Congratulations to 2nd Asst Chief Troy Plutschak and wife Hiedi as Avery Grace Plutschak has made her arrival. Mother and baby and Daddy are doing fine. Pictures to follow.

Control burn of a house in Federalsburg. Had about 8ft in between both houses.

The station was alerted for a working tractor fire. C-2 AOL with one John Deere enclosed cab tractor fully involved with 215 est. "Hog Creek Rd" command. The crew from E204 AOL and went to work with a 1 3/4 hand line and put a knock on fire. The tanker arrived and supplied the engine. Command placed under control and units returned when ready.

   At approximately 8:55 PM Queen Anne’s County dispatched Station 2 (Grasonville) and Station 1 (Kent Island) for a report of subjects in the water, in Greenwood Creek near 138 Greenwood Creek Road. After further investigation Command was advised one subject had made it to shore safely, however the second subject was still in the water.

Command requested Trooper 6, and additional boats from Talbot Co. Station 40 (St. Michaels), Coast Guard, Natural Resource Police, and Dive Teams from Caroline Co. Station 200 (Preston), Dorchester Co. Station 6 (Hurlock) and Anne Arundel County.

Crews searched the creek until approximately 12:30 AM, but were forced to quit due to thunder storms moving across the area. Boat 2, Boat 1, Anne Arundel Co. Dive Team and Natural Resource Police resumed the search first thing this morning under the command of Officer 203 (M. Coursey). Divers recover the subject at approximately 10:30 AM.
 

Special Thanks To Bruce Secrist For The Pictures And Story!!

The truck committee set out @ 7am May 12 for our flight to Louisiana. After couple hour flight we made our way to the Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter. For one of there well known Po-Boy Sandwich's. After lunch we did alittle site seeing before heading to Holden to get settled in for the night. The next day we made our way to the Ferrara plant to find our new Engine Tanker sitting in Ferrara's new and improved Delivery Center. The committee went over ever inch of the truck before going out to drive and do alittle pumping with the truck. The committee was very pleased with the construction of the truck and only had to add afew minor things like handles and a folding step. The truck left the Ferrara plant on Sunday May 23 to head north to Harrisburg, PA for the Fire Expo Show. We should be taking delivery of the new truck within the next few weeks. We would like to thank Ferrara Fire Apparatus for building the truck and the community for your support in which gives us the opportunity to serve you better. We would like to say a special thanks to Winstead Fire Equipment and to Preston Ford for providing a ride to and from the airport!!!!

At 16:14hrs the station was alerted for a Water Rescue @ Ganey's Wharf Boat Ramp. Other departments that assisted were Federalsburg, Denton, Hurlock, Cambridge, Sussex County DE Blades, Laurel, Seaford, CCEMS. DNR, USCG, CCSD, CCEM

* Would like to Thank and say a Job Well Done by all the departments involved.

Ladies and gents proud to say the truck is moving along right on schedule, the truck committee will be making the trip to Holden, LA on May 12th for final inspection. We would like to thank the community and dedicated patrons for all of your support.

*Afew more after paint pictures are up.

Tonight the station went back to the basics on vehicle extrication. Crews went over numerous things from stabilizing the vehicles to doing a dash roll. Turn out was great and another drill like this has already been planned.

THE STATION WAS PUT OUT FOR ANOTHER MVC UNKNOWN ON INJURIES JUST 4 HOURS AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. E203 AOL OF MAIN ST AND MAPLE AVE TO FIND ONE POLE CUT OFF AND WIRES IN THE ROADWAY. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE CAR HAD FLED THE SCENE. THE SCENE WAS TURNED OVER TO DELMARVA POWER ONCE THEY AOL. UNITS CLEARED @ 02:23HRS.

THE STATION WAS PUT OUT FOR A MVC W/ MOTORCYCLE REPORTED SERIOUS. C-2 AOL TO FIND ONE MOTORCYCLE IN THE DITCH WITH THE PT IN THE FIELD. 216 EST "MARSH CREEK RD" COMMAND. P210 AOL AND STARTED PT CARE AND ASKED FOR A TROOPER FOR A PRI 2 CAT B PT. E203 AND E204 SETUP LIGHTS FOR THE SCENE AND HANDLED THE LANDING ZONE. THE PT WAS FLOWN TO PRMC. COMMAND PLACED UNDER CONTROL AND UNITS WERE AVAILABLE @ 22:06HRS.

Station was alerted for small natural cover fire with no exposures.  C-2 arrived on location with 218 establishing command to find roughly 1.5-2 acres of field involved.   B207 and B69 arrived on location and encompassed the fire heading off any further progress.  E204 arrived established a fill station and personnel were sent into the field with rakes to extinguish hot spots.  Situation was placed under control units working.  Once fire was extinguished both brush trucks sank into the field requiring farm equipment to extricate them. Command was cancelled and all units returned available.

AT 20:41HRS THE STATION WAS TONED OUT FOR THE WATER RESCUE BOX WITH A CAR INTO THE WATER. DO TO THE PAST RAIN CREWS FIGURED SOMEONE TRIED TO GO THROUGH WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY AND WAS STUCK. WHEN C-2 AOL HE FOUND ONE CAR IN THE CHOPTANK RIVER AND ONE PERSON SITTING ON THE ROOF ABOUT 30FT OUT FROM THE ROADWAY. THE CREW FROM E203 MADE SURE THE SUBJECT WAS OK FROM LAND, WHILE WAITING FOR THE DIVER TO SUIT UP IN A DRY SUIT TO GO MAKE THE GRAB. AFTER MAKING THE GRAB THE DIVER ALSO ASSISTED IN HOOKING THE CAR UP FOR THE TOW COMPANY. UNITS CLEARED @ 2207HRS

Cab is on the frame. Now waiting on the body to be built. Projected to be done in the begining of May.

THE STATION WAS ALERTED FOR A MVC WITH ONE PT COMPLAINING OF NECK AND BACK PAIN. C-2 AOL WITH TWO CARS IN THE ROADWAY JUST PAST WILKINS BRANCH RD. APPEARED TO BE A REAREND COLLISON. 217 EST. "HARMONY RD" COMMAND. CREW FROM A208 AOL AND STARTED PT CARE WHILE THE OTHER PT IN THE FIRST CAR WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE A NO PT. E203 AOL AND ASSISTED WITH TAKING THE PT OUT OF THE CAR.  PM13 TRANSPORTED TO NATICOKE HOSPITAL PRI 2. SCENE WAS TURNED OVER TO MSP.