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Thursday, June 30, 2011 16:45 Box 5-22 - Working Basement Fire


6-30-11 at 16:45 - E22 was dispatched as the 4th due engine to the 6000 block of Mink Hollow Road. Units from station 5 arrived on the scene with a working basement fire. Battalion Chief 2 had the command and the task force was requested. Fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported.   

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 12:57 Units from Stations 2, 9, and 10 along with BC1, EMS1, and Safety 1, responded to a motor vehicle crash on Snowden River Parkway at Dobbin Rd. Units found a three vehicle crash with three priority 2 patients one of which remained trapped inside her vehicle. Of the six patients, three refused services and three were transported to Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore; one by MSP helicopter the other two by Paramedic 95 and Medic 96 respectively. It took approximately 15 minutes to extricate the victim from her vehicle.
 
There were no fire service injuries; HCPD remained on the scene to complete the investigation. The intersection was closed in all directions for about 40 minutes.

Friday, June 17, 2011  Amanda Betts, a third grader at Resurrection-Saint Paul School, raised $675 to buy ten O2 for Life Pet Oxygen Masks, from Wag’N Pet Safety Gear, to equip each of the emergency response units in the ECVFD. Amanda wanted to ensure that animals involved in emergency incidents in our community have the best possible care. In the past, our department has been called upon to care for animals in distress, including those suffering from severe smoke inhalation during house fires or animals overheated after being left in a vehicle, without the equipment and training required to effectively help them.

During times of crisis, such as the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005, emergency personnel have not always known how to help or handle pets, and many people have chosen to stay behind with their pets rather than evacuate without them. Tragically, some of them lost their lives. The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006 was passed to ensure that states seeking Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance would accommodate pets and service animals in their plans for evacuating residents facing disasters.
The ECVFD is currently consulting Basic Animal Rescue Training (BART), a non-profit organization run by volunteers in the veterinary profession, to develop training that will empower our personnel to safely and effectively address the needs of animals encountered in emergencies in order to help preserve human health, safety, and well being. Thanks to Amanda’s initiative and fundraising efforts the department now has the equipment necessary to begin training our emergency personnel to help pets and animals involved in local emergencies, as we help their owners.

Saturday, May 21, 2011  The Ellicott City Volunteer Fireman's Association would like to express our deepest thoughts and prayers to the family, friends, and co-workers of TFC Shaft Hunter of the Maryland State Police.

TFC Hunter passed away early Saturday morning from injuries sustained during a motor vehicle collision. 

Maryland State Police, Howard County Police, and Howard County Fire and Rescue responded to assist with the motor vehicle collision.




For more details - www.mdsp.org/media/press_release_details.asp

Friday, April 15, 2011  Welcome to the official website of the

ELLICOTT CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Established in 1888, our goal is to Protect, Educate, and Serve

 

The Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department is the oldest fire company in the county and also a member of the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services (HCDFRS). Our combination department puts our well trained and able volunteer staff alongside career personnel enabling us to have more opportunities with resources and training that may not be available to just a volunteer department.  Together we learn, work, and better serve the community.

 

The Ellicott City Volunteer Firemen’s Association is also the only volunteer fire company to operate two fire stations in Howard County. We proudly provide service to the citizens of the Second District as the first responders in an emergency. Additionally, both stations respond to all parts of the county that include parts of Elkridge, Columbia and West Friendship as support units to alarms and other major incidents.