Cuba Fire was dispatched to a possible propane tank (truck) leak at the Rockingchair Truckstop at Exit 1.  Units with Toomsuba and Russell Fire Departments in Mississippi had been hunting this same incident over roughly 12 miles of interstate 20-59 before calls began to arrive at Sumter Dispatch.  Cuba and Siloam units were responding about the same time that a few Toomsuba units were arriving on scene to advise that there was something leaking from a tank at Cuba.  One Cuba unitadvised that he had been told by the staff there that it was a water leak, but due to the nature of the call units continued to run code.  Deputy Chief Fisher arrived on scene and determined that it was a water tank for the restaurant’s pump system that was leaking.  All units were disregarded and returned to service. 

This just goes to show you that unless you have an interstate highway running through your fire district, you don’t know what you are missing. 

Siloam was dispatched to an MVA in the construction zone on US Highway 80.  Siloam units were backed up by Cuba Fire EMTs on the response.  Siloam units finally located the MVA at the 15 mile marker.  The victim was still in the vehicle, but was not entrapped so to the point that the jaws of life were needed.  Once sufficient manpower arrived on scene the patient was removed form the vehicle and placed on a backboard.  Siloam units remained on scene for some time directing traffic. Certainly has been a very busy week indeed…