"On the Job"
On Friday, May 12th BFD joined
many other agencies at Career on
Wheels Day at Blountstown
Elementary School.  Pictured here
are Emergystat EMS 471, LifeNet
Tallahassee, BFD Rescue One and
BFD Rescue 1/2.
 
Captains Keith Daniels (L)
and Mark Collier (R) prepare
to present the Colors at
Blountstown Little League's
Opening Day of Baseball.
On Wednesday, October 24th, BFD firefighters,
Emergystat EMS workers, BPD Officers and the
Blountstown Middle School Leadership Class
put on a mock DUI crash/extrication demo for
Red Ribbon Week.  Click the picture to see more
pics.  
LifeNet Tallahassee and AirHeart2 at Calhoun Liberty Hospital
Blountstown firefighters provide Landing
Zone set up and security for three local air
ambulance services.   At right, a rare
occasion, AirHeart2 and LifeNet
Tallahassee at the same time at CLH.
 
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In one of the hardest impacts seen
by our department, the Toyota
pickup, pictured at right was
struck in the side by a Ford
Explorer, completely separating
the cab from the frame.  The driver
was airlifted to a local hospital and
later recovered.   
Photo Courtesy The County Record
BFD Firefighters responded to a
traffic crash with entrapment on
July 6th.  The passenger was
pinned from the knees down
and inverted, making this a
particularly difficult extrication.
Photo Courtesy The County Record
Firefighter Jonathan Kimbrel
works to control a blaze started
by a lightening strike that
burned nearly 15 acres.
 
Capt. Collier and Firefighter Speights
stand by while electrical crews work to
restore power after a storm.