On May 11th, 2008 after a couple days of heavy down pours Engine 10, Ambulance 10, Rescue 1, and Boat 7 were alerted for a water rescue. Units were dispatched for one vehicle in the water with one occupant, in the area of Lee Highway on Baldwin Street. Engine 10 and Ambulance 10 arrived on the scene on Baldwin Street in the area of Jamison Farm subdivision, with one vehicle occupied once. The compact car was traveling toward Lee Highway and was 60 feet in the water away from Company 10’s crew. The wa...

May 31st at 1813hrs E-10, RSQ-1, AMB10-2, and M-1 were dispatched for an auto accident with entrapment in the 5000 block of Broad Run Church Rd. Amb10-2 arrived on scene to find a car on its roof, with one person still trapped inside. E-10 arrived on scene and started basic stabilization. RSQ-1 arrived on scene along with Command-1, which established Broad Run Church Rd command. Units worked quickly to stabilize the car and extricate the Pt. Pt was then loaded into Amd10-2 which upgraded to a medic with DFE...

Companies 10 and 1 meet Saturday morning for a combined station drill at an acquired structure on Broad Run Church road. Members reviewed new RIT bags, practiced self rescues, firefighter rescue, maneuver through an entanglement prop. The last half of the day was spent running RIT and Mayday scenarios. Members practiced the mitigation and removal of a downed firefighter. The motto for the day: Everyone Goes Home

Engine 10, Ambulance 10-1 and Rescue 1 were dispatched to a MVA with entrapment at Lee Highway and Telephone Road. Chief 10 arrived on scene, north bound 29 with a mini-van into a semi-truck, the driver of the van was pinned. Engine 10 and the ambulance took care of initial stabilization of the vehicle and started patient care. Upon the arrival of Rescue 1 a combined effort was made to extricate the patients pinned lower extremities. The patient was transported to an awaiting helicopter and was air lift...

On Wednesday May 23rd 2007 around 0530 hours units were dispatched for a house fire at 510 Estate Avenue. Engine 1 and Tower 1 arrived on the scene and reported fire through the roof and requested a second alarm due to the volume of fire and exposures. Engine 1's crew advanced a hand line to the second floor with the Tower's crew conducting a primary search. Assistant Chief 10 arrived on scene and established command. Engine 19(Tommy) and Engine 10's crew joined company one on the second floor with an a...

Pictures of MVA's of 2007

On 3/8/07 at 12:05 hrs, units were alerted for a house fire at 5078 Broad Run Church Road. On arrival, crews found a single story rambler (with a basement)with fire showing from the attached garage (sides Adam & Baker). After the walk around, crews found two vehicles fully involved in the garage. Engine 10 crew advanced an 1 3/4'' handline for the initial attack. Tanker 10 arrived shortly after to set up water supply. After the arrival of Wagon 1 and Rescue 1, a second handline was advanced and all thr...

New Baltimore Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company currently offers several options if someone is considering becoming a volunteer. For the younger age groups who are interested in fire rescue, Company 10 has a cadet program and a junior program. The cadet program consists of young adults ages 14 to 15. Although unable to respond on emergency calls, cadets are allowed to participate in training scenarios, attend fundraisers and assist with daily station operations. Cadets can also obtain the American Heart ...

The more we train, the better prepared we are for real life situations. That is why at New Baltimore Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, we hold training sessions at least once a week, and sometimes more often. Our job in the fire service is to protect lives and property, and with the proper training, we can perform more effectively and efficiently to achieve that goal. Though there are limitless scenarios that we can plan for training, sometimes it is just as important to go back to the basics. Knowing h...

Car fire training is an important part of being a professional Firefighter/EMT. There are many hazards associated with fires involving vehicles, and with the advances in technology today, it is necessary for our members to be prepared to deal with those ever-evolving hazards. It is also convenient for us to do car fire training, extrication training, and trauma scenarios involving vehicle accidents because we have many vehicles donated to us throughout the year. When a vehicle is donated to the departmen...

A young boy riding his dirt bike on May 13th, 2006, wrecked in a field surrounded by a maze of trails. His uncle drove to the New Baltimore Fire Station a mile up the road to get help. Away from the station for a public service event, units and members raced to the scene. Wagon 10 responded with FF/EMTs Rick "Radio" Webster, Nick "The Tick" Mastri, Kristin Webster, and Chris Cubbage on board. Medic 10-2 responded with EMTs Mike Shanks and Matt Murdock, and FF/EMT-I Andrea Schaeffer. Assistant Chief Chuc...

On May 30th, 2006 at around 1:30, station 10 was dispatched for a structure fire in a dwelling on Grays Mill Road. Engine 10 was first on scene with DFES Technicians Billy Grogan and Michelle Jackson, and company 10 members FF/EMT Nick "The Tick" Mastri and FF/EMT Chris Cubbage. Engine 10 reported fire on the second floor of the A/B corner of the house. Batallion 1, Captain Justin Clayton, arrived to take command of the scene. FF Cubbage and FF Mastri entered the structure for interior attack, with FF Ja...

On April 6th, 2006 station 10 was dispatched for an auto accident on Vint Hill Road. Engine 10 and Ambulance 10-2 responded with DFES Technicians on board, as well as Captain Boyd Morris, FF/EMT Nick "The Tick" Mastri, FF/EMT Kristin Webster, FF Bill "Probie" Hartman, FF/EMT Chris Cubbage, and Chief George "Big Daddy" Keefer. When units arrived on scene, they found the driver trapped in the vehicle. FF Cubbage began working on prying the driver's door open using hyraulic spreaders. Once access was gained...

On August 2nd, 2006 around 3pm, station 10 was dispatched for an inujury in a subdivision on Vint Hill. Medic 10-2 responded with DFES Technicians on board and company 10 member Isaac "Chef" O'Bannion, along with Batallion 1. After arriving on scene and assessing the patient, a decision was quickly made to fly the patient to a trauma center outside of the county due to the nature of her injuries. Engine Company 10 was then dispatched to provide a landing zone for the helicopter. Engine 10 responded with ...

On almost every response we use house numbers to get to the correct location. You can make our job easier by following some simple house numbering rules: * Place numbers by the road so that they are illuminated by the headlights of approaching vehicles. Numbers placed facing toward the road can be hard to read at night. * Install two number signs so that they can be seen by vehicles arriving from either direction. We may be responding from somewhere other than our station. * If your house is on ...