On Saturday February 20th, Reisterstown assisted the Boring VFC with a brush fire on Old Hanover Road. When units arrived they found a ground cover fire in a Alpaca pen. The crew from Engine 412 used one Compressed Air Foam hand to assist Engine 422 and Brush 428.
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February 13 & February 14
We are well staffed this weekend and have all apparatus ready for duty. Thankfully it was been reasonably quiet, though.
Tonight we trained on engine operations. We pulled two 1 3/4″ attack lines (first lines we would take into a house or building that is on fire) and practiced patterns against the building. We then pulled the blitz fire (high water flow nozzle). And finally we went raised and lowered ladders against a 20′ building. We have several new members and this type of training is great for them but is also great for the more seasoned members too.
This was recently posted by the Baltimore County Fire Department:
DAY MONTH DATE BEGIN TIME END TIME LOCATION
Wednesday January 20 2:00PM 6:00PM Woodlawn Sta. 3
Wednesday February 17 3:00PM 7:00PM Franklin, Sta. 56
Wednesday March 16 2:00PM 6:00PM Jacksonville Sta. 47
Wednesday April 20 3:00PM 7:00PM Whitemarsh Sta. 20
Wednesday May 18 2:00PM 6:00PM Pikesville Sta. 32
Wednesday June 15 3:00PM 7:00PM Parkville Sta. 10
Wednesday July 20 3:00PM 7:00PM Woodlawn Sta. 3
Wednesday August 17 2:00PM 6:00PM Franklin, Sta. 56
Wednesday September 21 2:00PM 6:00PM Jacksonville Sta. 47
Wednesday October 19 3:00PM 7:00PM Whitemarsh Sta. 20
Wednesday November 16 2:00PM 6:00PM Pikesville Sta. 32
Wednesday December 21 2:00PM 6:00PM Parkville Sta. 10
For an appointment call 410-887-8717 and leave a message.
Appointments are schedule the beginning of each month for that month’s event.
ie. Beginning of January for January 16, beginning of Feb for Feb 20…
Also, parents can call Maryland Kids In Safety Seats 800-370-7328 (www.mdkiss.org) to see if they have anything earlier or more convenient than our events.
Last night we had our annual Christmas Party at the firehouse.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all…
This morning there was a two vehicle collision with one person heavily trapped. S414 along with many other units were dispatched to the scene in Chestnut Ridge’s area. Engine 501 was first arriving and advised there was one person heavily trapped in the vehicle and requested a helicopter for transport to Shock Trauma once the patient was extricated. Crews from Squad 414, Squad 322, Truck 404, Engine 19 and Engine 501 all worked together to gain access to the patient. This required numerous tools off of Squad 414 and many people. After about 15 minutes of work we were able to extricate the patient who was then taken by ambulance to the landing zone for the helicopter.
On Friday Station 41 units (E412 and S414) were alerted for an MVC with rollover. Almost immediately dispatch upgraded it to a rescue (person trapped in the vehicle). The engine and squad responded along with other area apparatus. Police were on scene very quickly and advised that people on scene were able to help the driver out of the vehicle. Company 41 equipment waited on scene for about 15 minutes for the medic crew to check out the occupants.
This morning around 7am Reisterstown along with surrounding companies were alerted for an MVC with patients trapped in Franklin’s district. S414 went enroute. Reports were of 1 person trapped but E56 was able to extricate the patient just as S414 arrived. Several were transported to the hospital.
This was after a busy night in the county with 3 working fires (2 of them 2-alarm) and a working rescue. One of the working fires was on the West side which stretched resources. E412 was dispatched on a medical call to Station 18’s area but was cleared upon arrival. E412 was then transferred to Station 18 to cover the area. In all we were there approximately 90 minutes before returning to Reisterstown.
Pictures from this morning’s rescue:
