Structure Fire | 910 Dicks Dam Rd

September 17, 2009

This evening at 1629 hours Company 33 was alerted for a structure fire with reports of a burn patient. The units from Company 33 on the call were Truck 33, Engine 33-1, 33A, and 33A-1 from the New Oxford Station and Engine 33-2 and Tanker 33 from the Abbottstown Station.

Command 10 (Captain 10 P.J. Trimmer) arrived on the scene and advised that he had a working fire with a burn victim in the front yard. Truck 33 crew spilt, with 3 members assisting with fire attack while the other 2 members cut 2 ventilation holes in the roof. Engine 33-1 arrived on scene and supplied Engine 10-1 and the crew from Engine 33-1 assisted with salvage and overhaul. Engine 33-2 had a change in assignment while enroute to the scene. They were diverted to Company 10 for a landing zone for the burn patient.

All Company 33 apparatus was available at 1754 hours. Also a special thanks to Engine Tanker 29 for transferring to the New Oxford Station and also to Steve Roth from SJRothphotography for the picture of the fire.

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