Some calls that Mesquite Fire and Rescue receives are not always included in the report, as a synopsis is not received. To show the amount of work our Fire and Rescue workers do, we are including a weekly roster of stats. There were 64 calls this week:

Abdominal pain 1

Agency assists 2

Assault 1

Breathing 8

Cardiac arrest 3

Chest pain 4

Convulsions 4

Falls 5

Fire 1

Fire alarm 1

Headache 1

Heat/Cold 1

Hemorrhage 1

Overdose 1

Patient transport 18

Sick person 5

Special event 1

Stroke 1

Suicidal person 2

Trauma 1

Unconscious 2

Unknown problem 1

Vehicle fire 1

Welfare check 1

July 5:

Breathing: Rescue 32 responded to a person who fell in parking lot. Person refused treatment and transport. Rescue 32 cleared.

July 6:

Headache: Rescue 31 responded to reports of a patient who was having a severe headache. The patient was transport to a local hospital.

July 7:

Cardiac Arrest:  Rescue 11, Rescue 31, and Battalion 3 responded to report of a cardiac arrest. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and individual was pronounced dead.

7/7/2018 8:34:32AM Unknown Problem Rescue 11 and Rescue 32 responded to report of an unknown problem. No patient was found.

July 8:

Stroke (CVA): Rescue 31 and Rescue 32 responded to a patient having stroke like symptoms. Patient transported to hospital.

July 9:

Breathing:  Rescue 11 and Rescue 32 responded to a person having difficulty breathing. Patient transported to hospital.