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ENGINE
RUNS 3RD DUE TO WORKING FIRE IN THE COUNTY |
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January
25, 2006 - Just after 0800 hrs this morning, Prince
William County Fire Communications began receiving 911
calls reporting a house fire at 8207 Lomond South Drive.
At 0821 hrs, box 11-16 was sounded bringing Engine 501A
from the City as the 3rd due engine company. While units
were responding, communications informed the units that
callers were reporting visible fire from the home. Truck
511 arrived first and announced the working fire. Once
crews were inside they found a room off on the first
floor. While Engine 511 was getting a line on that,
Engine 508 began a search of the second floor. Engine
511 reported the bulk of the fire on the first floor was
knocked down, but they believed it had made its way into
the attic. Engine 501A arrived with a secondary hydrant
and reported to command. Engine 508 was ordered by the
Chief to come down to the first floor and the crew from
Engine 501A was ordered to the second floor and get into
the roof. Their crew found a large amount of fire
throughout the entire attic. Engine 501A's Officer,
along with members of Truck 511 aggressively hooked the
ceiling while 501's lineman extinguished all the fire
back to its point of origin. With the fire in the attic
out, Engine 501A's crew came out and exchanged bottles.
They were then ordered by Command to complete a search
of the first floor and garage. With that clear, Command
had them report to the second floor to ventilate and
extinguish some extension in the exterior wall of the
delta quadrant. With all fire extinguished, crews began
overhaul and the Engine went ready at 0949 hrs. The
Manassas Journal Messenger reported that the fire
displaced at least six adults and three children, and
that it originated in a bedroom on the ground level,
after one of the children accidentally knocked a candle
into a trash can.
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ENGINE AND
TOWER ON HOUSE FIRE IN MANASSAS PARK |
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January
21, 2006 - Early this
morning at 0406 hrs, crews from the City were alerted to
respond on mutual box 89-01 for a fire at 102 Manassas
Drive. Wagon 509, quartered just down the street,
arrived quickly taking their own hydrant. Their crew
stretched a line to the second floor, where they found a
room off. They called for water and began to get a good
knock on the fire. Engine 501A and
Tower 501 arrived second, just after 509. The Engine's
crew pulled a second line and backed up Wagon 509, while
the Tower's crew through three ladders and began opening up
and searching. Once the two engine companies had |
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the fire room knocked down, the Tower opened up the knee
walls and ceilings exposing more fire in the attic
space. That fire was also quickly extinguished. The home
was vacant and the primary and secondary searches were
negative. The Engine cleared at 0441 hrs while the Tower
cleared at 0512. |
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TOWER ON
SMALL FIRE IN LAKE JACKSON |
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January
20, 2006 - This evening at 1759 hrs, Engine 501A and
Tower 501 responded on mutual box 07-05 for a report of
fire in a home at 11570 Arrington Court, in Lake
Jackson. Units arrived to find a small fire in the attic
of the house. The Engine Company was ordered to stage
while the Tower's crew came in and opened up the walls
and ceilings checking for extension. The Engine cleared
at 1815 while the Tower cleared a hour later. |
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RIGHT HAND
TURN FROM LEFT HAND LANE... BRILLIANT |
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January
19, 2006 - At 0637
hrs, just as units were clearing a good intent box in
the County, Manassas Fire Communications dispatched the
Engine and Hazmat to a fuel spill in the area of Liberia
Avenue and Mathis Avenue. Companies found the spill in the 9200
block of Sudley Road. The spill was the result of an
auto accident involving a fuel tanker. The skillful
driver of the tanker decided to make a right hand turn
from the left hand lane, paying no attention to a
passenger vehicle already in the turn lane. On impact,
the trailer struck the car, ripping off several transfer
valves from underneath the trailer. Luckily, only a
small amount of fuel was spilled and nothing caught
fire. This splendid decision did however put quite a snarl in
morning rush hour. Crews put down absorbent and
went ready at 0700 hrs. |
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CREWS FIND
SMALL FIRE IN LOCAL LAUNDROMAT |
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January
16, 2006 - At 1547
hrs, box alarm 81-15 was transmitted for a report of
fire in a commercial occupancy at 10163 Hastings Drive.
Engine 501A, Wagon 501 and Tower 501 responded. On
arrival, crews found light smoke coming from the front
door. The Engine ran the 200 into the building and found
employees trying to throw buckets of water on a small
fire in the rear of the store. The fire was located on
top of a laundry room. A defective light sparked a fire
igniting mounds of lint that had built up over time on
the top of the room. The fire also involved several
appliances that were on top of the room. The fire was
quickly extinguished and the Tower opened up and
overhauled. Crews went ready at 1630 hrs. |
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ENGINE
FINDS SEVERAL DUMPSTERS OFF NEXT TO BUILDING |
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January
16, 2006 - At 0019
hrs, the Engine Company responded to 8910 Centreville
Road for a dumpster fire to the rear of that box
location. On arrival, Engine 501A found several
dumpsters involved up against a thrift shop. The crew
deployed the trash line and quickly extinguished the
fire before it could damage the building. The Engine
went ready at 0110 hrs. |
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ENGINE
FINDS SMALL FIRE CAUSED BY CARELESS SMOKING |
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January
15, 2006 - Today at
1320 hrs, companies were dispatched on box 81-06 for a
report of a town home on fire at 8312 Felsted Lane. On
arrival Engine 501A found a relatively small fire on the
outside of the box address. Crews stretched a line and
the fire was extinguished. Some minor overhaul was
conducted to check for extension and the Engine went
ready at 1401 hrs. The FM was notified and the probable
cause was careless smoking. |
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SERIOUS
DAMAGE AFTER A FORTUNATLY MINOR ACCIDENT |
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January
13, 2006 - At 1137
hrs, the Engine Company was sent out to investigate a
personal injury accident at 8629 Sudley Road, directly
in front of Prince William Hospital. Engine 501A arrived
to find two vehicles involved in the crash. The first
had relatively no damage while the second, which came to
rest in the median, had sheared off one rear tire and
shifted the rear axel nearly a foot out of position. The
vehicle apparently spun around, striking the curb with
the rear driver's wheel, then continued spinning and
struck the curb on the passengers side. With the speed
involved in the crash, the driver is fortunate that the
vehicle did not role over. The Engine handled the
hazards while the medics tended to the patient. They
went ready at 1149 hrs. |
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ENGINE,
TOWER, AND CHIEF ON PINE STREET TRAILER FIRE |
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January
7, 2006 - Late this
evening, Prince William County Fire Communications began
receiving 911 calls about a trailer fire in the vicinity
of 7625 Pine Street. At 2325 hrs, box 08-05 was struck
bringing Engine 501A, Tower 501, and Chief 501 from the
City. As additional calls came in, the County hit a
second alarm because callers were reporting that the
fire was spreading to multiple exposures. Engine 508
arrived and reported they had one trailer well involved.
Wagon 509 arrived, picked up 508's line, and put a
second attack line in service to protect the exposure.
Chief and Tower 501 arrived shortly thereafter. The
Tower went straight to work doing primary searches on
the two exposures. Chief 501 (Holman) took the command
and quickly returned the second alarm. Both of the
Tower's searches were negative and they quickly began
pulling the siding off of the trailer to expose the rest
of the fire for the engine companies. Engine 501A
arrived and backed up the two crews already operating
hand lines. Companies had the fire contained to the
initial fire building and reported the bulk knocked down
within 12 minutes. Secondary searches were negative.
With a large amount of overhaul to do, Chief 501 held
himself, Engines 508, 509, and 501; Trucks 501 and 511;
and Rescue Squad 508A. City units cleared at 0113 hrs.
The Manassas Journal Messenger reported that arson was
the cause of the fire.
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MEMBERS
START CPR ON HEROIN OVERDOSE PATIENT |
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January
7, 2006 - At 2316
hrs, Members of the Manassas and Yorkshire Volunteer
Fire Departments were at a local restaurant watching one
of Co. 1's members sing in his "Honky Tonk" Band, when
a waitress notified the members of a medical emergency
in the restaurant. Members from both departments began
assessing the patient. At the same time, City Fire
Communications dispatched units to a choking at that box
location. Friends of the victim told the members that
the patient had just done heroin. CPR was started
immediately as the patient was found to have no pulse
and was not breathing. Chief 501 upgraded the run with
communications. After a short time, a pulse was found so
members continued bagging the patient until the medic
arrived. As an aside, FF James Rose's performance that
night is sure to secure him the title of the next
"Nashville Superstar". |
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TOWER RUNS
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE PARKWAY |
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January
7, 2006 - At 2121
hrs, Tower 501
responded on mutual box 16-01, to the Prince William County Parkway at Hynson
Drive for a personal injury accident with the report of
persons trapped. On arrival, Wagon 516 advised a single
vehicle into a tree with live power lines down and
multiple patients, one of which was not breathing. After
a closer investigation, it was realized that there were
3 victims, one DOA, and two priority 1 traumas. It
appeared that the vehicle left the roadway, hit a
culvert, went airborne, and struck a utility pole
shearing it into three pieces before coming to rest
against a tree. Two of the three occupants of the
vehicle were ejected during the crash, the third was
found partially hanging out of the driver's door.
Initially, the third patient was reported trapped, but
the Tower's crew was able to assist in removing the
patient without cutting on the car. Two
medivacs were requested. Truck 511
landed Aircare 1 and 4. Medic 501 and 507 transported
both patients to the LZ, and they were flown to local
trauma centers. Tower 501 cleared at 2203 hrs. |
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ENGINE AND
TOWER RUN 2ND DUE TO HAMPTON INN |
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January
6, 2006 - At 0146
hrs, both Engine 501A and Tower 501 responded second due
on the box, to 7295 Williamson Boulevard, the Hampton
Inn, for a report of smoke on the 6th floor.
Engine 511 arrived on the scene and reported nothing
evident. They advised the Chief that maintenance was
reporting a malfunctioning heat pump in room 625. Truck
511 made it to the room first and reported heavy smoke
conditions. Engine 501A arrived quickly, grabbed their
racks and headed up to the 6th floor. They hooked into
the standpipe and proceeded to the room. Tower 501
arrived and was ordered to began evacuating the
building. Operations also had the Tower check the room
below which was clear. Engine 501A confirmed a defective
appliance and the power was removed. With heavy smoke
conditions, Command held the Engines and Trucks from 511
and 501 and Quint 504 for smoke removal. City units
cleared at 0245 hrs. Chief 511 (Peters) had the Command. |
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TOWER
SPECIALED ON BUCKHALL HOUSE FIRE |
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January
3, 2006 - At 1833
hrs, Tower 501 responded with six volunteers on mutual
box
16-06 for a report of fire in a home at 10990 Stonebrook Drive.
Not normally due on the box, Tower 501 was special
called to respond as the only special service piece on
the alarm. Wagon 516 arrived and reported heavy fire
from the second floor. They stretched a line and made entry. When the Tower arrived, there was still
plenty of fire in the house. Their crew split into two
teams. The Officer, Hook, and Bar Man went in and began
opening up for the two engine companies operating
inside. The Outside Vent Man and Roof Man threw
ladders and began ventilating. Companies extinguished
the large amount of fire
on the second floor but, with vaulted ceilings and holes
in the floor, crews had a particularly tough time
getting to what was left in the attic and numerous voids.
A member of the Tower's crew removed two cats from the
home. They cleared at 2059 hours.
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ENGINE
COMPANY FINDS FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT |
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January
3, 2006 - Today at
1420 hrs, Engine 501 was sent out for an auto at 8785
Deblanc Place. They arrived to find the engine
compartment of the car on fire. The lineman made quick
work of the fire. The FM was requested and the Engine
went ready at 1452 hrs. |
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SEVEN OUT
OF NINE TRANSPORTED AFTER ACCIDENT |
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January
2, 2006 - At 1754 hrs, City Fire Communications
alerted Companies to a personal injury accident with
reported entrapment at 9502 Waterford Drive. Engine 501,
Foam Engine 501, Tower 501, and Assistant Chief 501
responded with 14 volunteers. Rescue Chief 501 arrived
first and advised he had two vehicles, one of which was
overturned. Several patients remained in both of the
vehicles and it appeared the Tower would have to cut,
however, most of them ended up crawling out on their
own. The Engine Company did pop a door with the irons.
All three units assisted with patient care and
controlling hazards. Of the nine patients found in the
two cars, seven were transported. Company 1 units went
ready at 1825 hrs. |
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