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MD - On February 4th, Washington County received a call reporting heavy black smoke to the rear of 110 North Conococheague Streetin Williamsport. The caller advised them that her house was also filling with the smoke. Crews were quickly dispatched at 7:20 a.m.

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SEVEN COUNTIES RESPOND TO WILLIAMSPORT FIVE ALARM

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Two alarm fire destroys a 28 unit apartment buildingHenrico, VA. Fire destroyed a

28 unit apartment building inWestern Henrico. Henrico CountyDivision of Fire responded to areport of an apartment on fire at12:18 p.m. on February 12th.

Units responded to theQuarter Mill Apartment complexat 3031 Quarter Creek Lane forseveral 911 calls reporting heavysmoke and fire. Units found afour story apartment with heavyfire visible from three floors.

First in units quickly request-ed a second alarm for moreresources to respond. It tookeleven fire units, three ambu-lances and numerous support staffto bring the blaze under control.Deck guns from the engines wererapidly deployed to slow theblaze while ladder trucks set up tofight the fire from above.

Crews transitioned to interioroperations when the bulk of thefire was knocked down.Firefighters were slowed whenthey discovered some structuralintegrity in the floor joists insome of the units. It took fire-fighters just under an hour tomark the situation under control.

Crews rescued two dogs andtwo cats from the apartments,which are being cared for byHenrico Animal Protection untilthe owners get settled. One resi-dent sustained minor smoke

inhalation while he was attempt-ing to notify occupants of the fire.He was treated and released onscene.

The American Red Crossresponded to assist occupantsaffected by the fire. The buildinghad a total of 28 units. 14 unitswere directly impacted by firewhile the other units sustainedsmoke and water damage. Currentcount is 16 adults have been dis-placed. No firefighters wereinjured.

According to officials, 24 ofthe 28 units were occupied andfour were vacant. The Red Crosshas assisted 19 adults.

Building officials have ren-dered the structure as unsafe andonly fire officials are beingallowed in the structure. Fire per-sonnel have been gathering saval-gable items and bringing them outfor the residents.

A total of eight pets includingfour dogs, two cats, a snake andlizard were rescued and reunitedwith their owners. Two cats per-rished in the blaze.

The fire is still under investi-gation by Henrico Fire Marshal's

- JIM MELLONJIM MELLON

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Outside fire damages houseHenrico, VA. A fire to the outside of a home caused damageat 12:54 p.m. on Jauary 29th. Henrico 911 received a call fora house on fire at 911 Francis Road. The caller stated flameswere visible and the rear of the house was on fire. As fireunits arrived, they found a single family two story home withheavy smoke visible from the front. As crews determined theplan of attack they found the bulk of fire was exterior on theback deck. The fire was quickly knocked down and crewschecked for extension. The fire was confined to the exterior.No one was home at the time of the fire and contact with thehomeowner is being made. A fire investigator was called tothe scene to determine the cause. No injuries were reported.

TONY KNAPKE

Powhatan, VA. Tones sounded on February 8th shortly aftermidnight dispatching Deep Creek Engine 5, Macon Engine 3and Huguenot Rescue 2 to the 5500 block of Anderson Hwyfor a serious crash with entrapment. District Chief 5 assumedcommand. A vehicle was into a tree, with victims trapped.One occupant had legs trapped under a dash. Medical per-sonnel assisted the victims while crews began the technicalrescue. Hydraulic tools were used to cut away the vehicle'sroof and doors. A wrecker then pulled the vehicle away fromthe tree providing the space for crews to do a dash roll backand the extrication was performed. Two patients were trans-ported to a local hospital. Crews were on scene for approxi-mately two hours. The crash is under investigation.

Powhatan firefightersperform extrication

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At 2:45 p.m., Amelia dispatched Companies 3, 1, 5, 4, CreweFire and AES to a report of a structure fire on February 20th.EM-1 first on scene set Pot Rock command. Commandadvised heavy smoke coming from all sides of the structure,but no visible fire. E-1’s crew made a interior attack andlocated the fire in the kitchen area. Command advised interi-or that fire was now being scene from the B/C corner andpartial roof collapse occurred on the same corner. A secondhand line was used to attack the exterior fire. Crews clearedaround 5:00 p.m. The units that responded were E-1, T-1, FR-1, RS, E-31, T-4, T-5, Crewe E-3, AES, R-5 and EM-1.

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Two residents displaced afterChesterfield house fire

Chesterfield, VA. Chesterfieldfirefighters were toned out onFebruary16th at 10:15 a.m to the7400 block of Newbys Court for astructure fire.

As the flames and smoke wentup, rain and wet snow came down.

Dispatched were Engines 24,20, 9 and Wagstaff Volunteer FireDepartment Engine 10, Truck 9and Manchester Volunteer RescueSquad.

Also on scene was a shiftcommander, a battalion chief, atactical safety officer and countypolice.

Neighbors had spotted the fire

and smoke coming from the homeand quickly went to alert theirneighbor, while neighbors werealerting the resident a ChesterfieldCounty police officer arrived onscene and assisted the residentfrom the burning home.

E24 was the first fire appara-tus on scene and reported smokeand fire from the roof.

An initial exterior attack wasperformed to knock down the fire,then the operation was switched to

an interior attack.After the fire had been extin-

guished and overhaul performed,crews covered the exposed areaswith plastic to prevent furtherdamage from weather events.

The cause of the fire was asquirrel's nest under the fire boxwithin the prefabricated chimney,said Rick Edinger, AssistantChief-Emergency Operations,Chesterfield Fire and EMS.

The Red Cross assisted theadult female and male teen whowere displaced.

- BECKY ROBINETTE WRIGHT

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Fire causes damage to West End house

Henrico, VA. A fire in a West End house caused major dam-age to the interior of the home. At 3:15 p.m. on February 25th,Henrico County Division of Fire responded to a report of ahouse on fire at 1811 Haviland Drive. Fire units found a sin-gle story residential structure with heavy smoke from theeves and gable vents. Crews were met by the occupant whostated no one was home. Fire crews made entry and found afire in the living room. The fire was extinguished quickly, butheavy damage to the home had already occurred. No injurieswere reported. Two adult occupants are being assisted bythe American Red Cross. Fire investigators are on scene todetermine the origin and cause of the fire.

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destroyed an unoccupied housein East Henrico.

Henrico County Division ofFire responded to areport of a houseon fire near ElkoRoad around 9:49p.m. at the end ofFebruary. The 911caller stated theysaw a house on firebehind their house.

They were call-ing from ElkoRoad, but wereunsure of the road name wherethe house was located.

Fire crews arrived at 3883Rising Mt. Zion Road to a twostory single family house fullyinvolved in fire.

Additional resources werecalled to help battle the blaze.Rising Mt. Zion Road is a non-hydrant area, so additional tankertrucks were called to shuttlewater from Williamsburg Road atElko Road, about 1 mile away.

Neighbors in the areaadvised fire crews the structurehad been unoccupied for yearsand no one should be in thehouse.

An external fire attack wasdeclared and it took fire crewsabout one hour and forty fiveminute to bring the blaze undercontrol.

Contact was made with theproperty owner and they con-firmed that no one should be inthe house and that the house didnot have power.

No injuries were reported.Fire investigators are on sceneand no determination on cause isexpected immediately.

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New York: Owego, Matthew J. Porcari, 34 Rank: Captain Incident Date:01/22/2013 Death Date: 01/22/2013Fire Department: Owego Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Chief: Edward FranzInitial Summary: The Owego Fire Department Company #3 responded to amutual aid call. While performing interior attack on the structure, CaptainPorcari and another firefighter fell through the floor of the structure. Both fire-fighters were transported to separate facilities. Captain Porcari succumbed tohis injuries shortly after arrival to the hospital. The other firefighter receivedburns and remains in serious condition.

Pennsylvania: Berwick, Michael Martin, 51 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date:11/27/2012 Death Date: 11/27/2012Initial Summary: Firefighter Martin passed away while participating in afirst responder training program at the Luzerne County Community CollegePublic Safety Training Institute. Martin, an employee of PPL Susquehanna,was employed at the PPL nuclear power plant in Salem Township and waspart of the company's on-site fire brigade. During a SCBA portion of the train-ing, Martin required medical assistance. The on-site trainer began to adminis-ter CPR and a college official called 911. An ambulance transportedFirefighter Martin to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center where hesuccumbed to his injury. Investigation into the incident continues by theOccupational Safety and Health Administration.

Texas: Bryan, Gregory Pickard, 54 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: Feb 15, 2013 Death Date: Feb 16, 2013Fire Department: Bryan Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Chief: Randy McGregorInitial Summary: While battling a blaze at a Knights of Columbus Hall,Lieutenant Wallace became trapped inside the structure. He notified others onthe scene by radio, stating he was low on air. Lieutenant Pickard, accompa-nied by two other firefighters, entered the building to rescue LieutenantWallace. During the rescue, the roof collapsed. Lieutenant Wallace died at thescene and Lieutenant Pickard was rushed to the hospital where he later passedaway from his injuries. Both firefighters died from burns sustained in the col-lapse. The two other firefighters involved are in stable but serious condition.The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Texas: Bryan, Eric Wallace, 36 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: Feb 15, 2013 Death Date: Feb 16, 2013 Fire Department: Bryan Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Chief: Randy McGregorInitial Summary: While battling a blaze at a Knights of Columbus Hall,Lieutenant Wallace became trapped inside the structure. He notified others onthe scene by radio, stating he was low on air. Lieutenant Pickard, accompa-nied by two other firefighters, entered the building to rescue LieutenantWallace. During the rescue, the roof collapsed. Lieutenant Wallace died at thescene and Lieutenant Pickard was rushed to the hospital where he later passedaway from his injuries. Both firefighters died from burns sustained in the col-lapse. The two other firefighters involved are in stable but serious condition.The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Pennsylvania: Summit Hill, Claudia Sokol, 55Rank: Fire Police Officer Incident Date: Feb 21, 2013 Death Date: Feb 22, 2013 Fire Department: Diligence Fire Company No.1 Fire Dept. Info: Chief: Shawn HobenInitial Summary: Fire Police Officer Sokol suffered a medical emergencywhile on traffic control duties at the scene of a motor vehicle accident onThursday and passed away Friday evening, February 22.

Tennessee: Church Hill, David Schnepp, 43 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: Feb 24, 2013 Death Date: Feb 24, 2013 Fire Department: Carter's Valley Fire Departmentt Fire Dept. Info: Chief: Michael YatesInitial Summary: A short time after fighting a brush fire Sunday evening,February 24, Firefighter Schnepp passed away from a cause still to be deter-mined. Incident Location: Pending

Michigan: Mattawan, Nate Fruin, 22 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: Feb 26, 2013 Death Date: Feb 26, 2013Fire Department: Mattawan Fire District Fire Dept. Info: Chief: Terron McLeanInitial Summary: Firefighter Fruin was responding to a structure fire whenhe fell ill from a cause still to be determined. Shortly after leaving the station,Fruin's partner, who was driving, called to report the medical emergency. Hethen pulled over to the side of the road, and according to reports, Fruin wentinto cardiac arrest. Other responders stopped and rendered aid, but FirefighterFruin succumbed to his injury.


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Storm preparations for your firehouseMost people heeded the evacu-

ation warnings that were given, butas usual there were those whoremained behind thinking theycould ride it out and be safe. Theywere wrongand placede m e rg e n c yresponders’lives in jeop-ardy in orderto rescuethem.

T h epager hasjust openedand broad-casts the fol-lowing mes-sage, “The Weather Bureau hasissued a tornado and severe thun-derstorm warning for the areabetween the hours of p.m. and 9p.m. There is a potential for heavyrains, nickel sized hail and windsin excess of 60 miles per hour withthe potential for flooding in lowlying areas. Should a storm hit inyour area, you should immediatelyreport to your fire station.” Will thedamage from the storm be minorand last an hour or less? Or willthere be major damage to yourcommunity requiring emergencyduty lasting a day or possiblyextending into weeks.

As you respond to your firestation in compliance with thestorm message, you should feelsecure in knowing your family isprepared, but how about your firestation. Is it prepared to handle anextended operation? If not, itshould be. Does the fire stationhave the capability to house(sleep) the number of memberswho have reported for duty? Whenany extended emergency requiresyou to go on long term (more thana day or two) emergency responseand standby, it will require thefeeding and housing of the fire-fighters and EMS personnelresponding to the numerous andvaried calls.

Living and working out of thefire station for prolonged periodsof time requires preparation and ifyou aren’t or haven’t prepared,you should. Any of the aforemen-tioned storm scenarios can beencountered by most communitiesat any time, then add the potentialterrorist threats, hazmat or WMD’sand the potential for flu and relatedmedical epidemics, the realizationof having your fire station pre-pared for extended operations isimportant.

Having a standby source ofelectricity with a sufficient fuelsupply to provide electric power tothe fire station is very importantshould power fail. Portable radiosand pagers will require charging;along with maintaining basic com-munication links within the firestation and dispatch. It is alsoimportant to note where you canobtain additional fuel for thestandby generator system if need-ed, gasoline, diesel or propane.

A full service kitchen with anadequate supply of food, coffee,drinks, water and needed staplesalong with disposable paper prod-ucts and utensils is required. Thequantity in supply will be depen-dent upon the number of firefight-

ers you foresee having on hand inan emergency for a minimum ofthree to five days, or possiblylonger. Your best food supplywould be the commercial sized(large) cans of prepared foods andwith a backup electric supply, youcan also safely store frozen foods.

Most of these commercialmeal type items can be purchasedfrom the local supermarket or bigbox discount supply housesbeforehand and will only requireheating prior to serving whenneeded, even if no firehouse chef isavailable. Additional food suppliesmay be obtained initially at localsupermarkets and merchants, but ifit is an extended operation withpower outages, their food stockwill deplete rapidly and restockingmay take days or longer. During anextended period of emergencyoperations, you may be very limit-ed as to what you will be able toobtain locally during the emer-gency. Having some basic provi-sions on hand and replacing themannually is the way to go. You canuse last year’s food stock productsfor an after meeting or drill meal,donate them to a local food pantryor whatever innovative way youchoose while you replenish it witha fresh supply.

Rest for the weary firefightersis another priority. Does your firestation have sleeping accommoda-tions and how many can it accom-modate? If you don’t have sleepingaccommodations or need a largerarea, can you establish them bysetting up a specific area or roomthat can be used solely for the pur-pose of firefighters catching some“shut eye.” You may have to split alarge meeting room by installingmovable room dividers and sepa-rating the room during an emer-gency.

Once you have a designatedsleep area, you will need cots,blankets and pillows to provide thebasics for a good sleep. Individualmembers should bring a personalgrooming kit and a sleeping bag ifthey have one. Individual sleepingbags can be used with the cots andeliminate the need for blankets andsheets. In extended operations restis important as the novelty, adren-aline rush, and excitement willquickly wear off, and a place torest will become a must.Throughout periods of high activi-ty it would be wise to assign fourto six firefighters per apparatus andto have those remaining firefight-ers/EMT’s be designated the offduty (rest) group. After a certainperiod of time, four to eight hours,the groups can exchange allowingfor all personnel to have a restperiod. It is important that every-one get their proper rest and anofficer should be responsible forseeing that all firefighters complywith their assigned rest period.Lack of rest often leads to unsafeacts, which in turn leads toinjuries. Don’t forget personalhygiene and shower facilities willmake the stay more livable andhealthy for all!

Being prepared for long termemergency operations is takingproper proactive action and willhelp keep all safe while providingservice to your community.

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Four displaced after early morning house fireHenrico, VA. Three adults

and one juvenile were displacedafter fire ripped through theirhome. At 2:05 a.m. on January27th, Henrico County Division ofFire responded to a report of ahouse on fire at four S. FernAvenue.

The 911 caller advised theyhad fire in a bedroom and flameswere visible from the back of thehouse. Fire crews found a onestory single family home with firevisible. Fire units confirmed thateveryone had gotten out, but the

family dog was still inside. Firecrews entered and located the dogand brought him to safety.

Crews made progress withfire knock down, but ran into dif-ficulty when the fire extended tothe attic. It took crews 45 minutesto bring the blaze under control.Extensive fire damage occurredand the home will be uninhabit-able.

The American Red Cross hasbeen notified to assist the family.The occupants did have a smokedetector in the home that did notactivate. The fire was discoveredby one of the family members,who attempted to fight the firewith a pail of water. The occupantnotified the other members of thefamily who also attempted tofight the fire with two fire extin-guishers before calling 911. Noinjuries were reported.

- JIM MELLON

JIM MELLON

Warehouse fire presents challengeHenrico, VA. A small fire in a

warehouse presented Henrico Firecrews with a big challenge. At7:07 a.m., Henrico CountyDivision of fire responded to areport of a fire alarm at 4259Carolina Avenue.

Fire crews found smoke bil-lowing from a 30,000 square footwarehouse structure. Additionalunits were requested and firefight-ers went to work to find the loca-tion of the fire.

An employee from the SP

Recycling Corporation was in theoffice when he observed smoke inthe warehouse. When he went toinvestigate, he discovered a pieceof machinery on fire in the ware-house. He quickly activated thefire alarm system and attempted toextinguish the fire using a fireextinguisher.

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the fire by the employee, who hadconfirmed the building was evac-uated. It took fire crews less that30 minutes to bring the fire undercontrol.

Once the fire was out, Henricofire crews were presented with amajor problem. The 30,000 footwarehouse was full of coldsmoke. Cold smoke is difficult tomove in large open spaces. A ven-tilation plan was established.

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Spring into “Team Fitness”

We have discussed the bene-fits of group fitness many timesin the past. Quite simply groupfitness is a great motivator andcompliance booster. Working asa team comes naturally to mem-bers of the fire service, so it’s agood fit.

The arrival of Spring is a per-fect time to take training as agroup one step further. It’s agreat time to get outside. Theweather can be a factor at times,so you have to have a backupplan for this. A simple indoorcircuit does the trick. How ‘boutgetting organized?

It can be as simple as desig-nating time(s) to walk or jog as agroup. Walking or jogging as agroup is a fun and easy way toexercise together. It doesn’trequire any equipment and youcan change the route often.Through a park - the beach?Change it up!

You can go totally recre-ational with games of ‘ultimatefrisbee’ (touch football style) oreven revert to your old school

days with ‘field day” like activi-ties. Think - relay races, obstaclecourses, tug ‘o’ war, etc.)

Setting up a volleyball courtor organizing softball or basket-ball games work great. You canplay games within your depart-ment or make arrangements withnearby departments to participatealong with you. There are leaguesout there. Either way, why notgive it a shot?

You can even create your ownversion of the combat challenge.Make an obstacle course consist-ing of four to six “duty” relatedactivities and train or compete fortimes and accuracy on a regularbasis. This is one of my favoritesbecause of its functionality.Getting fit and improving yourwork skills at the same time is agreat combo. Go for it!

Start, by getting a few mem-bers excited about your idea.Conduct a survey with a few pro-posed activities and also askmembers for their suggestions.Check with”the powers that be” tomake sure officers/administratorsare “on board” and for guidelines.Post sign-up sheets on bulletinboards - make announcements atmeetings/drills and get somethinggoing.

Be sure all participantsreceive physician’s approval, andlet the games begin!

- LORI HODGKINSON

Lori Ann Hodgkinson

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US Fire Administrationreleases 2012 firefighterfatality statistics

EMMITSBURG, Md. – TheU.S. Fire Administration (USFA)announced today a provisionaltotal of 83 on-duty firefighterfatalities in theUnited Statesas a result ofincidents thatoccurred in2012, the samenumber off i r e f i g h t e rlosses as in2011.

The 83 fatalities were spreadacross 34 states. Pennsylvania andNorth Carolina experienced thehighest number of fatalities withnine firefighter deaths each. NewYork had six firefighter deaths,including the most recent tragicshooting deaths of two firefight-ers in Webster. California andTexas, each with five firefighterdeaths, were the only other stateswith five or more firefighter fatal-ities in 2012.

Heart attacks or stroke wereresponsible for the deaths of 41firefighters (49%) in 2012. Thissingle year total is a near averageproportion of firefighter deaths

from heart attack or stroke overrecent years. This nature of fatalinjury has remained relativelyconstant, while others, on aver-age, have been reduced during thepast decade.

Eleven on-duty firefightersdied in association with wildlandfires, the same as 2011 and 2010.

The single cause of injury see-ing more than a four-fold increasein firefighter deaths during 2012was vehicle collisions (includingaircraft), with 18 deaths.

These 2012 firefighter fatalitystatistics are provisional and willlikely change somewhat as theUSFA contacts state fire marshalsto verify the names of firefightersreported to have died on duty dur-ing 2012. The final number offirefighter fatalities will be report-ed in USFA's annual firefighterfatality report, expected to beavailable by July.

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Fire through the roof of a residential structureHenrico, VA. Henrico

County Division of Fire arrivedon scene to fire through the roofof a single familyresidential struc-ture.

Henrico Fireresponded to areport of a houseon fire at 1903 FonDu Lac Roadaround 9:28 p.m onFebruary 27th.

The informa-tion given to 911 was fire visiblefrom the rear of the house andeveryone is evacuating. Whenfire crews arrived, they foundheavy fire condition from theroof and rear of the home.

After confirming no one wasinside, fire crews entered toextinguish the fire. When fire-fighters made it to the seat of the

fire, they observed what appearedto be an arching electrical servicenear the utility room. Due to theelectrical danger, a knock downwas achieved with CO2 fireextinguisher.

Simultaneously, crewsworked to vent the super heatedgasses by cutting holes in the roofto allow firefighters the ability toextinguish the fire in the attic.

After a knock down of thefire in the attic, a flare upoccurred near the electrical ser-vice. Firefighters kept this fire incheck until Dominion VirginiaPower arrived and cut service tothe house.

The bulk of the fire wasknocked down in about 30 min-utes and the fire was markedunder control in less than an hour.

The occupant stated she hearda popping noise than the smokedetector started to activate. Whenshe got up to see what was goingon she saw the smoke and firenear the utility room. She imme-diately exited and called 911.

No injuries were reported andone occupant will be displaced.The occupant will be staying withfamily. Fire investigators arelooking into the cause of the fire.

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FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute partners with Ocean CityThe Emergency Management

Institute partnered with 72employees from the Ocean Cityarea for an Integrated EmergencyManagement Course (IEMC) inFebruary 2013.

Ocean City Mayor RichardMeehan led the delegation of thecity’s Emergency Services Teamand Allied Agencies toEmmitsburg, Maryland on Superbowl Sunday to take part in aCommunity Specific IEMC.

Attending the training weremembers Ocean City’s CityCouncil, department directors,management and essential per-sonnel, as well as employeesfrom partnering agencies such asthe Maryland State Police, theCoast Guard and the MarylandEmergency Management Agency.

The Integrated EmergencyManagement Courses (IEMCs)are a 4 and ½-day exercise-basedtraining activity that placesEmergency Operations Center(EOC) personnel under realisticcrisis situations within a struc-tured learning environment.

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On Monday, February 4,2013, Maryland State EMADirector, Ken Mallette visited the

Ocean City group to meet withand observe the top notch traininghosted at EMI. During his visit,Mr. Mallette received a tour ofthe newly renovated facility byEMI’s Deputy SuperintendentVilma Milmoe.

The Ocean City team was thefirst community to utilize thenewly renovated EMI SimulationLab, using a new configuration,furniture and technology.

Mr. Mallette also had theopportunity to address the entireOcean City team to highlight theimportance of participation inEMI based courses both in resi-dent and on-line.

At the beginning of thecourse, Mayor Meehan said “thisis a unique opportunity for a largeportion of the City’s EmergencyServices community to practiceand operate under a simulatedemergency and learn in a no faultenvironment.”

The Mayor added that ”theentire city mobilized last Octoberto respond to the effects of SuperStorm Sandy and this was a won-derful opportunity for ourEmergency Services Team toreflect and build on our lessonslearned from our most recentstorm event while facing a simu-lated hurricane scenario.”

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prepare for, respond to, recoverfrom and mitigate disaster. Thistraining opportunity will allow usto continue our high standard ofreadiness and ability to functioneffectively for the Ocean Citycommunity in a time of crisis.”

“This training opportunity isnot only going to benefit Town ofOcean City employees, but it willbenefit the community as awhole,” said Joseph Theobald,Director of Emergency Servicesfor the Town of Ocean City.

“The training is specific toour community and will help ustest our community emergencyplans, identify where we need toimprove and clarify our roles andresponsibilities in the event of adisaster” he also added.

For more information on theIntegrated EmergencyManagement Course please visitthe EMI Home page athttp://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IEMC/

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Rosedale shopping center burns in three alarm fireShortly before 1 p.m. on

January 26th, Baltimore CountyFire Department eastside unitswere dispatched for a reported fireat the Jacky Chen chinese restau-rant at the Rosedale VillageShopping Center in the 8400 blockof Philadelphia Blvd in Rosedale.

First arriving units reportedfire through the roof of a singlestory commercial building andrequested a working fire followed

shortly by a request for a secondalarm and then a third alarm.

Multiple lines were laid, sever-al aerial devices were put intooperation including the ladder pipefrom Baltimore City FireDepartment Truck 30 and firefight-ers made an aggressive attack.

The fire and smoke unfortu-nately extended to several otherstores in the complex.

More than 40 pieces of fireapparatus and over 150 personnel,from Baltimore County andBaltimore City, were on the sceneto control this fire.

The cause of which is underinvestigation.

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Four people suffered injuries on February 14th in a three vehi-cle accident caused by a driver fleeing from Maryland StatePolice in Towson. According to reports, a MSP trooper attempt-ed to pull over a vehicle at Goucher Boulevard and FairmountAvenue, but the driver refused to stop and ran a red light. Atthe intersection of Goucher Boulevard and Prince Road aboutone mile away, the suspect’s vehicle struck two other cars anda pole and caught fire. The pursuing trooper used a fire extin-guisher to put out the fire, called for immediate backup fromMSP and Baltimore County Police and ordered the driver andpassenger out at gunpoint. Multiple backup units arrived andthe suspects were eventually removed by police at gunpoint.

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Three vehicle accident sends twoOn February 26th, Fire &

EMS crews from WilliamsportFire & EMS were alerted at 2:43p.m. with Halfway EMS andW a s h i n g t o nCounty SpecialOperations 20 for apersonal injury col-lision on LappansRoad in the area ofLock Tender Lane.

Dispatchers atthe WashingtonCounty E.C.C. tookreports of a threevehicle accident involving aWashington County School Bus.One caller reported one occupantwas still in the vehicle with alarge fluid spill.

Crews responding were facedwith some icy road conditions assleet was falling that afternoon.Williamsport arrived on thescene to find a black ToyotaTruck into the back of aWashington County School buswith a Gray Subaru into the backof the pick-up lodged up underthe vehicle. Williamsport crewswere able to quickly evaluate thesituation to find a large fluid spillalong with only two injured sub-jects. One occupant was con-fined to the pick-up truck, butwas quickly able to be freed fromthe vehicle by Williamsport fire-fighters.

Williamsport and HalfwayFire & EMS providers worked topackage both patients for trans-port as other firefighters con-tained the fluid spill awaiting thearrival of Special Operations 20.

Williamsport and Halfwayquickly packaged both patientsclassified as Priority 2 andPriority 3 Category C traumasand transported both to MeritusMedical Center with non-lifethreatening injuries. Out of 17students and one bus driver onthe bus, none were reported to beinjured.

Fire Department unitsremained on the scene to assistwith traffic control due to the wetand icy weather conditions thatafternoon.

Once all hazards wereremoved and all students on thebus were transferred over toanother bus for transport, theremaining Company 2 unitscleared the scene just after 3:30p.m.

Once all units were clear,Maryland State Police re-openedthe roadway at 3:54 p.m.

It is reported that the bus hadcome to a stop to drop off stu-dents from Springfield Middlewhen the Subaru struck theToyota forcing it into the back ofthe school bus. The driver of theSubaru may have had a medicalemergency causing the accident.

At this point, the driver hasbeen charged with failure to con-trol speed to avoid a collision.

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Man in critical condition following serious accident in FunkstownOn February 24th,

Washington County E.C.C. tookreports of a single vehicle acci-dent on Westside Avenue inFunkstown. Emergency crewsfrom Funkstown Volunteer FireCompany 10 along withCommunity Rescue ServiceCompany 75 were alerted for thecall at 12:59 a.m. Reports came inon 911 that a car struck the side ofa bridge.

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Once transported, FunkstownFire remained on the scene withSheriff Department while re-con-struction teams began their inves-tigation into the cause of the acci-dent.

Washington County FirePolice along with HagerstownAuxiliary Police were requestedby command to assist with keep-ing the road closed. The driverwas last known to be at MeritusMedical Center in critical condi-tion.

The accident is still underinvestigation by the WashingtonCounty Sheriff Department.

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Engine 10-1 on the scene with a single vehicle into a tree.

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Funkstown responds to rolloverOn March 2nd, Funkstown

Fire Company responded out fora vehicle accident on OldNational Pike south ofFunkstown. Firefighters werealerted early Saturday morning at2:12 a.m. along with BoonsboroRescue and Community RescueService out of Hagerstown.Washington County E.C.C. dis-patchers took reports of a vehiclerollover with power lines down.

Engine 10-1 from Funkstownarrived in the area of the 9300block of Old National Pike to finda single vehicle into a tree with adamaged electrical pole withwires down. Crews found no needfor the Rescue Squad out ofCompany 69, but had CommunityRescue’s Paramedic 75-3 contin-ue in for one patient, who was outof the vehicle.

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fied the patient as a Priority 2Category C Trauma.

As crews worked to packagethe patient, dispatchers pre-alert-ed Meritus Medical for the trau-ma. Once packaged, CommunityRescue transported the patient toMeritus at 2:41 a.m.

Funkstown Engine 10-1remained for a short period aftertransport. The scene was thenturned over to Maryland StatePolice and Washington CountySheriff Department at 3:10 a.m.when remaining units fromFunkstown cleared the scene.

The accident is under investi-gation.

- WILLIAM KING

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Five firefighters injures following collapseat Baltimore fourth alarm

Baltimore City, MD. OnMonday, February 4, 2013, short-ly before 6:00 p.m., Box 23-6sent companies to 601Pennsylvania Avenue in the SetonHill neighborhood for a buildingfire.

Engine 23 was on locationwith a three story, brick structurewith heavy smoke and fire show-ing and requested the secondalarm.

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Seven counties respond to Williamsport five alarmOn February 4th, Washington

County received a call reportingheavy black smoke to the rear of110 North Conococheague Streetin Williamsport. The calleradvised them that her house wasalso filling with the smoke.Crews were quickly dispatched at7:20 a.m.

Williamsport Rescue Engine2 saw heavy smoke showing asthey approached. LieutenantNokes of Company 2 immediate-ly requested the working fireassignment. Crews found heavyfire on side C as they began theirinitial attack. Chief William Ballfrom Company 2 assumed com-mand. The fire found its waythrough a cock loft area andrapidly spread to different partsof the structure. At 7:48 a.m.Chief Ball requested a secondalarm struck.

Firefighter’s main game planat this point was to keep the firecontained to the main fire build-ing. At 8:15, Chief Ball requesteda third alarm and Level 2 stagingwas established at Company 2’squarters. All hands continued towork to bring the blaze undercontrol when Assistant ChiefKopp declared a Mmayday afterseeing a firefighter go down andbecome separated from his crewat 8:27 a.m.

RIT was immediately sent into assist, but luckily the firefight-er was able to self-extricate him-self from the debris and rejoin hisgroup quickly with no injuries.Firefighters continued on theirquest to gain control as the build-ing was deteriorating aroundthem. After observing this, com-mand called for all buildings tobe evacuated at 9:54. It wasdeclared at 10:19 a.m. by com-mand that the main fire buildingwas off limits to all personnel dueto structural integrity.

Around 11:00, crews wereseeing less smoke coming fromthe building, showing signs thattheir efforts were working. Ittook four hours reaching a totalof five alarms before bringing thefire under control, which wasreported at 11:20 a.m.

Firefighters remained on thescene for several hours conduct-ing salvage and overhaul opera-tions, working to extinguish theremainder of the fire. Meanwhilethe State Fire Marshal’s Officewas on site working an investiga-tion into what caused the blazethat destroyed this historicalbuilding.

State FM26 Ed Ernst laterannounced that the cause wastraced back to a furnace locatedin an outbuilding on side C. Theoil furnace malfunctioned, spark-ing a fire in the attached out-building, which quickly spread tothe main structure.

Some Williamsport residentswere devastated by the loss of thebuilding. The building itselfdated back to the 1800’s pre-civilwar era. Housing multiple busi-nesses and hotels over the years,the building is best known as

Lieutenant Snoke of Funkstown and Firefighter Hopkins ofSpecial Operation work as fire engulfs the Liquor Store

MIKE PANNILL

“Wolfe’s On The Square” current-ly housing a Liquor Store at 1West Potomac Street and apart-ments on the NorthConococheague Street side of thestructure. The initial caller was theonly occupant in the building atthe time of the fire, and she wassafely able to evacuate the struc-ture prior to fire departmentsarrival.

The American Red Cross wascalled out to the scene and wasable to assist her. The building isbelieved to be a total loss withdamages estimated to be around$500,000.

Incident Commander, ChiefWilliam Ball said that they arealready in the process of studyingthis incident to try and learn fromit.

Mondays blaze brought overone hundred and thirty emergencyproviders from thirty six fire andEMS departments from seven dif-ferent counties. Williamsport FireCo. 2 responded on Box 2-1 withassistance from Halfway Fire &EMS Co. 26, Funkstown Fire Co.10, Clear Spring Fire Co. 4.Additional alarms brought increws from HFD South End FireEng. 5, HFD Western EnterpriseTruck 4, Sharpsburg Fire Co. 1,Hancock Fire Co. 5, BoonsboroFire Co. 6, Smithsburg Fire Co. 7,Leitersburg Fire Co. 9, PotomacValley Fire Co. 11, MaugansvilleFire Co. 13, Long Meadow FireCo. 27, Clear Spring EMS Co. 49,Community Rescue Co. 75,Special Operations 20, theDivision of Emergency Services,Air Unit 25 and Rehab Unit 255all from Washington County.

Companies from BerkleyCounty , West Virginia wereBaker Heights Fire Co. 60,Beddington Fire Co. 40,Hedgesville Fire Co. 30, SouthBerkley Fire Co. 20 andMartinsburg VA Center Fire Co.80.

Companies from Morgan

County, West Virginia wereBerkley Spring Fire Co. 1 andGreat Cacapon Fire Co. 2.

Companies from FrederickCounty, Maryland wereIndependent Fire Co. 1, UnitedFire Co. 3, New Market Fire Co.15, Liberty Town Fire Co. 17 andFrederick County Battalion Chief902.

Other departments on the callconsist of Jefferson County, WVBakerton Fire Co. 7, FranklinCounty, PA Mercersburg Fire Co.9 and Montgomery County,Maryland’s Hyattstown Engine709.

The Washington County HighSchool Fire & Rescue Academystudents also came out to assist.Under the instruction of JamieDrawbaugh, the remaining stu-dents in his current program thatwere not already on the call withtheir departments reported to theLevel 2 staging area at Company 2around 1:00 p.m. to be utilizedwherever they were needed.

Other groups and organiza-tions assisting on the sceneincluded Hagerstown PoliceDepartments Command Bus,Washington County Fire Police,Maryland State Fire Marshal’sOffice the American Red Crossand The Town Of Williamsport.

Additional emergency crewswere transferred in fromSmithsburg EMS Co. 79,Sharpsburg EMS Co. 19, FranklinCounty, PA’s Waynesboro Fire Co.2, Franklin Station 4 and St.Tomas Fire Co. 18, FrederickCounty, MD’s Middletown FireCo. 7 and Brunswick Fire Co. 5,Fulton County, PA’s NeedmoreFire Co. 55, Bedford County, PA’sBreezewood Fire Co. 40,Jefferson County, WV’sHarpersferry Fire Co. 1, AdamsCounty, PA’s FairfieldCommunity Fire Co. 2 andCumberland County, PA’s UnionFire Co. 41 from Carlisle to coverWilliamsport and the surroundingdepartments during Monday'sincident.

- WILLIAM KING

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At 5:25p.m. on February 18th, units from Anne Arundel County's 1st and 2nd Battalions werealerted for a reported building fire with multiple calls near the intersection of Crain Hwy andGeorgia Ave. Engine 331 arrived at 403 Crain Hwy to find heavy fire showing from a second floorwindow. Units attempted to make an interior attack on the vacant boarded up building; howev-er, once making entry they found several holes in the floors. Battalion Chief 1 assumed com-mand and pulled all units out due to the holes in the floors of the vacant building. A secondalarm was requested at 5:35 p.m., bringing additional units from the 1st and 2nd Battalions.

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On February 14, 2013, FireChief Richie Bowers of theMontgomery County Fire andRescue Services presented Engine,Truck and Medic 715 and Engine724 with unit citations for their ini-tial aggressive rescue and suppres-sion efforts that resulted in the suc-cessful rescue of multiple occu-pants at 14005 Castle Boulevard inSilver Spring.

At 7:24 a.m. on July 13, 2012Paramedic Engine 715, Truck 715and Medic 715 arrived to find awell advanced fire in a three storygarden style apartment with multi-ple occupants on their balconies inneed of immediate rescue.

Engine and Medic 715 took theC side and split their crews makingmultiple rescues along with darken-ing down the top two floors andputting a handline on the apartmentof origin. Truck 715 positioned onthe A side and also split crews withtwo making interior searches andthe driver rescuing multiple occu-pants from their balconies with aportable ground ladder. Paramedic

Engine 724 backed up Engine 715’slineman and continued suppressionefforts while additional rescueswere made.

Through the combined effortsby the brothers and sisters of theMCFRS, the rescue of 17 occupantswere made. This daunting task wasalso completed with no serious fire-fighter or civilian injuries reported.

Engine 715’s crew: FF KevinHenderson, Capt MatthewCarrigan, FF Matthew Miles andMFF Rafael Gibson.

Truck 715 crew: MFF SteveWiseman, MFF Christopher Rileyand MFF Michael Ryman

Medic 715’s crew: FF JeffreyWeber and LT Robert Tobin.

Engine 724’s crew: MFF GarthCoe, Capt David Barcenas, FFMatthew Mundy and FF BeauNelson.

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Business destroyed by two alarm blaze in HancockOn February 25th, firefighters

were alerted for a structure fire onBox 5-1 at 2:56 a.m. in Hancock.Washington County E.C.C. tookreports of a commercial buildingfire in the area of 26 Canal Street.Deputy Chief Hoopengardner ofHancock Company 5 requesteddispatch to start the second alarm.

Firefighters approaching thescene had heavy fire through theroof. They arrived to find the ReelBait & Tackle Shop at 6 SouthPennsylvania Ave fully engulfed.Chief Danny Shirley of Company5 assumed command.

Firefighters from over a dozendepartments battled the blaze foralmost two hours before bringingit under control. Crews were facedwith controlling the blaze as wellas protecting exposures around the

building with multiple hoselinesand instituting ladderpipe opera-tions. Command was able to reportthe fire knocked down at 4:42 a.m.,but advised he was holding allunits for extensive overhaul.

Firefighters remained on thescene for several hours extinguish-ing hot spots and assisting theState Fire Marshal’s office. Ladderpipe operations were finally shutdown at 5:32 a.m., but commandadvised they still had multiple han-dlines in use. Firefighters remainedcommitted until the mid-morning.

The cause of the blaze is notyet known. No injuries werereported, but the American Red

Cross was called in to assist one ofthe residents in one of the sur-rounding homes that received heatdamage from the blaze. One otherbuilding across from the structurealso sustained heat damage. Thefire is reported to have cause about$300,000 worth of damage.

Companies answering the callwere Hancock MD Fire and EMSCo. 59, Berkeley Springs WV,Needmore PA Fire & EMS,Flintstone MD, Orleans MD,McConnelsburg PA, WilliamsportMD, Clear Spring MD,Hedgesville WV, MaugansvilleMD, Washington County SpecialOperations 20, Division OfEmergency Services Paramedic1810, Washington CountyEmergency Air Unit 25, DivisionOf Emergency Services DirectorKevin Lewis 1801 and theMaryland State Fire Marshal’soffice. Crews from WashingtonCounty’s in Maugansville alongwith Bedington WV responded onengine transfers to help coverareas in Hancock and ClearSpring.

- WILLIAM KING

On February 25th, the Leitersburg Fire Company on WashingtonCounty Maryland place a new 2013 Pierce Saber into service.

WILLIAM KING

Howard County has placed this 2012 e-One Typhoon/92 E-OneHush Body 1250/1000 engine in service as Engine 131 at theGlenwood Station in Western Howard County.

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Crews respond to fatalaccident on Interstate 70

On February 19th, WashingtonCounty received reports of a seri-ous accident on Interstate 70.Crews from Clear Spring andHancock along with Williamsportand Berkley Springs, WV werealerted for a vehicle accident at8:54 a.m. The E.C.C. had reportsof the vehicle on fire with theoccupant still in the vehicle.

Calls continued to flood the911 center. The E.C.C. had a fol-low up call from an off duty avia-tion paramedic from MSP. Thetrooper arrived to find the patientpartially ejected from the vehicle.The trooper was assisted bybystanders and they were able topull the patient from the vehicleprior to fire and EMS arrival on the

scene. He advised that the patientis out of the vehicle, but was aPriority 4 patient.

Crews went to work dowsingthe blaze as Chief Danny Shirleyof Company 5 assumed Command.Firefighters from Clear Spring andHancock worked together toquickly extinguish the blaze.Command reported the fireknocked down at 9:09 a.m.

Clear Spring Fire remained onthe scene to assist Maryland StatePolice till about 11:00 a.m.

- WILLIAM KING

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Richard R. Bowers Jr. appointed chiefThe Fairfax County Board of

Supervisors appointed Richard R.Bowers Jr. as thecounty's next firechief. Bowers suc-ceeds Chief RonaldL. Mastin, whoplans to retire May7. Bowers' appoint-ment is effectiveApril 29, allowingoverlap time for thetransition of leader-ship.

A 35 year veteran of theMontgomery County, Md. Fireand Rescue Service, Bowers hasserved as MCFRS fire chief since2008, managing the combined(career and volunteer) service ofover 2,100 firefighters/rescuers.While serving as chief, he man-aged an operating budget of $204million and a six year capitalimprovement program budget of$44 million.

Bowers began in MontgomeryCounty as a firefighter/EMT, ris-ing through the ranks in numerouspositions. He served in every rankin the department up to andincluding fire chief. A Pentagonand Hurricane Katrina NewOrleans Citation Award recipient,he was Montgomery County'sFirefighter of the Year in 1985 andreceived the Marvin GibbonsAward for Excellence inFirefighter I, Recruit Class 35.

He attended the University ofMaryland, University Collegewhere he earned a master degreecertification in human resourcemanagement, a bachelor of fire

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Shortly after 10 a.m. on February 3, Baltimore County westside fire units were dispatched to areported motor vehicle crash with entrapment at the end of Interstate 795 in Reisterstown. Unitsreported a two vehicle t-bone MVC with one person trapped. Firefighters from RVFC and GlyndonVFC extricated one patient and transferred care to Medic 56 and EMS 5. Command requested aMaryland State Police medevac helicopter, which landed at nearby Reisterstown Regional Park, totransport one female patient to Baltimore's Shock Trauma Center. A second patient was transport-ed via BCoFD Medic 19 to Sinai Hospital Trauma Center. The accident is under investigation by theBaltimore County Police Department Crash Team.

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science degree and a public fire-protection management andadministration education certifi-cate. He also holds an associatedegree from Montgomery College(Rockville).

In addition, he has successfullycompleted the MontgomeryCounty Government Leadershipand Management Course as well asnumerous courses from the

Montgomery County Fire andRescue Training Academy, theMaryland Fire and Rescue InstituteTraining and the NationalEmergency Training Center.Bowers also is currently enrolledin the Executive Fire OfficerProgram at the National FireEmergency Training Center.

- JAY IACONE




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EUGENE WEBER JR.

1st Responder Newspaper - MA March/April, 2013 PAGe 29

Vacant apartment buildingfire goes to two alarms inHagerstown

Hagerstown, MD. On February7th, Washington County E.C.C dis-patch took a report of a buildingfire in the area of 109 SouthPotomac Street. Hagerstown unitswere dispatched outon Box 1-1-6 at10:56 p.m.

Crews arrived tofind a working fireat 21 West AntietamStreet just off SouthPotomac Street.Battalion ChiefRuss Grimmrequested the work-ing fire assignment as he arrivedand assumed command.

Firefighters were faced with aheavy fire load on the fourth andfifth floors of a five story vacantapartment building. Crews execut-ed an interior attack upon arrival.Due to the heavy fire load with thethreat to surrounding exposures,command called for the secondalarm to be struck.

Interior operations lasted forapproximately one hour beforecommand called for the building tobe evacuated around 11:50 p.m.due to the integrity of the structurerapidly deteriorating.

All hands remained working ascrews worked in defensive modeoperating three ladder pipes andmultiple master streams as heavyfire consumed the fourth and fifthfloors of the structure.

Command also called for ini-tial units on the scene to be re-posi-tioned due to the threat of collapseon side A. Master streams flowedfor nearly two and a half hoursbefore command reported the firecontained and under control at 2:17

a.m. Shortly after 3:00 a.m., com-mand began releasing units as theywere able to wrap up.

Crews still had active fire, butit was contained to the upper floors.Command held city Engines 4, 5and Truck 4 as well as the CountyRehab Unit 255 on the scene untillate into the morning.

Command was terminated andBattalion Chief Grimm adviseddispatch that Fire Marshal DougDehaven would be remaining onthe scene and in charge of theremaining HFD units around 7:00a.m. Remaining units werereleased from the scene shortlyafter 11:00 a.m. The fire remainsunder investigation by theHagerstown Fire Marshal’s office.The building was unoccupied at thetime of the blaze and no injurieswere reported.

Hagerstown units respondingon Box 1-1-6 consisted of FirstHagerstown Hose Engine 1, SouthEnd Fire Engine 5, WesternEnterprise Engine 4 and Truck 4,Pioneer Hook & Ladder Truck 1and City Utility 3.

Additional crews responded infrom Funkstown Fire Co. 10,Halfway Fire Co. 26, MaugansvilleFire Co. 13, Long Meadow FireCo. 27, Williamsport Fire Co. 2,Leitersburg Fire Co. 9, WashingtonCounty Special Operations 20,Community Rescue Co. 75,Emergency Air Unit 25, RehabUnit 255 and the Hagerstown FireMarshal’s Office. Hagerstown CityPolice and the Auxiliary Policealso responded out to assist withcrowd control during the incident.

- WILLIAM KING

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Smoke detector alertsneighbor to a housefire in Halfway

On the evening of MondayMarch 5th, Fire & EMS crews inWashington County were dis-patched out on Box 26-5 for areported house fire at 931Harwood Road in Halfway. Aneighbor next door advised heheard a smokealarm sounding andthen began smellingsmoke.

He immediatelycalled 911. Fire andEMS crews fromH a l f w a y ,H a g e r s t o w n ,Funkstown andCommunity Rescuewere dispatched at 6:06 p.m.

Fire & EMS crews respondedin minutes. Units approaching thescene could see heavy smokecoming from the rear of the struc-ture. Crews arrived to find fireshowing on the C side of the struc-ture. Chief Dattilio of Halfwayassumed command and found theyhad a working kitchen fire that hadspread to the outside of the build-ing.

Crews from Halfway andHagerstown were able to conductan aggressive attack knocking thefire down within ten minutes of

arrival. The State Fire Marshal’sOffice FM26, Ed Ernst, respondedto investigate the cause.

Crews remained on the scenefor approximately an hour and ahalf conducting overhaul opera-tions and assisting FM26 whenneeded.

The State Fire Marshal’soffice reports that the blaze wascaused by a toaster in the kitchenarea. The fire started and quicklyspread up the siding on the outsideof the back of the house causing$20,000 in damages to the struc-ture and approximately $5,000 indamages to the contents.

No one was home at the timethe fire started and no injurieswere reported.

Departments responding onBox 26-5 consisted of theVolunteer Fire Company ofHalfway Co. 26, HagerstownSouth End Fire Engine 5 andUtility 3, Funkstown Fire Co. 10,Williamsport Fire Co. 2,Washington County SpecialOperations 20, CommunityRescue Paramedic 75-4,Washington County Air Unit 25and Emergency Rehab Unit 255.

- WILLIAM KING

Tower 26 operates on Side A of a kitchen fire.

WILLIAM KING

MARYLAND


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For years a young boy has been following a dream,A desire, not unheard of, by a child it seems.

He would find himself chasing the sirens and lights,Pedaling that bicycle with all of his might.

He’d sometimes catch up and watch them in awe,And witness the men, in their gear, broke down a door.

They had axes and hoses to get the job done,He knew it was dangerous, but it sure looked like fun.

The fire is out and the smoke cleared away,He thinks “that’s going to be me one of these days”.He’s seen all the movies and watched all the shows,

His idols portrayed as true to life heroes.After waiting forever, the time is now here,

His patience is gone, wants to get it in gear.He goes to a firehouse and knocks on the door,

Unaware of what’s inside and not sure what’s in store.He’s not sure what to say, arranging words in his mind,

The door opens, a familiar face smiles; he’s going to be fine.For the next few hours he gets informed of the basics,

And gets told it takes special type of people to actually make it.There are meetings and training’s and calls at all hours,

And the frequency of calls is not within our powers.You’ll put your trust in your brothers, your newly found kin,

Because when others are running out, we all run in.You’ll be part of a team, you won’t be alone,

We protect life and property, and then we all go home.We fight manmade disasters and weather in it’s extreme,They’ll be things you’ll encounter that you’ve never seen.There will be days of gratification, and few with a frown,For unexpected occurrences when a brother goes down.

He’s accepted the challenge and is up to the deed,To be there for the call, when his neighbors are in need.

He has taken an oath that he swears to uphold,To be proud, and prepared, for when things unfold.He’s on his first call and helps take down a door,

At the curb stands a boy with his bike, watching in awe!

MICHAEL TURANO

One occupant was rescued by Baltimore City firefighters on W. Pratt Street on February 2, 2013.

JASON COLEMAN-COBB

One rescued from Baltimore City row homeBaltimore City, MD. On

Saturday, February 2, 2013, at12:35 p.m., Fire Box 14-12 tonedout for a reported dwelling firewith possible entrapment at 1315W. Pratt Street in SouthwestBaltimore. Reserve Engine 69 (act-ing Engine 14) arrived on locationwith heavy smoke showing from atwo story, middle of the group,dwelling.

Battalion Chief 3 assumed

command and requested the work-ing fire dispatch.

A hand line was stretched intothe fire building advancing on afire on the second floor while othercrews performed a primary search.A second line was stretched intothe exposure building.

The fire was knocked down inabout ten minutes and an adultmale was removed unconsciousvia ground ladder from a rear, sec-ond floor window.

He was transported by a Medicto a nearby hospital in unknowncondition.

Companies remained on thescene for about two hours.

- JASON COLEMAN-COBB


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