April 2008

MVA WITH ONE TRAPPED

Crews from LVRS were dispatched to an accident in 197 and Greenview Drive in Laurel at 0330 hours. Upon arrival Rescue Squad 849 reported one trapped. An SUV had hit the guardrail head on at a high rate of speed. The impact was so great that the guardrail went through the engine compartment and directly into the driver's seat. The driver and the seat were shoved into the rear of the vehicle and trapped the driver against the B-post. Crews removed the patient in less than 15 minutes. The patient was taken to a local trauma center.

Working Fire with People Trapped

Just after 0600 hrs crews from LVRS were called to the report of an apartment fire on Briarwood Drive in Laurel. While enroute, PSC informed the crews that there were reports of people trapped on the second floor. Chief 49B was the first on the scene and reported smoke and fire. Crews from Rescue Engine 849 and company 810 quickly went to work and made a quick knock of the fire. During operations 4 citizens were removed from the building by crews led by Chief 49B. Chief 49 had the command.

Anne Arundel County House Fire

Crews from LVRS responded to a basement fire in AA Co. AA Engine 27 was the first on the scene and kept the fire contained in the basement. Upon arrival the crews from Rescue Engine 849 joined in as the second arriving engine. Crews went to work and made an aggressive interior attack to knock the fire.

Busy Day for Co. 49

April 3, 2009, just after 1030 RS849 was returning from a crash on I95 when communications started receiving many calls in different locations on I95 for motor vehicle crashes including one trapped. RS849 came upon a vehicle that hit a tree and had one person trapped. RS849 with 5 volunteers, went to work stabilizing the vehicle then removing the driver side door and freeing the patient. Patient care was handed over to A831 and the patient was then taken to a trauma center.

After clearing this incident I95, RS849 was on the road until about 1300 running 8 calls, nonstop including a water rescue, MVA's on the BW Parkway and on Laurel Bowie Rd. , several EMS assists and overheated cars. Meanwhile, while RS49 was running calls the station had 4 more volunteer members doing boat training at Rocky George.

We would like to thank everyone who pitched in to help staff the station while the career crew was elsewhere throughout the county.