Tenth
District VFD
PO Box 522
Marbury, MD 20658
301-743-2080 TDVFD@tdvfd8.com
Thanks
to all our Supporters
The
officers and members of the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department
would like to say thank you to all the members in our community who
have generously supported our fund drive.Each year, operating costs of the department rise, and
without supporters like you, our job can be very difficult.The department would like to give special thanks to Finley
Construction Company, who each year sends a very generous donation.From our family to all of yours, have a safe and happy
holiday season.
On
Jan 7, 2012 at 1430 hrs Co. 8 was alerted for the working shed fire at
6381 Nelson Dr. in the Ripley section of our first due. Engine 8-3, Tanker
8, Safety 8 and Chief 8A responded within minutes. First arriving Safety 8
(Burroughs) found a 20 x 15 shed with heavy fire showing. Engine 8-3
arrived seconds later and stretched a 300 ft. 1 ¾ in. attack line and
began extinguishing the fire. Chief 8A arrived and established the
Ripley command and assigned Safety 8 as operations and assigned Engine 9-1
water supply @ Hunters Brooke sub-division. Engine 7-3 and Truck 1 arrived
and began assisting 8-3’s crew with extinguishment and checking for
extension. Tanker 8 and Tanker 7 supplied the fireground with water and
Tanker 8 filled at the fill site once. Units operated on the fireground
for approx 2 hours before returning to service.
FIRST
RUN FOR FIREBOAT 8
15
December 2011: At 1807 hours, Fireboat 8 was alerted to the Potomac
River near the boat ramps at the Indian Head Naval Facility for a report
of an overturned boat with people in the water. MSU 8 and Fireboat 8
responded. Upon arrival, one person was located in the water by
Fireboat 7 (Potomac Heights). Fireboat 8 assisted in the search for
the missing boater. The search lasted several hours, and was later
terminated by command. Our condolences go out to the family of the
lost boater.
CHANGE
YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERIES!
4
November 2011: This Sunday marks the end of daylight savings time.
Please remember when you change your clocks, you simultaneously change
your smoke detector batteries. According to the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA), almost two-thirds of home fire deaths in
the United States in 2005-2009 resulted from fires in homes with no smoke
alarms, or no working smoke alarms. Research shows that when smoke
alarms fail to operate, it is usually because batteries are missing or
dead. Almost one-quarter of the smoke alarm failures was due to dead
batteries. The average 9-volt battery can be purchased at any local
store for a couple dollars. This is a small price to pay for your
family’s safety.
FUND
RAISER FOR DELANEY MATTHEWS
We
invite you to come out and support our fund raiser that will benefit Life
Member Delaney Matthews on Saturday, October 22 from 7PM until midnight at
our firehouse. Entertainment will be provided by the bands "The Wise
Guys" and "Vendetta" along with "Just Jeff the
DJ". There will be a $15.00 charge per person collected at the door.
In addition, we will have food for sale, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and a
Corn Hole Tournament ( 250.00 dollars winner takes all). In early summer,
Delaney was diagnosed with Lymphoma after a long stay in the hospital.
Recently, he was told by his insurance company that they would not cover
the surgery that he needs to remove the tumor. We are holding this event
to assist him in getting the treatment that he very much needs to continue
with his life. Delaney joined our department in 1979 at the age of 16. He
was awarded his Life Membership in 2000 and was named the Member of the
Year for 2008. He is currently serving as our Chief Engineer, a position
he has held for the last six years. Delaney has dedicated a large part of
his life to helping others, now its our time to help him.
If
you cant make it to the benefit but would like to donate you can use one
of the following options:
On
October 5, 2011 Co. 8 was alerted to the 4400 block of Chicamuxen Rd. for
the Hazmat Spill. Engine 8-3, 8-2, PA 8-9, and Safety 8 responded on the
call. Engine 8-3 arrived and found approx 20-30 gallons of #2 diesel fuel
that had leak from one of the dispensing pumps. Crew from Engine 8-3
contained the spill and awaited the arrival of Hazmat Team 16. Chief 8A
had the command and held the units from 8 and 16. Units operated for
approx 30 minutes before returning to service.
CONGRATULATIONS
MIKE & MANDY KING!
The
department would like to congratulate Lt. Mike King and his wife Mandy on
the birth of their daughter, Addison Lea.Baby Addison was born on October 5, 2011 at 6:19 PM.
FIRE
BOAT UPDATE
September
13 - The construction of the fire boat is complete. The committee will be
heading up to New Hampshire next week to do the final inspection and bring
it back.
HAZMAT
SPILL AT SWEDEN POINT MARINA
On
September 9, 2011 @ 1322 hrs Co. 8 was alerted to Sweden Point Marina for
the Hazmat Spill in the Mattawoman Creek. Engine 8-3, Rescue 8, BSU 8,
Inflatable 8, Medic 8 and Chief 8B responded. Chief 8B arrived first to
find a large house boat that had sank at the floating pier during the
recent storm and was leaking fluids into the creek. Chief 8B established
the Sweden Point Command and assigned Batt. Chief 7 (Grinder) as
operations. A game plan was established with the help of Special Unit 9
and the Hazmat duty officer from 16 (Thompson), so Boat 7 was called upon
to help deploy absorbent pads inside the floating pier to help contain the
spill. Command called for MDE and DNR to respond along with Potomac
Marine. Units operated for approx 90 minutes before returning to service.
The scene was turned over to MDE, DNR, and Potomac Marine.
ANOTHER
STORM PASSES THRU THE AREA AND KEEPS THE VOLUNTEERS BUSY
On
September 7th and 8th a storm passed thru the Southern Maryland area and
dumped numerous inches of rain on the area. Company 8 after just
recovering from Hurricane Irene again called on the volunteers to help
staff the station for this period of time. During this period units from
Company 8 responded to over 30 runs including 18 swift water incidents
throughout the county, numerous trees down, and one house collapse in Co.
7’s area. Company 8 maintained staffing throughout the entire storm to
include 5 swift water technicians. Again many thanks to the volunteers who
helped staff the apparatus during this event.
HURRICANE
IRENE KEEPS COMPANY BUSY FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD
On
Saturday August 27, 2011 at approx 1200 hours members gathered at the
station to start staffing the apparatus for the upcoming hurricane. At
approx 1500 hours the company began to run storm related incidents and it
continued thru the night and into the next afternoon. When all was said
and done and the storm had passed thru Company 8 finished with 40 calls
including 2 trees on residences, several wires down, copious amounts of
trees in the road, a building fire, and the swift water team was alerted
to assist with a person who had fallen down a cliff in Co. 14’ s area.
During this period the members fully staffed 6 pieces of apparatus
including a duty chief (Capt. Graff) with a total of 22 members present.
During the down times between runs all members participated in a corn hole
tournament and enjoyed some good chow provided by the department. Many
thanks to all members who showed up and helped out.
SWIFT WATER RESCUE TRAINING
On
Saturday August 20, 2011 Co. 8 conducted a swift water rescue drill at our
station. The drill consisted of setting up a high line operation utilizing
the tripod as a change of direction and a 3:1 Z rig to tension the line.
Members drilled for approx 3 hours.
FIRE BOAT UPDATE
August 6- The fire boat is out of the paint
shop and back at Viking Welding for completion. The committee should be
heading up to do the final inspection within the next few weeks.
FATAL
EXCAVATOR ACCIDENT
Sunday,
July 17 at 2030 - Company 8 and surrounding units were dispatched to the
5500 block of Serenity Lane in Marbury for an excavator accident with the
operator trapped. Rescue 8, Engine 8-3, PA 16-7 (from Station 8 as PA 8-9)
and Chief 8B (Gordon) responded. Upon arrival, it was evident that the
victim had suffered fatal injuries. The accident involved a large tree
that was 7 feet in diameter, the tree was resting on top of the excavator,
trapping the occupant. Chief 8B established the Serenity Lane Command and
a plan was developed to remove the victim. It was determined that
additional resources would be needed to remove the tree safely from the
excavator. A large crane was requested from G and M Towing in Newburg
along with a tree expert (Jay Gatchels Tree Service). Once these experts
had removed the tree, the crew from RS 7 (Potomac Heights) shored the
excavator using cribbing. The crew from Rescue 8 used hand tools and
hydraulic rescue tools to extricate the victim. The scene was turned over
the the CCSO for investigation. Crews remained on the scene for three
hours. Engine 9-2 (Indian Head) filled in at our station. Our thoughts and
prayers are with the family and friends of the victim of this unfortunate
accident.
FIRE
BOAT CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
June
24- Some of the committee members made the trip up to New Hampshire to do
the pre-paint inspection on the boat this past week. The project is
progressing on time and we expect to go back up for the final inspection
sometime in early August.
ADDITION
TO THE TDVFD FAMILY
We
want to congratulate members Aaron and Jessica Campillo on the birth
of their son Alec Joseph on June 21st.
FIRE
BOAT CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY
May
15 - The Fire Boat construction is moving forward at a rapid pace. The
committee will be going up to New Hampshire this week to do the mid point
inspection.
WORK
CONTINUES ON NEW MARINE SUPPORT UNIT
May
15 - The body was installed on the new Marine Support Unit this week and
the piece is back in the station. Our Chief Engineer is installing the
lights and radios and the lettering should be completed next week
ENGINE
AND TANKER RUN SECOND ALARM FIRE IN NEWTOWN
April
28 at 0507 - Engine 8-2 and Tanker 8 responded on the second alarm
building and junk yard fire at the old Burchs Garage on Charles Street in
Newtown (Bel Alton's area). Engine 8-2 pumped water from the
folding tanks to supply the ladder pipe on Truck 11 (Bryans Road).
Tanker 8 shuttled six loads of water from the fill site in La Plata. Both
units cleared the fireground at 0930.