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HAZMAT
SUPPORT 501 WINS WINCHESTER PARADE |
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April 30, 2004 - HAZMAT Support 501 participated in
the Firefighter's Parade at the 77th annual
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia
today. With over 150 fire and rescue units, the parade
is one of, if not the largest firefighter parades in the
country. The parade itself is a silent one, no sirens
or horns allowed. HMS501 entered the apparatus judging
and won first place in the “Fire Department Heavy
Rescue” category. The awards are presented later that
night at Round Hill Community Volunteer Fire Department
in Frederick County VA. Since no sirens are allowed at
the parade, after the awards ceremony, a traditional
“let it loose” exit is performed by the apparatus at the
ceremony. If you like bright lights and loud sirens,
watch the videos. Beware, they are LOUD. A big thanks
goes out to the volunteers at Round Hill Community VFD
for hosting the awards ceremony, again. |
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Photos by Bob Ellis, MVFC Wagon Driver. |
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Videos are
in Windows Media Video (.wmv) format and are set at 56K
or Broadband connection speed. |
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ENGINE AND
TOWER AT BASKIN BOBBINS FREE SCOOP NIGHT |
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April 28,
2004 - This evening, the Wednesday night duty crew
was asked to attend free scoop night at Baskin Robbins
in the Wellington shopping center. The guys
served some ice cream and hung out for a couple of
hours, letting parents and children alike talk to them
and look over the trucks. |
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Photos by Don Holman, MVFC Assistant Chief. |
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CARELESS
ERRATIC TRUCK DRIVER RAVAGES MANASSAS NEIGHBORHOOD |
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April 26,
2004 - At 1401 hrs Engine 501 responded today
for a report of wires down in the 8800 block of Peabody
Street. On arrival they were shocked to find
multiple poles snapped off and a transformer on the
ground, its contents having already spilled out. Several
household service lines had also been completely ripped
down. The
damage was extensive. Hazmat and Chief 501 were
special called to the scene. Hazmat 501 contained
the spill. The driver of the semi truck, who had
left the scene, was pulled over minutes later after a
resident reported seeing a tractor trailer dragging
electric lines behind it driving through their
neighborhood. Roughly 30 feet of wire was
tangled around the trucks rear axel. The driver
denied all wrong doing except, there were pieces of the
truck, such as an air horn and a piece of a bumper/mud
flap at the scene. The driver was arrested and
units cleared 1550. |
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Photos by Mike Lesnick, MVFC Fireman. |
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ENGINE
COMPANY ON SMALL VAN FIRE |
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April 18,
2004 - At 1804 the Engine Company was sent to Milroy
Ct for a van reported on fire. With light smoke showing,
they forced entry and entered the van finding a floor sander
burning inside. Once they had removed it from the
vehicle, the crew realized, that saw dust in the sanders catch bag had
spontaneously combusted causing the fire. |
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Photos by Don Holman, MVFC Assistant Chief. |
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April 18,
2004 - Engine 501 responded at 1636 hrs Sunday
afternoon to investigate a reported airplane crash at the
Manassas Regional Airport. On arrival, they found
a single-engine plane down on the runway. No
hazards or injuries were found and they went ready at
1709. |
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LARGE FIRE
WITH HAZMAT ON QUARRY ROAD |
April 8,
2004 - At 2207 hrs. Prince William County Fire
Communications dispatched a street assignment for a fire in the area of the Wal-Mart
on Liberia Avenue just across the City line. As Foam
Engine and Chief 501 were responding on the mutual
box,
additional information was provided sending units to the dead
end of Quarry Road. Foam Engine 501 found a cargo container and a
large trailer well off. The fire involved numerous
small gas powered machines such as weed wackers, lawn
mowers, and chainsaws. Several propane tanks were also
involved and could be heard hissing and exploding as the fire attack
progressed. Several 55 gallon drums were exposed to the
fire but did not rupture.
The crew from the Foam Engine initiated the attack with a 2 1/2 inch
hose line, operating for several minutes
without any other units or a water supply. Finally
a water supply
was established using the 1300 feet of 4" supply hose
that they had laid as they were going down the narrow road
that led to the scene. As other crews arrived, numerous other lines were
put into service. Tower 501 and Engine 501
also responded. Engine 501 later returned to the station in order
to get HAZMAT Support 501 because of the amount of petroleum products that were on fire.
The
HAZMAT crew deployed oil absorbent pads to contain as
much of the oil products as possible. Manassas City and
Prince William County Fire Marshals arrived on scene to
work on determining a cause of the fire. Fire units
from Manassas, Manassas Park, Yorkshire, Stonewall
Jackson, Lake Jackson, Buckhall, West Centreville
(Fairfax County), Coles District, and Dale City were on
the scene assisting. All units cleared the scene around
0215.
Box Alarm
FE501, E501, E505, E506, W507, E508, W508, W509, W511,
E513, E516, W516, E438, T511, TW501, HMS501, HMS501A,
K506, K507, C501, BC504A, BC404, C507, C508, AC508,
C516, DC516, Chaplin 501, FM514, & FM581. |
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Videos are
in Windows Media Video (.wmv) format and are set at 56K
or Broadband connection speed. |
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Video by some ride-a-long who can't work a camera. |
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April
4, 2004 - Foam Engine and Attack 501 responded for a
dumpster in the 7th Regiment Drive housing complex.
Units went ready in about 10 minutes. |
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Photos by Puck, MVFC Fireman. |
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April
2, 2004 - At 1059 hrs, Manassas City Fire
Communications dispatched a commercial box assignment
for a reported fire in an auto shop. Foam Engine, Wagon
and Tower 501 responded along with mutual aid companies.
On arrival they found a single story commercial strip with smoke showing.
As crews investigated, the found an auto on fire inside.
Crews quickly extinguished the fire and held it with
first due units only. Units cleared at 1133 hrs. |
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