Warner Road barn fire extinguished after tanker task force response
A barn fire on Warner Road in Ladiesburg prompted a response Wednesday evening, including a tanker task force requested after Engine 91 reported a fully involved structure. The fire was dispatched at 8:04 p.m. in the 12300 block of Warner Road. Engine 91 reached the property at 8:10 p.m., reported the conditions and requested the additional tankers. The initial assignment included engines, tankers, Tower 11, Rescue Squad 24, Carroll County units, command officers and an ambulance.
Chief 11 established command at 8:14 p.m. and reported that Tower 11 would not be able to access the driveway. At 8:16 p.m., Engine 91 was working to extinguish the fire, and Chief 11 reported an exposure involving a nearby camper. Engine Tanker 134 set up a pumping operation at the end of the driveway at 8:20 p.m. Battalion Chief 901 assumed the role of water-supply officer at 8:26 p.m.
Command reduced the assignment at 8:32 p.m., placing other units in service while engines, tankers, rescue units and an ambulance remained. The bulk of the fire was knocked down by 8:40 p.m., with firefighters continuing to address hot spots. Chief 11 reported the fire extinguished at 9:13 p.m., and the remaining units began clearing the scene.
Morning rollover ends with transport refusal
Earlier Wednesday, a reported rollover at Carrollton Drive and Catoctin Avenue in Frederick was dispatched at 7:14 a.m. ALS4 arrived at 7:17 a.m. to find a vehicle on its side and began checking on the occupant. The sole occupant had gotten out of the vehicle without assistance by 7:19 a.m. Ambulance 38 and ALS4 evaluated the patient, who refused transport. Units were clearing the scene at 7:29 a.m.
Refrigerator traced as source of odor
An electrical odor in a New Windsor home was traced to a refrigerator after a response that began at 9:48 a.m. in the 9800 block of Parsonage Lane. Carroll County Chief 10 arrived at 9:57 a.m. and found nothing evident from the single-story rancher. Interior conditions were clear as firefighters investigated an electrical odor in the kitchen. By 10:21 a.m., the odor had been isolated to the refrigerator, power to the appliance had been secured and units were preparing to clear.
Patient evaluated after I-270NB crash
A reported crash on I-270NB near Rte. 80 in Urbana drew a response at 11:30 a.m. Engine 232 located the incident at 11:35 a.m., approximately 1/2-mile south of Rte. 80. The engine and Montgomery County Ambulance 735 remained while the other initially assigned units were placed in service. Montgomery County Ambulance 735 was evaluating one patient at 11:38 a.m.
Two patients transported after Ballenger Creek crash
A two-vehicle T-bone collision at Burning Bush Drive and Wisteria Way in Ballenger Creek sent two patients to hospitals Wednesday evening. The response was dispatched at 5:28 p.m., and Paramedic Engine 311 arrived at 5:31 p.m. to check on the occupants. No entrapment was found, allowing Rescue Squad 3 to be placed in service. Paramedic Engine 311 requested another ambulance.
At 5:45 p.m., Medic 319 was transporting a patient with serious injuries to Meritus Hospital Center. Ambulance 318 began transporting a patient with non-life-threatening injuries to FHH at 5:48 p.m. The initial assignment also included Ambulance 319, ALS31 and EMS Supervisor 901.
Reported gas odor determined to be unrelated to gas
A response to a reported gas odor inside a home in the 6300 block of Ford Road began at 7:46 a.m. Battalion Chief 902 arrived at 7:52 a.m. to find the occupants outside the two-story residence and nothing evident. At 8:06 a.m., the odor was described as unknown and unrelated to gas. Engine 11 continued investigating while the other units were placed in service.
No crash found after automatic notification
An automatic crash notification sent Ambulance 158 and Rescue Squad 15 to Boyers Mill Road and Nightingale Place at 2:15 p.m. Ambulance 158 reported at 2:20 p.m. that no vehicles or crash had been found near the dispatched location and continued investigating. Rescue Squad 15 reported at 2:22 p.m. that nothing was found in the area, and the units returned to service.
Patient declines transport after two-vehicle crash
Ambulance 239 and Tiller Truck 23 responded to Worthington Boulevard and Sugarloaf Parkway at 4:36 p.m. Both units arrived at 4:40 p.m. and found two vehicles involved. Ambulance 239 evaluated one patient, who refused transport at 4:49 p.m., and the units returned to service.
A barn fire on Warner Road in Ladiesburg prompted a response Wednesday evening, including a tanker task force requested after Engine 91 reported a fully involved structure. The fire was dispatched at 8:04 p.m. in the 12300 block of Warner Road. Engine 91 reached the property at 8:10 p.m., reported the conditions and requested the additional tankers. The initial assignment included engines, tankers, Tower 11, Rescue Squad 24, Carroll County units, command officers and an ambulance.
Chief 11 established command at 8:14 p.m. and reported that Tower 11 would not be able to access the driveway. At 8:16 p.m., Engine 91 was working to extinguish the fire, and Chief 11 reported an exposure involving a nearby camper. Engine Tanker 134 set up a pumping operation at the end of the driveway at 8:20 p.m. Battalion Chief 901 assumed the role of water-supply officer at 8:26 p.m.
Command reduced the assignment at 8:32 p.m., placing other units in service while engines, tankers, rescue units and an ambulance remained. The bulk of the fire was knocked down by 8:40 p.m., with firefighters continuing to address hot spots. Chief 11 reported the fire extinguished at 9:13 p.m., and the remaining units began clearing the scene.
Earlier Wednesday, a reported rollover at Carrollton Drive and Catoctin Avenue in Frederick was dispatched at 7:14 a.m. ALS4 arrived at 7:17 a.m. to find a vehicle on its side and began checking on the occupant. The sole occupant had gotten out of the vehicle without assistance by 7:19 a.m. Ambulance 38 and ALS4 evaluated the patient, who refused transport. Units were clearing the scene at 7:29 a.m.
An electrical odor in a New Windsor home was traced to a refrigerator after a response that began at 9:48 a.m. in the 9800 block of Parsonage Lane. Carroll County Chief 10 arrived at 9:57 a.m. and found nothing evident from the single-story rancher. Interior conditions were clear as firefighters investigated an electrical odor in the kitchen. By 10:21 a.m., the odor had been isolated to the refrigerator, power to the appliance had been secured and units were preparing to clear.
A reported crash on I-270NB near Rte. 80 in Urbana drew a response at 11:30 a.m. Engine 232 located the incident at 11:35 a.m., approximately 1/2-mile south of Rte. 80. The engine and Montgomery County Ambulance 735 remained while the other initially assigned units were placed in service. Montgomery County Ambulance 735 was evaluating one patient at 11:38 a.m.
A two-vehicle T-bone collision at Burning Bush Drive and Wisteria Way in Ballenger Creek sent two patients to hospitals Wednesday evening. The response was dispatched at 5:28 p.m., and Paramedic Engine 311 arrived at 5:31 p.m. to check on the occupants. No entrapment was found, allowing Rescue Squad 3 to be placed in service. Paramedic Engine 311 requested another ambulance.
At 5:45 p.m., Medic 319 was transporting a patient with serious injuries to Meritus Hospital Center. Ambulance 318 began transporting a patient with non-life-threatening injuries to FHH at 5:48 p.m. The initial assignment also included Ambulance 319, ALS31 and EMS Supervisor 901.
