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04.30.09 Wreck at
McKee Road and Old RR Bed |
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Toney Fire responded to a two
vehicle wreck with injuries backing up Harvest Fire.
One patient was transported by HEMSI. The cause of
the accident is under investigation.
 
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04.25.09 MVA with
Confirmed Entrapment on Grimwood |
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TVFD was dispatched to
single vehicle MVA with partial ejection and confirmed
entrapment. Toney firefighters and EMS personnel
were able to free the patient, but sadly the injuries
sustained were fatal.
   
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04.18.09 Wreck with
Injuries on Morris Road |
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Toney Volunteer Fire
Dept. responded to a single vehicle wreck with injury.
Upon arrival units reported one patient injured.
HEMSI transported the patient to the hospital.
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04.06.09 Structure
Fire on Deer Creek |
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Toney Fire was dispatched first
due for a reported vehicle fire, then updated to a
structure fire with possible entrapment. Harvest
and Monrovia Fire Dept.s were also dispatched.
Command 514 arrived first on scene and Chief Lyon
reported the structure fully involved and negative
entrapment. Crews worked until daybreak
extinguishing the fire and thankfully there were no
injuries. Thanks to Harvest Fire, Monrovia Fire
and HEMSI for their assistance.


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04.01.09 Vehicle Fires
Threaten a Structure |
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TVFD responded to a
reported vehicle fire threatening a structure.
Hazel Green Fire was dispatched second due. Upon
arrival units found multiple vehicles involved.
The fires were quickly put out and only minimal damage
was sustained to the structure. This was one of
three arson fires on this particular night. Thanks
to the Madison County Fire Marshall's office and Madison
County Sheriff's Dept., the arsonist was arrested days
later, but after several more arsons were committed.
   
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03.28.09 MVA
W/Injuries Old Railroad Bed & Toney Rd. |
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Toney Fire was dispatched
to a wreck with possible injuries at Toney Rd and Old
Railroad bed in the early afternoon. First arriving
units advised one patient with confirmed entrapment.
After a simple door pop the patient was transported by
HEMSI with minor injuries.
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03.19.09 Shed Fire on
Robins Road |
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Toney Fire was
dispatched second due for Harvest Fire to a reported
shed fire. As units went in route, Madison County
Fire Dispatch was receiving multiple calls with reports
of explosions. Upon arrival units reported a large
storage building fully involved. While on scene
several small explosions took place and firefighters
stayed at a safe distance until the fire was brought
under control. The building was a total loss,
however thanks to the hard work of Toney and Harvest
firefighters a Harley Davidson motorcycle and two large
portable storage units were saved. Thankfully
there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is
under investigation
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03.07.09 Single
Vehicle MVA on Wall Triana |
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Toney fire was
dispatched to a single vehicle wreck with possible
injuries. Upon arrival, the driver refused
treatment by EMS personnel, however the patient was
later transported to the hospital.
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02.25.09 Vehicle vs
Utility Pole on Beaver Dam Road |
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A Toney VFD
Firefighter/EMT happened upon the scene of a single
vehicle wreck just after it occurred. A utility
pole had been broken and wires were across the roadway,
cutting power in the area. At some point the car
became energized due to the support wire and primary
line contacting each other while simultaneously
contacting the vehicle. The patient was
transported to the hospital by HEMSI and Toney units
stood by until the road was cleared

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02.02.09 Car vs
Tree on Pulaski Pike |
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TVFD responded to
a single vehicle wreck with possible injuries on Pulaski
Pike at Grimwood Road. The driver of the vehicle
was uninjured when his car left the roadway striking a
tree. The cause of the accident was still under
investigation.
  
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01.18.09 Single Car
MVA Toney Rd and Old RXR Bed |
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Toney Fire was dispatched
to a wreck with possible entrapment on Toney Road and
Old Railroad Bed Road. First unit on the scene advised
negative entrapment negative injury.
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01.15.09 Wreck with
Injuries on Wall Triana |
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TVFD responded to
a wreck with possible injuries. Upon arrival EMS
personnel determined that only one patient was injured.
That patient was transported by HEMSI while Toney units
stayed on scene for clean up and traffic control.

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01.07.09 Head on MVA
Waltriana and Hwy 53 |
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Toney Fire was dispatched
to a wreck with possible entrapment around 7:00am. First
unit on the scene advised confirmed entrapment. Quick
work by FD personnel were able to extricate the patient
and transport 2 with minor injuries by HEMSI. Cause of
the accident is still under investigation.


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12.03.08 Head on MVA
on Pulaski Pike |
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Toney Fire was dispatched
to a wreck with possible entrapment around noon.
First unit on scene reported one person confirmed
entrapped with a total of two patients. The
vehicles appeared to have collided head on. The
entrapped patient was extricated while the driver of the
other vehicle was packaged. Both patients were transported to the hospital by HEMSI.
   
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11.24.08 Two Vehicles
Collide on Hwy 53 |
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TVFD
responded to a two vehicle MVA with possible entrapment.
M214 was first on scene and reported negative
entrapment. One patient was packaged and taken to
the hospital by HEMSI.
  
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11.22.08 Live Training
Burn with Harvest VFD |
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Toney
Volunteer Fire Dept. held a live burn training exercise
with Harvest VFD also participating. Evolutions
included fire control, fire behavior, thermal imager
training and roof ventilation. Roof cutting was
performed using our new Vent Master Saw. The saws
were purchased by a grant awarded by CAS Inc. This
was our first chance to work with the new saws and
everyone was impressed by the quick cuts that were made.
Thanks to all who attended and a big thanks to one of
our citizens who provided pizza for lunch. We also
greatly appreciate the donation of this house for this
valuable training.
   
  
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11.05.08 Structure
Fire on Hunters Hill Trace |
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At approximately
9:40am, Toney VFD was dispatched to a reported structure
fire with possible entrapment with Harvest VFD second
due. Monrovia VFD was dispatched to assist with a rapid
intervention team due to the possibility of entrapment.
Several units reported heavy smoke showing from a few
miles out. M314 arrived first and reported the
structure fully involved. Bobo VFD and Hazel Green
VFD responded for additional personnel. E314
was the first engine in and E114 arrived seconds later,
laying a 5" supply. Firefighters immediately began
protecting the neighboring house which already had the
vinyl siding melting off. Due to the amount of
fire, no entry could be made for a search. The
fire was brought under control in about an hour and the
adjacent house suffered no further damage. In
addition, no one was at home at the time, except for the
family pet, which sadly was found inside the structure
hours later. Toney fire appreciates the help from
our neighboring departments , HEMSI, and the American
Red Cross during this fire.
   
  
  
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11.03.08 Fire
Prevention at Madison Cross Roads School |
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Toney Volunteer
Fire Department along with Madison County Communications
personnel taught fire prevention and education to the
students at Madison Cross Roads Elementary School.
Students were instructed about the dangers of fire, what
to do in case of a fire in the home, making sure to have
smoke detectors along with other valuable information.
In addition, the children were able to see a real
fireman in full gear including an air pack to hopefully
ease a child's fear of the way the firefighter looks and
sounds. Students were also given a tour of the
fire truck. As always our goal is to prevent fire
and protect our community pro actively.
  
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10.29.08 Fire
Prevention at Best Beginnings |
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Toney Volunteer
Fire Department provided fire prevention education for
the children at Best Beginnings Day Care at Murphy Hill
Baptist Church. Students were able see the fire
truck and all of the equipment plus a real fire fighter
with all of his fire fighting gear on. The
students favorite, however, was Sparky the fire dog.
We would like to thank Best Beginnings for the
opportunity to visit with them again this year.

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10.27.08 Toney Fire
Recognizes an Act of Bravery |
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Members of Toney VFD
awarded a certificate of bravery to Joshua Ray for his
actions during a kitchen fire inside his home. A
smoke detector, which was given to him by our department
during fire prevention last year, alerted him and his
grandmother to a fire on the stove. Joshua was
able to bring the fire under control with a fire
extinguisher before he and his grandmother exited the
residence. Joshua was recognized in the Huntsville
Times newspaper and will also be submitted for national
recognition through his Boy Scout Troop.
Commissioner Dale Strong could not attend, but sent a
letter commending Joshua for his actions as well.
The smoke detector that Joshua received from our
department was provided through a grant awarded to the
Madison County Commission.
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10.23.08 Vehicle Fire
threatening a structure |
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TONEY FD
was dispatched backing up Bobo and Hazel Green Fire
Departments on a vehicle fire threatening a structure.
Toney's E214 was the first engine on scene allowing fire
fighters to extinguish the fire quickly before the structure
became involved.


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10.22.08 Possible
Trailer Fire Bobo Section Road |
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TVFD was
dispatched, backing up Bobo VFD, to a possible trailer
fire. A vehicle pulling a single wide trailer had become
stuck in the middle of the road due to it dragging down
the road. While dragging the
trailer, the insulation on the underside caught fire.
The truck that was pulling the trailer attempted to pull
it off the road causing the undersized truck to flip on
its side.
The fire was extinguished quickly before any significant
damage occurred to the trailer and no one was injured in
the truck.
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10.19.08 Two car MVA
Old Railroad Bed and Hwy 53 |
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Toney was
dispatched to a two car MVA with possible injuries at
Hwy. 53 and Old Railroad Bed Rd. It was determined after
our arrival that there were negative injuries.

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10.13.08 Single
Vehicle Accident Dan Crutcher Rd |
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Toney was
dispatched to a single vehicle accident located on Dan
Crutcher Road. First unit on the scene advised vehicle
was over turned with negative injuries.
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10.12.08 Single
Vehicle Accident Pulaski Pike |
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Toney was
dispatched to a single vehicle accident located on
Pulaski Pike with negative injury. Driver advised he was
reaching down for something in the floor board and lost
control striking a utility pole.

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10.08.08 Single
Vehicle Accident Bo Howard Road |
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Toney was
dispatched to a single vehicle accident located on Bo
Howard Road. One patient was transported to Huntsville
Hospital with minor injuries. Thanks to the family at
this residence for providing us the pictures of this
scene.

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10.01.08 Single
Vehicle Accident Old RR Bed & Toney Rd |
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TVFD was dispatched to a single
vehicle accident with possible entrapment. First units
on the scene advised negative injury or entrapment.
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09.28.08 One Person
Entrapped with Fire on Toney Road |
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TVFD was dispatched to a single
vehicle accident with confirmed entrapment and on fire.
A citizen of the Toney community, who witnessed the
accident, was able to free the patient from the vehicle
saving his life. Within minutes after the vehicle
wrecked, it became fully engulfed in flames. TVFD
arrived on the scene quickly and put the fire out while
medics treated one seriously injured patient. HEMSI
transported the patient to Huntsville Hospital.
  
   
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09.26.08 Vehicle Hits
Tree Leaving One Entrapped |
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TVFD was dispatched to a single
vehicle accident with confirmed entrapment just before
midnight. E114, M214 & M414 arrived within minutes
and the patient was extricated rapidly. The
Madison County Rescue Squad and Bobo VFD were requested
to assist and responded quickly. Medflight had
been scrambled and a landing zone set-up while Toney
EMT's assisted HEMSI packaging the patient, who was
flown to Huntsville Hospital. Alabama State
Troopers are investigating the cause of the accident.
   
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09.25.08 Two Vehicles
Collide on Highway 53 |
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Toney Fire
responded to a two car wreck with possible injuries.
First units on scene reported one patient entrapped.
Firefighters quickly removed the driver's door and
extricated the patient. Only one person suffered
injuries and was transported by HEMSI. Thanks to
Harvest VFD for their assistance as well as the Madison
County Sheriff's Dept.
  
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09.24.08 Two Car MVA
on Pulaski Pike |
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TVFD was dispatched to a two car
vehicle accident with possible entrapment. First units
on the scene advised negative entrapment with two
patients having minor injuries. The cause of the accident is
under investigation.
   
   
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09.24.08 Vehicle Fire
at Mildred's Restaurant on Hwy 53 |
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TVFD was
dispatched to assist Bobo VFD with a fully involved
vehicle fire. The fire was under control as the
first Toney units arrived. TVFD assisted with
overhaul. The vehicle was a total loss.
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09.19.08 Single
vehicle accident on Patterson Lane |
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Toney responded to
a single vehicle MVA on Patterson Lane early in the
morning. Fog in the area may have decreased
visibility. No one was injured and the
vehicle was pulled out by a local towing company.
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9.12.08 Two Car MVA at
Patterson Lane & Pulaski Pike |
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Toney Fire
responded to a two car wreck with possible injuries.
Upon arrival units had two patients. Both were transported to the hospital
by HEMSI. The cause of
the accident was being investigated.

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09.02.08 Two Car MVA
at Patterson Lane & Pulaski Pike |
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Toney Fire
responded to a two car wreck with possible injuries.
Upon arrival units had two patients. Only one
person was transported to the hospital. Cause of
the accident was being investigated.
  
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08.30.08 Vehicle vs.
Cow on Pulaski Pike |
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Toney Fire and
Rescue responded to Pulaski Pike for a single
vehicle accident involving a cow. Two people were
transported to the hospital. District 4 County
Shed responded to take care of the cow.
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08.16.08 One entrapped
in MVA on Ready Section |
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Toney VFD
responded to a wreck with possible entrapment.
Upon arrival units found a single vehicle with one
occupant entrapped. Firefighters removed the roof
of the vehicle and extricated the patient. HEMSI
transported the patient to the hospital. Cause of
the accident is under investigation.


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08.13.08 Rollover MVA
on Jeff Road |
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TVFD was dispatched to a wreck
with possible entrapment. First unit on scene
reported one vehicle on its side, but no entrapment.
The vehicle reportedly rolled once ending up on its
side. Thankfully the driver was not injured.
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08.10.08 Small kitchen
fire on Bo Howard Road |
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Toney Fire received a fire alarm
call with Harvest Fire responding second due.
First units reported light smoke in the residence but
that the fire was out. Grease in a cooking pan had
ignited. Damage was contained to the vent hood and
adjacent cabinets.
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08.03.08 One injured
in wreck on McKee Rd |
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TVFD responded to a single car
wreck with injuries. The vehicle left the roadway
striking a tree. One patient was packaged and
transported to the hospital by HEMSI.

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