| JULY 6TH 2006 ONE TRAPPED ON ROUTE 301 CHIEF 40A WAS THE FIRST ARRIVING UNIT ON NORTH BOUND ROUTE 301, JUST NORTH OF OLD INDIAN HEAD ROAD, AND REPORTED ONE TRAPPED. THE DRIVER WAS EXTRICATED BY SQUAD 40 AND TRANSPORTED TO PGGH TRAUMA BY TROOPER 2 AFTER INITIAL CARE BY MEDIC 40. ALSO ON SCENE WERE UNITS FROM COMPANY 45, MARYLAND STATE POLICE, TROOPER 2, AND MEDIC 40 |
| HOUSE FIRE WITH FIRE SHOWING 15519 Brandywine Road, Cross Streets of Evergreen and Ashbox, Caller Reported Fire coming out of a house. Communications advised house is on fire, and occupants are safely out of the house. Engine 362 on the scene side Alpha, heavy fire showing, passing command to Engine 401. Engine 401 on the scene with Engine 362's line, passing command to Chief 40 on side Alpha Battalion Chief 7 on scene, assuming Command, Chief 40 as Division 1 Units responding: Engine 362, Tanker 36, Engine 401, Chief 40, Engine 451, Tanker 45, Ambulance 459, Breathing Air 45, Engine 202, Truck 82 (Waldorf), Truck 32, Rescue Squad 47, Ambulance 479, Tanker 23, Ambulance 238, Paramedic 29, Engine 255, Water Supply Support Unit 25, Car 25, Battalion Chief 7, Battalion Chief 5, EMS 1, OEM Engine 294 filled in at Station 40 |
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| TRENCH COLLAPSE ON 5 - 9 - 06 MAKES FOR A BUSY AFTERNOON FOR MEMBERS OF COMPANY 40 AND THE COLLAPSE TEAM THE WORKER WHO WAS TRAPPED UP TO HIS WAIST IN THE DITCH WAS RESCUED AND TRANSPORTED TO PGGH TRAUMA |
| ROUTE 301 OVERTURNED TRUCK MAKES FOR A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE AND A BUSY AFTERNOON FOR UNITS FROM BRANDYWINE AND CLINTON. ON 5 - 25 - 06 UNITS FROM BRANDYWINE AND CLINTON RESPONDED TO ROUTE 301 FOR AN OVERTURNED DUMP TRUCK. MAKING MATTERS WORSE FOR TRAVELERS ON THE BUSY 301 CORRIDOR WERE THAT THE TRUCK LOST ITS LOAD, DUMPED FUEL AND OTHER ENGINE FLUIDS ON THE PAVEMENT, AND A DANGEROUS UPRIGHTING OF A TRUCK OF THIS SIZE AND THE CLEAN UP! |
| JANUARY 26TH, SQUAD 40, CHIEF 40, CHIEF 40b RESPONDED TO THE COURTHOUSE IN UPPER MARLBORO FOR A FIRE IN THE BUILDING. REPORTS ARE A WELDER IGNITED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ON THE ROOF WHICH STARTED THE 2 ALARM BLAZE. WHILE SQUAD 40 WAS ASSIGNED RIT DUTIES, OUR CHIEFS WERE ON THE SCENE WITH TASKS ASSIGNED BY THE INCIDENT COMMANDER. SMOKE FROM THE FIRE WAS VISIBLE AS FAR NORTH AS BOWIE AND SOUTH DOWN TO MARLTON. |
| SQUAD 40, 409, CHIEF 40 AND CHIEF 40 B RESPONDED TO THIS 9 - I ON JANUARY 10th AT 1100 HRS IN THE 1800 BLOCK OF AQUASCO ROAD. THE INCIDENT HAD 1 PATIENT FLOWN OUT AS A MECHANISM TRAUMA AND THE SECOND PATIENT TRANSPORTED BY LAND FOR A CHECK UP. THE SQUAD CREW WAS USED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE PATIENTS FROM THE CAR BUT WAS NOT NEEDED FOR HEAVY EXTRICATION |
| DECEMBER 28TH - SQUAD 40, CHIEF 40 AND CHIEF 40A RESPONDED TO THIS INCIDENT ON NELSON PERRIE ROAD IN COMPANY 36 BADEN's FIRST DUE AREA FOR ONE TRAPPED UNDER AN OVERTURNED TRACTOR BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE GROUND. AIRBAGS, RAMS, AND SHORING FROM SQUAD 40 WAS USED TO FREE THE OPERATOR WHO WAS TRANSPORTED TO PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITAL TRAUMA CENTER. |
| 2 - 1 - 07 CHIEF 40 B WAS IN THE AREA OF GWYNN PARK COURT AND DYSON ROAD IN HIS CHIEFS CAR WHEN HE WAS STRUCK. MEDIC 40 TRANSPORTED THE CHIEF TO PGGH, WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE CHIEF WAS HOME BY EARLY EVENING. THANKS TO THE CAREER CREW AND MEDIC 40 FOR THEIR WORK. SQUAD 40 WAS ON THE CALL TO RETRIEVE COMPANY 40, AND CHIEF 40 B's PROPERTY, NO EXTRICATIONS WERE NEEDED. |
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| 12911 Windbrook Dr House Fire Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 09:50:29 |
