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District VFD
PO Box 522
Marbury, MD 20658
301-743-2080
TDVFD@tdvfd8.com
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2010
Fund Drive
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your mailbox, our annual fund drive is now underway. Please remember
donations are tax deductable. If you have any questions, please call the
firehouse 301-743-2080.
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TDVFD HEADLINES
PUBLIC
RELATIONS EVENT IN HUNTINGTOWN
August 21st - Engine
8-3, with a crew of three, made its way down to Huntingtown High School in
Calvert County for a Public Relations event. The focus of the event was to
raise money for a family that had lost everything in a structure fire
several weeks ago. Departments from all over Charles, Calvert and St.
Mary’s participated along with the Calvert Sheriffs Dept, State Fire
Marshall’s Office, Southern Maryland Recycling, and many others. If
anyone would like to donate to the Bowen family contact Dee Hardesty at
(443) 532 – 5228.
Photo
from the bucket of Tower 2
COMPANY
10 HOUSE FIRE
August 19 at 1215 hrs. - Co. 8 was alerted to 9035 Soldierwood Ct. in the
Chapel Point Woods neighborhood for the house fire. Rescue 8 and Chief 8B
responded. Units from Co. 1 and 10 arrived with heavy smoke showing from
side alpha. Rescue 8 arrived and secured utilities, performed ventilation
on the second floor and checked for extension in the attic The fire was
held to the kitchen and living room area. Tanker 8 was alerted to the call
also but was placed in service prior to arrival. Rescue 8 operated on the
fireground for approx 3 hrs before returning to service.
HOUSE
FIRE IN POTOMAC HEIGHTS
August
10 at 1431 - The Rescue was dispatched to 100 Cedar Lane in Potomac
Heights for a house on fire. Engine 7-1 (Potomac Heights) arrived on the
scene with a two story house that had fire showing from both floors. The
Rescue was assigned the primary search. The crew searched the basement,
first and second floors with negative results. The crew then was
re-assigned to open up and support the engine companies as needed. After
much overhaul, the Rescue was released from the fireground at 1730. At
around 1600, Engine 8-3 was dispatched on a special alarm for relief crews
due to the extremely high outside temperature. The engine company assisted
with the overhaul of an exposure (a one story garage). Both units returned
back to the station at 1830. We want to thank Hughesville for providing an
Engine fill in for our station while we were operating at this fire.
BOAT
TAKING ON WATER IN THE POTOMAC
August
7 at 0408 - The assignment was dispatched for a boat that was taking on
water in the Potomac River near Marker 8. The Fireboat, Rescue, Chief 8A
(Hudson) and Duty 8 (Mott) quickly responded. First arriving Fireboat 14
(Newburg) found that a twenty foot boat had hit the rock pile near Marker
8 (located off of Blossom Point) and was taking on water at a fast rate.
Boat 14 removed all five occupants from the vessel. Fireboat 8 arrived
shortly after and placed its 100 gallon per minute portable water pump in
service to keep the vessel afloat until the towboat arrived. There were no
injuries and all occupants were transported back to the Goose Bay Marina.
Chief 8A established the Potomac River Command at Goose Bay.
TRAINING
AND CRAB FEAST
Sunday,
August 1 - With a few members around the station that needed some vehicle
extrication training to be checked off to ride the Rescue, it was decided
to work on the training vehicles behind the firehouse. We keep two or
three vehicles on hand to drill on (these vehicles are provided by Hedges
Towing). Members practiced vehicle stabilization techniques along with
using the Sawzall and Paratech Air Gun. After the drill, with about ten
members at the station, it was decided to get a bushel of crabs to feast
on.
MEMBERS
COMPLETE MORE TRAINING
August
2 - Several members completed the 24 hours MFRI Pump Operator training
course that was held here at Station 8 over the last few weeks. These
members, along with several other area department members dedicated a lot
of time and effort to finish the class. This certification is needed to
operate our pumping apparatus. Congratulations and thank you to Captain
Chuck Burroughs (refresher), Sergeant Joey Tilley, Fire Prevention
Specialist Randy Bowie (refresher), Nick Genevie, Jimmy Thorp and Lisa
Marie Wright for completing this training. A big thank you to George Abell
for teaching the class.
Also,
last month Michelle Rollins completed the 40 hour Hazardous Materials
Operations course that was taught at the MFRI Training Center in La Plata.
Congratulations and thank you Michelle for taking this very important
class.
STORM
BRINGS NUMEROUS WATER RESCUE RUNS
Sunday, July
25 at 1635 - A
strong storm came through the west side of the county bringing strong
winds, heavy rain and lighting. During the peak of the storm, several
calls were dispatched for boats in distress, boats taking on water and
for a person that had been struck by
lighting on a boat (handled by Prince William County units). All total,
the Fireboat responded to five calls for assistance in a forty five minute
period. Rescue 8, PA 8-9, A 8-7 and A 7-8 (Potomac Heights) stood by at
Swedens Point Marina while the Boat checked the various boats for any
injuries. The Rescue also responded to a boat that had ran ashore along
the Potomac River in the area of the Chicamuxen Creek with Fireboat 4 (Nanjemoy).
The Rescue crew checked the boat for injuries
and hazards and found none. Two
additional crews remained at the station and handled four more runs (trees
in the roadway and wires down) during the storm. We want to thank Fireboat
4 (Nanjemoy) for responding up the river to assist us during this violent
storm.
COMPANY
PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR ANNUAL FISHING TOURNAMENT
Saturday
July 24 and Sunday July 25 - The company once again provided EMS and water
rescue coverage for the fifth annual Paralyzed Veterans Association
fishing tournament that is held each year at Sweden Point Marina. This is
a B.A.S.S. sponsored event that has
over fifty participants that travel
around the country on the tour. Crews
treated several people for heat related illnesses due to the extreme high
temperatures both days. Fortunately, they were only minor injuries
and did not require transport to a facility. The department would like to
thank those members who provided the coverage on both days.
BRUSH
8-4 BACK IN SERVICE
Sunday
July 25 - After being out of service for the last few months, Brush Unit
8-4 was placed back in service by the
Chief Engineer. The unit now
has a new water tank, pump, bumpers,
compartments, lights and wiring. All of the work
(except for the bumpers and the interior compartment/console) was
completed jn house by our members. Our Chief
Engineer, Delaney Matthews headed up the project and coordinated the work
that was performed. The department would like to thank Steve from Max
Metals in Deale, John from Johns Cabinet Works also of
Deale and Chris from Bay Fire Apparatus in
Easton for their work and support. We also want to thank Chief
Engineer Matthews and the other members of our department who put in
countless hours of work on the project.
FIRE BOAT ASSISTS PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
WITH EVENT
Saturday July 24 - After the boat cleared the
PVA Tournament, the crew went across the river to assist Prince William
County, Va. departments with the Aquapaloza Concert that was held this
year at the Tims Rivershore Restaurant in Cherry Hill. The fireboat was
part of an organized task force that provided fire and EMS coverage to the
over 500 boats who came to the area for the event. The crew of the
fireboat responded to three calls for assistance while assigned to the
task force ranging from injuries to a boat in distress. The boat returned
back to Charles County around midnight. We
want to thank the Charles County Department of Emergency Services for
providing two Medics for this event and the PVA Tournament on Saturday.
CONDOLENCES
The
officers and members of the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department offer
their condolences to Capt. Bob Mott and Firefighter/EMT Steven Mott on
the passing of Evelyn Ross, Capt. Motts mother and Stevens grandmother.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mott family.
SERIOUS
MVA WITH ENTRAPMENT
On
Tuesday July 20th at 2229 hrs. Co.8 was alerted to the 8700
block of Gunston Rd.
in the Welcome section of the first due for the reported MVA with
people trapped. Rescue 8, Chief 8A, Chief 8B, and Capt. 8 (Mott) responded
with in minutes. Capt. 8 (Mott) along with Sgt. 8 (Tilley) arrived first
to find a single vehicle accident (Car vs. Tree) with one person pinned
and one person who had already self extricated herself. Rescue 8 and Chief
8B arrived shortly after and quickly went to work extricating the patient
from the vehicle. Chief 8A arrived and established the Welcome command and
Battalion Chief 7 (Grinder) arrived and assisted with EMS and extrication.
Engine 4-2 arrived and was staged and eventually tasked with setting up
the LZ on Wedding Dr.
The extrication took about 25 minutes to complete. Paramedic
Ambulance 519 transported the patient to the LZ priority 1 and Ambulance
588 transported the other patient to the LZ priority 2. Both patients were
flown to nearby trauma centers.
CONGRATULATIONS!
July
15 - The department wants to congratulate Lisa Wright for completing the
120 hour Emergency Medical Technician basic course that was held over the
past three weeks at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in La Plata. Thanks
for dedicating the time and effort to finish this intense course!
TREE
ON A JEEP
July
12 at 1856 - The Rescue and Ambulance 8-7 responded to the 5000 block of
Mason Springs Road for a motor vehicle accident with a reported person
trapped.
Upon
arrival, the units found a large tree had fallen on a jeep. The driver
(lone occupant) was out of the vehicle and escaped with only minor
injuries. Chief 8B (Gordon) was in
charge.
FIRST
DUE HOUSE FIRE
On
July 9th at 1155 hrs. Co.8 was alerted to 5200 Highfield Pl. for the
reported house on fire. Engine 8-3, Engine 8-2, Tanker 8, and Paramedic
Ambulance 8-9 responded within minutes. Engine 8-3 arrived to find a
single story home with nothing evident. After further investigation the
crew from 8-3 found food on the stove with no extension that had been
extinguished prior to our arrival by a member of DCFD Rescue Squad 3.
Engine 8-3 ventilated residence and returned to service 20 minutes later.
ROLLOVER
WITH EJECTION
June
24 at 1720 - Company 8 units were dispatched to Mason Springs Road near Red
Hill Drive for the vehicle accident reported to be a roll over with one
possibly ejected. Rescue 8 and Medic 8-9 responded and found a
single vehicle accident with the
car on its roof and on fire. The Rescue
crew knocked the fire down in the car
while the Medic crew provided patient care. EMS Duty 16A was at FS 8 and
responded along with the units from 8.
SUMMER
STORM BRINGS BUSY EVENING
On
June 22 a summer storm passed through the first due around 2000 hrs. During
this period Co. 8 ran 15 runs including 2 house fires and numerous trees
down. The first fire was dispatched to 6005 Biggs Farm Pl. for the reported
house struck by lightning. Engine 8-3, Tanker 8, Brush 8, BSU 8, and Chief
8, and Chief 8A responded from different areas throughout the first due, due
to already being out on other runs. Chief 8 first arriving found a single
story residence with nothing showing. Once crews made it inside they found
smoke throughout the residence and found a small fire in the crawl space.
The crew from 8-3 extinguished the fire and ventilated the residence and
returned to service at 2200 hrs. Chief 8 had the Biggs Farm Pl. command.
While the crews operated on this fire the station was alerted for another
house fire at 5245 Chicamuxen Rd. Chief 8A who rerouted from the first house
fire arrived to find a single story residence with nothing evident. Engine
8-2 arrived behind Chief 8A and found a working basement fire with extension
to the first floor. Chief 8A established the command and Chief 11A assumed
Division 1 responsibilities. Crews operated on this fire for several hours
due to extensive overhaul. Units cleared the fire ground at approx 0100 hrs.
Units from throughout the county responded to our first due because of the
numerous working incidents we had at the same time. Many thanks to the
companies and members who responded and assisted in our first due and also
thanks to LaPlata VFD for providing coverage to our area while these
incidents took place.
One minor firefighter injury was reported on the Chicamuxen Rd. house
fire due to the extreme summer heat. The firefighter was checked out by the
on scene medic unit and was transported later on in the incident but was
determined to be ok.
HOUSE
WELL INVOLVED IN POTOMAC HEIGHTS
June
19 at 0344 - The Rescue responded along with Chief 8B (Gordon) as the West
Side Battalion Chief to a report of a house on fire to the rear of the
Glymont Church on Glymont Road in Potomac Heights. Initially units could not
locate the fire, but after further investigation by Brush 7 (Potomac
Heights) it was determined to be a vacant house well involved. Due to the
incident being in a remote location with no good access, multiple brush
units were utilized to shuttle water from Engine 7-1 that was set up on
Glymont Road to extinguish the blaze. Rescue 8 was placed in service and
Brush 8 responded. The brush unit hauled ten loads of water from the water
supply back to the fire. Chief 8B had the Glymont Road Command. Brush 8
cleared the scene at 0930.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations
to Steven Mott 2010 Lackey High School graduate.
MORE
TRAINING COMPLETED
May
28 - Two members completed the 27 hour Rescue Technician- Vehicle and
Machinery course today that was taught by Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
at the LaPlata Training Center. Congratulations and thanks to Steve Mott and
Lisa Wright for taking the time and putting forth the effort to finish this
class. This is another example of the dedication that our members have to
our department and to the citizens that we protect.
BRYANS
ROAD HOUSE FIRE
May
26 at 1217 - The Rescue and Tanker responded to a working house fire on
Bumpy Oak Road near Ashland Road. Upon arrival of the Rescue, they found a
two story wood frame house with fire on the first floor. As the engine
companies were getting water on the blaze, the five members of R8 did a
primary search, forced a few doors and performed ventilation. Tanker 8 was
held in staging for a while and then released by command. The Rescue
remained on the scene until 1400 assisting the Fire Marshal and completing
overhaul.
WORKING
FIRE IN INDIAN HEAD
May
24 at 0247 - The Rescue and Tanker were dispatched for a building on fire on
Indian Head Highway near Cedar Lane. First arriving Engine 7-3 (Potomac
Heights) found a small carryout with fire in the rear of the building. As
crews advanced attack lines, Rescue 8 arrived with five members and
performed a primary search, provided lights and was then re-assigned by
command to the RIT. Tanker 8 staged as this was a hydrant area. Chief 8
established command and Chief 8B was assigned Division 1. The Rescue was
held on the scene until 0500 assisting the Fire Marshal and performing
overhaul.
MEMBERS
COMPLETE TRAINING
May
21 - We want to congratulate Carl Brown, II and Nick Genevie for completing
the 131 hour Emergency Medical Technician course that was given by the
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. This training started in early January
of this year and was completed last week. These members attended class two
nights a week with additional classes on some Saturdays. We
will have Steve's name taken off of the door on 8-7 and replaced with
yours... Congratulations again and thanks for hanging in there!
SERIOUS
ACCIDENT IN RIPLEY
May
22 at 1312 - Communications dispatched the assignment for a serious motor
vehicle accident with a person trapped in the 6000 block of Hawthorne Road
in Company 7's area (Potomac Heights). After the Rescue and Medic Unit went
responding, the location was changed to be in front of 7090 Hawthorne (our
area). Company 8 units had already committed to Mason Springs Road (headed
toward the original location) and were delayed in getting to the scene.
First arriving Chief 7A advised he had a head on collision with three
injuries with one of those being pinned and seriously injured. Engine 7-3
and Ambulance 7-8 arrived and initiated extrication and first aid efforts.
Rescue 8 arrived and assisted with extrication. The patient was
released from the vehicle within ten minutes and given to the crew of Medic
8. Engine 8-2 set up a landing zone for Troopers 2 and 7. All patients were
flown to a trauma center for treatment. Chief 7A established the Ripley
Command and Chief 7B had the Extrication Group. EMS Duty 16A was assigned as
the EMS Group Leader. Special Unit
9 (Indian Head) responded and placed down absorbent on the large amount of
fluids on the roadway. Units
cleared at 1415.
Units
on scene: Rescue 8, Engine 8-2 and Medic 8 Chief 7A, Chief 7B, Engine 7-3,
Ambulance 7-8, Ambulance 9-8, Special Unit 9 (Indian
Head), Chief
11 (Bryans Road) and EMS Duty
16A (CCES),
Troopers 2 and 7.
OFFICER I TRAINING
COMPLETED
May
8 - The department congratulates Mike King on his completion of the 63 hour
Fire Officer I training program that was given by the University of Maryland
(MFRI). The FO I certification is needed to hold the
rank of Lieutenant in our company. Thanks to Mike for putting
in the time and effort that is needed to
attain this certification.
BEST
APPEARING TANKER AND SECOND BEST APPEARING RESCUE
Sunday,
May 2- The company participated in the Southern Maryland Firemen's
Association convention parade that was held this year in Mechanicsville.
After much cleaning of both the Tanker and the Rescue, the Tanker placed as
best appearing and the Rescue won as second best appearing Rescue Squad. A
big thank you to the crews who helped prepare the units for the parade and
took the time to make the trip to Mechanicsville. Thanks also to the members
who stayed back to make sure the apparatus was staffed.
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MEMBERS
COMPLETE FIREFIGHTER II COURSE
May
4, 2010- Three members completed the 60 hour Firefighter II course today
that was held at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in La Plata over the
last several weeks. We want to congratulate Steve Mott, Michelle Rollins and
Lisa Wright for putting forth the effort and being committed to finishing
this training.
EXTRICATION
IN MARBURY
May
2, 2010:
At 2024 hours, units from Company 8 were alerted to the intersection
of
Chicamuxen Road
and
Mattawoman Creek Road
for a report of a collision with an occupant trapped.
Rescue 8, Engine 8-2, Paramedic Ambulance 8-7, Chief 8-A, and Chief
8-B all responded. Chief 8-B
arrived within one minute and found a two vehicle, T-Bone style collision
with one occupant pinned. Rescue
8 arrived and the crew began the extrication.
The crew from R-8 removed both driver’s side doors, the roof, and
rolled the dash to extricate the patient from the vehicle.
He was then moved to PA8-7 for further treatment.
The patient was flown to a trauma center via Trooper 2.
Engine 8-2 established the landing zone at
Smallwood
State Park
. Chief 8-B had the Command, and
Chief 8-A had the Extrication Group. Units
operated on the scene for approximately 45 minutes.
TDVFD
MEMBERS COMPLETE SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN COURSE
Seven
members of Company 8 successfully completed the MFRI Swiftwater Rescue
Technician Course in April. The course consisted of 30 hours of
classroom and practical skills application. It addressed areas such as
hydrology, pre-incident planning, incident size-up, incident management,
safety, communications, victim rescue, surface watercraft, various
"in-water" drills, par buckling, and low head dam
phenomenon. The course was hosted by Company 8 with sessions at
Station 8 and the Mirant Power Plant in Dickerson, MD. Members
completing the course were Chuck Burroughs, Delaney Matthews, Steve Mott,
Michelle Rollins, Jimmy Thorp, Joey Tilley and Lisa Wright. Kelly
Zimmer, Charles County Emergency Services paramedic assigned to Company 8,
completed the course also and provided the photos.
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