Company Drill on Salvage Operations presented by Sgt. Montgomery

At 1837 hours Charles County Communications dispatched Engine Company 11 to Marshall Hall Park for an auto on fire. Engine 112 responded with 4 personnel. Engine 112 arrived on the scene and found a passenger vehicle well involved. Due to the remote location, Tanker 11 also responded on the incident. The fire was quickly extinguished and Engine 112 returned to service at 1926 hours.  

D/O A/C Montgomery

OIC Sgt. Toder

F/F A. Schoen

F/F D. Mouer

POV J. Kuhn

The Members of the Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad would like to extend their condolences to the members Charles County Rescue Squad and to the family of President/ Past Chief Susie  Spalding. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and Charles County Rescue Squad. May she rest in peace.

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Arrangements are as follows:

Viewing Sunday April 26th from 1600-2000 at Sacred Heart Church 201 St. Mary’s Ave. in La Plata with Firemen’s Prayers at 1900.

Funeral Services Monday April 27th, 1000 hrs. at Sacred Heart Church 201 St. Mary’s Ave. in La Plata, Interment at the Sacred Heart Cemetery on St. Mary’s Ave.

Any Departments wishing to bring apparatus please contact Chief 1B at 240-299-6720 or Captain 1 240-299-3701.

At 1650 hours, Station 11 was alerted to transfer to Station 1 (Laplata) with a Brush Unit. While en route to the transfer B-11, (Sgt. Montgomery, F/F M. Higdon), was re-routed to the brush fire in the Quailwood Subdivision. Upon arriving at the scene, B-11 was assigned to the assist in the mop-up of a few acre brush fire. B-11 cleared after about an hour.

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Firefighters from all over Charles County were busy Tuesday morning, Feb. 3 around 2:45 a.m. A fire broke out in the 6900 block of Ralph Myer's Place in Bryans Road.

The two story single family home, caught fire while the couple were sleeping and were woken up to the sounds of a roaring noise.

Upon investigating, the homeowner discovered a fire in the attic area of the home. They were able to safely evacuate the home and call 911. The home sprinkler system did not activate because the fire was mostly confined to the attic area, which is above the sprinkler head locations.

A total of 65 firefighters from Bryans Road, Potomac Heights, Waldorf, Marbury, La Plata, Bel Alton, Indian Head, NSWC Naval Station, Hughesville and PG Fire Department Station 24 helped to battle the blaze. It took crews over an hour and 30 minutes to bring the fire under control.

Investigation revealed there was a problem with the wood pellet burning stove.
The damage estimate rings in at $800,000.
 

At 1515 hours, a Personal Injury Accident assignment was dispatched to Marshalls Corner Rd. @ James Craik Elementary. Engine 112 and Paramedic Ambulance 118 responded as well as Ambulance 519. EMS Chief 69 arrived on the scene and reported a single vehicle accident involving a utility pole. Engine 112 arrived on the scene and established the Marshall Corner Road Command. The occupant of the vehicle was told to remain in the vehicle until SMECO secured the power to the pole. After SMECO secured the power, the victim exited the vehicle with no injuries and signed a release. Engine 112 cleared the scene after assisting SMECO with clean-up of the mineral based transformer oil.

At 1750 hours, Engine Company 11 was alerted for a car fire on Old Village Drive in downtown Bryans Road. Engine 112 responded with 4 volunteers and arrived to find a car well off in the parking lot.  The Engine crew made quick work of the fire and returned to service at 1830 hours.

On October 4 at approximatleey 0314 hrs BRVFD was dispatched for a MVA.  Chief 11B (Bryan Hamiliton) was the first to arrive and reported he had one vehicle in the woods with a subject trapped.  Engine 113 arrived on the scene and used the "Jaws of Life" to extricate the victim.  Chief 11B established command and had the assignment upgraded.  The paitent was extricated before the arrival of Rescue Squad 7.  Paitent was medi-vac to the hospital.  Units cleared at 0403 hrs.

The in-climate weather over this past weekend kept the Volunteers busy with several crashes, one fire and a few miscellaneous runs. The department responded to 18 runs over the weekend.

Funeral Information for EMT Tonya Mallard who was Killed in the Line of Duty on 27 September 2008 along with Pilot Stephen Bunker, Trooper Paramedic Mickey Lippy from the Maryland State Police.

Viewing:

Friday, October 3, 2008, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Lighthouse Baptist Church, 3150 Middletown Road, Waldorf, Maryland 20603

Service:

Saturday, October 4, 2008, 9:00am
North Point High School, 2500 Davis Road, Waldorf, Maryland 20603

Internment:

Saturday, October 4, 2008; immediately following service
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, 200 E. Padonia Road, Timonium Maryland, 21093

At 1700 hours, Station 11 along with Rescue Squad 7, EMS 12, EMS 11 and EMS 7 was alerted to Billingsley Rd., 1 mile off of Livingston Rd. for the auto accident with reported persons trapped. Rescue Engine 113 responded with 7 volunteers along with Engine 112 and Ambulance 118. The Rescue Engine arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with no entrapment. Due to the severity of the crash, MSP Trooper 2 was requested for two patients. After assisting EMS personnel, the Rescue Engine proceeded to the landing site along with Tanker 11.

Members are encouraged to register to the member’s only section.  In that section you will have access to BRVFD message board and other sections that are useful for you and the department. 

On Tuesday evening at 1723 hrs. , BRVFD was dispatched for house fire located on Woodberry Dr in Strawberry Hills Estates.  Engine 112 responded with Chief 11A.  They arrived on the scene and reported a small fire in he stove with smoke conditions on the second floor.  Truck 11 arrived shortly after and vented, checked for extensions and overhauled the kitchen with the assistance of Tower 24's crew.  Chief 11 (Deon Washington) had Command.