Training Burn

The men and women of Longmeadow along with crews from Greencastle Company 3 and Community Rescue Company participated in a house burning on Northpointe Drive.  After completing extensive training during Monday night drills in the house, including Mayday and Rapid Intervention Team training, truck company and engine company operations, and a special drill with the Washington County Sheriffs Department and Hagerstown City Police Departments SWAT, we put those skills to use and conducted live fire evolutions.  Throughout the morning and afternoon, several scenarios were completed with no injuries.  A lot of the new members, as well as some of the older ones, were able to hone their skills for the real deal.  A great time was had by all, and a special thanks goes out to Bowman Development for donating the structure, Greencastle for bringing their tanker, Washington County Air Unit for filling our cylinders, the Washington County Photo Team for taking pictures, and Hancock Volunteer Fire Department for providing a crew to fill in our quarters, running one call. 

Car Accident

Rescue Engine 272 was dispatched at 1010 hrs for an auto accident with injuries.  RE 272 arrived with Hagerstown Engine 3 and Community Rescue Ambulance 754 to find a 2 car accident with 1 injury.  RE 272 assisted with packaging the lone patient and mitigating the hazards on the roadway.  All units cleared within a half hour.

Thanks to the Washington County Photo Team for these pictures

Barn Fire

On June 20, at 2110 hrs, Engine 271 transferred to Clearspring Co. 4 due to units operating on a barn fire.  While enroute, Engine 271 was dispatched to the scene of the barn fire, located at 13900 Mercersburg Rd.  Engine 271 arrived to find that it wasn't a barn fire, but in fact a "round bale" fire.  Engine 271 was on the scene assisting Co. 4 for over 3 hours. 

It was a dark and stormy night...

Around 2000 hrs, a storm rolled through the Hagerstown area, bringing with it rain and lightning.  Crews from Longmeadow were dispatched on a box alarm for a shed struck by lightning at 19005 Reidtown Rd.  Truck 27,  Engine 271 and Lt. Byard in the duty buggy responded with 15.  They arrived to find lightning struck a tree and the wires around the shed, but not causing any damage to the shed.  Lt. Byard held company 27 units only.

Shortly after the units arrived on the shed fire, Rescue Engine 272 was dispatched for an apartment fire at 580 Security Rd in Hagerstown City Engine 3's Box Alarm District.  Rescue Engine 272 arrived only to stage, and be released shortly thereafter.  Enroute back the quarters, Washington County Fire Communications dispatched them to 19410 Longmeadow Rd for a tree down across the roadway.  The Rescue Company handled the hazard and went in service. 

Smithsburg blaze

During our regular Monday night drill, the company was interrupted to respond with the Truck on a house fire in the 7 box.  Truck 27 responded with 4.  Smithsburg arrived to find an abandoned house fully involved.  Truck 27 arrived and staged out on the hard service, and hiked the 2 miles with tools and equipment to the house.  For safety reasons, and exterior attack was made and the crew from Longmeadow assisted with fighting the blaze and conducting overhaul operations after the fire was out.  The Truck remained on the scene for approximately 2 hours before returning home to clean up. 

Thanks to Washington County Photo Team for use of their pictures

Crossing the Mason Dixon Line for a house fire

Truck 27 was dispatched by Franklin County Fire Communications around 1626 hrs to respond on a 2-30 box for a house fire in the Washington Township.  Units from Waynesboro arrived to find a small bedroom.  The lads put a quick knock on the fire prior to the arrival of the truck company, and Truck 27 staged.  After staging for a short time, the truck was released and transferred to Waynesboro Station Co. 2.  It was a nice place to visit, but next time we hope to catch a blaze while there.

Reported house fire

Around 2030 hrs, units were dispatched to 13416 Pennsylvania Ave for a house on fire.  Rescue Engine 272, Engine 271, Truck 27, and Chief 27 responded with a total of 17 firefighters.  Units arrived on the scene with nothing evident and had units stage.  Upon investigation by the Truck Company, it was determined that faulty wiring had burned and caused a moderate amount of smoke.  Units returned to service, but only after the Truck Company were "BUZZED" by several birds living inside of the residence.  By several, we mean approximately 70 parrots.  Some of the fireman on the truck thought about going to get checked out for the bird flu, but were talked out of it.