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2000

BAVFC Activity History

January

17thApartment Fire/449 Moores Mill Rd/attic fire from electric malfunction in furnace closet/$25,000 damage/R.Eyre acting
27thMutual Aid Dwelling/1235 W. Jarrettsville Rd-Box 723/E315 1st in, E311 tied for 2nd in/heavy fire on arrival/2 alarms/Co.7,3,13/B. Snyder acting
27thMutual Aid Dwelling/2642 Dublin Rd-Box 930/E314 2nd in/heavy fire in attached garage&attic/came in 28 min after one above/S.Strong acting
28thDwelling Fire/1202 St.Francis Dr/small kitchen fire/fire under sink & cabinets/$1,000 damage/B.Snyder acting
31stDwelling Fire/400 Prospect Mill Rd/fully involved 2nd floor on arrival w/ no steps to it/2 alarms/Co.3,1,2,9/$80,000 damage/R.Eyre acting

February

1stDwelling Fire/816 Van Dyke Ln/attached garage fully involved on arrival-kept it in garage/heavy smoke inside/gasoline spilled near kerosene heater/$30,000 damage/B.Snyder acting
7thMutual Aid Dwelling/1030 Hollingsworth Rd-Box 831/1st & 2nd floors involved/E813 got stuck @ beginning of driveway/Co.3 2E/Co.8,13,BC48,3,4,7/2 hours/B. Snyder acting
7thMutual Aid Dwelling/2108 Haverhill Dr-Box 1310/chimney fire with extension/Co.3 1E/small fire/Co.13,3,7/B. Snyder acting
11thMutual Aid Building/2120 Emmorton Park Rd-Box 408-McDonald’s/Co.3 2E & T on 2nd alarm, 1E on 3rd alarm/T3,T4,T8 flowed for 2 hours/heavy fire in attic on E813’s arrival/E314&E311 pumped a lot of H2O/5.5 hrs/ J.Rutherford acting
15thMutual Aid Dwelling/3207 Rolling Green Dr-Box 138/kitchen fire/E311 2nd in/Co.1,9,3/1hr/D.Cox acting
16thBuilding Fire/516 N Main St-Law Office/gasoline poured on porch/extended into walls/$20,000 damage/R.Eyre acting
16thBuilding Fire/302 Thomas Run Rd-Auto Body Garage/half of garage & attic/started @ exterior furnace//Co.3,1,9/$50,000 damage/R.Eyre acting
19thDwelling Fire/805 Major’s Choice Dr/2nd floor bedroom, hallway& attic/started from candle/$75,000 damage/4E&T/R.Eyre acting
26thMutual Aid Dwelling/1208 Turnbridge Rd-Box 1326/E311 1st in with half involved split level house/1E&T on 2 alarms/Co.13,3,7,BC47,BC38/T.Schaech acting
26th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.1 just south of Ruff’s Mill/1 car head-on into tree/fatal/D.Cox acting

March

6thRescue/Shamrock & Broadway/man fell into a vault/15ft down/used ropes & stokes/fly-out to Shock Trauma/T. Schaech acting
7thWoods Fire/rear of Lireodendrum/approx 5 acres/warm day/B141 & forestry/2 hrs/B.Snyder acting
11th1050 PI Rescue/100blk N Fountain Green Rd/took off roof with 2 cutters & spreader/D.Cox acting
12thMutual Aid Dwelling/Harford Rd-Box 1302/Co.3 1st 2 engines at scene/bedroom fire in rear/8 dogs die/Co.’s 13,3,BC48,8,7/good stop/3 hrs/ J.Rutherford acting
13thDwelling Fire/400 Hanna Rd/bedroom fire/small fire from mattress heater/$1,000 damage/J.Rutherford acting
14th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.1 Bypass & Bynum Rd/1 fatal//Fly-out/J.Eid acting/p>
18thMutual Aid Dwelling/1712 Brickhouse Ln-Box 1304/bedroom & hallway/Co.3 2E-E311 2nd in/box was filled/Co.13,3,8,BC48/B.Snyder acting
19thDwelling Fire/115 Wakely Terr/fire in walls from chimney extension/damage in living room & slight attic/$5,000 damage/J.Rutherford
21stDwelling Fire/726 Fairwind Dr/on arrival had attached 2 car garage, bedroom, and house’s entire attic off/good stop/2 ALARMS/Co.3,13,4,BC48/$100,000 damage/T.Schaech acting
23rdMutual Aid Dwelling/3312 Clayton Rd-Box 821/fire in ceiling in kitchen/small fire/E311 1st in/Co.4,3,BC48,BC20/Co.8 on another call/Co.3 1E&T/T.Schaech acting
29thApartment Fire/745 N Hickory Ave/fire showing from 2nd floor window on arrival/bedroom, hallway & attic involved/great stop/Lt.Eid rescued 1 man from 2nd floor by ladder/$75,000 damage/J.Rutherford acting

April

1stMutual Aid Building/Laurel Brook Rd/barn on the ground/1E @ scene- 1E fill-in/4 hours/J.Rutherford acting
16th1050 PI Rescue/Hall St & Rock Spring Ave/removed driver door/2 to shock trauma & 3 to FGH/Co.3 2 ambos- Co.13 with 1/ J.Rutherford actingBrian Holden answers 5,000th Fire Call

May

1stDwelling Fire/7 Edgehill Ct/very small fire in back living room/fair amount of smoke/wood stove was turned on w/ combustibles on top/$1,000 damage/B.Snyder acting
13thAircraft Rescue/FH Airpark/single plane t-boned a parked plane when landing/used 2 o-cutters & low pressure airbag/very hot day/passenger flown to shock trauma/R.Eyre acting
20thDwelling Fire/1105 Walters Mill Rd/large,modern, vacant house/fire had burned all steps prior to our arrival/ lots of heat/drizzle/Co.9,6,7 also/$150,000 damage/B.Snyder acting
21stDwelling Fire/404 Franklin St/fire in 2nd floor bathroom & 3rd floor walls and closets/reported that someone may be trapped-false report/$50,000 damage/2hrs/T.Schaech acting

June

9thMutual Aid Dwelling/3722 Old Federal Hill Rd-Box 703/Co.3 2E on fill the box/mostly overhaul/bathroom,bedroom,attic/Co.7,3,10/hot day/B.Snyder acting
18thMutual Aid Dwelling/Bulls Ln-Box 801/Co.3 1E/fully involved vacent house/J.Krebs acting
20thDwelling Fire/Deer Creek Church Rd/kitchen fire/R.Eyre acting
24thMutual Aid Building/Appliance Dr-GE Building-Box 402/2E /Co.3 units helped with overhaul & extensive ventilation/B.Snyder acting

July

8thMutual Aid Dwelling/4058 Federal Hill Rd-Box 702/fire on 1st & 2nd floors/Co.3 extinguished 2nd floor and a lot of truck work/2 alarms/Co.3 2E & T/Co.7,6,10,13 also/R.Eyre acting
9thDwelling Fire/1117 Prospect Mill Rd/detached garage and hot tub room well involved on arrival/extreme heat damage to rear of house/$25,000 damage/E112 also/R.Eyre acting

August

1stDwelling Fire/2650 Conowingo Rd/basement & 1st floor bathroom fire/E914 1st in/from a lightning strike/$25,000 damage/R.Eyre acting
7thDwelling Fire/3032 Lochary Rd/half involved on arrival/propane tank relieving itself in rear/made a very good stop/$105,000 damage/Co.9 2E/very hot day/R.Eyre acting
9thMutual Aid Dwelling/6416 Mt.Vista Rd-Box 48-03/Co.3 1E & Air/very hot day/equivilent of 3 alarms/Co.3 assisted extinguishment on 2nd floor & attic & overhaul/B.Snyder actingDoug Struve answers 5,000th Fire Call.

September

5thApartment Fire/103 Idlewild Rd/small propane tank exploded in kitchen/male subject 1st & 2nd degree burns over 20% of body/fire damaged 2 rooms but out on arrival/$2,500 damage/B.Snyder acting
7thMutual Aid Dwelling/Bellvale Dr-Box 1309/bathroom fire/E311 on fill the box/fire mostly out on arrival/Co.13 & 7 also/B.Snyder actingSkip Strong answers 5,000th Fire Call.

October

15thDwelling Fire/1806 Harford Rd/vacant house- 1st floor well involved on arrival/E1311 also/warm day- during open house/2hrs/R.Eyre acting
18thNew Firehouse fully opens.
26th1st run for U399/ 2000 Ford Expedition
29thUpper Chesapeake Hospital open @ 0630 hrs.

November

3rd1050 PI Rescue/Rt.24 & MacPhail Rd/2 cutters & cribbing/car on its’ side/took roof off/fly-out/B.Snyder acting
5thMutual Aid Building Fire/900 Priestford Rd-Box 926/Co.3 2E/barn full of hay/Co.9 drafted with brush truck/Co.9,1,3,YC57/D.Cox acting
14thA391 totaled in 1050 PI when in route to HMH/6 to hospital
15thT331 involved in minor 1050 PI/Rt.24 & MacPhail Rd on way to Box 806
21stMutual Aid Dwelling/718 Bradford Ln- Box 400/rancher w/ 2 story addition well involved on Co.3 arrival/4.5hrs/Co.3 2E/cold & lots of overhaul/B.Snyder acting
26thDwelling Fire/1022 Mark St/fully involved on arrival/E112 also/$50,000 damage/R.Eyre actingSusan Froelich answers 5,000th Fire Call.Bill Marshall answers 10,000th Fire Call.

December

7thDwelling Fire/2601 E Medical Hall Rd/fully involved basement, fire on 1st & 2nd floor on arrival/old “Medical Hall building”/ 2 ALARMS/Co.3,1,2,9 also/1500gal/$85,000 damage/3hrs/lots of overhaul/good save on ½ the house/5 other calls in district during this time handled by Co.13/ B.Snyder acting
10thBuilding Fire/2018 Connolly Rd-Box 1304/fully involved detached garage/came in as a 343 Box/Co.13 1E & Tnkr/lots of overhaul/4000 gallons/B.Snyder acting
11th1050 PI Rescue/Rt.1 just south of Ruff’s Mill/single car head-on into big tree (see 2/16/00)/removed door & rolled dash/ B.Snyder acting
15thDwelling Fire/2108 Prospect Mill Rd/50% involved on arrival/ 5200gal/$80,000 damage/B.Snyder acting
18thApartment Fire/715 Apt.3C Country Village Dr/fire in furnace closet & small part of attic/3,4,13,8,BC48/2hrs/$5,000 damage/R.Eyre acting
27thMutual Aid Dwelling/ 1254 W Jarrettsville Rd-Box 723/E315 first in/ had kitchen & attic fire/E313’s crew extinguished attic, and vented roof/Co.7,3,13,BC47 also/cold day/Co.3- 3E/B. Snyder acting
29thMutual Aid Apartment Fire/ Box 836/T331’s crew trenched roof & extinguished one of the attics/3hrs/Co.8,12E,4,BC48 also/S.Panowitz actingMillard Purcell answers 30,000th Fire Call.Dick Vaughn answers 15,000th Fire Call.

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