Station 46 - Liberty Road Volunteer Fire Company - Baltimore County
Annual Open House
April 26
Bring your entire family to meet your local firefighting, emergency medicine and law enforcement personnel.
Blood Borne Pathogen Refresher is Mandatory
Haz Mat Refresher thru Mod 4
due by May 1
Burn Building & Flash Simulator Training:
BCoFD Fire Rescue Academy: Sunday 5/18/08: Leaving 46 @ 0800 hrs
E646 will support FFI class:
May 3 08:00 see sign up
EMS Skills and 465 Refresher
May 10 10:00
manditory for all non-career paid members
Remember to bring you aluminum cans to LRVFC for recycling
Special thanks to Randallstown AutoZone for donating auto care supplies to keep our fire engines and ambulance shining for 2008.
Crews got very little sleep over the weekend of April 18-20. Crews responded to 6 motor vehicle collisions, one which required extrication. Shortly after the rescue, the Special Unit responded to an auto fire in a field. They found a fully involved vehicle, which caught fire after the owner was trying to get the vehicle out of the mud he was stuck in. Fortunately, no one in the incidents was seriously injured.
Shortly after 1am on March 10th, Fire Box 18-13 was alerted for an apartment fire on Stockmill Road. Units were advised enroute of people trapped, including a baby. First arriving Engine 2 reported heavy fire showing, and requested a 2nd Alarm. Engine 464 and Special Unit 468 reported to the rear of the building. Engine 18 laid a supply line to the rear (off-road). 464 covered the hydrant. 468 accessed the rear as well and provided lighting and ladders. 464's crew performed search and rescue in the building, assisting residents in evacuating. Sadly, despite the efforts of all companies at location, it was later determined that the baby had not survived the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Balt Co FID.
second photo by Engine 2
On Monday March 3rd. Engine 464 responded as part of the second alarm on box 13-10. Units had arrived with heavy fire showing and requested a 2nd alarm. The fire eventually grew to 4 alarms. 464 pumped multiple supply lines, and the officer served as the staging officer.
Four career firefighters were injured fighting this fire. LRVFC wishes all a speedy recovery, and a quick return.
At 1am on Saturday March 1st, Engine 461 responded to box 3-61 for a Motor Vehicle Collision with Rescue on I-695 near Liberty Road. 461 arrived to find a 3 vehicle crash, with 2 patients in need of removal from the car. Truck 404 and Squad 322 handled the extrication. Engine 461 was filling in station 3 due to a fire in a 13 box.
On Wednesday February 20th, Engine 464 responded along with other companies to a dwelling fire on Church Road in Reisterstown. Engine 56 was first arriving with heavy smoke showing. Crews from 56, 41,31, and 19 extinguished the fire, and searched for victims. One man was found inside of location, and was deceased. Engine 464's crew established RIT on arrival, and assisted with some overhaul. The station maintained a second crew, and handled 2 calls during this fire.
It is with deep regret that we advise you that at approximately 1300 hours, Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Jarrett Dixon, 36 years old, of the Baltimore County Fire Department suffered cardiac arrest and was not revived.
In Memory of Jarrett DixonTrust Fund: In lieu of flowers, the family has requested a trust fund be set up for Gavin Dixon, Firefighter Dixon’s 5-year-old son. Donations should be made payable to State Farm Mutual Fund and mailed to State Farm Insurance, PO Box 87, Randallstown, MD 21133, Attn: Melinda Lathe. Please note “Gavin Dixon Trust Fund” on any donations.
Shortly after clearing a first due bedroom fire, the volunteers went to work again. Units were alerted for a dwelling fire on Summit Ave in the Woodstock area at 2015 hours.
photos by BC S. Lancaster
photos by Fred Pahl
Station 46 responded with 17 volunteers staffing 2 Engines, one Medic, and the utility. Crews were advised enroute that there was a report of people trapped. Engine 464 arrived and reported heavy fire showing, and requested a Working Fire Dispatch and a Tanker Strike Team. Engine 461 arrived and laid a supply line, and assisted 464. The reports of people trapped were incorrect. Crews from 46 & 18 were able to stop the fire in the center of the house, before it reached most of the dwelling. Crews were on location until approx. 2315 hours. Balto. Co. FID is investigating the cause.
