Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the media by Philomath Fire & Rescue:
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
• 10:52 a.m. — Emergency medical services were dispatched on a mutual aid request on Bennett Lane near Blodgett to assist Pacific West Ambulance with the transfer of a patient into the ambulance.
• 1:19 p.m. — Firefighters responded to an activated fire alarm in the 600 block of Willowbrook Court.
• 6:13 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a request to go on standby at the Benton County Fairgrounds for the Corvallis Fire Department.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 8:01 a.m. (South 34th Place), 1:03 p.m. (Kings Valley Highway), 3:39 p.m. (College Street) and 5:42 p.m. (North Seventh Street).
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
• No calls of public significance reported.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 12:47 p.m. (Highway 20), 1:13 p.m. (Penland Drive), 3:41 p.m. (West Hills Road) and 8:15 p.m. (Fern Road and Powderhouse Road).
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
• No calls of public significance reported.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 4:32 p.m. (Brightstar Lane), 8 p.m. (Rosecrest Drive) and 10:32 p.m. (Rosecrest Drive).
MONDAY, JUNE 16
• 6:55 p.m. — Firefighters responded to an activated alarm in the 1100 block of Main Street.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 12:54 a.m. (Rosecrest Drive), 5:30 p.m. (Houser Lane) and 9:33 p.m. (Pippa Lane and North 11th Street).
TUESDAY, JUNE 17
• 9:55 a.m. — Firefighters responded to a bark dust fire at the intersection of James Street and Newton Street. Hand tools and a hose line were used to extinguish the fire.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 6:55 a.m. (Peterson Road), 3:15 p.m. (Applegate Street) and 8:54 p.m. (Neabeack Hill Drive).
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18
• No calls of public significance reported.
Other calls: Emergency medical services responded to calls at 6:43 a.m. (Main Street), 8:21 a.m. (North 11th Street) and 10:38 p.m. (North Seventh Street).
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
• 8:04 a.m. — Firefighters responded to a report of a garbage truck fire. According to a report, the garbage truck’s driver was headed east on Evergreen Road when he noticed smoke coming from the garbage compartment. The driver stopped the vehicle and unloaded the contents in the eastbound lane of Evergreen and pulled the truck clear. The driver put an extinguisher on the fire and gained some control, the report states, but leaving 18-inch flames coming from a grill that had been loaded into the truck. Evergreen was shut down in both directions while firefighters extinguished the fire. The garbage truck reportedly had no damage. The investigation suggested that the grill was the source of the ignition.
• 9:20 a.m. — Emergency medical services personnel were dispatched to assist the Hoskins-Kings Valley Rural Fire Protection District at the scene of a one-vehicle crash reportedly with injuries. After medical assessments by Hoskins-Kings Valley Fire and the Corvallis Fire Department, the driver declined transport. Philomath Fire and Rescue staged at the scene until released. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office was also at the scene.