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2001

BAVFC Activity History

January

30thBuilding Fire/5 Bel Air South Pkwy-Toy Works/heavy smoke showing on arrival/fire in aisle #3/ handled mostly by sprinkler system/$150,000 damage/E411 also/R.Eyre acting

February

8thDwelling Fire/2416 Johnson Mill Rd/bedroom & closet fire from chimney extention/difficult to fully extinguish- in walls bad/E914 also/$30,000 damage/R.Eyre acting
10thDwelling Fire/1110 Leeswood Rd/working chimney fire but no extention/cold night
23rdDwelling Fire/1512 Balmoral Dr/back deck, attic,kitchen & dinning room involved in fire on arrival/ smoke was banking down so much on arrival 1st engine couldn’t find hydrant//$120,000 damage/Co.4 1E/ R.Eyre acting

March

23rdMutual Aid Building/1114 Baldwin Mill Rd-Box 700-Kurtz’s Funeral Home/On Co.3 arrival fire showing from roof/T331 vented in rear & E313’s crew extinguished attic/3 alarms/Co.3 3E & T & Air/E311 breaks down/units @ scene for 4 hrs/B.Snyder acting

April

8thDwelling Fire/2304 Fox Den Ct/pile of clothes and wall on fire in basement/heavy smoke condition on arrival/E411 also/$18,000 damage/S.Bittner acting
12thMutual Aid Apartment Fire/611 Fisherman’s Ln-Box 826/3 units involved/2 alarms/Co.3 2E & T at scene/Co.3 vented roof, and assisted with extinguishment/Co.8,4,12E,3,BC48,BC20,13 at scene/B.Snyder acting
26thMutual Aid Apartment Fire/1920 Judy Way-Box 826/Co.3 1E & T on "fill the box"/Co.8 good stop & pulled a female from 2nd floor/Co.8,12E,4,BC48,3/B.Snyder acting
28thMutual Aid Woods Fire/Rocks & Rocks Chrome Hill Rds-Box 727/approx 7 acres on very steep grade/Co.7,3,6,13 at scene from approx 3 hrs/Co.3 2 brush, engine & utility/B.Snyder acting
28th1050 PI/Ady Rd & Walter’s Mill Rd/motorcycle/fatal/R.Eyre acting

May

1stDwelling Fire/2501 Parsonage Ln/attic fan started a small attic fire/$3,500 damage/B.Snyder acting
2ndDwelling Fire/42 Idlewild St-Fortune Center/originally came in as a field fire/arson fire started on porch/deck and side of house on fire on arrival/limited damage inside/$5,000 damage/R.Eyre acting
4thDwelling Fire/1416 Gateshead Dr/heavy smoke showing on arrival/laundry room, bathroom, and living room burned/$65,000 damage/Co.13 2E/J.Rutherford acting
18thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/1701 Trimble Rd-Box 806/alerted when box was filled/vacant two story dwelling/Joppa had fire knocked/Co.3 assisted with overhaul/Co.8,4,12E,3/B.Snyder acting
20th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.1 Bypass @ Winter’s Run/truck over guardrail on very steep slope/large amount of cribbing,B342 winch,took roof off/rainy night/R.Eyre acting
27thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/Trappe Rd & Forge Hill Rd-Box 928/vacant dwelling/S.Panowitz acting
27thMutual Aid Building Fire/Watervale Rd-Box 1304/barn well involved on arrival/2 alarms/Co.3 3E & Air/at scene for 4 hrs/M.Gallagher acting
28thNew Ambulance goes in service

June

2ndMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/211 Bridge Dr-Box 808/box was filled and then 2nd alarm/assisted with overhaul/Co.8,12E,BC20,BC48,4,BC16,BC55,13,3,2,7 at scene/Co.3 2E/M.Messick III acting
28thMutual Aid Apartment Fire/1861 Edgwater Dr-Box 826/kitchen fire on 3rd floor/fire extinguished on Co.3 arrival/E311 did overhaul/Co.8,4,12E,BC48,3 at scene/hot day/B.Snyder acting
29th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.24 & MacPhail Rd/female trapped and in cardiac arrest on arrival/took roof and right side of car off/1 fatal, 1 fly-out, and 1 to UCMC/B.Snyder acting
30thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/Cydonia Ct-Box 1324/laundry room on fire/Co.3 2E & air/J.Rutherford actingRich Gardiner answers 5,000th Fire Call

July

1stMutual Aid Building Fire/Conestoga Woods-Box 997/wood chips burning in silo/T331 flowed water from bucket handline/1st alarm handled/3.5 hrs/R.Eyre acting
7thMutual Aid Apartment fire/1917 Brookside Dr-Box 826/Co.3 alerted when box was filled/townhouse well involved on 1st unit’s arrival/Co.8,4,12E,48,3/Co.3 1E/S.Strong acting
15thMutual Aid Dwelling/608 Shore Dr-Box 808/2 alarms/full burn out of unit- extention both sides/Co.8,12E,4,3,48,20,BC12,13/Co.3 1E & T/2.5 hrs/M.Gallagher acting
27thBuilding Fire/1510 Rock Spring Rd/heavy fire venting roof on arrival/ceiling collapse approx 5 min after arrival/masterstreams flown for 5 min then re-entered/2 alarms/Co.3,13,4,7,1/ at scene 5 hrs/ $1,200,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

August

4th1050 PI Motorcycle/Rock Spring & BA Bypass/2 motorcycles involved/both priority 1’s/1 passed away a couple days later from serious traumatic injuries/B.Snyder acting
9thMutual Aid Building Fire/1804 Pulaski Hgy-IHOP Rest.-Box 826/2 alarms/kitchen fire with heavy smoke/extremely hot & humid day/Co.8,4,12E,48,3,20,13/Co.8 made good stop/B.Snyder acting
18thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/414 Kennard Ave-Box 405/garage fire with extention/Co.3 mostly overhaul work/Co.4,8,12E,3/E311 at scene & E313 fill-in/S.Panowitz acting
29th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.23 & Conowingo Rd/2 pinned- used cutters & spreaders/2 fly-outs; one taken to UCMC in trauma arrest/B.Snyder acting

September

2ndMutual Aid Building Fire/3525 Wilson Rd-Box 930/30ft x 20ft barn fully involved on arrival/Co.9,6,3, present/E311/B.Snyder acting
27thApartment Fire/852 Richwood Rd/2 separate fires set this night/mailboxes @ 0300 & storage room @ 0630/2nd fire on 3rd floor/T231 also/$10,000 damage/B.Snyder acting
30thMutual Aid Building Fire/2607 Bel Air Rd-Box 1301/heavy fire thru roof on arrival/T331 flowed for approx 4 hrs/Co.13,3,BC48,BC38,7,8,6 at scene/Co.3 units for 8 hrs-3E & T & Air/3 alarms/B.Snyder actingRick Woodward answers 5,000th Fire Call

October

25thMutual Aid Field Fire/3526 Aldino Rd-Box 156/Approx. 5 acres of field & woods/windy day/Co.1,2,5,9,3 at scene/B342 from Co.3/B.Snyder acting
30thApartment Fire w/ Rescue/952 Richwood Rd/fire set on 2nd floor-trapping all 2nd & 3rd floor occupants/18 people taken down via ground ladders/E112 also/$15,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

November

1stHigh angle Rescue/Co.3 assisted Co.7 units removing patient from King & Queens Seat/patient had fallen approx 25ft/M.Gallagher acting
5thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/2624 Winters Run Dr-Box 821/Co.8 units had heavy fire conditions on arrival/very large, modern house, down long driveway/complete loss/3 alarms/Co.3 3E at scene/Co.8,4, BC48,13,3,BC38,2,7 at scene/M.Gallagher acting
9thMutual Aid Field & Building Fire/Churchville & Aldino Rds-Box 121/approx 4.5 acres w/ numerous small structures/Co.3 3E & 2 brush units/Co.1,2,3,5,6,9,CC6,CC7 at scene/S.Panowitz acting
20thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/3607 Longridge Ct-Box 403/fire thru roof on Co.4’s arrival/attic fire from chimney/Co.4,8,3/Co.3 1E & T/S.Strong acting

December

7th1050 PI Rescue/400 blk Shucks Rd/car vs telephone pole/fly-out/spreaders & cutters used/R.Eyre acting
9th1050 PI Rescue/400 blk Shucks Rd/car vs telephone pole/fly-out/car on roof/next pole from the one hit on the 7th/T.Schaech acting
13th1050 PI Rescue/Macphail Rd & Tollgate Rd/spreaders & cutters used/all patients to UCMC due to heavy fog/B.Snyder acting
19thDwelling Fire/1413 Banstead Ct/bushes in front of house on fire causing considerable damage to front of house/only smoke damage in basement/$5,000 damage/T.Schaech acting
19thMutual Aid Dwelling/620 Reckord Rd-Box 1305/fire thru rancher’s roof on 1st unit’s arrival/1 fatal/Co.3 2E/2 alarms/Co.13,3,7,BC48,BC38 at scene/S.Panowitz acting
21st1050 PI Rescue/1000 blk Rock Spring Rd/5 ambos & 3 medivacs/4 priority 1’s/T.Schaech acting
22nd1050 PI Rescue/Rt.1 & Rt.24 bypasses/head-on- car into wooded area/removed roof & door, then pushed dash/1 fly-out- 1 to ucmc/T. Schaech acting
26thDwelling Fire/1819 Wheel Rd/large mobile home-started from oil burner/lots of people in tight quarters/caller gave wrong address-E314 went there 1st/E411 also/$20,000 damage/S.Panowitz acting
31stDwelling Fire/109 E. Broadway/fire in walls from chimney/all damage on outside/$5,000 damage/T.Schaech acting

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