Thanks to all that came out to the Reisterstown Parade for the start of the Reisterstown Festival. It is great to see so many people out to see the community.
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Extrication Training
Tonight some newer members did basic extrication training on a car that was donated to the fire house. It is good for all members to have an understanding on how we do extrication even before the take the vehicle and machinery classes.
National Night Out
Thanks to all those that came to visit us at National Night Out in Chartley. Kids and adults were excited to get up on a fire truck and asked great questions about what we do!
E412 and S414 to Carroll County for House Fire
Tonight around supper time E412 and S414 were dispatched to Carroll County for a house fire in Gamber’s area. E412 arrive second and setup water supply for the attack engine. S414 continued down to the house to assist crews with extinguishment and overhaul. Reisterstown’s apparatus was on scene for approximately 1 hour.
MVC on 795
Last night around 11pm a report of a multi-vehicle collision on the 795. S414 along with other units. Three ALS ambulances were requested along with a Trooper helicopter.
Person Trapped Under a Car
Last night around 10pm, S414 along with E312, T18 and several medic units were dispatched for a report of a person trapped under a car. Going down the road, command (E312) updated the scene and a plan was formulated in discussion with S414. S414 and SU418 arrived to find a single person completely underneath a car. Air bags were deployed along with cribbing and step chalks in order to lift the car off of the person. Crews from 41 and 31 worked together along with medic crews to do it as efficiently and safely as possible.
E413 to FRA for FF1 Class
E413 went down to the Baltimore County Fire Rescue Academy to support a firefighter at RVFC who is in the Firefighter 1 Class. Sunday was the first set of “burns” where the instructors set small fires in the burn building and the students advance a handline into the building and put the fire out.
House Fire on Cuba Road
Very early this morning E413 was dispatched on a working house fire in Butler’s area. Numerous engines were requested as it was a non-hydranted area. E413 arrived near the back of the line of engines and the crew went up to get an assignment from command. E413 waited while the crews inside were working then when some crews exited, E413’s crew was instructed to go to the second floor and look for any remaining fire and to overhaul. E413 remained on scene for approximately 90 minutes before returning to the Reisterstown area.
Tree onto Car – Two Nights in a Row
Last night around 6pm Reisterstown got a call for a car with a tree on top and with someone possibly trapped inside. S414, E413, SU418 and several other apparatus from surrounding companies were dispatched. S414 arrived first to find a single vehicle that had run into a tree that was across the road. The driver was not trapped and was safely inside a passer-by’s car.
Tonight around 6pm, again, Reisterstown got a call for a car with a tree on top and with someone possibly trapped. S414, E413 and U419 were dispatched along with surrounding companies to Dover Road in Upperco’s area. E852 arrived first and had a car on the side of a hill that had been side-swiped by a downed tree. S414 and others extricated the patient. The patient was transported to the old Boring Firehouse and was flown out by Trooper 1. E413 handled the landing zone for the helicopter.
Pump Operator Training with Company 40 and 56
Tonight, Reisterstown got together with Glyndon Volunteers (40) and Franklin (56) to do pump operator training. E401 from Glyndon laid a hose line from the hydrant and E413 pumped the line. Other hose line training was done with some newer members too.
