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January 15, 2010 - PIC at Woodfield Rd. and Watkins Rd.
On 1/15/10 at 1700hrs, Company 17 was dispatched for a vehicle crash on Route 124 near Watkins Road.  County Police went on scene first & confirmed a rollover with one trauma patient trapped.  Medic 713 (Damascus) was dispatched to assist as Company 17 arrived.  Chief 717B (M.Richards) arrived & established command.  Crews began stabilizing the vehicle which was slightly hanging over an embankment.  After a patient assessment was completed, Trooper 3 (MSP Helicopter) was requested.  The patient was extricated by removing the passenger side door.  Trooper 3 transported the patient to Suburban Trauma. 

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January 13, 2010 - PIC at Brink Rd. and Blunt Rd.
Company 17 was dispatched for a PIC at the intersection of Brink and Blunt Roads. C717 (Sutton) was first on the scene and reported two cars, with one on its side. After a quick size-up, C717 reported two Priority 3 patients from the mini-van. The driver of the jeep had fled the scene on foot. 

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January 9, 2009 - Co. 17 Responds for a PIC on Annapolis Rock Rd.
While providing a full standby crew to the Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department (Montgomery County Station 15) to cover for their department Christmas Party (rescheduled due to snow storm), Laytonsville Rescue Squad 717 (Riedman), Engine Tanker 717 (Gross), Ambulance 717 (Henry), Chief 717B (Richards), K717F (Eanes), and other units responded to Annapolis Rock Road and Damascus Road for a two car accident with reported people trapped. Units arrived to find two cars with multiple patients. The white SUV had a single occupant trapped and required stabilization. RS717 with the assistance of EW717 crew removed the patient within 10 minutes.

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January 8, 2010 - Co. 17 Responds on First Due House Fire
On January 8, 2010, 0730 hrs, Company 17 was dispatched for a 1st due house fire on Hawlings River Dr. Units responding were Engine Tanker 717, Rescue Squad 717, Tanker 717, Canteen 717 and Chief 717B (Richards). Company 17 arrived on scene with a single family home fully involved. A defensive attack was implemented and water supply operations were set in place due to no hydrants. A 2nd alarm and water supply task force (tankers) was immediately requested. EMS care was provided to the residents who suffered minor burns. A firefighter was also transported for a minor burn on the face. Draft hydrants located 1/2 mile away were used by tankers to bring water to the scene. It's believed that a space heater was the cause of the fire that completely destroyed the home. Other units that responded were Damascus, Gaithersburg, Sandy Spring, Germantown, Clarksburg, Kensington, Lisbon, Rockville, Green Valley and Clarkesville.

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January 2, 2010 - Co. 17 Responds to Howard County for House Fire
On January 2, 2010, 0400 hrs, Engine Tanker 717, Tanker 717, and units from Co. 4, 40 and 15 responded mutual aid to Clarkesville (Howard Co.) for a house fire off Route 108. Howard County units arrived on scene to heavy fire in a large single story house. Heavy winds and -10 degree weather and lack of water supply hampered firefighting efforts. Units from Co. 17 assisted with water supply operations.

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December 27, 2009 - PIC at Muncaster Mill Rd. near Bowie Mill Rd.
On December 27, 2009, Montgomery dispatched Rescue Squad 717 (Capt. Baker) to the intersection of Muncaster Mill Rd. and Bowie Mill Rd. for the PIC with a report of one pinned and unconscious. While enroute, Rescue Squad 717 was put back in service as the patient was pronounced as a priority 4 per Engine 728. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

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December 26, 2009 - Co. 17 Responds to First Due House Fire
On December 26, 2009, Montgomery dispatched Co. 17 for Box 17-22 at 2727 Triadelphia Lake Rd. Units responding were Engine Tanker 717, Rescue Squad 717 (Chief 717B Richards), Tanker 717, Car 717 (Capt. Baker), Chief 717D (Butts) and Canteen 717. Units arrived on scene to a single family home with smoke and fire showing from the attic. Units made an aggressive attack and were able to contain it to the second floor.

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December 5, 2009 - Co. 17 House Burning Drill on Dorsey Rd.
Members of LDVFD and MCFRS participated in a house burning drill on Dorsey Road and Route 108.  Despite the weather, crews were able to get several burns. This drill allowed us to introduce live-fire training to our new probationary members. Other personnel were able to train using the CAFS pump.

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November 29, 2009 - PIC with Entrapment on Rt. 108 near Johnson's
Company 17 was dispatched for a crash on Route 108 near Johnson’s Garden Center. While en route, ECC upgraded the call by adding a medic unit and a duty officer for a report of a car into a pole with wires down and possibly one trapped. RS717 (Riedman) reported he had one on its side into a pole with wires down and one trapped. E717 (Berk) established command. While enroute,  C717 (Sutton) requested PEPCO’s ETA to the scene. ECC reported that they were fifteen to twenty minutes out. C717 assumed command. PEPCO arrived on scene and after fifty-six minutes gave us the all-clear to start extricating the victim. After an extensive extrication, the patient was transported to Shock Trauma in Baltimore.

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November 21, 2009 - Box 28-10 on Chelsey Knoll Dr.
Shortly before 3 am, Company 17 was dispatched for a house fire on Chelsey Knoll Dr. Box Area 28-10. Company 28 units arrived on scene to a two story, single family home with heavy fire showing. Battalion Chief 705 arrived on scene and assumed command. Units responding from Co. 17 were Rescue Squad 717 (Capt. Baker), Engine 717, Engine Tanker 717, Tanker 717, C717D (Butts) and Canteen 717. Rescue Squad 717's crew assisted with an aggressive search along with crews from 728 as there was a report of people possibly trapped. Once the search was completed with a report of no occupants in the home, firefighters were immediately pulled from the home as it became unsafe to fight the fire from the inside and therefore firefighters went into a defensive attack mode from the outside to extinguish the fire. One firefighter was injured and taken to the Burn Center for further evaluation with serious but not life-threatening injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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November 11, 2009 - PIC at Snouffer School Rd. and Lewisberry Dr.
Company 17 was dispatched for a car into a utility pole with possibly one trapped near the intersection of Snouffer School Rd. and Lewisberry Dr. Units responding were Rescue Squad 717 (Capt. Baker), Engine 717, and C717 (Sutton). C717 arrived on scene to a single vehicle into a utility pole. All patients were out of the vehicle. C717 requested for an additional medic unit to assist with a priority 1 trauma. Rescue Squad 717's crew along with Ambulance 728's crew assisted with patient care. The priority 1 patient was transported by land to Children's Hospital and the adult patient was transported by land to MedStar for further evaluation.   

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October 26, 2009 - PIC with Wires Down on Warfield Rd.
Company 17 was dispatched for a car into a utility pole with wires down on Warfield Road. C717C (Burns) arrived first on the scene and reported a two-vehicle collision and held all units. Rescue Squad 717(Sutton) checked for hazards. Ambulance 717 treated the vehicles' occupants. The road was closed through the night. As a result of this accident, a brush fire was started by high tension wires in a field near Route 108 and Fieldcrest Roads. Volunteers staffed Engine 717B (Gaskell) to extinguish the brush fire. 

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