|
 |
|
|
|
|
October
30, 2003 - Engine 501A was dispatched at 0104 hours
an auto in the 12000 block of Caitlin court. Upon
arrival Lt. Lausch notified communications they had a
mini van well off. The on duty FM declared the fire
suspicious in nature and had the vehicle towed to
Manassas police impound for further investigation. As
the Engine was backing into quarters, they were put out
for a second auto, just down the street from the fire
house. This time it was the only that was trunk off and
they were back in 15 minuets. |
 |
|
Photos by
Rob Swift, MVFC Wagon Driver. |
|
October 27, 2003 - At 1344 hours,
communications dispatched a full assignment on box 8105 for a house fire. Engine 501A
arrived on the scene of a 2 story ordinary residence with light smoke
showing. The Engine's crew quickly stretched an inch and a half
attack line through the front door. Following the garden hose left by
the owner, they went up to the smoke filled second floor and located
fire in a bedroom. Tower 501's crew preformed a primary on the
fire floor while the driver vented the second floor windows with
ground ladders. The engine crew called for water and got a fast knock
on what was actually a closet fire and then hydraulically vented the fire
room. All of this was completed before the closest mutual aid
units arrived on scene. The fire was caused by candles that were left
burning which was part of a shrine in a bedroom closet.
Box Alarm: Engines 501A, 516, 507, Wagon 501, Tower 501, Rescue 501
and Chief 501A |
|
AUTO ACCIDENT WITH ONE TRAPPED |
|
October 27, 2003 - On a rainy Monday
afternoon, Engine 501A was dispatched to an auto accident with a
report of a trapped victim. They arrived to find a single
vehicle into a light pole. The driver had lost control of the
vehicle, ran off the road into a ditch, back onto the road and slammed
into the pole on the passenger's side door. On impact, the
unrestrained driver's legs were caught by the pedals while the rest of
her was flung into the passengers area. Her head struck the far
right edge of the windshield, severely lacerating her face. With a
mutual aid medic and truck responding through rush hour traffic, two
firefighters from Engine 501A's crew provided patient care while the
third and a police officer forced the driver door open with the irons
to get her out. The truck was returned and the patient was transported by medic 507 to
Prince William Hospital. |
|
ENGINE 2nd DUE ON MUTUAL BOX 0415 FOR A
MULCH FIRE |
|
October 26, 2003 - Engine 501A responded at
1212 hours to a construction recycling center in company 504's local.
Upon arrival, units were met by a 100 by 100 by 40 foot pile of mulch
burning. Engine 501A laid 1100 feet of 4 inch supply line and
used a 150 ft 1 1/2 line, 2 200 ft 1 1/2 lines, a 300 foot 2 1/2 inch leader line
gated with 2 100 foot 1 1/2 lines and the wagon wipe. Pump time
was four hours. The fire was the result of spontaneous
combustion. The column of smoke could be seen for miles and
completely covered part of interstate 66. Units were at this same
location the previous Thursday morning for a lesser version of
the same but were released by the company owners who had equipment
there to handle the fire. |
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
Manassas Volunteer Fire Company |
|
All material
in this website is © Manassas Volunteer Fire Company.
Use or
reproduction without express written permission is forbidden.
Contact the Webmaster for comments or questions about this website. |
|
|
