At around 10:30am, Reisterstown and several other companies were alerted for a truck which hit a car and then hit a house.  Squad 414, Engine 412, Special Unit 418 and Utility 419 responded and found a box truck had hit a car and then plowed into a house. Driver’s from both vehicles were trapped.  Command requested a heavy rescue box which brought more units including the USAR team from Station 17.

Crews were on scene for approximately an hour for extrication, packaging the patients and loading onto the helicopter.

Units were dispatched for 10-50PI Rescue reported as a tractor trailer overturned into a guardrail. Squad 414 responded and was first arriving to find one person trapped in the cab against the guard rail. The squad crew extricated the patient who was transported to a local hospital. MDE and Hazmat units responded to pump the fuel out of the saddle tanks.

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Last night we were alerted for two fires, the first was in Station 56’s area which turned out to be a grease fire that was already out.

Then around 3am E412, S414 and many surrounding companies were alerted for a dwelling fire on Worthington Avenue.  E412 arrived first and called smoke and fire showing and requested a working fire profile.  Crews from 41 pulled two handlines to attack the fire, and crews from S414 did search and lighting. Crews were on scene for approximately 3 hours.

Yesterday S414 was dispatched, along with apparatus from Glyndon and Franklin fire stations, for a car that crashed into a pole on Worthington Avenue.  T404 out of Glyndon arrived first and confirmed one person was trapped in the vehicle.  They requested a Trooper to fly the patient to Shock Trauma but the helicopters were grounded due to weather.  Crews from S414 and T404 cut the roof off to get better access to the patient and then had to push the dash with a hydraulic ram to free the patient.  Unfortunately the patient did not make it.  Crews from Reisterstown were on scene for a short time longer and then cleared.

Yesterday afternoon a child was riding a bicycle and hit a moving vehicle.  The child was treated by crews from U419 and E412 along with M56 and EMS5.  It was determined that the child needed to be flown to shock trauma due to his injuries.

On Saturday August 23rd Rescue Squad 414, Engine company 412 and Special unit 418 responded for Mutual aid rescue alarm in Carroll county on MD route 140. First units arrived to find two car MVC with one patient trapped and one ejected. S414 arrived first and completed a complex extrication. The rescue squad took take the roof, the drivers door and then pushed the dash to free the patient.  Units from Reisterstown were assisted by Gamber engine 134 and Reese Rescue

Squad 9. Units were available in under an hour.

Reisterstown E412 and S414 were dispatched for a report of a car into the back of a trash truck.  S414 arrived to find an occupant of the car heavily trapped.  The call was immediately upgraded to a heavy rescue box which brought T313, S322 (Pikesville) and S303 (Lutherville, for the crane).  The trash truck was lifted using air bags and S303’s crane and then S322 slowly pulled the car out from under the truck.   Crews were on-scene for approximately 90 minutes.  The patient was transported to Shock Trauma.

On August 2nd 2014 around 0135 hours units were alerted for a 1050PI with person trapped in front of the Full Moon Bar and Grill. Squad 414 responded and arrived first to find one patient trapped. The squad crew, aided by Engine company 412, cut the roof off  to extricate the patient and turned then over care to EMS.  Crews were ready for service a little under an hour.

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On July 20th 2014 at 1515 hours units were alerted for a dwelling fire in the area of Preserve way. Engine 412 and Rescue Squad 414 responded promptly with staffed 9 volunteers. Initial crews arrived to find fire through the roof command then sounded the working fire. Engine 412 was the third arriving engine and the crew stretched the second handline to the rear. Rescue Squad 414 arrived and assumed first due special service functions opening up for interior crews and conducting searches. All units from Company 41 were held for 3 hours for extensive overhaul before becoming ready for service.

On 7/13/14 units from Reisterstown were alerted for a transformer fire in the area of Cockeys Mill Rd and I-795. Engine 412 responded first arriving to find a 16,000 gallon transformer on fire at the BGE sub station. Engine 412 struck the fire box and established command. This brought Squad 414 and Engine 413 to the scene among many other apparatus from surrounding companies. Once the power was secured to the sub station by BGE the fire was extinguished by the aid of a crash rescue truck out of BWI Airport. Units were on scene and operated for approximately 2 hours before being ready for service.

Photos courtesy of J Jeffers