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2005

BAVFC Activity History

January

19th1050 PI Rescue/1300 blk N.Fountain Green Rd/car into school bus/back end of car ripped off/male passenger trapped/taken to #634 via Trp 1/B.Snyder acting
19thMutual Aid Dwelling/2600 Merrick Wy – Box 409/kitchen and hallway on fire/Co.3 3 engines and ambo at scene/ambo transported 1 for resp distress/Co.4,3,8 at scene/B.Snyder acting
20thApartment Fire/1410 Bonnet Pl/fully involved 2nd floor balcony on arrival/fire entered unit and kitchen sprinkler head slowed it down/Co.3 4E, 2T and 2 ambos at scene/$50,000 damage/cold night/T.Schaech actingScott Panowitz answers 10,000th Fire Call

February

7thMutual Aid Townhouse Fire/1033 Lake Front Dr – Box 406/heavy fire on all three floors on arrival/3 alarms/Co.3 3 engines and truck at scene/Co.4,8,12E,3,2,5,1,BC48 at scene/3 Co.3 ff’s taken to #220 for minor injuries from large falls/B.Snyder acting
14thMutual Aid Dwelling/1035 Old Pylesville Rd – Box 607/large rancher with well involved attic on arrival/T331 at scene/Co.6,10,7,3,YC56,YC57 at scene/T.Schaech acting

March

3rdMutual Aid Building Fire/Fawn United Methodist Church – Market St – Fawn Grove, PA – Box 56-01/T331 on 3rd alarm – E312 on 4th alarm/T331 flowed approx 35,000 gallons from A-D corner/E312 shuttled water/T.Schaech acting
9thDwelling Fire/813 Dora Pl/fire started on outside, rear/burned lawn furniture & rear corner of townhome/$10,000 damage/Co.3 units only with 3E & T/B.Snyder acting
10th1050 PI Rescue/1600blk Whitiker Mill Rd/1 priority 1 female pinned in driver seat; removed roof and driver door/taken via Trp 1 to Shock Trauma/B.Snyder acting
15thMutual Aid Building/11931 Jerico Rd – Box 48-11/large, vacant rubber manufacturing plant/T331 at scene; E312 filled in BC48/Co.8,13,3 & BC48,38,20,55,8,22/B.Snyder acting
16thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/602 Wingleaf Ct – Box 836/heavy fire in attic and fire in rear addition/Co.3 2 engines when box filled/Co.8,4,12E,3,BC48 at scene/B.Snyder acting
20thTownhouse Fire/504 Hanna Wy/on arrival fire on 1st & 2nd floor and cockloft/arson/Co.3 5E and 2 trucks at scene for 3 hrs/$175,000 damage/Co.4 1E for RIT/R.Eyre acting
25th1050 PI Rescue/1700blk Churchville Rd/overturned caravan with one trapped whom was upsidedown on arrival in car/removed driver door to extricate/taken by Trp 1/B.Snyder acting
25thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/1625 Kerr Rd – Box 603/well involved on arrival/Co.6,9,3,1,YC57,YC56 at scene/T331 at scene/T.Alascio acting

April

4th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.23 & Conowingo Rds/2 trapped/cut roof off and took driver’s door/1 fly-out; one to #224/R.Eyre acting
9thMutual Aid Dwelling/1509 Ryan Rd – Box 1306/basement fire/E312,313,315 2nd,3rd,4th in / Co.13, 3,7,BC38 at scene/R.Eyre acting
15thBuilding Fire/5 Bel Air South Parkway – Lonestar Steakhouse/fire above ceiling & on roof/truck crew extinguishing as they cut hole in roofing material/Co.3 4E & T and T431,E414,E813 at scene also/$75,000 damage/T.Schaech acting
15th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.543 & Thomas Run Rd/5 patients; 1 trapped; 2 fly-outs/removed entire passenger side to remove two/S.Strong acting

May

2ndTownhouse Fire w/ Rescue/1218 Athens Ct/basement fire/1 semi-conscious female rescued from 1st floor by FF Ferguson/reported as 2 trapped/1 fly-out to #224/T.Schaech acting
3rd1050 PI Rescue/711 Bel Air Rd/2 fly-outs/driver pinned/2 ambos at scene/D.Cox acting
3rdMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/3936 Deer Park Ct – Box 162/large single family unit well involved on arrival of Co.1’s 1st engine/2 alarms/Co.1,2,5,9,3,CC6 at scene/12 yom injured/Co.3 2E at scene/C.Jacobson acting
6thMutual Aid Townhouse Fire/1925 Brookside Dr – Box 826/2nd floor & attic fire on arrival – fire also in exposure B attic/Co.3 2E at scene/Co.8,4,12E,3,BC48,BC20 at scene/B.Snyder acting
7thMutual Aid Dwelling/3102 White Oak Dr – Box 410/mulch fire spread into walls of two units/most of extinguishment done by Co.8 crews/Co.3 2E at scene/B.Snyder acting
8thMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/609 River Shore Ct – Box 405/fire in attic and walls/Co.3 helped extinguish in the rear/Co.3 2 engines at scene/Co.4,8,12E,3 at scene/R.Eyre acting
8thMutual Aid Townhome Fire/1009 Waterside Ct – Box 826/fire in middle of group and spread to both exposures/2 alarms/very windy day/Co.3 2E, Tower, Air at scene/Co.8,4,12E,3,BC48,BC20,13 at scene/S.Strong acting
9th1050 PI Rescue/Maitland St & Fulford Ave/1 car t-boned/driver removed via spreaders/T.Schaech acting
10thMutual Aid Townhome Fire/Uniontown - Box 403/basement fire/fire knocked down by Co.4/Co.3 2 engines at scene/1 engine assisted with overhaul/S.Strong acting
27th1050 PI Rescue/Hickory Bypass & Rt.543/car vs school bus/1 trapped in car from head-on/used cutters to remove door & roof/taken to #634 via Trp 1/B.Snyder acting

June

6thDwelling Fire/1513 Whistler Rd/attached garage & attic/lightning/5th full-assignment call in district/Co.s at scene: 3,1,8,13,9/T.Schaech acting
7thMutual Aid Dwelling/3702 Pulaski Hgwy – Box 401/modular home with exposures/Co.3 1E at scene; 1E fill-in/Co.4,8,3,2,5 at scene/S.Panowitz acting
8thApartment Fire/707 Country Village Dr/3rd floor bathroom & hallway/2 animals rescued/Co.3 4E & T; Co.4 1E & T/$15,000 damage/very hot day/B.Snyder acting
17thMutual Aid 1050 PI Rescue/2600blk Creswell Rd – Box 413/double rescue/1 trauma arrest taken to UCMC; other priority 1 taken by Trp 1/E312 used O-cutters to help remove roof/R451 majority of work/B.Snyder acting
18th1050 PI Rescue/2504 Rocks Rd/car on its’ side with one female trapped/cribbed car & removed roof/taken to UCMC/S.Panowitz acting
22ndMutual Aid Dwelling Fire/1 Long Meadow Ct – Box 48-03/2 alarms/well involved in rear and attic/Co.3 1E and air at scene/S.Panowitz acting
27thTownhouse Fire/1826 Queen Anne Sq/fully involved middle of group with heavy involvement of both exposures/3 alarms/1 fatal and 5 others to area hospitals/1 ff to 224 also/Co.3,1,9,2,4,5,8,13 at scene/$1,000,000 damage/B.Snyder acting

July

3rdBuilding Fire/2518 Johnson Mill Rd/pole barn full of round bales of hay/good save on structure and farm implements/Co.7 2E at scene also/$5,000 damage/T.Schaech acting
5thMutual Aid 1050 PI Rescue/1400 blk Fallston Rd – Box 1305/1 ejected; one severely trapped – head on collision/used spreaders, cutters, and ram off R351/2 fly-outs/B.Snyder acting
12th1050 PI Rescue/2200 blk Churchville Rd/head-on/2 trapped/3 fly-outs via two medivacs/used HRT spreaders to remove/M.Walker acting
15thBuilding Fire/593 Bel Air Rd – Ruby Tuesday/trash fire in rear caught rear wall on fire to roof level/slight damage inside with smoke condition/$7,500 damage/Co.3 units only 4E & 2T/B.Snyder acting
18thMutual Aid Dwelling/2800 Old Joppa Rd – Box 861/Co.3 3E at scene/assisted with extinguishment/bathroom fire that also got in crawl space/Co.s at scene: BC48,13,3,8,4/S.Strong actingBob Kral answers 5,000th Fire Call

August

8thDwelling Fire/311 Montgomery Dr/on arrival rear of dwelling fully involved with 1st, 2nd floor and attic well involved/Co.3,13,4 at scene/$375,000 damage/T.Schaech acting
10th1050 PI Rescue/Hickory Bypass & Rt.543/car t-boned/passenger in serious condition/removed roof and driver door to remove 2 patients
11th1050 PI Rescue/400 blk Thomas Run Rd/single car overturned/cribbed up and forced both front doors and removed driver’s B-post/patient fly-out via Trp 1/B.Snyder acting
21stApartment Fire/962 Redfield Rd/fire in 3rd floor kitchen/Co.3 4E & 2 trucks alongs with E414 handled/$3,500 damage/B.Snyder acting
28thApartment Fire/451 Moores Mill Rd/room in contents fire on 3rd floor apartment/Co.3 4E & T at scene/T431,E1311,R1351,E314 at scene also/$25,000 damage/B.Snyder acting

September

3rdDwelling Fire/1806 Bernadette Ct/50% involvement on arrival of a split level dwelling/Co.13 1E & Tnkr also/$300,000 damage/T.Schaech acting
7thMutual Aid Dwelling/1105 Old Fallston Rd – Box 1305/2 alarms/outside fire into attic/damage to “B” side of structure and 2nd floor & attic in rear/Co.3 2E & T at scene/Co.13,3,7,BC48/T.Schaech acting
9thMutual Aid Dwelling/409 Main St – Delta, PA – Box 57-1/well involved dwelling/3 alarms/Co.3 1E at scene and 1E fill-in @ Co.6/D.Cox acting
15th1050 PI Rescue/Emmorton Rd & Barring Pl/car t-boned/driver pinned – door forced by spreaders/multiple fractures/B.Snyder acting
16th1050 PI Motorcycle/Emmorton Rd & Patterson Mill Rd/biker in trauma arrest on arrival – did pass away at hospital/C.Jacobson acting
26thAssistant Chief Strong passes away.
26th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.543 south of Chestnut Hill Rd/jeep wrangler overturned/driver with arm caught underneath roof/mother & 2 infants were flown-out/M.Walker acting
29th1050 PI Rescue/Emmorton Bypass & Bel Air South Pkwy/SUV t-boned.driver trapped/used HRT cutters & spreaders/T.Schaech acting

October

8thWater Rescue/Sandy Hook Rd & Walters Mill Rd/one male subject rescued from car stuck in high water/Co.9 & Co.6 members also at scene/B.Snyder acting
8thWater Rescue/Shawnee Ln & Walters Mill Rd/female taken from house that was surrounded by swollen Deer Creek/Co.9 boat used for rescue/B.Snyder acting
31stBuilding Fire/5 Bel Air South Pkwy – Festival Spirits/heavy smoke on arrival from storefront/fire in office and cashier areas/Co.3 5E & 2T, Co.4 1E, Co.8 1E/$50,000 damage/T.Schaech acting

November

9thTownhouse Fire/733 Sequoia Dr – Box 405/basement fire spread to 1st floor & rear decks/Co.3 2 engines & Tower at scene when boxed was filled/E312 3rd in/Ry Davis acting
16thDwelling Fire/108 Bower Ln/very large house that was under construction/90% involved on arrival/2 alarms/Co.3,7,12,9 at scene/approx $500,000 damage/T.Schaech acting

December

6thTownhouse Fire/1418 Valbrook Ct North/kitchen fire with heavy smoke showing out front door on arrival/fire held in kitchen/Co.3 units handled with 3E & Tower/$10,000 damage/B.Snyder acting
14thMutual Aid Dwelling/117 Cinnammon Tree Dr – Box 409/fire in the walls from pellett stove/Co.3 3 engines at scene/R.Smeltzer acting
15th1050 PI Rescue/Bel Air Bypass near offramp to Rt.924/one male subject in trauma arrest on arrival/removed roof to access and remove/weather: sleeting/B.Snyder acting
19thMutual Aid 1050 PI Rescue/2100blk Bel Air Rd – Box 1302/double rescue/one in trauma arrest/R351 crew removed roof & stabilized cars/A391 & A392 also at scene/J.Krebs acting
28thMutual Aid Dwelling/1800 Tower Rd – Box 415/2-story farmhouse with fire on 1st,2nd floors & attic and in walls/Co.3 2E at scene/2 alarms/Co.3 personnel opened roof and assisted in 2nd floor & attic extinguishment/Co.4,2,1,3,8,5 at scene/B.Snyder acting

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