Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company

Firebox 40-4

rpratt — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:39:52 +0000

At 1825 hrs, Firebox 40-4 was alerted for the garage fire attached to the dwelling. Engine 312 responded as the fourth due engine company with 4 volunteers. Engine 401 was first on the scene advising smoke showing. Engine 412 arrived shortly thereafter, reporting heavy fire showing from the garage with extension into the house and assuming the command. Engine 312 was originaly advised by dispatch that they would be the RIT engine. However, upon thier arrival Engine 312 covered Engine 56′s hydrant and was then advised by command to take a line to side Charlie. The crew from 312 went interior operating a handline and pulling cieling to check for extension. Crews made a good stop holding the bulk of the fire to the garage. Units operated on the scene for approx. an hour and a half before going in service.

Both Engines on 2 Alarm 56-3 Fire-Rescue Box

rpratt — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:10:50 +0000

At 0204 hrs early Friday morning April 20th, Engine 312 along with other west side units were alerted for Fire-Rescue Box 56-3 for the reported Apartment Fire with People Trapped. The address was initially given as 12020 Reisterstown Road at Futurecare Cherrywood Nursing Home. However, 911 was recieving multiple calls and it was believed to be behind that location. Truck 404 cleared a nearby call and was first on the scene on of a three story apartment complex at 3 Caraway Road with fire through the roof – requesting the second alarm. Engine 312 responded on the initial box with 4 and Engine 311 responded on the 2nd alarm with 5 – a total of 9 volunteers. Initial crews attempted to make an interior attack but were forced to evacuate due to the heavy fire conditions and had to make an exterior attack. Upon arrival Engine 312 took a position on side Charlie and sent its crew to side Alpha to assist crews in searching exposures for possible victims and check for extension. Engine 311 arrived shortly thereafter and covered the hydrant that Engine 312 had layed out from. Engine 311′s crew utilized 312 to place the Bliztfire and 2 1/2″ line in service on side Charlie to knock down fire also using the deck gun. Truck 404 and Truck 18 setup on the Alpha side and flowed master streams to knock down the fire along with other handlines. Once the fire was darkened down enough, crews went back into the fire building to hit hot spots and put the fire under control. No civilian victims were ever found to be trapped. Crews from both Baltimore and Carroll Counties worked well together and held the bulk of the fire to the original fire building. Units went in service after approx. 4 hours of work.

Rescue Box 31-2

rpratt — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:41:13 +0000

At 2030 hrs, Engine 311 came upon an unreported 1050 while returning from a first due firebox. Upon investigation, Engine 311 found 3 vehicles involved with one patient trapped requesting the rescue box and setting up command. Engine 311′s crew began patient care and pulled a protection line as other units arrived. Truck 404 handled extrication removing the passenger’s door to make access to the patient with assistance from Squad 322. Units operated on the scene for approx. 30 minutes before returning to service.

19-11 Firebox

webmaster — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:49:27 +0000

A call was put out for a truck into a building in Garrison’s area (19-11). This was quickly upgraded to a full firebox as it was reported the truck was on fire and it had spread to the apartments.

Rescue Box 19-4

rpratt — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:02:30 +0000

At 1342 hrs, Truck 313 was alerted for the 1050-PI Rescue at Reisterstown Road and Kenmar Avenue. Engine 19 was in quarters when the accident occurred and went on the air to investigate. Engine 19 arrived to find multiple vehicles involved with one patient trapped. Truck 313 arrived and began working to stabilize the vehicle and extricate the patient. The roof and the driver’s side door were removed to make access to the patient. Squad 414 and Tower 323 were also on the scene to assist with the extrication. Units went in service within approx. a half an hour.

Truck Fire on the Beltway

webmaster — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:10:26 +0000

A call came out around 11am for a truck fire on the inner loop of the beltway. Engine 311 and Brush 314 responded along with 2 other stations. The truck fire turned out to be a truck carrying 464 bales of hay which began burning. In the end approximately 10 pieces of apparatus from the area along with state roads responded to the call. Engine 311 and Brush 314 was onscene for almost 2 hours before returning to service at 1pm.

Photos are courtesy of C Nelson Jr

Congratulations

tjoyave — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:15:03 +0000

The Officers and members of the Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company are pleased to announce that one of our own has been hired by a local jurisdictions Police Department. Sergeant Brandon Shepperd will be starting the academy on Monday, which could last anywhere from 6 to 9 months. It was a long process to finally achieve your dream but it was well worth it. We are going to miss seeing you around the firehouse although we wish you the best of luck in your new career!

The crew from 31

Busy Day for Company 31

rpratt — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:07:26 +0000

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.

One of our bravest in the National News

webmaster — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:33:07 +0000

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.

31-23 Rescue Box

rpratt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:49:20 +0000

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.