Friday Morning Update

7/31/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning.
(posted 7:20 a.m.)

Natural Gas Leak on US Hwy 1

7/30/09 at 8:17 a.m. — SLCFD responded to a natural gas leak at 2900 S. US Hwy 1.  (The Bizarre at Coral Square)  A man had been digging behind the business and hit a 2″ natural gas pipe.  Ft. Pierce Utilities  was called in to turn off the pipe.  One business – the Beauty Academy – was temporarily evacuated.  SLCFD cleared the scene by 9 a.m.

(posted 9 a.m.)

Thursday Morning Update

7/30/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning. 

7/29/09 at 5 p.m. — A SLCFD Rescue Turck was involved in an accident with a private vehicle at the intersection of 25th Street and Rhode Island Ave.  No injuries.  The Rescue Truck had been responding to a call.  The driver of the private vehicle, a female in her late 70s, declined medical treatment. 

(posted 7:25 a.m.)

Wednesday Morning Update

7/29/09 at 2:43 a.m. — SLCFD responded to a motorcycle accident at 6500 Glades Cut Off, Ft. Pierce.  A male, in his mid 50s, was ground transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.   

(posted 7:15 a.m.)

Tuesday Morning Update

7/27/09 at 10:46 p.m. — SLCFD responded to a vehicle accident at the 139 MM of the Turnpike, NB.  Two semi-tractor trailers hit each other.  Both drivers initially denied transport, but later were transported to a local hospital.  The accident caused one semi to spill more than 100 gallons of fuel.   

7/28/09 at 4:19 a.m. — SLCFD responded to a home fire on the 500 block of Douglas Court, Ft. Pierce.  The fire was contained to a bedroom and contents located in the southwest corner of the home.  One adult male was displaced.  No injuries.  Cause of the fire is undetermined.  Cost of damage is estimated at $15,000. 

(posted 7:35 a.m.)

Additional call –

Just after Midnight, SLCFD responded to a vehicle accident at Jenkins and Okeechobee Rd., Ft. Pierce.  Ground transported one male, in his mid-20s, to a local hospital.  Two vehicles were involved.  SLCSO was also on the scene. 

(posted 7:54 a.m.)

Accident on Turnpike – 174 MM

UPDATE — The male, in his mid 40s, was flown to a local trauma center in serious but stable condition.  The man had been hit by the iron fork falling off of a forklift.  He was part of a work crew from a private company working on a bridge over a canal near the Turnpike.  It did NOT involve Turnpike construction.    (posted 10:23 a.m.)

7/27/09 at 8:46 a.m. — SLCFD responded to an accident near the 174 MM of the Turnpike NB.  Call came in that a forklift had fallen onto a male victim.  Trauma alert issued at 9:19.  Life Star has been launched.  Will update as more information becomes available. 

(posted 9:23 a.m.)

Monday Morning Update

7/27/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning.
(posted 7:30 a.m.)

Friday Morning Update

7/24/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning.
(posted 7:20 a.m.)

Three Fire District Employees Attain Certification

St. Lucie County Fire District News Release

 Contact: Catherine W. Chaney, Public Information Officer  – 772-621-3333

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 23, 2009

 St. Lucie County Fire District Employees Attain Certification

Maya, Trabulsy, and Crooks now Certified Public Pension Trustees

St. Lucie County, FL – Three St. Lucie County employees recently attained certification as Public Pension Trustees.  April Maya, Carl Trabulsy, and Ken Crooks were awarded their certification at a recent statewide meeting of Florida Public Pension Trustees Association. 

The certification requires a total of nine 8-hour days and testing.  Participants go through basic, intermediate and advance classes in the rules, laws and standards which guide pension funds and participants.     

The St. Lucie Fire District has a Firefighters Pension Board and a General Employee Pension Board, with each board having five members.  For the Fire District this means a total eight out of 10 board members are certified.  

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Thursday Morning Update

7/23/09 a.m. — Nothing to report from last night or this morning.
(posted 7:20 a.m.)