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Unit Responses

For 2012

Engine 3-1:	48
Engine 3-2:	45
Squad 3:	68
ET 3:	15
Brush 3:	11
Duty 3:	62
Car 3:	16

INFORMATION:

Changes to Milnor Road- See Events Page for information

Work on Molly Pitcher Highway and Antrim Way - south

of the Route 16 intersection- has started.

See Events Page for additional information.

STREET OF THE WEEK:

Greenmount Road

Antrim Township - Box 3-13

Cross Street:

Hykes Road & Mason Dixon Road

RHC NEWS & EVENTS

AUTO FIRE IN THE BOROUGH & AUTO ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY

5/2/12 - 1553 hours: E3-1 to 550 South Antrim Way for a vehicle fire. Occupant reported seeing a small fire in the engine compartment that was put out using a portable extinguisher prior to FD arrival.

2117 hours: Squad 3 and E3-2 and WC Co. 13 (Maugansville) responded for a motor vehicle collision reported on Interstate 81 southbound in the area of Exit 1. Crews located the incident on the southbound on-ramp in Washington County, then assisted with scene control for about thirty minutes.

PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT & A POSSIBLE HOUSE FIRE

4/30/12 - 0506 hours: Co. 3 dispatched to 8783 Kuhn Road for a property damage accident; cancelled after it was determined the call was in Co. 9’s area.

1958 hours: Squad 3 to assist Co. 8 (Marion) with a dwelling fire at 4607 Coontown Road; cancelled enroute.

CAMPER FIRE EXTENDS TO HOUSE

4/27/12 - 1427 hours: Co. 3 alerted for a camper on fire at 96 West Walter Avenue. Greencastle Police arrived on-scene advising flames from the well-involved trailer had extended to the residence. Personnel performed suppression operations in both areas to limit fire extension, and then worked salvage/overhaul before clearing in about two hours.

WIND CAUSES ROOF DAMAGE

4/26/12 - 2141 hours: E3-2 to assist with wind-caused roof damage at 7350 Grindstone Hill Road.

MVA IN THE FIRST DUE & SQUAD ASSISTS NFVFD ON A BUILDING FIRE

4/24/12 - 1047 hours: RHC responded to the 2700 block of Leitersburg Road for an auto accident. Personnel assisted EMS with patient packaging, then removed debris before going available.

1959 hours: Squad 3 alerted to assist Co. 17 (New Franklin) with a building fire at 2355 New Franklin Road, clearing in about thirty minutes.

VAN OVERTURNED ON MOLLY PITCHER HIGHWAY SOUTH

4/22/12 - 0234 hours: RHC responded to the 15000 block of Molly Pitcher Highway for an auto accident- vehicle overturned. Locating a van on its side into a chain link fence, personnel checked for occupants and hazards before clearing in fifteen minutes.

MVA ON THE INTERSTATE

4/21/12 - 1724 hours: Co. 3 and 8 to Interstate 81 northbound near mile marker 8.5 for an auto accident. Crews secured the scene and obtained transport refusals, going available in twenty minutes.

BRUSH EXTINGUISHES OUTSIDE BURN

4/19/12 - 2207 hours: E3-1, Brush 3 and Duty 3 to Grindstone Hill Road and John Wayne Drive for an outside investigation. Locating a supervised burn extending into a wooded area, Brush 3 extinguished the fire.

MVA ON BUCHANAN TRAIL WEST, MVA ON WORLEYTOWN ROAD &

ENGINE HANDLES TRANSFER TO HFD & MVA IN THE CITY

4/18/12 - 0718 hours: RHC to 3625 Buchanan Trail West for an auto accident, vehicle into a utility pole. Fire Police stayed on-scene until occupant transport refusals were obtained and PSP arrived.

1118 hours: Co. 3 alerted for an auto accident in the area of 11887 Worleytown Road. Arriving to one car off the roadway with all occupants self-extricated, Squad maintained traffic control while EMS obtained patient refusals.

1400 hours: E3-1 transferred to Hagerstown City Station 4 while they worked a house fire. During the assignment, the Engine assisted with an a motor vehicle collision at Wesel and Burhans Blvds.

MORNING AUTO ACCIDENT ON GUITNER ROAD

4/15/12 - 0930 hours: Co. 3 and 8 alerted for an auto accident in the 6300 block of Guitner Road. Arriving to a single vehicle off the roadway, personnel checked for hazards and assisted EMS with patient packaging before clearing.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK MARKET TOUR & AN AUTO ACCIDENT

4/14/12 - 1000 hours: Personnel continued their facility familiarization activities by touring the Greencastle Livestock Market on Buchanan Trail East.

1208 hours: Squad 3, A3-7, A3-8, M203 and Duty 3 responded to 846 Buchanan Trail East for an auto accident. On scene with one auto blocking the westbound lane and another straddling the curb in front of Blazin’ Auto- both with heavy damage- crews secured the hazards, assisted with packaging two occupants for transport and mitigated fluids.

PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT IN THE BOROUGH & AN AFA IN THE TOWNSHIP

4/13/12 - 1748 hours: Squad 3, A3-7 and M203 RHC alerted for a pedestrian accident at the intersection of East Baltimore and Allison Streets. AC 3 on scene with no FD services required, held EMS for a single transport to Meritas Medical Center.

1951 hours: E3-2 dispatched for a commercial fire alarm at 3260 Sportsmans Road; cancelled enroute.

GOOD INTENT RUN

4/12/12 - 0957 hours: E3-1 responded to the 2400 block of Williamson Road for an outside investigation; controlled burn.

AUTO ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY & AN AUTO FIRE

4/11/12 - 2002 hours: RHC alerted for an auto fire in the 13000 block of John Wayne Drive. Duty 3 located the auto on Buchanan Trail East with no services needed.

1127 hours: Co. 3 and WC 13 to mason Dixon Road at Maugansville Road for a motor vehicle collision. Crews assisted EMS before clearing in about thirty minutes.

MVA ASSIST ON I-81 & A PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT

4/10/12 - 1108 hours: E3-1 alerted to assist Station 4 with a vehicle accident on Interstate 81, southbound at mile marker 14; cancelled after dispatch.

1642 hours: Co. 3 to 116 South Washington Street, Greencastle for a property damage accident; cancelled enroute.

AFA AND A VEHICLE FIRE

4/9/12 - 0520 hours: Duty 3 and E3-1 responded for a commercial fire alarm at 2342 Buchanan Trail East; cancelled enroute.

1620 hours: RHC to Buchanan Trail East at Interstate 81 for a vehicle fire. Arriving to a vehicle with fire in the engine compartment, crews began suppression efforts before encountering exotic metals in the foreign auto. With extinguishment complete, the scene was cleared in about an hour.

2150 hours: Box 3-13 alerted for a shed fire at 15074 Glade Terrace. Arriving to smoke from an outside storage building, crews quickly extinguished a small fire inside and completed overhaul before clearing in about forty-five minutes.

ASSIST TO MMP&W, FIRST DUE AFA & HOUSE FIRE BACK TO BACK

4/8/12 - 0539 hours: Squad 3 alerted to assist Co. 9 with a vehicle accident- 10750 Welsh Run Road; cancelled after dispatch.

1548 hours: Co. 3 and 17 alerted for a residential fire alarm at 7943 Grindstone Hill Road; cancelled enroute.

1550 hours: Box 3-13A alerted for a dwelling fire, 1540 Brenda Drive. Communications advised multiple calls were received and E3-1 arrived to fire showing through the roof. Suppression crews encountered heavy flames throughout the attic of the single story residence before building stability was compromised. Personnel worked extinguishment, salvage and overhaul before clearing in about three hours.

Agencies responding: RHC, Maugansville, Long Meadow, Marion, Mercersburg, Washington County Air Unit, CRS, and Red Cross.