Change Your Batteries

Sunday, March 13, 2011  When setting your clocks ahead for Daylight Savings Time, do not forget to change your smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector batteries. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors save countless lives each year. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact your local fire department.

Traffic Accident - Box 1002 - Lee Highway

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 06:45 Units dispatched to Box 1002 for a traffic accident at the intersection of Lee Highway and Old Alexandria TPKE. M10-1 arrived on scene to find two cars involved in a head on accident, with one car's engine compartment on fire. B10 responded along with CF1 and W1. B10 arrived on scene and extinguished the fire and assisted with patient care. Battalion 1 established Lee Highway command. M10-2 was later dispatched for two additional patients. Total of three BLS patients were transported to Fauquier ER. Command was terminated and all units cleared the scene at 07:30hrs.
 

Long Day, County Wide

Saturday, February 19, 2011  Several calls kept volunteers from Company 10 busy all day with numerous brush fires, EMS calls, and structure fires. The high winds fueled numerous brush fires that created a challenge for all departments, but were handled professionally and promptly by all departments. Below is a list of the significant incidents that units responded to. Company 10 units responded to roughly 30 calls in a 12 hour period.

Box 0708, 9477 Rogues Rd, Outside Fire (13:15hrs)B10 and A10-1 were dispatched to Box 0709 for an outside fire endangering a structure. Units responded and arrived on scene to find units in the process of containing a brush fire that had already burnt several acres. Command was established by CF-1. B10 and the crew from A10-1 operated in the Alpha division with crews from Company 1 to extinguish the fire.  K10 later arrived on scene to provide water after clearing from another call. The fire was extinguished and scene turned over to VA Forestry Department. B10 and K10 cleared the scene to respond to another large brush fire on Davis Road in a 2 Box.Units: B10, K10, A10-1, CF1, W1, U-1, B3, B7, B2, W19, K7, E7

Box 0408, Brooklyn & Georgetown Rd, Outside Fire (14:02hrs) E10 responded to assist Co.4 units on the scene with a brush fire that damaged about 5 acres. Units from Co.1 arrived on scene to assist with extinguishing hot spots. Units cleared the scene at 16:15 hrs

Box 0221, 12272 Davis Road, Outside fire involving a structure (15:17hrs) B10 and K10 were dispatched from the Rouges Road fire to assist units on the scene of a large brush fire that had burnt several acres. K10 provided water and B10 assisted E2 with deploying a liter line. Last units cleared the scene at 20:17hrs.

Box 0808, 14276 Goldvein Rd, Outside fire involving 200+ acres (14:17hrs) B10 dispatched for outside fire and requested to respond to staging area at Fire Station 8. B10 arrived on scene and was assigned to the House Group located on Thompson Mill Road. B10 was assigned to operate with B2 and E13's crew to establish a fire line. Fire was confined and VA Forestry Dept used a bulldozer to provide a secondary fire line. B10 was later assigned to assist VA Forestry Dept with cutting trees down and extinguishing spot fires along the Stafford/Fauquier County line. B10 cleared the scene at 22:30hrs.

Box 0405, 4235 Busthead Rd, Outside Fire (17:24hrs) E10 was dispatched to assist units on the scene of a brush fire with several acres involved in mountainous terrain. E10s crew established a fire line and confined the fire and last units cleared the scene at 22:49hrs.

Box 0134, 6518 Dinwiddle Ct, Chimney Fire (17:51hrs) Co.10 units were dispatched for a chimney fire. CF10, Support 10, and R-1 responded and arrived on scene to find a single family dwelling with nothing evident. Units investigated and found there was no extension into the structure. Units cleared the scene at 18:22hrs.

Box 0410, 4658 Old Tavern Rd, Outside Fire (03:08hrs) B10, E10, and K10 were dispatched to assist Co.4 units on the scene of a field fire that had consumed several acres and hay bales. Crews estimated that 10 acres were burnt. Units cleared the scene around 06:00hrs.

Traffic Accident - Box 0130 - Airlie Road

Friday, February 18, 2011 14:20 M10-1 and E10 were dispatched to assist Company 1 units on the scene of a traffic accident with one patient pinned. E10 was assigned to establish a landing zone but was placed in service by W1-B prior to arriving on the scene. M10-1 arrived on the scene and provided ALS care to one patient that was flown out to Fairfax Hospital. M10-1 returned to service at 16:55hrs.

Traffic Accident - Box 1009 - Dumfries Road

Saturday, December 11, 2010 05:30hrs W10, A10-2, and CF10 responded for a one car traffic accident. CF10 arrived on scene and found one SUV into a tree with one occupant trapped. R1, M1, and a helicopter (Air Care1) were requested to assist. W10 and R1 began to extricate the occupant. Occupant was removed and transported to the landing zone established by W1. Air Care1 transported patient to Fairfax Hospital and units cleared the scene around 0630hrs.

Structure Fire - Box 0305 - John Marhsall HWY

Monday, September 27, 2010 20:00hrs E10, K10, and AC10 responded to a 3 box for a commercial fire. First arriving units arrived on scene to find the Fauquier Livestock Exchange heavy invovled with fire from the second floor restaurant portion of the building and the barn section. Chief 3 assumed command and units on the scene began to contain the fire. However, due to strong winds the fire engulfed the barn portion of the structure, and crews were evacuated. E10 arrived on scene and assisted at the dump site while the crew assumed the Delta division. AC10 operated as safety officer. Due to the inaccessibility of certain portions of the barn, command requested brush trucks, B10 responded to assist on the incident. Fire was brought under control after about three hours and crews began to overhaul the structure. E10 and B10 cleared the scene shortly after 0100hrs. K10 remained in the tanker shuttle operations for another hour prior to clearing. Units from Fauquier, Loudoun, Stafford, Warren, and Clarke County were on the call.

Structure Fire - Box 1012 - Beverlys Mill Road

Sunday, September 19, 2010 13:50hrs Units were dispatched to Box 1012 for a residential structure fire. E10 and K10 arrived on the scene of a 2 story single family structure with fire showing from side Alpha first and second floors. E10 crew began an aggressive attack through the front door of the structure. Rural water supply was established extremely quickly by Co.1 units. In addition, E10s officer requested a tanker task force. Chief 1 assumed Command of the incident. After approximately forty five minutes the fire was brought under control. The last of the units departed the scene approximately four hours after dispatch.

Structure Fire - Box 1002 - Evergreen Mountain Road

Saturday, September 11, 2010 17:00hrs Units were dispatched for a barn fire at 6263 Evergreen Mountain Road. E10 was the first arriving apparatus on scene and found a two car garage fully involved. E10 established command and requested a tanker task force. E10s crew began an aggressive attack to contain the fire to the garage and to stop the flames from continuing toward a two story single family dwelling. W4, E1, W19, and E524 arrived on scene to assist with extinguished and overhaul. K1 was water supply officer and conducted tanker shuttle operations with tanker 10, 1, 4, 3, and 603. Fire was extinguished and last units cleared the scene around 2030hrs.

Structure Fire - Box 0206 - Botha Road

Saturday, July 17, 2010 06:25hrs E10 and K10 were dispatched to Box 0206 for a reported house fire at 8298 Botha Road. While responding dispatch confirmed a working house fire. W1 and K1 arrived on scene to find a 2 story single family log cabin structure fully involved and began an aggressive defensive attack. E10 arrived on scene and assumed the dump site pumper while the crew assisted with the defensive attack. K10 began to operate in water shuttle operations. Fire was brought under control anf E10, K10 cleared the call at approximately 1200hrs.

Structure Fire - 1008 - Lake Willow Court

Saturday, June 19, 2010 09:50hrs Companies 10, 1, 7, and 504 were dispatched for a structure fire at Lake Willow Court. Initial reports was fire had started in the garage and now was spreading to the rest of the house. Further updates stated the fire was through the roof and was starting to catch a neighbor’s house on fire. E10 and W10 arrived on scene to find a two story single family dwelling with fire showing from the first and second floor the residence and began an aggressive defensive attack on the structure. A second alarm was sounded due to the exposures. W10s OIC established Lake Willow Court command. Fire had reached the Bravo 1 exposure and was going in through the attic. Crews from E10 and W10 began an exterior attack at the A/B corner of first structure to extinguish the fire and protect the other house. Crews from 1 and 7 were sent to the Bravo 1 exposure to extinguish the fire. With other crews arriving on the scene the fire were brought under control in about 30 minutes.

Units: E10, W10, K10, A10-1, E1, W1, K1, R1, E7, E504, E524, R504, E3, E4, E2.