Kevin Dayhoff Explore Carroll: Firefighters battle fire and ice in two-alarm Westminster blaze

Firefighters battle fire and ice in two-alarm Westminster blaze

Units across county help in fighting house fire

By Kevin Dayhoff
kevindayhoff@gmail.com

Posted 1/09/11  http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5063/firefighters-battle-fire-ice-two-alarm-westminster-blaze/

Area firefighters had their hands full Saturday afternoon as they battled the winter weather and lack of water at a two-alarm blaze north of Westminster.

The fire was called in to the Carroll County emergency operations center at 1:30 p.m.  When units from the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 arrived at 1:42 p.m., the two-story 3,500-square-foot house in the 1000 block of Phyllis’s Reward Drive, just north of Westminster, showed heavy black smoke, according to Bob Cumberland, Westminster Fire Department president and public information officer.

Shortly after arriving on the scene, incident commander Lt. Josh Evans requested a tanker task force and Rapid Intervention Dispatch to battle.

A second alarm was sounded. The rural location of the home, outside of available hydrants, presented firefighters with constant water supply issues.

The freezing cold, light snow on the ground, along with the water being used on the fire freezing on the ground, made matters worse.

The Carroll County roads crews assisted by salting the ground to help with the ice. Nearby neighbors, Dale and Teresa Fletcher, opened their home – and their garage -- for firefighters to set up a relief station for the 80 to 100 firefighters from three counties to periodically take refuge in shifts.

More than 40 pieces from every fire station in Carroll, except Harney, fought the blaze.  Harney provided back-up services, while units from Baltimore County and York and Adams counties, Pa., also assisted...  http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/5063/firefighters-battle-fire-ice-two-alarm-westminster-blaze/

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Connecticut Post - John Burgeson: Officials: 2 firetrucks lost in crash saved lives

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Officials: 2 firetrucks lost in crash saved lives

John Burgeson, Staff Writer  Published: 11:19 p.m., Saturday, January 8, 2011

The floor of Stratford Fire Headquarters was covered by the fire-fighting and rescue gear that had been stowed in the two smashed-up fire engines. Both Engine 1, and Engine 5, suffered heavy damage when they were hit by tractor-trailer trucks on I-95 Friday night. Six firefighters also received minor injuries. Photo: John Burgeson / Connecticut Post |

The floor of Stratford Fire Headquarters was covered by the fire-fighting and rescue gear that had been stowed in the two smashed-up fire engines. Both Engine 1, and Engine 5, at left, suffered heavy damage when they were hit by tractor-trailer trucks on I-95 Friday night. Six firefighters also received minor injuries. Photo: John Burgeson / Connecticut Post |

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STRATFORD ---- The Stratford Fire Department is reeling after the sudden loss of two of its fire engines in a crash on Interstate 95 in which one tractor-trailer slammed into Engine 1, and another into Engine 5.

The crash occurred about 8:30 p.m. on the southbound side on I-95 near Exit 30. Six firefighters received minor injuries and were treated and released at Bridgeport Hospital, according to Fire Marshal Brian Lampart.

Officials said the engines were responding to a two-car crash with injuries. It was snowing at the time, and weather was "definitely a factor," Lampart said.

The two crashes occurred almost simultaneously, officials said.

Lampart said the two engines, each with a replacement value at about $420,000, were parked in a "staggered" configuration on the highway, in order to protect the lives of the firefighters, police officers, EMTs and other first responders to the original car crash. In this positioning of the trucks, one is parked in the right-hand lane and the other in the center lane, in order to both direct traffic around the mishap, and also to provide protection in event an incompetent driver happens upon the scene.

"The system worked," Lampart said. "Even though we lost two trucks, we would have been looking at six or seven fatalities and/or very serious injuries had those trucks not been in place."

Officials said that the procedure of staggering the engines on highways when responding to car crashes is standard operating procedure in most fire departments nationwide.

"One engine works the crash, and the other is a `bumper,' if you will," said Fire Chief James J. Cavanaugh.

Fire officials said that fire protection in Stratford won't be jeopardized because the town has two older spare fire engines.

"But that's it -- we're out of spares," Lampart said, adding that surrounding towns have offered to provide coverage, if needed.

Cavanaugh said in the next few days, factory representatives will visit fire headquarters to look at the damage to determine whether the engines are reparable. At the very least, officials said that both trucks will be out of service for several months.

Cavanaugh said that the town will vigorously pursue insurance settlements from the two tractor-trailer drivers. Both trucks had their emergency lights flashing at the time of the crash.

Some of the ruin was obvious -- both engines seemed to have suffered almost identical damage, with their left-rear corners pushed in. But there are quite likely things wrong throughout both vehicles.

"A tractor-trailer has a lot of kinetic energy," Lampart said. 

Cavanaugh said that the fire department had just gotten over a period in which it had a serious apparatus shortfall, and now it suddenly finds itself in the same hole. 

"We thought we were off the hook," Cavanaugh said. "It is a little somber here. We thought we were in pretty good shape, and now we're back to square one."

Both engines are based in Fire Headquarters at 2750 Main St. Engine 5 is the older of the two; it's a 2000 Pierce Saber pumper. Engine 1 is the department's newest large apparatus; it's a 2008 Smeal pumper, Cavanaugh said.

Smeal trucks are built in Snyder, Neb., and the Pierce engines are built in Appleton, Wis.

On Saturday, firefighters were seen struggling to get the equipment doors open on both trucks. Because the door frames were out-of-square, or "racked," they had to be pried and sledge-hammered open. The floor of fire headquarters was filled with axes, fire extinguishers and other firefighting gear that had been securely stowed on the two trucks a day earlier.

"This hurts. The men spend a lot of time outfitting the apparatus," Lampart said.

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Firefighterbehavior.com Launched Today January 4, 2011

Firefighterbehavior.com Launched Today January 4, 2011

Cumberland Valley ExpressThe official newsletter of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association
Quick Links CVVFA.org Facebook.com/CVVFA Respondersafety.com Youtube.com/respondersafety Facebook.com/Emergency Responder Safety Insitute Facebook.com/respondersafety Twitter.com/respondersafety Firefighterbehavior.com Facebook.com/Firefighterbehavior	Firefighter Behavior Website Launched  Tom Savage named Editor The CVVFA proudly launched www.firefighterbehavior.com today January 4, 2011. The page and an accompanying Facebook account will examine improper behavior on behalf of a small minority of fire service members whose actions are undermining the fire service.  Thomas L. Savage III fire service leader and political insider has assumed the position of Editor of the page.        Board of Directors Meeting this Sunday The Board of Directors will meet at the Volunteer Fire Company of Halfway MD on Sunday January 9, 2011 12:00 noon. The Annual Board meeting includes the budget for 2011 and handles normal association business. All members are welcome to attend.   2010 Review Last year was a great one for our Association. Be on the lookout for a year end review that will take an in depth look at one our most productive years. Articles are being prepared for CVVFA.org and Respondersafety.com.   Happy New Year from CVVFA President Chief Greg Yost Thank each of you for what you do in your community and for CVVFA. I hope you and your family have a very Happy, Healthy, Prosperous and Safe 2011. Be careful out there! Let's work together to make CVVFA the best ever in 2011. If there is anything I can do for you, please let me know-Greg

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Explore Carroll: Plunkert cited for 50 years as Westminster fire company responder

Veteran firefighter Fred Plunkert was honored for 50-years of service at the December meeting of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1.

By Kevin Dayhoff 12/07/10

Explore Carroll: Plunkert cited for 50 years as Westminster fire company responder shar.es/XxKTH

Fred Plunkert displays his 50-year pin.

Dan Plunkert, the son of Fred Plunkert, congratulates his Dad for 50 years of service at the December meeting of the Westminster fire company as the president of the fire department, Bob Cumberland, (left,) Joe Ebaugh, partially obscured behind Dan and Jamie Petry, fire department secretary look on.

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Veteran firefighter Fred Plunkert was honored for 50-years of service at the December meeting of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1.

“I joined the fire company on December 7, 1960,” Plunkert said later.  “But that wasn’t the beginning of me and the fire company.  When I got out of the service the first job I had was for the fire company.  I was a paid man at the fire department.”

The Westminster fire department has had paid help since the 1920s to ensure full-time coverage to the community for fire and ambulance service.

Plunkert simply explained, “They had a job opening,” when asked why he got involved with the fire service.  He had grown-up on a farm just north of Westminster in was then known as Mt. Pleasant – on Route 97 near the intersection of Stone Road…  http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5023/plunkert-cited-50-years-westminster-fire-company-responder/

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DAYHOFF: In Christmas past, county leaders and community celebrations made the news

DAYHOFF: In Christmas past, county leaders and community celebrations made the news

Eagle Archive - DAYHOFF: In Christmas past, county leaders and community celebrations made the news, By Kevin Dayhoff shar.es/Xtm5U

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"...Paradoxically, at a time when we look forward to spending more time with our families, friends and loved ones, the folks who provide so much to our quality of life are spending more time away from their families than at any other time of the year.

To make matters worse, recently the weather has been frightfully cold; making matters that more unbearable.

"Please keep folks such as firefighters, police officers, teachers and public works personnel in your hearts and your prayers as you enjoy the holiday season."

[...]

It was 40 years ago that one local community leader got his start, and made the news. The now-defunct newspaper, the Community Reporter, carried an article Dec. 11, 1970, noting that "Richard N. Dixon, 32 years of age and the first black to assume a post on the Carroll County School Board, was sworn into office last week."

[…]

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DAYHOFF: In Christmas past, county leaders and community celebrations made the news

Published December 12, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle  ... Mandel announced his appointment on November 19. Dixon attended Carroll County schools and graduated from ... ; It was an auspicious start for Dixon, who went on to become a ... out looking at Christmas lights,

DAYHOFF: Bell's day in history rings for Carroll and all of Maryland

Published April 25, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle  ... speaker at the Carroll County NAACP Branch 7014 Freedom Fund Banquet ... the date of the recent NAACP banquet all the more poignant. ... to the day of the NAACP banquet -- that Bell's conviction ... at a lunch counter,

Dr. Ira Zepp, 79, McDaniel College and Westminster civil rights leader, dies

Published August 4, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

... rights movement. Teaching in turbulent times…  The college has always been known as the first co-education college below the Mason-Dixon Line. However, integrating the college was a struggle. The Baltimore Colts began their summer practice at Western Maryland ... ...

Richard Dixon's son recalls a life of his father's firsts

Published March 14, 2010 by Westminster Eagle, Carroll Eagle

... As Jones finished his introduction, Dixon looked up and paused for ... earned a Bronze Star. Richard Dixon returned from the war to ... for health reasons. Today, Richard Dixon remains retired, but retains a ... not reading Tim Dixon's book, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached ... ...

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Dayhoff: Dec. 11, 1970 - Richard Dixon got his start

DAYHOFF: In Christmas past, county leaders and community celebrations made the news

Eagle Archive - DAYHOFF: In Christmas past, county leaders and community celebrations made the news, By Kevin Dayhoff shar.es/Xtm5U

http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5004/christmas-past-county-leaders-community-celebrations-made-news/

"...Paradoxically, at a time when we look forward to spending more time with our families, friends and loved ones, the folks who provide so much to our quality of life are spending more time away from their families than at any other time of the year.

To make matters worse, recently the weather has been frightfully cold; making matters that more unbearable.

"Please keep folks such as firefighters, police officers, teachers and public works personnel in your hearts and your prayers as you enjoy the holiday season."

[...]

It was 40 years ago that one local community leader got his start, and made the news. The now-defunct newspaper, the Community Reporter, carried an article Dec. 11, 1970, noting that "Richard N. Dixon, 32 years of age and the first black to assume a post on the Carroll County School Board, was sworn into office last week."

[…]

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DAYHOFF: In Christmas past, county leaders and community celebrations made the news

Published December 12, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle  ... Mandel announced his appointment on November 19. Dixon attended Carroll County schools and graduated from ... ; It was an auspicious start for Dixon, who went on to become a ... out looking at Christmas lights,

DAYHOFF: Bell's day in history rings for Carroll and all of Maryland

Published April 25, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle  ... speaker at the Carroll County NAACP Branch 7014 Freedom Fund Banquet ... the date of the recent NAACP banquet all the more poignant. ... to the day of the NAACP banquet -- that Bell's conviction ... at a lunch counter,

Dr. Ira Zepp, 79, McDaniel College and Westminster civil rights leader, dies

Published August 4, 2009 by Westminster Eagle

... rights movement. Teaching in turbulent times…  The college has always been known as the first co-education college below the Mason-Dixon Line. However, integrating the college was a struggle. The Baltimore Colts began their summer practice at Western Maryland ... ...

Richard Dixon's son recalls a life of his father's firsts

Published March 14, 2010 by Westminster Eagle, Carroll Eagle

... As Jones finished his introduction, Dixon looked up and paused for ... earned a Bronze Star. Richard Dixon returned from the war to ... for health reasons. Today, Richard Dixon remains retired, but retains a ... not reading Tim Dixon's book, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached ... ...

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DAYHOFF: In Christmas past, county leaders and community celebrations made the news

DAYHOFF: In Christmas past, county leaders and community celebrations made the news

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"... Paradoxically, at a time when we look forward to spending more time with our families, friends and loved ones, the folks who provide so much to our quality of life are spending more time away from their families than at any other time of the year. To make matters worse, recently the weather has been frightfully cold; making matters that more unbearable.

"Please keep folks such as firefighters, police officers, teachers and public works personnel in your hearts and your prayers as you enjoy the holiday season."

[...]

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Ken's Project Blog: Burning Down the House

Burning Down The House

Filed under: Five Days in October — Ken @ 4:57 pm 

In the news recently was a story about the Cranick family in Tennessee that watched their house burn down because they didn’t pay a $75 fee for fire protection services from a local fire company, but that isn’t the whole story

[...]

Now, why not skip over to The Huffington Post and see how many of these facts they include in their coverage of this fire – they include a link to Keith Olbermann’s “report” on this – play that video at your own risk, you’ve been warned.

Sources:

The Blaze:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/firefighters-let-home-burn-because-owner-didnt-pay-75/

Mediaite.com:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/report-firefighters-allow-house-to-burn-because-resident-did-not-pay-fee/

Huffington Post (for examples of selective facts supporting unrelated political claims): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/firefighters-watch-as-hom_n_750272.html

Obion County Fire Prevention website:
http://troy.troytn.com/ocfire.htm

South Fulton Fire Department:
http://www.cityofsouthfulton.org/fire.htm

South Fulton Fees & Forms web page:
http://www.cityofsouthfulton.org/forms.htm

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Investigative Voice: HAMMERED! — City firefighter suspended after altercation with transsexual

HAMMERED! — City firefighter suspended after altercation with transsexual

Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:20

ACCOUNTS DIFFER AS TO WHO ACCOSTED WHOM

The unanswered question is: Who got hammered?

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By Stephen Janis

Depending on which one you believe, Baltimore City firefighter Jerry Majette was either an innocent bystander who got robbed by a Baltimore County transsexual, or the assailant himself who attacked the soon-to-be woman with a hammer after he found her gender ambiguity unappealing.

For now, police believe the woman’s account that Majette pulled a hammer from the transsexual's closet and attacked her after he discovered that she was not a fully functional female, and have since charged Majette with first-degree assault and robbery.

The firefighter has been suspended by the Baltimore City Fire Department.

For his part, Majette, along with firefighter union officials, says he should not be suspended from the department over allegations that have yet to be heard in court.

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Why Public Employees Are the New Welfare Queens

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This is an item about why your local fireman or teacher has such a nice retirement package, why you probably don’t, and the way conservatives are using that contrast to advance their broader economic agenda.

Friday’s New York Times had a column about the “coming class war,” focusing on the fact that retirement packages for public employees seem to be a lot more generous than the ones for private employees. This is not a new discussion. Experts and think-tanks have been churning out research on the topic for years. But, thanks in part to the recession, the pension gap has become a major political controversy.

Conservatives say that excessive public employee pensions exemplify the greed of unions (which sought these generous benefits for public employees) and inefficiency of government (which agreed to pay them). If local and state governments are struggling financially, these conservatives say, they should figure out some way to reduce or revoke those promised benefits, rather than come to Washington and beg for help from the taxpayers.

The Senate Republican Policy Committee sums up the right’s mantra succinctly: “No state bailouts should be contemplated until the wages and pensions of public sector employees are brought into line.” Translation: You shouldn't have to give up another cent of your taxes until government stops paying its bureaucrats so damn much...  http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-cohn/76884/why-your-fireman-has-better-pension-you

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