On Friday March 2nd, volunteers from Owings Mills kept busy responding to 12 calls in 24 hours.

At 0906 hrs, Truck 313 was alerted for Rescue Box 2-3 at Park Heights Avenue and Hooks Lane. The truck responded on the call and assisted Squad 322 with removing one patient that was trapped.

At 1527 hrs, Engine 311 was alerted for Firebox 2-23 at 6961 Brookmill Road. E311 responded first on the initial dispatch but was placed in service. However, police went on the scene with fire showing and the working fire was requested. E311 responded on the working fire dispatch and assumed RIT responsibilities. The crew from 311 established RIT on side A, completed a 360, and assisted with outside responsibilities such as ventilation and lighting. Crews made quick work of a basement fire and Engine 311 went in service in approx. a half hour.

Mr Bill Howard has been a volunteer firefighter at our station for 70 years now.  We are proud and in awe of how many years he has put into this company and our community.  He was recently acknowledged for his 70th year at our Annual Meeting this year.

An excellent interview and writeup was done by Alexander Pyles of patch.com and can be found here.  This story has now made it into the national media by being highlighted on Huffington Post.

Thanks to Patch and Huffington Post for celebrating with us the wonderful dedication and achievements of one of America’s bravest.

At 1720 hrs on January 28th, the Truck and Engine were alerted for a 1050-PI Rescue on Red Run Boulevard at Restaurant Park Drive. Truck 313 and Engine 312 responded with a total of 6 volunteers. Truck 313 arrived first and upon investigation found three vehicles involved and total of three patients – one trapped. The truck crew began stabilizing the vehicle while the engine crew pulled a protective handline. Crews made access to the patient by removing the passenger door. Patients were packaged and transported to appropriate trauma centers. Units operated on the scene for approx. 40 minutes before going in service. This was the third rescue for Truck 313 in a week.

ON 1-26-12 T313 responded with 5 personnel to a 1050-PI Rescue near the Post Office on Red Run Blvd 56-12 Box. On arrival the crew went to work assisting EMS with patient care and starting rescue operations. The vehicle was stabilized and the rear door was removed to extricate the patient. The patient was transported by Medic-56 to a local facility. Owings Mills Crews were on scene about 30 minutes.

At 1943 hours on January 24th, Engine 312 was alerted for an investigation of an odor of smoke at Reisterstown Road and Painters Mill Road. Engine 312 responded with 3 volunteers. Engine 312 was driving down Reisterstown Road into a 19 box investigating when they noticed a glow in the window of an office building off of Reisterstown Road. Engine 312 turned around and while pulling up to 9921 Reisterstown Road (19-4 Box) the fire vented out of a window on the second story of the building. Engine 312 went on location requesting the firebox and switched to Tac 22. Engine 312 passed command to Engine 19 and went to work – forcing entry into the office building and putting a knock on the fire. Units operated on the scene for approx. 3 hours before going in service.