At 9:15 AM Caroline dispatched rescue box 3-6 bringing Station 300, Station 200 and Dorchester County Station 6 for an MVC with a car in the water, on Harmony Road in the area of Two Johns Road. Units arrived on location to find one vehicle submerged in a creek. The car was found to be south of Two Johns Rd just into the 2-3 box. After further investigation it was determined all occupants had fled the scene. Station 6’s Dive Team was cancelled and the crew from Dive 200 assisted Knott’s Towing with hooking up the vehicle for removal from the creek.

Thanks to Bruce Secrist and Star Democrat for pictures and video!!!

The station was alerted for a reported building fire in the 100 block of Maple Ave. B207 on the air for a fundraiser went responding within a minute. A208 AOL and reported heavy smoke showing from a vacant building on the corner of Maple Ave and Main St. B207 AOL and 217 est "Main St" command.  Command quickly asked for a second alarm and later asked for a tanker task force. Crews from E204 and E/T201 put a 2 1/2 in service and within minutes a collapse of the bravo side showed the fire had a good head start on the crews. Command placed three towers in operation to knock the fire. Crews cleared @ 21:53hrs only to return through out the night to hit hot spots. While this 2 alarm fire was going on there was another 2 alarm house fire in the neighboring town’s first due.

Stations on Scene: Preston, Federalsburg, Hurlock, East New Market, Eldorado Brookview, Secretary, Easton, Cordova, and Trappe.

Thanks To Greensboro for the Standby!!

Thanks to all the members and there wives who came to the firehouse to feed all the firefighters on scene and Canteen 4 for helping out also!!

Thanks Everyone For Working Well together!!!

  On Sunday morning several companies from across the state of Maryland gathered in Denton to participate in the State Water Supply Drill. Three engines were used to set up draft sites. Once the tankers were loaded at the draft site they traveled 4 miles to the dump site and pumped their load of water into two nurse tankers. The water was then pumped through approximately 2,900 feet of LDH and then discharged. Crews were able to flow approximately 1,100 gallons per minute for 2 hours.

 

At 2050hrs the station was alerted for a MVC unknown on injuries. A208 AOL with one car into a pole checking on injuries. E203 AOL with 217 est. "Dover Bridge Rd" Command. A208 got a refusal while the crew from the engine secured the car and took care of rerouting traffic.

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The station was alerted @ 0400 along with Station 100 for a working building fire at 500 S. Main Street in the 1-1 box. C-1 AOL reported one building with fire through the roof and established command. E/T201 AOL and picked up a hydrant and layed into the scene. Crews from E/T201 and E204 helped with extinguishing the fire before command placed 2 ladder pipes in service and went defensive. Crews cleared after extensive overhaul.
 

The station was alerted for a field fire in the 3900 block of Payne Rd. 217 AOL in about a minute and found a 20 x 20 working field fire. 217 est "Payne Rd" command. Before fire units arrived the wind started to pick up and spread the fire. B207, B206, B110, T202 put a quick knock on the fire while the homeowner put a disk in the field to help prevent the fire spreading to his nearby chicken houses. T107 AOL and supplied the scene with water. Great job by everyone!!

On 5/13/2011@ 18:06hrs the station was alerted for a possible drowning in the Choptank River in Denton. Denton PD was chasing a subject when he jumped in the river and was never seen again. Dive Teams from Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, and Sussex DE searched till about 22:30hrs with nothing found. Then on 5/18/2011 @ 08:28hrs the station was alerted for the boat to respond to check objects in the water and the boat found two logs.

Thanks to Bruce Secrist and Blades Volunteer Fire Co. for pictures from 5/13/2011

@ 13:35hrs the station along with Sta 100 and Talbot Sta 60 were alerted for a working garage fire. 317 (Sta 300) was in the area visiting family and responded POV. 317 AOL with one, two story detached garage with fire showing from the second floor. 317 est. "Bell Creek Rd" command. E204 AOL and the crew made quick work of knocking the fire. Sta 300 was added to the call to fill the box due to daytime short staffing. Crews from Sta 100, 300 and Sta 60 helped with salvaging items in the first floor along with overhaul. Job well done by all!!   Thanks to Dorchester Sta 6 for standing by at our station.

The station was alerted for a working house fire in the 5300 block of Bethlehem Rd. E204 AOL with fire showing. Crews put 2 attack lines in service and found heavy fire on the first and second floor. Due to balloon construction the fire went straight to the attic area and crews had to put a ladder pipe in service to knock the bulk of the fire. Crews were then sent in to do some overhaul and hit hot spots. There was a estimated 44,000 gallons of water flowed at the fire scene. Great Job by everyone on scene!! Thanks to all the standby crews!!

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At 1:30 PM Caroline dispatched Station 200 (Preston), Station 100 (Federalsburg) and Talbot County Station 60 (Easton) for a structure fire at 21110 Dover Bridge Road. Ambulance 208 was the first unit to arrive on location and reported one shed fully involved. Chief 2 (J. Cheezum) arrived and established command. Crews got a quick knock on the fire and were able to save a near by exposure.

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This morning the station along with Sta 100 conducted a control burn of two chicken houses to make room to expand the farmers field.

Pictures by Bruce Secrist

Tonight the station was invited to be part of a control burn with Sta 100 out on Three Bridges Rd. Crews took turns extinguishing fires in several rooms on the second floor before moving to a front room on the first floor. A fire was set in the front room and several probationary members were able to go in and observe the behavior of the fire as well as experience the heat.

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        Just before 2300hrs Caroline dispatched Station 200 and Talbot County Station 60 (Easton) for a working house fire on Bethlehem Road in the area of Wood Wharf Road.
        Engine 204 arrived on location, Officer 217 (T. Plutschak) reported heavy fire threw the roof on the Charlie side and established "Bethlehem Rd" command. Due to the heavy fire conditions Command requested a 2nd alarm which included Station 100 (Federalsburg), Station 300 (Denton) and Talbot County Station 50 (Cordova). The crews put a quick knock on the fire but had extensive overhaul. Units operated on the scene for more then 3 hours before returning to service.
 

Pictures  and story by Bruce Secrist