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1970

BAVFC Activity History

January

1stDwelling Fire / Ruffs Mill Road / 80 gallons / 2hours / trailer / C. Barnes acting
14thApartment Fire / Hickory Hills / 48000 gallons / 4 hours / cab door off E34 damaged by radiant heat / D. MacLean acting
20thMutual Aid Dwelling / Singer Road / Co.3 1E at scene / 1000 gallons / snowing / Co.4 & 8 also / M. Purcell acting
21stMutual Aid Building / Norrisville Road-Rittenhouse Fuel Co / Co.3 2E / 600 gallons / D. MacLean acting
25thDwelling Fire / 3011 Reckord Road / 900 gallons / 2hours / D.Woodward acting
27thMutual Aid Dwelling / Forge Hill Road near Route1 / Co.3 2E / 1000 gallons / D.MacLean acting

February

5thMutual Aid Building / Cool Spring Road / pig shed / 3E / 150 gallons / M.Purcell acting
22ndDwelling Fire / Thomas Run Road at Prospect Mill Road / trailer / 1000 gallons / D.Woodward acting
24thDwelling Fire / 1810 Rock Spring Road / 3900 gallons / 4hours / C.Barnes acting

March

16thDwelling Fire / Route152 near Pleasantville Road / 2000 gallons / Smithson,Jacobson, and R. Britton taken to hospital / M.Purcell acting
21stDwelling Fire / Dixie Lane / 425gallons / 2hours / C.Barnes acting
23rdAuto Fire / Bel Air Road & Tollgate / bomb that was intended for the Courthouse for Rap Brown trial went off prematurely / 2 fatals in car

May

7thDwelling Fire / Route.1 near Gibson / 900 gallons / G.Fulker bitten by dog / 3hours / C.Barnes acting Mutual Aid Dwelling / Pleasantville Road near Route.152 / 1000 gallons / 2E / C.Barnes acting
10thDwelling Fire / Rock Spring Road near Hall St / 2300 gallons / $4500 gallons / C.Barnes acting
12thDwelling Fire / 500 N Main St / 4600 gallons / 4hours / C.Barnes acting

June

5thBuilding Fire / barn / 5000 gallons / storming / 4hours / C.Barnes acting
26thBuilding Fire / barn / 600 gallons / Thomas Run near Route22 / C.Barnes acting

July

17thMutual Aid Dwelling / Route147 near New Cut / 2hours / 600 gallons / 3E

August

1stDwelling Fire / Guyton Road near Powder Mill / 1050 gallons / 3hours / M.Purcell acting
14th1050 Pi Rescue / Watervale Road & Old Fallston Road / LP gas tractor trailer involved / 3hours / McKenna hurt ankle / B.Banick acting
20thWater Rescue / Rocks / 2hours / rope + pike poles used / B.Banick acting
22ndDwelling Fire / Carrs Mill Road / 750 gallons / E72 also / M.Purcell acting
30th1050Pi Rescue / Route 22 at Prospect Mill / pinned under dash / D.Woodward acting

September

6th1050 PI / Harford Road & Route.152 / 1 fatal / D.MacLean acting
11thBuilding Fire / barn / Walters Mill and Grier Nursery / 2hours / 1100 gallons / $200 damage / D.Woodward acting
12thBuilding Fire / shed / rear of unit blk Broadway / 1hr / 400 gallons / D.Woodward acting
12thBuilding Fire / Route 1 / Spicer Prop. / 6500 gallons / 4hours / Co.9 2E / M.Purcell acting
28thDwelling Fire / MacPhail Road - MacPhail house / Co.4 3E / 3 hours / M.Purcell acting

October

9thDwelling Fire / Rock Spring Road / Whitfill res. / 500 gallons / 3 hours / Co.7 2E / M.Purcell acting
14thMutual Aid Building / barn / Buttons Prop. / Sharon Road / 3E / 4.5rs / 1st in / 2500 gallons / Co.7 3E / D.Woodward acting
15thDwelling Fire / Route 23 + 24 / 1400 gallons / 4hours / S.Matthews acting
17th1050 PI Rescue / Route 543 + Route.1 / C.Jacobson acting
24thBuilding Fire / Penn Ave / Lutz's / 3.5hours / 500 gallons / M.Purcell acting

November

1stDwelling Fire / Pyle Road off Grier Nursery / 5000 gallons / 6hoursCo.6 & 7 also / M.Purcell acting
1st1050 PI Rescue / Route24 noRouteh of FH / car into tree / D.Woodward acting
14thMutual Aid Building / barn / Route 1 noRouteh of Popular Grove Road / Co.3 3E / 1200 gallons / D.Woodward acting
24thDwelling Fire / Forge Hill Road / 3500 gallons / 3hours / T.Broumel acting

December

24thBuilding Fire / garage / Waverly Road / 2600 gallons / 2hours / D.Woodward acting
24thT3 First Run / 212 Bond St / Ladder Detail / Crew: Purcell, Dn.MacLean,R.Britton, T.Harrington,H.Matthews,D.Price, M.Walls

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