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July 2010
14 Volunteers Participate in Rope Rescue Technician
Date: 7/29/10 To become proficient in rope rescue, recently 14 volunteers from Berwyn Heights participated in Rope Rescue Technician class. This 54-hour course covered topics such as stokes baskets, advanced anchoring, high lines, and pick-offs. This is the third technical rescue class (trench, confined space, and rope) that atleast 10 volunteers from Berwyn Heights have participated in within the last year.
Tree On Minivan Pins Two: 10000blk Rhode Island Ave
Date: 7/25/10 With severe thunderstorms hitting the DC metropolitan area, Rescue Squad 22 (from Company 41) was alerted to Rhode Island Avenue and Sunnyside Avenue for the report of a tree on top of a vehicle with people trapped at 1546 hours. Rescue Squad 14 was on another run at the time of dispatch, but was able to clear their incident and reroute to Rhode Island Avenue. Chief 11 was first on-scene, corrected the address as the 10,000 block of Rhode Island Avenue, confirmed he had two trapped, and stated "the squads have a lot of work ahead of them". Rescue Squad 14 and Chief 14 (Fusco) arrived shortly later and sized up the scene. The squad crew found a large tree that had fallen across the roadway on top of a minivan with the driver and passenger pinned. With Chief 14 in charge of the "Extrication Group", Rescue Squad 14 immediately started stabilizing the tree. On one side of the vehicle, the tree was stabilized with four rescue struts and chain creating two bipods. On the opposite side, two box ribs were constructed under the tree. With the tree stabilized, a box crib platform was constructed and a medium pressure air bag was inflated to lift the tree off the car. Once the tree was elevated, Rescue Squad 22 winched the car back. Finally, Rescue Squad 14 removed the passenger's side doors and roof, while Rescue Squad 22 removed the driver's side doors. Both patients were extricated. Unfortunately the driver was a priority 4 and the passenger was transported as a priority 1 to a local trauma center. Rescue Squad 14 cleared the scene at 1752 hours.
Task Force on Gas Fed Fire: 6801 Chillum Manor Rd
Date: 7/24/10 With the heat index at around 110 degrees fahrenheit, units operating at a house fire at 6801 Chillum Manor Road requested a fire task force alerting Truck 14 at 1449 hours. Truck 14 arrived and was put to work to complete a secondary search of the entire house and provide additional ventilation. Fire involving a ruptured gas line kept the fire burning. The truck crew operated a handline on the second floor to hold the fire in check until the arrival of Washington Gas. Truck 14 was ready for service at 1713 hours.
Photo courtesy of PGFDFire.com
High Rise Apartment Fire: 1836 Metzerott Rd
Date: 7/20/10 Truck 14 (first due) and Rescue Squad 14 were alerted to 1836 Metzerott Road in Company 34's area for the apartment fire. Units arrived to find nothing evident from a high rise apartment building. As Truck 14 made their way into the stairwell, residents reported smoke on the 6th and 7th floors. Once on the 6th floor, Truck 14 located a fire in apartment #625, assisted occupants in apartment #623 out of their residence, and held control of the door until the arrival of the engine company. Rescue Squad 14 was put to work as well completing the primary search of the remainder of the 6th floor and later a secondary search of the fire apartment. The fire was contained to the living room of the apartment of origin and searches turned up negative.
One Trapped: Metzerott Rd / New Hampshire Ave
Date: 7/19/10 At 0039 hours, Rescue Squad 14 was alerted to Metzerott Road and New Hampshire Avenue for the motor vehicle accident with one trapped. Units arrived and confirmed the same. Rescue Squad 14 arrived, stabilized the vehicle, and removed a door from a pickup truck. The trapped patient was transported to a local trauma center and Rescue Squad 14 was ready for service at 0105 hours.
Special Thanks to the Bladensburg VFD
Date: 7/9/10 The Berwyn Heights VFD would like to extend our thanks to the Bladensburg VFD for loaning us Engine 93 for a week. With Rescue Squad 14 and Rescue Squad 14R out of service due to mechanical issues and no county reserve rescue squads, we called Bladensburg VFD who agreed to loan us a reserve engine. After loading equipment on it and placing it in service as Rescue Squad 14, it was called on multiple times to extricate trapped occupants from vehicles.
Technical Support Unit on Low Angle Rescue: 16550 Annapolis Rd
Date: 7/9/10 At 1607 hours, Technical Support Unit 14 was alerted to 16550 Annapolis Road for a worker who had suffered a medical emergency in a 20 foot deep water canal. TSU 14 arrived on scene and assisted first arriving units in rigging the stokes basket and a 3:1 haul system to remove the patient from the canal. Technical Support 14 was ready for service at 1724 hrs.
First Due Truck on Branchville House: 4719 Nantucket Rd
Date: 7/9/10 At 1214 hours, Truck 14 was alerted for the report of a house fire at 4719 Nantucket Road in Company 11's first due. Engine Co. 11 went on scene with smoke showing from the attic. Truck 14 arrived on scene shortly after, conducted the primary, and opened up on the inside and roof. Truck 14 was ready for service at 1423 hours.
Photo courtesy of Branchville VFD
Car Into Tree: 4822 Delaware St
Date: 7/7/10 At 2100 hrs, Rescue Squad 14 was alerted for the car accident with people trapped at 4822 Delaware Street, in Company 11's first due. Company 11 arrived on scene with one into a tree with the driver trapped. Rescue Squad 14 quickly stabilized the car and removed the driver's door to extricate the patient. The squad was ready for service at 2121 hours.
One Overturned and Trapped: 11417 Cherry Hill Rd
Date: 7/7/10 At 1150 hours, Rescue Squad 14 responded to a reported car overturned with entrapment at 11417 Cherry Hill Road, in Company 41's area. Company 41 arrived on scene and confirmed one trapped. Rescue Squad 14 arrived and stabilized the car utilizing a box crib and struts. The squad crew then removed the driver's door to extricate the priority one patient. Rescue Squad 14 was ready for service at 1210 hours.
One Overturned, One Trapped: Kenilworth Ave / Rittenhouse St
Date: 7/3/10 Rescue Squad 14 found one overturned and one trapped in this vehicle located at Kenilworth Avenue and Rittenhouse Street. The squad crew removed two doors and a B-post to extricate the driver.
Apparatus
Truck 14
Squad 14
Squad 14R
Amb 148
Past Run Stats
Squad Truck
2011 2023 826
2010 1978 807
2009 2350 732
2008 2245 935
2007 1985 781
2006 1899 587
2005 1728 749
2004 1625 638
2003 1727 702
2002 1820 942
2001 2288 712