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M/V Accident on North Bradley Lane in Oakland
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February 18, 2010
Crews were alerted Thursday morning for a two vehicle accident on North Bradley Lane. Once arriving the crew found the driver from one of the vehicles still inside complaining of neck & back pains. She was placed on a full board and spinal immobilization and transferred to the crew from Terra Alta Ambulance for transport to Garrett Memorial Hospital. The driver and occupuant from the other vehicle refused treatment at the scene.
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Assist EMS Crew with Lifting
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February 17, 2010
As units had just returned to station they were requested by the EMS crew from Southern Garrett to assist with lifting in the Hutton area. Several members responded by private vehicle and assisted with clearing the sidewalks of the nearly 3 ft of snow and assisting with the patient to the ambulance.
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Assist to Deer Park on Working Structure Fire
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February 17, 2010
Units were alerted at 0258 hrs for a structure fire on the Pysell Crosscut Road, just off the Maryland Highway. This sent Engine/Rescue 43 to the scene with 7 on board. Engine/Rescue 43 was assigned to pump from the dump tank to Engine 23. FF Taylor Crabtree from Oakland maintained water supply operations, while Lt Mike Pritt located a hydrant buried approx 5 ft in the snow and set up the fill site about a mile away. The rest of the Oakland crew assisted the crew off Engine 23 with fire suppression. Much of this was done by working in waist deep snow. Chief 20 ( Kenny Collins) had the Pysell Crosscut command.
Units on scene:
Engine 23 (Deer Park)
Tanker 26 (Deer Park)
Engine/Rescue 43 (Oakland)
Tanker 36 (Deep Creek)
Tanker 96 (Bittinger)
Tanker 126 (Gorman) Later transferred to Oakland for stand by
Tanker 76 (Kitzmiller)
Tanker 146 (Elk Garden)
Air Cascade 3 (Deep Creek)
Southern Garrett Rescue
MD State Fire Marshals Office
Garrett County Sheriffs Office
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Assist to Deer Park on Flue Fire
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February 16, 2010
Units were alerted around 2315 hrs for a flue fire in the 1800 block of Spring Glade Road. This sent units from Company 20 (Deer Park) and Engine/Rescue 43 with 7 on board to the scene. Once on the scene the Oakland crew split, with one checking the attic for extension and the other removing the fire from the stove located in the basement area. The fire was contained to the flue area. Chief 20 (Collins) had the command. All crews returned by 0030 hrs. |
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With the storms of 2010 dumping close to 48 inches of snow over the last week and half the crews in Oakland have got lucky and only run five calls. Three of those for snow covered flue pipes on furnaces, an assist the EMS Crew for lifting, and a electrical fire at a residence in the Yough Mountian Resort. Upon arrival of the electrical fire, crew members were transported to the scene by a four wheel drive snow plow. The crew arrived to find a overloaded electrical outlet had caught fire and actually began to char the floor joists before being discovered and extinguished by the homeowner. With any luck at all, Spring will soon be here.
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ASSIST TO CO 200 (AURORA) ON STRUCTURE FIRE
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JANUARY 8, 2010
Dispatch alerted Garrett County crews to assist Company 200 ( Aurora) on a structure fire Monday evening on the Rocky Road in Aurora. Engine/Tanker 46 responded with 4 on board. Once arriving the crew reported to command who advised the fire was knocked down. The crew stood by ready for about twenty minutes before being released. |
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ENGINE/RESCUE 43 RECEIVES BLS CERTIFICATION
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Engine/Rescue 43 recently received the BLS Seal Of Excellence thru MIEMSS. Chief Feather congratulates EMS Officer Nick Crabtree and Assistant Chief Rook for their work in making this possible. This will help to give the citizens requiring EMS the finest care possible when responding to emergencies in our first due area.
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Oakland's First Ladder Truck
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We recently came across a picture of Oakland's first Ladder Truck. It was a 1963 Peter Pirsch 100 ft tractor drawn tiller truck. The truck was purchashed from the District of Columbia Fire Department in the fall of 1984 for the purchase price of $100.00. Several members traveled to the Bladensburg Fire Department in Prince Georges County where it was being stored. After a few hours of learning the operations and how to drive it they brought the thing home, which was really crazy since none of them had ever operated a tiller truck in their life. The unit stayed around Oakland for only about a year then was sold to the Franklin Volunteer Fire Department in West Virginia. The rest is only memories for the few remaining members who were around back then.
Photo courtesy of the Franklin Volunteer Fire Dept web site
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Assist to Co 120 (Gorman) on comercial building fire
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January 6, 2010
Dispatch alerted units around 0300 hrs for the comercial building fire at the Gormania Gas- N- Go. This sent Engine/Tanker 46 with 6 responding. Chief 120 (Neel) soon requested Truck 44 to be added to the assignment as he was going on the scene reporting a working fire. Once arriving the crew on Engine/Tanker 46 set up on side C of the structure. The crew pulled two 1 3/4 inch lines and went to work. Moments later Truck 44 arrived and set up on side A and laddered the front. Crews worked for several hours in single diget tempatures before bringing the fire under control. At one point crews were pulled from the building just moments before one side collapsed. Oakland crews returned to station around 0800 hours. Photos Courtesy of Mathis Baker Ambulance Crew |
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Busy Week for Oakland Volunteers |
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With all the hustle & bustle of getting ready for the Christmas holidays the crews have remained quite busy the past week. It started Friday evening with a two vehicle accident on Oak Street in Oakland. Two people were transported to Garrett Memorial Hospital for neck & back injuries.
Other calls for the week:
12/19/2009 Assist Co 30 (Deep Creek) on Fire Alarm at 19567 Garrett Highway
12/20/2009 Assist Co 160 (Terra Alta) on Structure Fire in Alpine Lake
12/21/2009 M/V Accident, North Third Street, Oakland
12/22/2009 Assist Co 30 (Deep Creek) on Fire Alarm, 296 Marsh Hill Road at WISP Resort
12/22/2009 Clean up spill on Gorman Road
12/22/2009 Flue Fire, 18012 Garrett Highway
12/23/2009 M/V Accident on Hutton Road
12/23/2009 M/V Accident on Ben Dewitt Road
12/24/2009 M/V Accident on South Eighth Street, Oakland
12/25/2009 Assist Co 20 (Deer Park) on residential fire alarm, 363 Randall Way, all units placed in service
12/25/2009 Vehicle into a building, BFS Foods, Mt Lake Park
12/25/2009 Assist Co 20 (Deer Park) on Flue Fire, 7244 Maryland Highway
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Winter Storm Brings Multiple Calls
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December 8,9, 2009
As a winter ice storm hit the county tuesday evening the Department of Public Safety began receiving calls around 2000 hrs for vehicle accidents all over the county. Then around 2130 it started for the Oakland crew with a vehicle accident on the Garrett Highway, South of Oakland. The crew arrived and located the single vehicle off the roadway with the driver already being transported to the hospital. The crew was alerted around midnight for a electrical fire in the residence on Sixth Street in Oakland. The arrived and discovered a power surge to the residence had shorted out the TV and other appliances in the residence. The power was shut off and the home owner was advised to contact his electricton. The around 0445 hrs the crew was alerted for a tree in the roadway with power lines involved. This was the start of several trees down and power line calls. Before returning to quarters they were dispatched for a electrical fire in the residence along Garrett Highway, North. Once again a power surge had shorted out the TV in the residence. Crews returned to station by 0700 hrs |
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Officers Elected for 2010 |
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President - Fred Callis
Vice President - Alex Mellott
Secretary - Mike Saunders
Treasure - Alex Flanigan
Chief - John Feather
Deputy Chief - Denny Murray
Assistant Chief - Phil Rook
Captain - Justin Hinebaugh
Lieutenants - Mike Pritt, & Todd Hetrick
Chief Engineer - Chris Crabtree
EMS Officer - Nick Crabtree
Standing Committee - Jim Feather, Smokey Stanton, & Chris Crabtree
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Vehicle accident on Maryland Highway |
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November 21, 2009 Dispatch alerted units for a vehicle accident on Maryland Highway early Saturday morning. Engine/Rescue 43 arrived and found the driver of a pickup truck had fallen asleep and sideswiped a parked semi truck. The driver of the pickup truck was treated by the EMS Crew from Southern Garrett Rescue and transported to Garrett Memorial Hospital. The crew returned to station by 0815 hrs. |
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Vehicle Accident on East Oak Street |
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November 21, 2009 Dispatch alerted units Saturday afternoon for a two vehicle accident on East Oak Street in Oakland. The crew arrived and found a rear end type collision . The crew from Engine/Rescue 43 provided traffic control while the EMS crew from Southern Garrett took care of the driver of the passenger car. Units cleared within 15 minutes |
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November 20, 2009 The Department of Public Safety alerted Station 40 to assist the Sheriffs Office at the Wal-Mart Shopping Center. Once they arrived they were advised that a suspicious package had been left at the scene of a robbery at the Shoe Show, at the mini mall beside the Wal-Mart. Sheriffs Deputies had already evacuated the area stores and parking area surrounding them. They requested assistance with traffic control along with a crew to stand by during the incident. Once Bomb Technicians arrived from the State Fire Marshalls Office they x-rayed the package and determined the contents to be suspicious. Additional crews were then requested from Oakland and Deer Park. Bomb Tech's were then to safely detonate the package and deemed the area safe. All units cleared by 2200 hrs. |
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Vehicle Accident involving Bus |
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November 19, 2009 Units on the scene include EMS Units from Southern Garrett Rescue & two units from Terra Alta Ambulance. |
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ASSIST TO DEEP CREEK ON WORKING HOUSE FIRE
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November 9, 2009
The Department of Public Safety alerted units around 0540 hrs Monday morning for the house fire in the 5400 block of Sang Run Road. This sent units from Deep Creek, Accident, Friendsville along with Truck 44 from Oakland. Chief 30 (King)arrived and reported a working fire. He then requested additional tankers from Oakland, Bittinger, Deer Park and Terra Alta, WV. All crews worked for nearly three hours to extinguish the blaze. Both crews from Oakland returned to quarters. |
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October 22, 2009
Crews were alearted Thursday afternoon for a vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on the Garrett Highway, South near Gortner. Upon arriving on the scene the crew assisted the EMS crew from Southern Garrett with packaging the driver of the motorcycle who had struck a SUV broadside after it pulled from a intersection. He was transported priority 2 to Garrett Memorial Hospital. The occupants of the SUV refused treatment on the scene.
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