SBLGFD Recent Calls


Call Gallery: June 22, 2003 through October 24, 2003


		October 24, 2003 SBLGFD responds to a fire alarm at the Bay Ridge Condominimums, Sister Bay. It was a false alarm.

October 17, 2003 Paged to a chimney fire on Fieldcrest Lane, Sister Bay.

		October 15, 2003 SBLGFD responded to a one-car rollover accident on Park Lane in the village of Sister Bay. At left, firefighters use the Jaws of Life to gain access to the vehicle's interior. See the Gallery.


October 13, 2003 Paged at approximately 4:15 a.m. to a one-car roll-over accident on Maple Drive in the village of Sister Bay. The vehicle did not strike the house.

October 9, 2003 SBLGFD responded to a two-car accident at the intersection of Old Stage Road and Woodcrest Road, in the township of Liberty Grove. Shown, one vehicle after hood was opened to disconnect battery.

	October 1, 2003 Paged to a one-vehicle rollover accident near the intersection of Highway 42 and Beach Rd., at the north end of Sister Bay, shortly after midnight. SBLGFD responded with three trucks and a full complement of personnel who remediated vehicle safety issues, redirected traffic, and cleaned up the scene.

August 22, 2003 Paged to a fire in the woods between the Wagon Trail Resort homes, and North Sand Bay Lane. With the above-ground flames under control, the fire spread into the peat and root system of the forest. When Indian Packs (jackets filled with water, worn by firefighters) and small-diameter hoses of the brush trucks proved insufficient for the fire smoldering underground, Sister Bay's Truck 25, the Long Distance Hose truck, was driven right into Lake Michigan to pull large volumes of water to the fire scene. The fire was finally extinguished by soaking the landscape with a large-diameter hose fed directly by Truck 25.		Click for Detail

	August 4, 2003 Paged to a two-car accident with no personal injury on Highway 42 near JJ's/La Puerta Restaurant. SBLGFD responded with Engine 8 from the Sister Bay Station.

July 26, 2003 Paged to a two-car accident with personal injury near the intersection of Highway 57 and the north County Q, where a truck collided with a passenger vehicle. SBLGFD responded with Engine 8 from the Sister Bay station.

	July 8, 2003 SBLGFD responded with Engine 8 from the Sister Bay Station to a one-vehicle accident on Highway 57 near Country Lane. The truck crossed the center line, entered the oncoming ditch and struck large trees. SBLGFD's Brush Truck 20 diverted traffic off Highway 57 until the scene was clear.

July 5, 2003

Early in the morning after the 4th of July, a slow-burning brush fire was reported at the Ellison Bluff County Park. Accessible only by water, Ephraim Water Rescue provided the use of their boat to shuttle firefighters and equipment to shore. In the park, firefighters fought the smoldering fire with Indian Packs. More water was needed than the packs could provide, so a hose was lowered over the Park's scenic overlook to extinguish the fire. Foam was used as it has better coating and penetration properties than water alone. The fire was extinguished by early afternoon.

June 22, 2003 Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire was paged to a small grass fire on County Highway ZZ near Sumac Lane. Brush Truck 20 from the Sister Bay Station responded to the scene and fully extinguished the fire.