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1998

BAVFC Activity History

January

2ndDwelling Fire/715 Hickory Limb Cir/salamander burnt thru floor & lit ceiling of basement on fire/$8,000 damage/B.Snyder acting
3rdMutual Aid Dwelling/19 Mountain Rd/E311 2nd in/alerted w/ rescue/considerable damage/D.Cox acting
3rdBuilding Fire/716 Walters Mill Rd/30x35ft barn exposed to house/E914 also/2 hours/alerted 7 min. after Co.13 Box/$10,000 damage/R.Eyre acting
6thBuilding Fire/109 S Main St/dryer fire/lots of smoke on 2nd floor apartments/$500 damage/Eyre acting
6thDwelling Fire/19 Bonnie Ave/bedroom & hallway/considerable smoke & heat damage/$75,000 damage/5 yr old playing with matches/R.Eyre acting
7thBuilding Fire/B.A. Athletic Club/mattress & clothes on fire/came in as automatic alarm/$1,500 damage/B.Snyder acting
14thDwelling Fire/2923 Grier Nursery Rd/started in basement>faulty wiring/heavy fire in basement/E714 also/$35,000 damage/D.Vaughn acting
26thMutual Aid Building/2019 E Nuttal Ave-Box 836- Edgewood Garage /Co.3 - 2E & Air/fire thru roof on arrival/Harrington Sr’s car in it/2.5 hrs/R.Davis actingRicky Davis, Jr answers 5,000th Fire CallMillard Purcell answers 25,000th Fire Call

February

4thBuilding Fire/2100 Old Fountain Green Rd/Tree Nursery Farm/came in as an automatic alarm/2 20x50ft barns burned/numerous exposures/1st hydrant that was layed in from was out of service/4.5 hours/$500,000 damage/M.Gallagher acting (see pictures below)
7thBuilding fire/1000 S Fountain Green Rd/next to swim club/60x40ft barn/Co.4 1E/fully involved on arrival/$10,000 damage/M.Gallagher acting

March

1stMutual Aid Building Fire/2116 Old Edgewood Rd-Box 836/old post office/1E on “fill the box”-1E on second alarm/a lot of overhaul/M.Gallagher acting
10thMutual Aid Dwelling/2505 Lady Ann Ct-Box 122/bedroom fire/Co.3 extinguished bedroom fire/considerable heat damage to 2nd floor/kid playing w/ matches/D.Cox acting
14th1050 PI/Emmorton Bypass & Baltimore Pike/1 fatal/8 pri. 3’s to FGH/P.Caudill acting
30thDwelling Fire/150 Nichols St/2nd floor bedroom & attic/one occupant flown to Shock Trauma/600 gal/$20,000 damage/M.Gallagher acting John Eid answers 5,000th Fire Call

April

6thDwelling Fire/705 Foothill Rd/basement fire-burnt up to kitchen/heat damage thru-out/3 occupants to FGH for smoke/$15,000
30th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.543 north of Walter’s Mill/18 wheeler head-on with auto-ran over auto/1 fatal had to be extricated & 1 to FGH/D.Cox acting (see picture below)

May

27thMutual Aid Apartment/1883 Brookside Dr-Box 826/1E on box fill/T331 & Air on 2nd alarm/E312 was third engine in/1 Pri. 4/4hrs/Co.3 units extinguished exposures & vented roof/3 units affected/M.Gallagher acting

June

27thDwelling Fire/516 Hanna Rd/garage fire/oiled rags self combusted/$2,500 damage/M.Gallagher acting
28thDwelling Fire/1415 Banavie Terr/kitchen fire mostly out on arrival/started by dishwasher/$10,000 damage/M.Gallagher acting

July

4thE314 & E315’s 1st official run/Automatic Alarm @ B.A. Town Center
4thBuilding Fire/2626 Thomas Run Rd/140ft x 40ft barn/fully involved on arrival & allowed to burn/Co.9 1E/$250,000 damage/R.Davis acting
21stBuilding Fire/4 North Ave/light fixture malf/$2,000 damage/used T3/R.Eyre actingJune Potter answers 5,000th Fire CallMike Livezey answers 5,000th Fire CallMike Gallagher answers 10,000th Fire Call

August

10thBuilding Fire/Silver Spring Mining Co./small fire in roof area from lightning strike/6 full assignment calls going on @ same time/Co.13 3 units @ this scene/Co.1,6,9 all filling Co.3/P.Caudill acting

September

10th1050 PI Rescue/318 S Fountain Green Rd/1 trapped in passenger seat/used o cutters & spreaders/2 fatals/2 to FGH/D.Cox acting

October

15thDwelling Fire/705-721 Ridgewood Rd/4 houses affected by a transformer problem/10 min. after 1st call meter blew off #721/fire quickly extinguished/M.Gallagher acting
24thApartment Fire w/ Rescue/109 S Main St/bedroom & attic fire/heavy smoke & heat condition in hallway/took 1 conscious lady down steps/took 1 unconscious lady down steps 15min later-taken to Shock Trauma/$150,000 damage/R.Davis acting (see picture below)
31stDwelling Fire/711 Grady Ln/alerted as a chimney fire/box around chimney on fire/small fire/$1,000 damage/B.Snyder acting

November

9thMutual Aid Building/Reckord Rd – Box 1305-Fallston Airpark/maint. Shop & hanger/1E 1st alarm-2E & T on 2nd alarm/Co.3 put a lot of fire out from rear/E311 2nd in/B.Snyder acting
12thDwelling Fire/710 Winters Dr/basement fire/fire venting sliding glass door on arrival/E1311 also/ $60,000 damage/R.Davis acting
14thBuilding Fire/Kenny Rogers-10 B.A. South Pkwy/grease hood, flue, and roof on fire/E411 1st in/$3,000 damage/M.Gallagher acting
20thDwelling Fire/711 Grady Ln/fire in basement-mostly out on arrival/at this house 20 days earlier/$30,000 damage/M.Gallagher acting

December

13th1050 PI Pedistrian/Rt.24 & Red Pump Rd/1 fatal/large amount of family members @ scene caused havoc/J.Rutherford acting
28thMutual Aid Building/1410 Calvary Rd-Box 415/pig barn/ 2 alarms/E311/Co.1,2,3,4 at scene/B.Snyder actingDonald MacLean answers 25,000th Fire Call.

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