JANUARY:

17^th:  Apartment Fire/449 Moores Mill Rd/attic fire from electric malfunction in furnace closet/$25,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

27^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/1235 W. Jarrettsville Rd-Box 723/E315 1^st in, E311 tied for 2^nd in/heavy fire on arrival/2 alarms/Co.7,3,13/B. Snyder acting

27^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/2642 Dublin Rd-Box 930/E314 2^nd in/heavy fire in attached garage&attic/came in 28 min after one above/S.Strong acting

28^th:  Dwelling Fire/1202 St.Francis Dr/small kitchen fire/fire under sink & cabinets/$1,000 damage/B.Snyder acting

31^st:  Dwelling Fire/400 Prospect Mill Rd/fully involved 2^nd floor on arrival w/ no steps to it/2 alarms/Co.3,1,2,9/$80,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

FEBRUARY:

1^st:  Dwelling Fire/816 Van Dyke Ln/attached garage fully involved on arrival-kept it in garage/heavy smoke inside/gasoline spilled near kerosene heater/$30,000 damage/B.Snyder acting

7^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/1030 Hollingsworth Rd-Box 831/1^st & 2^nd floors involved/E813 got stuck @ beginning of driveway/Co.3 2E/Co.8,13,BC48,3,4,7/2 hours/B. Snyder acting

7^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/2108 Haverhill Dr-Box 1310/chimney fire with extension/Co.3 1E/small fire/Co.13,3,7/B. Snyder acting

11^th: Mutual Aid Building/2120 Emmorton Park Rd-Box 408-McDonald’s/Co.3 2E & T on 2^nd alarm, 1E on 3^rd alarm/T3,T4,T8 flowed for 2 hours/heavy fire in attic on E813’s arrival/E314&E311 pumped a lot of H2O/5.5 hrs/ J.Rutherford acting

15^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/3207 Rolling Green Dr-Box 138/kitchen fire/E311 2^nd in/Co.1,9,3/1hr/D.Cox acting

16^th:  Building Fire/516 N Main St-Law Office/gasoline poured on porch/extended into walls/$20,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

16^th:  Building Fire/302 Thomas Run Rd-Auto Body Garage/half of garage & attic/started @ exterior furnace//Co.3,1,9/$50,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

19^th:  Dwelling Fire/805 Major’s Choice Dr/2^nd floor bedroom, hallway& attic/started from candle/$75,000 damage/4E&T/R.Eyre acting

26^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/1208 Turnbridge Rd-Box 1326/E311 1^st in with half involved split level house/1E&T on 2 alarms/Co.13,3,7,BC47,BC38/T.Schaech acting

26^th:  1050 PI Rescue/Rt.1 just south of Ruff’s Mill/1 car head-on into tree/fatal/D.Cox acting

MARCH:

6^th:  Rescue/Shamrock & Broadway/man fell into a vault/15ft down/used ropes & stokes/fly-out to Shock Trauma/T. Schaech acting

7^th:  Woods Fire/rear of Lireodendrum/approx 5 acres/warm day/B141 & forestry/2 hrs/B.Snyder acting

11^th:  1050 PI Rescue/100blk N Fountain Green Rd/took off roof with 2 cutters & spreader/D.Cox acting

12^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/Harford Rd-Box 1302/Co.3 1^st 2 engines at scene/bedroom fire in rear/8 dogs die/Co.’s 13,3,BC48,8,7/good stop/3 hrs/ J.Rutherford acting

13^th:  Dwelling Fire/400 Hanna Rd/bedroom fire/small fire from mattress heater/$1,000 damage/J.Rutherford acting

14^th:  1050 PI Rescue/Rt.1 Bypass & Bynum Rd/1 fatal//Fly-out/J.Eid acting

18^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/1712 Brickhouse Ln-Box 1304/bedroom & hallway/Co.3 2E-E311 2^nd in/box was filled/Co.13,3,8,BC48/B.Snyder acting

19^th:  Dwelling Fire/115 Wakely Terr/fire in walls from chimney extension/damage in living room & slight attic/$5,000 damage/J.Rutherford

21^st:  Dwelling Fire/726 Fairwind Dr/on arrival had attached 2 car garage, bedroom, and house’s entire attic off/good stop/2 ALARMS/Co.3,13,4,BC48/$100,000 damage/T.Schaech acting

23^rd:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/3312 Clayton Rd-Box 821/fire in ceiling in kitchen/small fire/E311 1^st in/Co.4,3,BC48,BC20/Co.8 on another call/Co.3 1E&T/T.Schaech acting

29^th:  Apartment Fire/745 N Hickory Ave/fire showing from 2^nd floor window on arrival/bedroom, hallway & attic involved/great stop/Lt.Eid rescued 1 man from 2^nd floor by ladder/$75,000 damage/J.Rutherford acting

APRIL:

1^st:  Mutual Aid Building/Laurel Brook Rd/barn on the ground/1E @ scene- 1E fill-in/4 hours/J.Rutherford acting

16^th:  1050 PI Rescue/Hall St & Rock Spring Ave/removed driver door/2 to shock trauma & 3 to FGH/Co.3 2 ambos- Co.13 with 1/ J.Rutherford acting

Brian Holden answers 5,000^th Fire Call

MAY:

1^st:  Dwelling Fire/7 Edgehill Ct/very small fire in back living room/fair amount of smoke/wood stove was turned on w/ combustibles on top/$1,000 damage/B.Snyder acting

13^th:  Aircraft Rescue/FH Airpark/single plane t-boned a parked plane when landing/used 2 o-cutters & low pressure airbag/very hot day/passenger flown to shock trauma/R.Eyre acting

20^th:  Dwelling Fire/1105 Walters Mill Rd/large,modern, vacant house/fire had burned all steps prior to our arrival/ lots of heat/drizzle/Co.9,6,7 also/$150,000 damage/B.Snyder acting

21^st:  Dwelling Fire/404 Franklin St/fire in 2^nd floor bathroom & 3^rd floor walls and closets/reported that someone may be trapped-false report/$50,000 damage/2hrs/T.Schaech acting

JUNE:

9^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/3722 Old Federal Hill Rd-Box 703/Co.3 2E on fill the box/mostly overhaul/bathroom,bedroom,attic/Co.7,3,10/hot day/B.Snyder acting

18^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/Bulls Ln-Box 801/Co.3 1E/fully involved vacent house/J.Krebs acting

20^th:  Dwelling Fire/Deer Creek Church Rd/kitchen fire/R.Eyre acting

24^th:  Mutual Aid Building/Appliance Dr-GE Building-Box 402/2E /Co.3 units helped with overhaul & extensive ventilation/B.Snyder acting

JULY:

8^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/4058 Federal Hill Rd-Box 702/fire on 1^st & 2^nd floors/Co.3 extinguished 2^nd floor and a lot of truck work/2 alarms/Co.3 2E & T/Co.7,6,10,13 also/R.Eyre acting

9^th:  Dwelling Fire/1117 Prospect Mill Rd/detached garage and hot tub room well involved on arrival/extreme heat damage to rear of house/$25,000 damage/E112 also/R.Eyre acting

Merrill Messick, Jr answers 5,000^th Fire Call

AUGUST:

1^st:  Dwelling Fire/2650 Conowingo Rd/basement & 1^st floor bathroom fire/E914 1^st in/from a lightning strike/$25,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

7^th:  Dwelling Fire/3032 Lochary Rd/half involved on arrival/propane tank relieving itself in rear/made a very good stop/$105,000 damage/Co.9 2E/very hot day/R.Eyre acting

9^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/6416 Mt.Vista Rd-Box 48-03/Co.3 1E & Air/very hot day/equivilent of 3 alarms/Co.3 assisted extinguishment on 2^nd floor & attic & overhaul/B.Snyder acting

Doug Struve answers 5,000^th Fire Call.

SEPTEMBER:

5^th: Apartment Fire/103 Idlewild Rd/small propane tank exploded in kitchen/male subject 1^st & 2^nd degree burns over 20% of body/fire damaged 2 rooms but out on arrival/$2,500 damage/B.Snyder acting

7^th:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/Bellvale Dr-Box 1309/bathroom fire/E311 on fill the box/fire mostly out on arrival/Co.13 & 7 also/B.Snyder acting

Skip Strong answers 5,000^th Fire Call.

OCTOBER:

15^th:  Dwelling Fire/1806 Harford Rd/vacant house- 1^st floor well involved on arrival/E1311 also/warm day- during open house/2hrs/R.Eyre acting

18^th:  New Firehouse fully opens.

26^th:  1^st run for U399/  2000 Ford Expedition

29^th:  Upper Chesapeake Hospital open @ 0630 hrs.

NOVEMBER:

3^rd:  1050 PI Rescue/Rt.24 & MacPhail Rd/2 cutters & cribbing/car on its’ side/took roof off/fly-out/B.Snyder acting

5^th:  Mutual Aid Building Fire/900 Priestford Rd-Box 926/Co.3 2E/barn full of hay/Co.9 drafted with brush truck/Co.9,1,3,YC57/D.Cox acting

14^th:  A391 totaled in 1050 PI when in route to HMH/6 to hospital

15^th:  T331 involved in minor 1050 PI/Rt.24 & MacPhail Rd on way to Box 806

21^st:  Mutual Aid Dwelling/718 Bradford Ln- Box 400/rancher w/ 2 story addition well involved on Co.3 arrival/4.5hrs/Co.3 2E/cold & lots of overhaul/B.Snyder acting

26^th:  Dwelling Fire/1022 Mark St/fully involved on arrival/E112 also/$50,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

Susan Froelich answers 5,000^th Fire Call.

Bill Marshall answers 10,000^th Fire Call.

DECEMBER:

7^th:  Dwelling Fire/2601 E Medical Hall Rd/fully involved basement, fire on 1^st & 2^nd floor on arrival/old “Medical Hall building”/ 2 ALARMS/Co.3,1,2,9 also/1500gal/$85,000 damage/3hrs/lots of overhaul/good save on ½ the house/5 other calls in district during this time handled by Co.13/ B.Snyder acting

10^th:  Building Fire/2018 Connolly Rd-Box 1304/fully involved detached garage/came in as a 343 Box/Co.13 1E & Tnkr/lots of overhaul/4000 gallons/B.Snyder acting

11^th:  1050 PI Rescue/Rt.1 just south of Ruff’s Mill/single car head-on into big tree (see 2/16/00)/removed door & rolled dash/ B.Snyder acting

15^th:  Dwelling Fire/2108 Prospect Mill Rd/50% involved on arrival/ 5200gal/$80,000 damage/B.Snyder acting

18^th:  Apartment Fire/715 Apt.3C Country Village Dr/fire in furnace closet & small part of attic/3,4,13,8,BC48/2hrs/$5,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

27^th: Mutual Aid Dwelling/ 1254 W Jarrettsville Rd-Box 723/E315 first in/ had kitchen & attic fire/E313’s crew extinguished attic, and vented roof/Co.7,3,13,BC47 also/cold day/Co.3- 3E/B. Snyder acting

29^th:  Mutual Aid Apartment Fire/  Box 836/T331’s crew trenched roof & extinguished one of the attics/3hrs/Co.8,12E,4,BC48 also/S.Panowitz acting

Millard Purcell answers 30,000^th Fire Call.

Dick Vaughn answers 15,000^th Fire Call.