S414 was alerted early this morning for a house fire in the Catonsville area. The crew assisted with extinguishing the fire and overhaul and was there for approximately 2 hours.
Category Archives: Incident
Apartment Fire
This morning E412 was alerted for an apartment fire in Franklin fire station’s area. E412 arrived along with other units to find a small fire in an apartment that was extinguished by the fire department. E412 remained on scene for overhaul.
MVC on Westminster Pike
This morning RVFC was alerted for an MVC on Westminster Pike near Glen Falls Road. E412 and SU418 arrived to find one vehicle on the side of the road. Crews assisted the medic with the patient.
Autofire at Full Moon
Tonight Engine 412 was alerted for an auto fire in the Full Moon Bar and Grill parking lot.
E413 on a House Fire
Just before 7:30 pm Engine 413 and Special Unit 418 were alerted for a dwelling fire in Owings Mills. Units from Owings Mills found fire to the rear of the structure on their arrival. The crew from Engine 413 attacked the fire in the basment and rear of the structure. The Special Unit crew assisted with ventilation. Units were on scene for several hours.
Reisterstown and Upperco Rescues
Over the past two days RVFC has been dispatched on several vehicle collisions with people trapped. On Monday night there was an MVC with someone trapped in a car against a pole. Then tonight there was a two car MVC up in Upperco that RVFC was dispatched on. We currently are running our special unit which is equipped with vehicle stabilization and extrication tools but look forward to our new squad’s arrival in the next month or so.
E413 to Hampstead for a House Fire
Engine 413 was dispatched along with numerous Carroll County and Baltimore County apparatus. E413 went enroute with 5 personnel. Crew assisted with fire attack and E413 was tasked with drafting water to send to the apparatus at the fire.
Restaurant Fire in Reisterstown
Approximately 2:30am this morning Reisterstown and many surrounding companies in both Baltimore and Carroll County were dispatched for a building fire at Genova’s up by the lumber company. E412 arrived to find fire coming from both the front and back of the building. A tanker strike team was dispatched as it is a non-hydrant area. Units worked for several hours to extinguish the fire and overhaul. E412 cleared the call early this morning.
Dwelling fire in Reisterstown
May 10, 2020
Sunday morning units were alerted for a garage fire on Gores Mill Road. Engine 412 arrived to find a garage fire with extension into the dwelling. Due to the lack of hydrants, a tanker strike team and second alarm was requested. The fire was quickly knocked down and under control within an hour. Engine 412, Engine 413, Medic 415, Special Unit 418, and Utility 419 responded.
Building Fire in Reese
Just after 2:00 am Engine 412 was dispatched for a building fire on Baltimore Blvd. in Reese. Crews from Reese found heavy smoke coming from an office building. The fire was located in the basement. The crew from Engine 412 was initially assigned to RIT. They were re-deployed to assist with pulling ceilings on the first floor. While operating on the first floor one of our firefighters fell through the floor into the basement when the floor underneath them collapsed. The firefighter was transported by Reese VFC Ambulance to Shock Trauma as a precaution.
The injured firefighter is home recovering from minor injuries. We would like to thank everyone who has reached out to check on the firefighter.