Early Morning 10-50 PI Rescue on Seminary Avenue: Haz-Mat Rescue Box 30-17
April 14, 2010 - Shortly after 7am, Lutherville VFC was alerted for a 10-50 PI rollover at the intersection of Seminary Avenue and Jamieson Road. Squad 303 responded with a crew of six and arrived on the scene minutes later. Upon arrival, the officer on 303 advised he had a truck on its side with one patient trapped and unconscious, and another car in the front lawn of a house. The officer requested a rescue assignment and a hazardous materials response because a large quantity of liquid fertilizer had spilled and was leaking from the truck. The squad crew immediately stabilized the truck and operated multiple tools in order to flap the roof and free the trapped driver. The patient was flown to Shock Trauma due to his injuries. Units remained on the scene for over an hour to pump the remaining fertilizer from the truck and assist with clean up. Units on scene: BC11, E307, SQ303, T1, M14, M1, EMS7, Haz-Mat 114, Foam 14, MD Dept. of Environment and Trooper 1
Lutherville Honors Fallen Officer
April 09, 2010 - To honor fallen Montgomery County Police Officer Hector Ayala, Lutherville Volunteers positioned Squad 303 over Interstate 83 on the Seminary Avenue bridge as the funeral procession passed north en route to the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. LVFC would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the Ayala family.
Squad Responds to Working Rescue in Hunt Valley: Rescue Box 39-08
April 08, 2010 - At approximately 11:00pm, Station 30 was alerted to respond to a 10-50PI with rescue on York Road between McCormick Road and Thornton Mill Road. Originally dispatched as a motor vehicle accident with injuries, Cockeysville units arrived first, reported a two car motor vehicle accident with one trapped in a vehicle that was broadsided / t-boned, and requested a rescue assignment. Squad 303's crew assisted units at location with extrication and removal of the patient. Units on scene included: IV395, E391, EMS7, T17, BC1, E17, S303
Late Night Rescue On Beltway: Rescue Box 14-60
February 24, 2010 - At approximately 10:50pm, Lutherville Volunteers were alerted to respond to a multi-vehicle motor vehicle accident on the inner loop of Interstate 695 between the JFX and the Harrisburg Expressway. Responding units arrived at location, assessed patients in multiple vehicles, and requested a rescue box as one vehicle with an injured subject was resting against the jersey wall, limiting access to the patient. Station 30 was then alerted for the rescue assignment and members immediately responded with Squad 303. Crews then utilized Squad 303's portable winch to carefully move the vehicle off the wall to gain access to the patient. After removal of the driver's side door, the patient was then extricated, packaged and transported to a local hospital.
Dwelling Fire off of Cromwell Bridge Road: Fire Box 1-29
February 23, 2010 - At approximately 7:00pm, Lutherville Volunteers were alerted for the report of a dwelling fire on Red Fox Run Court off of Cromwell Bridge Road. First arriving units reported a two story residential dwelling with smoke showing. Engine 307 responded and arrived as the 4th engine, assuming the task of RIT. As the working fire assignment was dispatched, Lutherville Volunteers secured a secondary water source, initiated outside ventilation, pulled a third attack line, and started a primary fire attack throughout the first floor and the basement. Crews made an aggressive attack on the fire and performed overhaul looking for any hidden fire, extinguishing any hotspots. Crews operated on scene for over three hours. (Pictures Courtesy of BCoFD)
Volunteers Battle Blizzard
February 07, 2010 - As a large winter storm moved through the Mid-Atlantic region dropping nearly two feet of snow, Lutherville Volunteers remained busy and responded to approximately 25 calls throughout Lutherville and central Baltimore County over the weekend. A group of members volunteered a large portion of their weekend and remained at the station to fully staff all apparatus throughout the storm, providing emergency services around the clock. In addition to responding to calls, members continuously removed snow from the firehouse property and maintained all apparatus to ensure peak performance while battling poor road conditions.
Volunteers Kept Busy by Early Morning Storm: Rescue Box 17-29
January 25, 2010 - As an intense storm swept through the region, Lutherville Volunteers responded to five calls in less than two hours during the morning rush hour. At approximately 8:25am, LVFC was alerted for the report of a tree on top of a car with entrapment at the intersection of Dulaney Valley Road and Old Bosley Road. Squad 303 arrived, established command, and found multiple vehicles damaged by a large fallen tree. Although no entrapment, crews assisted M17 with a patient that was injured by a large tree branch that penetrated the vehicles front windsheild. Other calls throughout the morning included wires down, a report of a building fire, and multiple motor vehicle accidents.
Thursday Night Brings Two Working Rescues: Rescue Box 14-01 & Rescue Box 17-02
January 07, 2010 - At approximately 9:15pm, Squad 303 responded to the report of a motor vehicle accident with possible entrapment at the intersection of West Seminary Avenue and Falls Road (Rescue Box 14-01). While en route, police were first to arrive at the scene and confirmed one patient trapped in a vehicle that was broadsided / T-Boned. Crews worked aggressively for approximately 15 minutes to extricate the patient, who was then transported to Shock Trauma via M14. A few hours later at around midnight, LVFC was alerted for another rescue assignment, Rescue Box 17-02, involving a vehicle that went off the road into the woods. As the vehicle was located in a heavily wooded area, Squad 303's crew help cut through and remove small trees and brush to gain access to the driver's door to remove the patient from the vehicle. The patient suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
Late Night First Due Building Fire
December 30, 2009 - Just before 11:00pm on Wednesday, December 30th, LVFC was alerted for the reported building fire in the 1700 block of York Road. Engine 307 was first to arrive reporting a 1-story commercial building with smoke showing. Engine 307's crew quickly advanced a hoseline into the structure making an aggressive attack on a kitchen fire, gaining a knock within minutes. Squad 303 arrived moments after Engine 307 and helped conduct a search of the building as the fire was being extinguished. Other units on scene: E101, E17, E11, T1, T17, BC1, M17 and FID4. Crews operated at the scene until 12:30am.
Captain Weatherby's Study Featured in the NFPA Journal
December 21, 2009 - Captain Weatherby of LVFC was recently featured in the November / December 2009 issue of the NFPA Journal for a detailed study he conducted in cooperation with the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition, the University of Maryland University College, Prince George's County Fire Department, and the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The study, "Benefits of Residential Fire Sprinklers: Prince George's County 15-Year History with its Single-Family Residential Dwelling Fire Sprinkler Ordinance", reviews and summarizes the beneficial impacts of a 1992 Prince George's County, Maryland ordinance, which mandates the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in new one- and two-family residential structures. Captain Weatherby studied the results from the ordinance over a 15-year period, between 1992 and 2007, and concluded that residential fire sprinkler systems provide numerous benefits, and has had a significant impact on life safety and reduction of property damage. These substantial findings serve as testimony and provide ample justification for other jurisdictions throughout the country to pass similar ordinances.
