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1961

JANUARY

27th

Dwelling Fire / 21 Bonnie Avenue / kitchen fire / $300 damage / B. King acting

FEBRUARY

2nd

Mutual Aid Dwelling / Route136 near Route 543 / 3E from Co.3, 2E from Co.4 / at scene for 4.5 hours / D. MacLean acting

24th

Mutual Aid Building / Priest Forge Ridge Road – Box 1387 barn fire / Co.3 2E at scene / 1100 gallons / B. King acting

MARCH

26th

Dwelling Fire / Churchville Road near Thomas Run Road – Oak Grove Baptist Church /  5000 gallons / 2.5 hours / Co.1 and 4 also / B. King acting

30th

Mutual Aid Dwelling / Route 543 & Emory Church Road / 1400 gallons/ D. Holmes cut right thumb / Co.10 & 6 present / 4 hours / D. MacLean acting

APRIL

7th

Dwelling Fire / Route 1 in Hickory at Bowles residence / 3000 gallons / 3 hours / Co.7 and 9 also / alert 2:11 AM / B. King acting

MAY

5th

Building Fire / Kalmia Road / shed / 200 gallons / B. King acting

17th

Mutual Aid Building / Route 543 near Route 136 / 850 gallons / D. MacLean acting

JUNE

21st

Building Fire / Emmorton Road – Standard Equipment / 70,000 gallons / 5 hours / barn / Co.8 & 4 also / S. Matthews hurt back / M. Purcell acting

29th

Building Fire / Route 24 in Forest Hill -Smithson property / barn fire / 400 gallons / Co.7 1E / B. King acting

JULY

12th

Dwelling Fire / Tollgate Road – Chambers residence / 1 fatal – elderly female / she was found just inside the 2nd story window shown in picture / 400 gallons / B. King acting


17th

Rescue / Franklin Street – Cronan & Archers / man buried in sand hopper at block plant / “steel rings used for window wells very helpful” / B. King acting

22nd

Building Fire / Route 543 south of Route 22 – Stephens Property / barn / 23000 gallons / Co.1,2 and 4 also / 6 hours / B. King acting

AUGUST

16th

Mutual Aid Building / blacksmith shop / Jerselaem and Old Joppa Roads / 1E

18th

1050 PI Rescue / Route 1 and 152 / fatal / portopower and pry bar / D. Woodward acting

18th

Building Fire / barn / Whitehouse Road / CO.1,3,7 and 9 at scene / 13000 gallons / Co.9 broke an axle / D. Holmes and J.Eichelburger injured / 11 hours / D. Woodward acting

SEPTEMBER

20th

Rescue / Shephard Farm on Route 543 / pinned under tractor / D. MacLean acting

27th

Building Fire / South States Coop / 2 hours / feed on fire / D. MacLean acting

OCTOBER

8th

Dwelling Fire / Johnson Mill Road near Slade Lane / 1300 gallons / 4 hours / D. MacLean acting

10th

Mutual Aid Building / Jerusalem Road – Box 480 / Co.3 1E at scene / 800 gallons / D. MacLean acting

13th

Dwelling Fire with / Explosion / Whitt Road & Reckord Road / Co.8 2E + ambo / 1000 gallons / 3.5 hours / D. MacLean acting

29th

Mutual Aid Building / Sharon Acres Road and Register Farm Road / Co.3 1E at scene / barn / 2000 gallons / D. MacLean acting

30th

Building Fire / Walters Mill near Barefoot Lane / 3200 gallons / Co.6 and 7 also / Harkins Property / 5 hours / B. King acting

NOVEMBER

26th

Mutual Aid Dwelling / Route 152 near Route 7 / BC48 also / 500 gallons / M. Purcell acting

29th

Mutual Aid Dwelling / Hill Rise Road off Hartley Mill Road in Glen Arm – 380-5 / Co.3 1E at scene / 800 gallons / Sta.10, 38, 29, 20, 48 and 47 at scene /J. Gray acting

29th

Dwelling Fire / 717 Roland Avenue / 300 gallons / B. King acting

DECEMBER

5th

Field Fire / Prospect Mill Road & Elm Street / 7 acres / 5 hours / Co.1 also / D. MacLean acting

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