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2004

BAVFC Activity History

January

10thApartment Fire/1303 Sheridan Pl/fire in floor truss area between 1st & 2nd floor/$5,000 damage/R.Smeltzer actingRicky Davis, Jr answers 10,000th Fire Call

February

4thMutual Aid Building Fire/2203 Bel Air Rd – Box 1302/30 x 80ft paintshop/E312 first in with heavy fire/Co.3 2E, T and Air/Co.13,2,BC48,8 at scene/S.Strong acting
13thDwelling Fire/2012 Kalmia Rd/chimney fire with extension/fire on 2nd floor & attic/Co.9 1E at scene/$10,000 damage/R.Eyre actingMillard Purcell answers 35,000th Fire Call
13th1050 PI Rescue/Thomas Run Rd/single car into guardrail/guardrail went thru passenger door over passenger and thru firewall of call/extended operation/shock trauma Go-Team at scene/used 7 HRT tools simultaneously/B.Snyder acting (see pictures below)

March

2ndNew R351 goes in service
3rdMutual Aid Apartment Fire/1545 Harford Square Dr – Box 806/1 townhome total burnout and two exposures damaged/1 female with severe burns; 1 child fatal/3 alarms/Co.3 2E & T/B.Snyder acting.
3rdApartment Fire/811 Marcie Ct/2nd floor bathroom & hallway/$10,000 damage/started by cigerette/Co.3 units only – 4E & 2T/T.Schaech acting
4thMutual Aid Building Fire/1300 Brass Mill Rd – Box 420/fire in ceiling/roof area/Co.3 1E & 2 trucks at scene when box was filled/T.Schaech acting
12thDwelling Fire/802 Stonehaven Dr/fire on outside of dwelling/damaged garage & exterior wall/Co.3,7,4 at scene/$3,500 damage/R.Eyre acting
16thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/2500 Engle Rd – Box 1315/large unoccupied dwelling/heavy fire thru roof on arrival/2 alarms/Co.13,7,3,10,BC47,38,48 at scene/Co.3 2E & T at scene/T.Schaech acting
29thMutual Aid Building Fire/2416 Creswell Rd – Box 413/attic fire/2 alarms/fire contained to attic and outside porch area/Co.4,3,1,2 at scene/Co.3 3E & T at scene/T.Schaech acting (see pictures below)

April

3rdMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/1356 Wiley Oak Dr – Box 721/fire in walls – started from outside/Co.3 1E & T at scene/Co.7,3,13 present/G.Kadolph acting
13th1050 PI Rescue/Bel Air & Whitiker Mill Rds/t-bone collision/1 trapped – driver and rear passenger door removed and roof removed to extricate/2 cutters & 2 spreaders/T.Schaech acting
19th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.23 near High Point Rd/5 pateints; 1 trapped/tractor trailer ruptured saddle tank/used cutters & spreaders to remove pinned victim/B.Snyder acting

May

3rdGas Leak/600 blk Churchill Rd/large line was struck @ 0130 hrs/57 residents evacuated to other buildings/4 EMS units/Co.3,4,13,8 fire units at scene/T. Schaech acting
4thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/1887 Grempler Wy – Box 826/fully involved townhome on Co.8 arrival/2 alarms/protected exposure units/Co.8,4,12E,3,2,BC48,BC20 at scene/Co.3 2 engines/Ry. Davis Jr acting
10thDwelling Fire/1504 Singer Rd – Box 821/kitchen, bedroom and large attic space on fire/Co.8,4,13,3 at scene/R351 3rd unit on scene/Co.3 crew vented roof and did overhaul/B.Snyder acting
10thApartment Fire/1801 Harford Rd/two apartments with 4 car garage/heavy smoke showing from entire building with fire showing from 3 windows on arrival/building cut-up into small rooms/2 alarms/1 victim to hospital with smoke inhalation/Co’s at scene – 3,13,BC48,8,4/B.Snyder acting
13th1050 PI Rescue/Bel Air & Harford Rd/1 car t-boned/1 trapped taken to Bayview by land/used spreaders to extricate/B.Snyder acting
21stDwelling Fire/1302 Springvale Dr/large house struck by lightning/attic well involved on arrival/Co.3,4,1,2,7 at scene/also 5 other calls in district at this time/$55,000 damage/T.Schaech acting

June

13thMutual Aid Building Fire/1123 Belcamp Garth – Lorien Nursing Home/2 alarms/fire from A.C. unit in a patient room/Co.3 units assisted with ventilation/fire small/S.Strong acting
14thWater Rescue/Walters Mill Rd & Sandy Hook Rd/car stuck in overflowed Deer Creek/Co.5 boat used to retrieve citizens/T.Schaech acting

July

8thMutual Aid Building Fire/Alcore – Box 408/large oven and roof on fire/Co.3 2 truck companies at scene/Co.4,8,12E,3 at scene/Ry.Davis Jr acting
9th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.24 & Dellcrest Dr/2 cars down embankment – 1 trapped/used winch and two spreaders/1 fly-out/1 to #224/B.Snyder acting
12thMutual Aid Flooding Calls/in Havre de Grace/A361 & B342 in HDG for 6 hours/numerous flooded streets, and flooded structures/Ry Davis acting
18thMutual Aid Apartment Fire/Main St, Whiteford - Slate Ridge Apts – Box 694/T331 responded for possible working apt with rescue/ended up being just a mattress fire with a lot of smoke/Ry.Davis, Jr acting
20thMutual Aid Transfer/Balt Co. Station 55/ran one call Box 55-12 – Hickory Falls Wy off Joppa Rd
27thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/3011 Churchville Rd –Box 121/kitchen fire spread into walls and 2nd floor of balloon construction house/heavy rain falling/Co.3 2E at scene/Co.s 1,2,3,12A at scene/B.Snyder acting

August

14th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.23 near Watertower Wy/1 priority 4; 1 fly-out/door & roof removal; pushed dash/S.Strong acting
14thChief Millard Purcell passes away this evening.
18thChief Millard Purcell is laid to rest with full fire department service. Member of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company from 1939 – 2004 / 65 years

September

5thMutual Aid Transfer: T332 transferred to Baltimore County Station 8
17thDwelling Fire/3000blk Lochary Rd/call came in as investigate smoke in the area/on arrival fully involved 2 story house that was vacant/Co.3 held with 4 engines & E911 also/B.Snyder acting
18thMutual Aid to Whiteford/Wheeler School Rd & Gracton Rd areas/Tornado touched down/Co.3 2 engines, rescue, ambulance at scene/4 hrs/Picture below is address on Pylesville/R.Eyre acting
19thDwelling Fire/820 Pecan Ct/two-story townhome with fire in 2nd floor bedroom & 1st floor living room/Co.4 1E also/R.Eyre acting
28th1050 PI Rescue/408 Schucks Rd/single car into tree/removed door & roof to access victim

October

16thMultiple 1050 rescues/I-95 between Maryland House to White Marsh/Co.3 responded E312, R351, M393, M392, IV391 to various incidents/one 1050 had over 35 cars involved
19th1050 PI Rescue/Emmorton Rd near Bright Oaks Dr/single car t-boned/removed roof & both driver side doors to extricate/taken to #601 by land/B.Snyder acting

November

9thDwelling Fire/128 Alice Anne St/small attic fire from malfunctioning bathroom exhaust fan/Co.3 units only at scene: 3E & T/B.Snyder acting
13thApartment Fire/1604 Main St – 601/bedroom & attic fire/2 alarms/Co.3 1E & T at scene/S.Strong acting
13th1050 PI Rescue/Conowingo Rd & Ady Rd/pick-up into traffic light pole/3 taken to hospital/T.Schaech acting
17thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/2106 Percheron Ct – Box 1308/kitchen,hallway,attic on fire on arrival/one female DOA/2 alarms/Co.3 4E,T331,air,and medic unit at scene/B.Snyder acting

December

13thMutual Aid Dwelling/2204 Blevins Rd – Box 404/Co.3 2E when box was filled/fire on 1st & 2nd floor/E312 crew back-up crew on 2nd floor/E314 RIT/Co.4,12E,8,3,2,BC48 at scene/B.Snyder acting
16thBuilding Fire/2119 Conowingo Rd – Big Daddy’s/chimney fire spread into walls and attic/building not fully evacuated on arrival/Co.3 5E & 2T at scene/Co.9,7,13 at scene also/$15,000 damageR.Eyre acting
17thMutual Aid Dwelling/400 Kentmore Terr – Box 403/fire started on front porch and entered walls and under eaves/Co.3 2E & T at scene when box was filled/Co.4,8,3 at scene/S.Strong acting
19thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/304 Boeing Ct – Box 409/on arrival had fully involved attached garage and attic, and 1st,2nd floor with fire/wind driven fire & very cold/2 alarms/Co.3 3E & T at scene/Co.4,3,8,2 at scene/S.Strong acting
20thDwelling Fire/918 Leeswood Rd/E314 had fire showing from the roof at rear on arrival/fire was in ceiling and small attic space/from woodstove/Co.3 units only at scene 3E & T and ambo/B.Snyder acting
28thDwelling Fire/621 Lee Way/fully involved attached garage, 50% attic and kitchen on fire on arrival/Co.3 3E & T & air – Co.13 1E for RIT/1 transported to UCMC/$80,000 damage/B.Snyder acting

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