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TOWER
PERFORMS SECOND EXTRICATION OF THE DAY |
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July 27,
2005 - Shortly after the Tower pulled back into
quarters from the previous auto extrication, Prince
William requested them to respond to Brentsville Road
and Smithfield Drive. On arrival, crews from 507 found a
two vehicle accident with one on its side. Originally
the driver was reported as not being trapped, however,
after having a closer look, it was obvious that they
were confined to the vehicle. Upon the Tower's arrival,
the crew at once stabilized the vehicle using the other
car as an anchor point. With it now secure, the Tower
with the help of Rescue 501's personnel, started cutting
the roof to gain access to the patient. Once the roof
was off, the victim was removed, boarded and collared,
and then transported to Prince William Hospital. The
Tower cleared at 1428 hrs.
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TOWER 501
ASSISTS TRUCK 519 WITH 1 PINNED IN A VEHICLE |
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July 27,
2005 - At 1205 hrs, Prince William County Fire
Communications requested Tower 501 to responded on the
motor vehicle accident with trapped victims on the
service road of West Bound I-66 prior to Sudley road.
Truck 519 (which is running as Truck 511) had already
extricated a patient from the rear of the vehicle when
the Tower arrived. Immediately, 501's crew went to work
stabilizing the car and then used their rams to push the
dash up and off of the driver who was pinned beneath it.
With the threat of serious internal injuries, both
patients were med-evaced to a local Trauma center. The
Tower cleared at 1257 hrs. |
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SECOND DUE
APARTMENT FIRE CONTAINED COMPLETELY TO BALCONY |
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July 25,
2005 - Early this morning at 0226 hrs, Foam Engine
and Chief 501 responded second due on the box to 10860
Buttercup Court for a reported apartment fire with
people possibly still inside of apartment 201. A PD
scout car arrived on scene first and reported fire
showing. Wagon 511 and Truck 519 arrived shortly
thereafter on the scene of a four story apartment
building with smoke showing on side A. Truck 519 (which
was running as Truck 511), advised that the fire
appeared to be on the balcony. As Foam Engine 501
arrived, crews from 511 were getting a line on the fire.
The Truck's Officer reported the fire was knocked down a
requested Prince William hold 2 and 1. Chief 501
arrived, set up command and confirmed 2 and 1. The crew
from the Foam Engine, thinking they had a working fire,
rushed to the building. As they got to the balcony, they
were surprised to find what turned out to be a small
potted plant which had caught fire and extended, just a
little bit, to the balcony. They assisted with
overhaul. The Prince William duty FM was requested to
the scene and though the fire appeared to be the result
of careless smoking, no official determination had been
made at the time this article was written.
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Photos by Don Holman, MVFC Fire Chief. |
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VOLUNTEERS
PERFORM EXTRICATION DRILL |
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July 23,
2005 - Since the beginning of 2005, Tower 501 has
been carrying a full compliment of vehicle extrication
equipment, and, ever since that time, the Manassas
Volunteer Fire Company has been maintaining regular
extrication drills.
The Tower
carries an Amkus
portable power unit that can run two tools at the same time.
An Amkus spreader, O-cutter, and a combo tool along with two 24" rams
with extensions. It also carries a Hurst pedal cutter, one battery powered
and one AC powered Dewalt reciprocating saw, cribbing,
stabilization equipment, Vetter air bags, windshield
removal tools, and many other miscellaneous items.
This morning, roughly 20 members participated in one
such drill that involved cutting four vehicles. Each
evolution consisted of a different scenario that would
be typical of something we might encounter. The emphasis
today was not so much on tactics but on team work and
functionality. With everyone on the same page and being
use to working with each other, any extrication
situation we encounter, no matter how severe, will be
completed quicker, smoother, and more efficiently than
if we just required our members to take the one
certification class.
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TOWER AND
CHIEF ON LARGE RUBBISH FIRE IN THE COUNTY |
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July 17,
2005 - This Sunday at 1515 hrs, volunteers from
Manassas responded with
Tower and Chief 501 to assist Company 511 with a large
outside fire near the intersection of Balls Ford Road
and Prince William Parkway. On arrival, crews found an
approximately 100 x 100 pile of tree stumps, mulch, and
trash that was on fire. For the next 5 hrs, Tower 501
flowed water on the pile while crews from an assortment
of companies operated multiple handlines on the pile.
The equivalent of two Tanker Taskforces were sounded and
Quint 504 was special called to the scene so that
another ladder pipe could be placed in service.
Battalion 501 (Chief Byrd) had command while Chief 501
(Holman) had division 1. During the
incident, Wagon 501, staffed by volunteers, filled
station 511 and the volunteers maintained another engine
company back at quarters. Both the Wagon and the Engine
ran a number of calls during the time of the transfer.
Tower 501 cleared at 2003 hrs.
Companies on the run: W511, E511, W505, W515, W507,
E507, T501, Q504, BX504, Tankers 515, 505, 516,
507,607,610,
B501, C511, C501
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Photos by Don Holman, MVFC Fire Chief. |
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CREWS FIND
WASHER AND DRYER ON FIRE |
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July 14,
2005 - At 1520 hrs this afternoon, Wagon and Tower
501 were dispatched to 8309 Georgian Ct for an
electrical fire in the home. On arrival they found a two
story, middle of the row dwelling with nothing evident.
The medic unit, which arrived first, advised the Wagon's
crew that there was a small fire in the dryer and that
it had been extinguished with a dry chemical
extinguisher. The crew made their way inside and found
thick smoke conditions. As the lineman made his way into
the kitchen he found a stacked washer/dryer unit in a
closet, involved in fire. A 1 1/2 line was quickly put
in service and the fire was extinguished with no
extension to the rest of the kitchen. Tower 501's crew
secured the utilities, vented the smoke and overhauled
the unit. Companies from the County were place in
service quickly and the Wagon and Tower cleared at 1620
hrs.
Box Alarm:
W501, W511, Q509, W508, TL501, T511, R501, B502, M501 |
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WAGON AND
TRUCK GO TO WORK IN YORKSHIRE |
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July 14,
2005 - At around 0120 hrs this morning, Prince
William County Fire Communications sent Wagon 508 out
for a report of brush on fire at 8020 McClean Street.
Somewhere along the line, Communications upgraded the
assignment for a fire in a detached garage on box 08-02.
Manassas City Communications alerted Wagon, Tower and
Chief 501 to the box at 0131 hrs. On arrival, crews from
the City found
Wagon 508 operating one 1 3/4 line in the front of a
fully involved two story garage. The crew from Wagon 501 assisted
with and completed extending the second 200 foot 1 3/4
line with Wagon 508's leader line and began
extinguishing the exposure which was beginning to lite
off. The crew from the Tower made their way into the
exposure, another 2 story detached garage, and up to the
second floor to check for extension. Having found none they began removing the
burning siding from the building as the Wagon
extinguished the visible fire. With the exposure out,
Wagon 501's crew turned their efforts to extinguishing
the original fire building which was still well involved
in fire. The blaze was contained
in about 20 minuets and the Wagon cleared at 0231 while
the Tower cleared at 0309. Chief 508 had command.
Box
Alarm: W508, Q509, W501, W511, TL501, C508, B501, C501
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Photos by Don Holman, MVFC Fire Chief. |
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ALARM
BELLS TURNS INTO HEAVY FIRE IN AN OCCUPIED DWELLING |
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July 5, 2005
- At 0631 hrs, Foam Engine 501 was dispatched along with
Wagon 516 on mutual box 16-01 to 8140 Wilcoxin Station
Way to investigate a fire alarm in a house. While
responding, Prince William County Fire Communications
filled the box for a dwelling fire at that box location.
Wagon 516 arrived on the scene of a split level single
family home with heavy fire showing from multiple sides
and through the roof. Engine 501 arrived shortly behind
516 and pulled a second line to the front door. Upon
closer inspection, it appeared that apart from the
burning siding, most of the fire appeared to be on the
split level and in the cockloft. Even though the fire
was burning freely in the roof area, the crew from 501
along with 516 pushed into the home. 501 found heavy
fire in one room on the first floor and in the entire
cockloft while the crew from 516 made their way to the
basement which had portions that were also involved with
fire. The fire had burned a hole from the basement
through the first floor and up into the roof. Without a truck company on scene, 501’s officer
and eventually a man from 509 hooked the ceiling while the lineman worked to
extinguish the visible fire. Crews operated inside for
quite some time but due to the heavy amount of fire in
the roof area, the front portion of the home was pretty
much a loss. They were, however, able to stop the fire
from spreading to the rest of the house. Having
extinguished the bulk of the fire in the area they were
operating in, The Foam Engine pulled out of the building
as they began to run out of air. With the spread stopped
and after a quick breather, Foam Engine 501’s crew
worked inside opening up and hitting hotspots and then relieved Quint 509 who was operating a 2 ½ line in the
front yard. Three of the four residents were home at the
time of the fire and were thankfully able to evacuate
when they heard the smoke alarm sounding. Foam Engine
501 cleared at 0840 hrs.
Box
Alarm: W516, FE501, Q509, W508, T513, B502, TN516, 506
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July 4,
2005 - Today crews from Manassas staffed Foam
Engine, Tower and Attack 501 for the fourth annual "Celebrate
America" festivities in Old Town Manassas. The
celebration began at
around 1800 hrs. The City had hayrides through Old Town,
games, vendors and
musical performances by the rock band Fancy Pants and
Todd Shea. At 2115, the fireworks started from the lawn
of the Manassas Museum. Luckily there were no major
incidents other than a handful of minor medical
emergencies which were handled by the Rescue squad. The
Fire Company was asked to check the tops of some of the
downtown buildings after the show because debris from
the fireworks landed on top of them. Nothing was found.
Crews cleared at around 2200 hrs. No other 4th of July
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