Box 0202 was struck for a residential structure fire. Engine and Tanker 1 responded with 6 personnel. Upon arrival the crews went to work on the second floor and attic. The fire was knocked down and extensive overhaul was started in the heat and humidity. Company One units cleared after 4 1/2 hours on scene. …
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Members of Companies 1 and 10 participated in rural water supply operations. Tanker nursing operations were demonstrated. Multiple methods of connecting into a supply line during rural operations were discussed. Finally Driver/Pumper Operators were trained on drafting using two separate intakes to maximize water flow. The training was very successful.
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Box 0135 was sounded for a reported tractor fire. Engine 1 and Tanker 1 responded with 6 personnel. Engine 1 arrived on scene to find the rear of a flatbed trailer off. Ironically the load was fire retardant lumber. The Engine crew stretched the 200 foot cross lay and flowed foam quickly knocking down the fire. The Tanker arrived …
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Tanker and Wagon One responded to Box 0801 with 10 volunteers for a working structure fire. Tanker 1 dropped off its crew of three at the scene where they went to work performing fire attack and finally overhaul. Tanker 1 then participated in a tanker shuttle of 6 miles to and from the fill site. …
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An early morning accident saw Medic 1 being dispatched for a truck accident with roll over. Moments later Remington’s Rescue 2 staffed by Catlett volunteers, covering for Co. 2’s banquet, special requested Engine Company One for the accident. Upon arrival it was determined there were no hazards except for the tons of yogurt being dumped …
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Box 0135 sounded for a working vehicle fire on the Eastern Bypass. Engine 1 responded with a crew of 4. Upon arrival the crew observed a roll back with a BMW well off. The exposures were a motorcycle and the roll back truck. The crew went to work attacking the fire with an 1 3/4″, …
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Today Company One was involved with three landing zones for patient fly outs. The first LZ was for a vehicle accident on Dumfries Road. A multi-car accident during the morning commute found a patient with multi-system trauma. Wagon-1B established a landing zone for AirCare 1 at P.B. Smith Elementary School. Later in the day an …
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Members from Company One, 10 and 19 performed a joint NFPA 1403 training burn of a donated home. The training focus was on command and initial attack of a single family dwelling fire. Our members gained valuable experience during this safe training event. When the structure was finally compromised we backed away and allowed the …
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More than 40 incidents in 12 hours are how Company One spent a very windy Saturday. All apparatus from Company One and most of our volunteers from Warrenton played a role in many of Fauquier Counties emergency responses. The Company was dispatched on calls from Goldvein to Paris and from Catlett to Orlean. A few of …
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Box 0130 sounded for a single vehicle into a stone wall with one pinned and one in the road. Wagon, Wagon 1 Bravo, Rescue, Medic 1 and Medic-19 responded with 18 personnel. Units arrived to find a single vehicle that had struck a stone post head-on. One person had self-extricated and was lying on the …
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