ROLL-OVER ON BREVARD PLACE RD ( LINCOLN CO. ) Friday, August 15, 2008 - At 09:00, Engine 201 and Engine 203 responded to Brevard Place Rd at the bridge, for a single vehicle accident. Engine 203 arrived with 3, to find that the vehicle had rolled over several times and went over a guard rail. The car landed off the roadway in a ditch. Engine 201 arrived with 3 and assist with patient care. The driver was transported by Lincoln County EMS with minor injuries.

ASSIST LUCIA-RIVERBEND VFD WITH LANDING ZONE ( GASTON CO. ) Monday, August 11, 2008 -      Lucia-Riverbend ( station31) responded to Upper Stanley Rd for an ATV accident. Command advised to have Engine 201 respond to assist them with a landing zone for Med-Center Air to air lift the patient to an local trauma center. Engine 201 responded with 5 to land the chopper and assist with loading the patient.       Just after clearing this call, Engine 201 and Engine 203 were alerted to our Lincoln County district for a motorcycle accident on Mt. Zion Church Rd which also required Med-Center Air to fly to this location. East Lincoln Fire Department set the landing zone up for us at Faith Baptist Church.

TRAUMATIC INJURY ON PAYSOUR POND RD ( LINCOLN CO.) Thursday, August 7, 2008 -  Car 20 and Truck 208 responded to the 4000 blk of Paysour Pond Rd for a traumatic injury caused by a construction accident. It was determined that the patient need to be flown to the nearest trauma center for treatment. Alexis volunteers along with Lincoln Co EMS packaged the patient in spinal protacal for transport. Engine 201 responded to Brevard Place and Paysour Pond to set up a landing zone for Med-Center Air.

OVERTURNED TRUCK ON THE OLD PLANK ( LINCOLN CO ) Monday, August 4, 2008 -   Just as our monthly business meeting was about to start, we were toned out to the 5400 blk of Old Plank Rd for a vehicle roll over. Engine 201 and Truck 208 responded withwith 9 volunteers from base 1. On our arrival we found a truck that had overturned several times and came to rest on the drivers side. Alexis volunteers started patient care and stablized the truck. Chief Robinson had Old Plank Road command. The driver was out of the vehicle when we arrived and was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Units remained on the scene til the truck was removed from the road.

MDA Boot Drive Sunday, August 3, 2008 - Saturday, Gaston County Firefighters were in parking lots and at intersections throughout Gaston County, collecting money in firefighter boots so children with muscular dystrophy can continue attending summer camps and get help to find a cure. The money collected will go toward research, summer camps, clinical visits, support groups and the purchase of wheelchairs. Last year Gaston County firefighters raised over 12,000 dollars. Hopefully this year it will be even more.

MULIT-COMPANY TRAINING AT GASTON COLLEGE Friday, August 1, 2008 - Last month 7 Alexis Volunteers and Engine 203 were involved with a multi-company training exercise at Gaston College Regional Training Center. Companies from Alexis, Spencer Mt, High Shoals, and Dallas Fire Departments made live fire runs in the colleges residential burn building.

TRAIN VS CAR AT HWY 27 AND BLUEBERRY LN ( LINCOLN CO ) Monday, July 14, 2008 -   Engine 201 responded to Hwy 27 East at Blueberry Ln for a reported train vs car. Alexis units arrived to find a vehicle that had become stuck on the tracks after accidentially running off the private drive crossing. Some of the drivers neighbors saw what had happened and then heard the Train coming. They assisted with removing the driver from the vehicle to safety before it was struck by the train. There were no injuries but the car received some damage. Engine 201 cleared at 12:30

TWO CAR MVA HWY 73 ( LINCOLN CO ) Sunday, July 13, 2008 -   Engine 203, Engine 201, and Car 20 responded to a two car accident ( rear end collision) at the intersection on Hwy 73 and Dalmation St in Base 2's district. One patient was transported to CMC Lincoln. All others refused.

WORKING BARN FIRE (LINCON CO.) Sunday, July 6, 2008 - At about 1500hrs Lincoln County was advised of a severe thunderstorm warning. About 5 minutes later, Station 20 Base 1 and 2 along with Boger City was dispatched to a barn fire in 20's first due. Engine 201 checked en-route with heavy black smoke showing from Base 1. On 201's arrival they found a fully involved barn filled with hay on fire and called for an additional tanker from Station 3(East Lincoln). Engine 201's crew pulled a 2 1/2" Line to make an attack but the weather turned on them. With heavy amounts of lighting, blinding rain and 50MPH winds, command called the crews back and slowed all incoming units to routine traffic for safety of firefighters until the storm died down. Command then determined it would be best to pull the roof from what was left and let the fire burn itself out since there was no other structures threatened. While this call was going on we were dispatched to several other storm related calls and had assistance from Station's 21(High Shoals) and 31(Lucia).