefighters were back in service in less than one-half hour.

4/3/2008: EMS assist, landing zone: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched at 1415 hours to establish a landing zone for a Tri-District Ambulance call at 1109 Drexel Road in Lake Summerset. Firefighters established a landing zone for a Lifeline medical helicopter at Faith Community Church in Davis.

4/1/2008: Residential structure fire: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched to 1107 Otter Creek Road in Durand at 1544 hours as mutual aid for Durand Fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found a two-story, wood-frame structure pushing smoke out of the eaves, with fire in the first floor kitchen and second floor bedroom. Although the fire apparently started in the kitchen, the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation. Durand Fire was aided by Shirland, Davis, Pecatonica, and Brodhead.

March

3/31/2008: Residential structure fire: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched to 1567 Chadbourne Road in Lake Summerset at 1549 hours as mutual aid for Durand Fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found a two-story, wood-frame structure fully engulfed. Although the fire apparently started in the attached garage, the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation. Durand Fire was aided by Shirland, Davis, and Pecatonica.

3/13/2008: Carbon monoxide investigation: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched to 711 North Blackmore Street in Davis at 1831 hours. Upon arrival, firefighters found an alerting carbon monoxide detector; the residents had already evacuated the home. Upon atmospheric sampling and an attempt to ventilate, firefighters were unable to determine the source of the carbon monoxide, nor remove it sufficiently from the residence. The residents were advised to seek shelter at a relatives house until a qualified heating contractor could inspect the heating system.

3/3/2008: Motor vehicle accident: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched to North Davis Road, just north of Pieper Road at 0900 hours for a reported single-vehicle rollover accident. Upon arrival, firefighters found a top-resting vehicle in the west ditch, with a single occupant. No extrication was required and the driver refused transport by EMS.

3/2/2008: Carbon monoxide investigation: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched to 497 Corkhill Court in Lake Summerset at 1657 hours. Firefighters arrived to an alerting carbon monoxide detector in the residence. Upon investigation and atmosphere sampling, it was found that the detector was signaling a malfunction; residents were instructed to install a new detector.

February

2/23/2008: Natural gas odor investigation: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched to 341 Forestcliff Court in Lake Summerset at 0640 hours. Homeowners indicated a presence of a natural gas odor in the residence, and irregular operation of gas appliances. Upon investigation and atmosphere sampling, firefighters found gas venting from a pressure-relief valve on the outside of the residence. The utility was called to further investigate and determined the cause of the leak was a malfunctioning gas meter set.

2/7/2008: Smoke investigation: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched at 1523 to 6875 North Eggert Road for a smoke/soot investigation. Rock City Fire was again summoned for mutual aid. During overhaul of the home, private contractors and insurance investigators questioned the presence of soot in areas of the home originally untouched by the previous days' fire. Upon making an inspection opening in the attic crawl space, and scanning the area with a thermal imaging camera, all parties were satisfied that there was no fire extension into the area in question. All units were back in service by 1609.

2/7/2008: Lift assist: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched at 1423 to a residence on Lake Summerset Road to aid Tri-District Ambulance with a subject who had fallen in his driveway. All units were back in service by 1441.

2/7/2008: Landing zone: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched at 0936 to establish a helicopter landing zone for the Lifeline Helicopter, as mutual aid for Tri-District Ambulance. The LZ was established at TR Machine, along Highway 75. All units were back in service by 1051.

2/7/2008: Smoke investigation: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched at 0831 for a smoke investigation and possible re-kindle of the residence at 6875 North Eggert Road. A mutual aid call was made for Rock City Fire to also respond to this call. Upon arrival, crews from both departments found no re-kindle, and determined that the "smoke" was steam created by the temperature difference in the home near the holes in the roof where the furnace was pushing out warm, moist air from the operations of the night before. All units were back in service by 0930.

2/6/2008: Residential structure fire: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched at 2255 for a reported structure fire at 6875 North Eggert Road. A mutual aid call was immediately made for Rock City and Dakota fire departments to respond. Rock City was first on scene, established a water supply and made the initial attack on visible flames in the lower level of the residence, extinguishing all visible flames at that level. Davis crews made attack on the main floor of the residence. Even though all visible flame was extinguished, smoke was still issuing from the roof vents, indicating possible fire in the attic. An additional call for mutual aid was made, summoning the Durand and Pecatonica fire departments. Crews on scene then began the process of opening up the walls on the interior and exterior of the home, and the roof and ceiling of the home to find the seat of the remaining fire. Significant fire damage had transferred to the attic, and was extinguished quickly. All crews were released and back in service by 0243 on 2/7/2008.

Significant snow in the area could have hampered response to this residence, had it not been for the quick work of Bob Klever and Rock Run Township. Mr. Klever was able to get to the residence before any fire apparatus and plow the entire driveway; Rock Run Township made several passes on Eggert Road to open it up for the apparatus traffic.

January

1/24/2008: Automobile Fire: The Davis Fire Department was once again summoned by a direct call to the fire station for a reported truck on fire in the 9000 block of East Felts Road. Upon arrival, crews found a 1992 Ford F-150 fully engulfed. Crews made a quick knock down with water, and finished the job off with Class A foam. Homeowners were advised to dial 911 next time they needed the Fire Department

1/8/2008: Gas Odor Investigation: The Davis Fire Department was summoned by a direct call to the fire station at 9:04 pm regarding the smell of natural gas in a residence at Lake Summerset. Upon arrival, homeowners had already ventilated the residence. Crews conducted a thorough walk through of the residence with a gas sampling monitor; no elevated levels of natural gas or carbon monoxide were observed. Upon inspection of the gas furnace, it was determined that filter replacement would probably help alleviate the problem. Homeowners were instructed to change the filter and to have their heating contractor perform a complete heating system inspection. Additionally, homeowners were advised to dial 911 the next time they needed the Fire Department.

1/3/2008: Automobile Accident: The Davis Fire Department was dispatched at 0755 for mutual aid to Durand Fire for a reported two-car accident on Best Road between Riche and Durand Roads. Crews from Davis assisted in patient extrication, transfer, and in establishing a landing zone for the REACT helicopter.