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WEDNESDAY
NIGHT CREW WELCOMES THE CUB SCOUTS |
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March
31, 2004 - A group of Cub Scouts came to visit the
firehouse tonight for a tour. The Wednesday night
crew showed the scouts around the
station, let them get in the trucks and look over the
equipment. Firefighters taught the scouts about fire
safety and what to do in case of an emergency at their
house. As an added treat for the Cubs, Puck,
from the Tower Crew and McCuin, from the Engine Crew had
a dressing race. The Engine's man tried hard but
he couldn't contend with TOWER's POWER:
THE BEST IN
THE WEST.
Check out the proof! Unfortunately the
technologically challenged rookie missed the first half.
The end is all that matters anyway.
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March
30, 2004 - At around 4pm today units were sent to
the rear of the Food Lion on Centreville road for an
auto accident. On arrival, the Foam Engine found a
seriously damaged vehicle that had slammed into several
part cars, knocking one some 50 feet away. |
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Photos by Don Holman, MVFC Assistant Chief. |
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FIRST DUE
BOX IN GEORGETOWN SOUTH |
March
30, 2004 - A full box assignment was dispatched this
afternoon at 1256 hrs for a reported fire on the second
floor of a row house. Foam Engine 501, Wagon 501, Tower
501, Rescue 501, Chief 501A
responded. Foam Engine 501 arrived on the scene and
advised a working fire. Chief 501A (Holman)
arrived and established Taney Road Command. As
Wagon 501 secured a water supply, Foam Engine 501's crew
ran a line to the second floor. Simultaneously,
Tower 501's crew vented the second floor ground with
ladders. The Engine got a quick knock on the fire
which was in a closet,
There was a delay with
contacting Prince William County EOC due to telephone
problems and by the time Prince William was notified and
their units were dispatched, the fire was under control.
The City Fire Marshal (FM581) was contacted and arrived
on scene to investigate the cause. All units were
clear the fireground by 1430 hrs.
Box Alarm:
FE501, W501, E508, T501, R501, C501A, FM581, FM582 |
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Photos by Sheri Holman, MVFC Assistant Chief's Boss. |
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March
27, 2004 - At 1605, Manassas City Fire
Communications alerted units to a chimney fire in the
9000 block of Weir street, on Box
8102. Foam Engine 501 arrived with medium smoke
coming from the chimney. As the engine company was
investigating, they discovered heavy fire above the flue
area. Crews put the "Snuffer" into service and the
fire was quickly knocked down. The "Snuffer", made by
Task Force Tips, flows 40 gpm, at 60 psi and uses a fine
spray to extinguish the fire, minimizing water damage.
Assistant Chief 501 (Holman) had
command. Units cleared in just under 50
minuets. |
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Photos by Don Holman, MVFC Assistant Chief. |
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CITY
AND COUNTY UNITS HANDEL FIRE AT WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY |
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March
26, 2004 - At 0626 hrs this morning, units were
dispatched to a fire at the Waste
Management, Inc. transfer station on Quarry Road.
On arrival they
found extremely large piles of trash on fire inside the building.
Heavy equipment had to be used to help spread the pile
apart. Units
from Manassas City, Stonewall Jackson, Buckhall,
Yorkshire, and Lake Jackson responded to extinguish the
fire and cleared around 0830. |
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Photos by Don Holman, MVFC Assistant Chief. |
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FOAM
ENGINE 501 ON BOX CO. 511 |
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March
18, 2004 - Foam Engine 501 responded
to a house fire in the 9400 block of Blackstone Road in
the Lomond area of Prince William. The fire, started
by an electrical short in a light fixture, was in the walls of the house which made finding it somewhat
difficult. Once found though, crews quickly
extinguished it. During the incident, it was learned
that an addition had been built onto the house sometime
ago and that the original asbestos shingles had never
been removed and were subsequently in the walls where
the fire was. Due to the possibility of asbestos
contamination, Incident Command decided to
decontaminate the turn out gear of all the personnel
that were working inside the structure. FE501 cleared
the scene at 1420. |
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Photos by Don Holman, MVFC Assistant Chief. |
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TOWER 501
TRANSFERS TO FAUQUIER COUNTY |
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March 15,
2004
- During the late afternoon, Fauquier County units were
tied up on a house
fire in Catlett. At 1648 hrs, Fauquier
contacted the City of Manassas and requested Tower 501 be
transferred to their Station 7 in Catlett because Fauquier's
only ladder truck, Warrenton's Tower 1, was committed to
the fire. Tower 501 made their way to Station 7
and stood by until 2027, when they were
released and returned to the City.
For photos
of the Fauquier house fire, go to
www.warrentonfire.org. |
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March 10, 2004 - At 2113 hrs, Foam Engine 501
responded for a reported car fire. On arrival the
found a mini van with the engine compartment off.
The fire was quickly extinguished and the company was in
service at 2136. |
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March 7, 2004 -At 1905 hrs, units responding for a
subject who had been stabbed in the chest. The
engine crew assisted with patient care and then set up
an LZ however, the helicopter aborted due to the
weather. |
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ENGINE AND
TOWER ON EARLY MORNING FIRE IN YORKSHIRE |
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March 4, 2004 - As many were just starting their day,
Prince William Co. Fire Communications struck a house
assignment on box 0802 for what turned out to be a pet
daycare center. On arrival, Engine 508 announced heavy fire, side A, from a single story
residence. As they were getting a line
in service, Engine 509 arrived and started conducting a
primary search. Wagon 508 arrived 3rd and backed
up Engine 508. Foam Engine and Tower 501 arrived
shortly thereafter. The Tower's crew ventilated and
secured utilities while the Engine aided in conducting
the primary and assisted the Tower with opening up. An unreported number of pets were lost in this fire,
the cause of
which was unknown at the time of publication.
Box
Alarm: E508 W509 W508 FE501 T501 BC501 |
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Photos by Lt. Viggiano, Manassas Park Engine
Lt. |
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