2010 Incident Log

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Garage Fire in Beacon Hill

In the early morning hours of Monday, August 9th, units from Hamilton, Leesburg, Purceville, and Landsdowne were dispatched for a house fire in Beacon Hill with a report of smoke coming from the garage into the structure. Deputy Chief 601 (Cook) arrived on scene with light smoke showing from the garage on side delta. E601 arrived soon after DC601 followed by K601, and found a small pile of materials in the garage smoldering (homeowner hit the pile with his ABC extinguisher prior to our arrival). E601, K601, & T601's crews removed the materials from the garage while checking for extension. Leesburg units remained on scene removing smoke from the house and monitoring CO levels until they returned to zero. Leesburg units returned in service around 0130 hours.

Photos courtesy of Photo 601, Steve Kusterer.

First Due Auto Accident with Entrapment

At approximately 0127 hours on July 15, 2010, Companies 1, 6, 13 and Deputy Chief 601 were dispatched for an auto accident with entrapment on the Dulles Greenway (RT 267) in the area of the Battlefield Parkway exit. As units were responding they were advised that Virginia State Police were on the scene confirming a 2 vehicle head on crash with multiple victims trapped. The assignment brought Truck and Wagon 601 along with Truck and Wagon 606, Medics 622, 613 and Ambulance 606.

Deputy Chief 601 arrived on scene and established command requesting two helicopters to transport two badly injured patients. Truck 601 arrived on scene and worked on freeing one victim trapped in the passenger side of a pickup truck. Truck 606 began work on freeing one patient pinned on the driver's side of a small passenger vehicle. Truck 601 gained access to the passenger of the pickup truck and moved operations over to the other vehicle with 1 victim still trapped. Truck 606 continued work on the drivers side of the vehicle while Truck 601 worked on the passenger side in preparation for removing the roof and performing a dash roll to remove the patients legs from underneath the dashboard. Both crews removed the roof and Truck 606 performed a dash roll allowing crews to remov the patient from the vehicle. Helicopters Aircare 3 and Aircare 1 were on the ground waiting for the patients as they were removed. Wagon 606 had the LZ with the Northbound lanes of 267 shut down from Shreve Mill all the way into Leesburg.

Wagon 601 and Truck 601 remained on scene to assist the Virginia State Police with scene lighting. The circumstances involving the crash are still under investigation.

Photos courtesy of Photo 601, Steve Kusterer.

First Due Structure Fire

Just after 2330 hours on June 14th, a box alarm was struck for a structure fire in the area of Sycolin Road and Tavistock Drive. Engine companies 1, 22, 5 and 6 were dispatched, along with Truck 601, Truck 606 and Truck 690 from Station 2, Deputy Chief 601 Ambulance 613, and Battalion 602.

D/C 601 (Cook) arrived first, reporting an unoccupied structure with fire from side Charlie. Engine 601 and Truck 601 arrived shortly after the chief and began stretching lines to the Charlie side to get a knock on the fire from the exterior. Engine 622 arrived next and completed E601 water supply and began to assist on the Charlie side. T601 forced entry from the Alpha side to check interior. Entry was made difficult due to front door being boarded up rather securely.

Once inside, crews began pulling interior ceiling and discovered the fire had extended through the void space between metal roof and interior drywall. The fire self vented through the ridge vent. Interior crews were pulled out so exterior crews could knock down the fire on exterior. After knocking fire down again, T601 and E605 crews reentered and used a smooth bore with boosted pressure to remove interior drywall of the cathedral ceiling to extinguish fire in the joist spaces. T690 from Purcellville took position on Alpha quadrant of roof and overhauled that area, looking for and extinguishing hot spots.

Once the fire was out, the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's office began its investigation. No injuries occurred on this fire.

Photos courtesy of Photo 601, Steve Kusterer.

Another 2 Alarm House Fire

At approximately 0038 hours this morning (April 17th), a house fire assignment was dispatched to the 100 block of Belmont Drive in Southwest Leesburg. Engine 601, already on the road en route to a CO alarm, diverted to the house fire. Truck 690 (running in place of Truck 601) arrived first followed quickly by Deputy Chief 601 (Cook), who established command and requested a second alarm. Upon arrival, heavy fire was evident from Side Charlie and had extended to the ridge line of the roof. Engine 601, led by Lt. Chip Mullen, initiated an interior attack while Wagon 605's crew headed to the rear on the outside. The fire was quickly knocked down as Truck 690's crew, led by A/C Chris Dempsey, handled ventilation and search duties.

Tanker 601 and Canteen 601 also responded from Company 1, while Wagon 601 was staffed at Station 20 in case additional calls were dispatched. Units cleared the fire ground at approximately 0300 hours. No injuries occurred and the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's office is handling the investigation.

For pictures from this call, please click here. (All photos courtesy of Photo 601 Steve Kusterer.)

Two Alarm Fire Destroys Home

At approximately 1735 hours on Sunday, April 11th, Engine Companies 1, 22, 6, and 5, Trucks 1, and 6, Battalion Chiefs 1 and 2, were dispatched for a house fire in the 700 block of Vermillion Drive in Northeast Leesburg. First arriving units found a single family residence well involved with fire. Fire conditions made an interior attack impossible. Exposures were a significant problem, as both the Bravo and Delta exposures suffered significant heat damage, with siding melted and a small fire breaking out in one exposure's garage.

Career personnel from Leesburg, Lansdowne, Ashburn and Loudoun Rescue worked alongside volunteer crews from Hamilton on the finial alarm. The second alarm brought volunteers from Leesburg (Tanker 601, Wagon 601, Canteen 601), as well as more distant companies to the scene. The fire was brought under control using master streams and large-bore handlines. Command (LCFR B/C Nally) held the first alarm units plus Tanker 601 for the balance of the operation.

After the bulk of the fire had been knocked down, units were able to enter parts of the structure to knock down hotspots and to attempt to salvage as many personal belongings as possible. Most units were clear of the scene by 2130 hours. Fortunately, no injuries occurred on this call. The Loudoun County Fire Marshal's office is investigating the cause of the fire.

For pictures from this call, please click here. (All photos courtesy of Photo 601 Steve Kusterer.)