On February 8th, 2011 at 17:01 Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue was dispatched to a traffic accident with four vehicles involved at the intersection of Statesville Road and Bailey Road.  Cornelius 16 arrived in the operations vehicle, established command, confirmed three vehicles were involved with six possible patients, and there was no entrapment nor fire found.  Rescue 4 was the first apparatus on scene, their crew of four firefighters began patient care and stabilized the vehicles.  Engine 4’s crew of four arrived, assisted the Rescue crew with patient care as well as control the hazardous fluids leaking from the vehicles.  Three patients were placed in spinal protocol while the other three refused treatment.  Two Medic ALS units were on scene to transport the patients.  The indecent was then turned over to Cornelius Police.  Cornelius FD units were on scene for approximately thirty minutes.

Responding Units:

Cornelius: Rescue 4, Engine 4

Medic: 2 ALS Units

Cornelius PD: 2 Cruisers

On February 2nd, 2011 Cornelius Fire was dispatched to assist Cornelius Police with a suspicious package at Bailey Middle School. Cornelius Engine 6 arrived on scene and was briefed by Cornelius Police on the situation. The school was evacuated and Cornelius Fire Department along with command staff from CPD, CMPD, Fire Marshals and Medic staged until the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Bomb Squad arrived on scene. Once the Bomb Squad arrived on scene Cornelius firefighters were briefed on the bomb technicians suit and were readied to effect the rescue of the bomb technician in case of a detonation. Bomb Squad personnel made entry to identify that the object in question was not a bomb, posed no threat and the incident was placed under control.  Paid and volunteer firefighters responded to the incident while additional fire personnel staffed Cornelius fire station 2.

Responding Units:

• Cornelius Engine 6
• Cornelius Ladder 4
• Cornelius PD – The Force
• CMPD Bomb Squad
• CMPD – Multiple Officers
• Fire Marshals 1100,1102
• Medic – 1 ALS Unit