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| 2013 | Fire | EMS |
| January |
16 |
5 |
| February |
15 |
0 |
| March |
24 |
4 |
| April |
2 |
1 |
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| 2013 Total |
81 |
| 2012 Total |
402 |
| 2011 Total |
395 |
| 2010 Total |
422 |
| 2009 Total |
316 |
| 2008 Total |
338 |
| 2007 Total |
362 |
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Live Fire Training
| 1st Lieutenant Brian Sadler and Firefighter Lee Tribbitt
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On Sunday, April 14th, members from the St. Michaels and Tilghman Volunteer Fire Departments conducted a live fire training on Bellevue Road in Royal Oak. Firefighters participated in several evolutions including forcible entry and interior fire attack. The drill was led by Chief Phil Jones, Assistant Chief Sean Guschke, and Captain Larry Cooper. ... (Full Story)
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Cold Weather Drill
On Sunday, March 24 Stations 40 and 70 participated in a drill designed for training Firefighters and EMS personnel on cold water rescue techniques. The drill was held in a pond at the intersection of Tilghman Island RD and Old Claiborne RD, where the air temperature was in the low 30's and the water was approximately 40 degrees.
Conducted by Boat Captain Alan Faulkner, the drill consisted of several scenarios involving persons overboard in cold water, including rescue of injured persons and treatment by EMS.
Talbot County Department of Emergency Services provided a heated ten ... (Full Story)
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House Fire: North Street
At 00:38 hours Stations 40, 60, and 70 were alerted for a working house fire at 228 North St., within the town-limits of St. Michaels. Chief 40 (P. Jones) arrived on location with heavy smoke showing and fire venting from a room on the Charlie/Delta side of the home. Chief Jones established North Street command. Engine 49 (S. Guschke) arrived on location and immediately secured their own water source. The crew from E49 vented windows on the Bravo/Charlie and Charlie/Delta sides and initiated an aggressive interior attack. E49 also started a primary search, which proved negative. Truck 40 ... (Full Story)
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Motor Vehicle Collision with Roll Over Bozman-Neavitt Road
At 0809 hours, units were dispatched to the area of Bozman-Neavitt Road and Quaker Neck Road, in the 44 Box, for a motor vehicle collision with roll over. Paramedic 94, Chief 40, Truck 40, Engine 49, and Engine 48 arrived on location to find a small red car upside down several feet off of the roadway. The unoccupied vehicle was located in a group of trees and marsh grasses. Firefighters and paramedics searched the immediate and surrounding areas and found no occupants. ... (Full Story)
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Odor of Propane in a Residence
| Chief Phil Jones gives firefighters their assignments.
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At 1208 hours, units arrived on location at 22600 Skipper's Lane, in the 44 box, to investigate an odor of gas in a residential structure. E49 crew members conducted a thorough investigation and discovered an improperly functioning oven. Carbon monoxide readings in the dwelling reached 29 ppm. Crew members turned off the propane to the residence and the scene was placed under control at 1243 hours. ... (Full Story)
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House Fire in the 41 Box
On Tuesday afternoon, January 29 at 1441 hours Stations 40, 60, 70, and 20 were dispatched to a house fire at 301 Railroad Ave. in St. Michaels.
First on the scene, Talbot County Paramedic 94 reported heavy smoke showing.
Engine 49 arrived next, and Officer 405 (Kevin Smith, Sr.) established command of the incident.
About 40 firefighters from St. Michaels, Easton, Tilghman and Oxford extinguished the fire in approximately 45 minutes, and overhaul activities extended into the early evening.
The dwelling appeared to be a total loss. The Maryland State Fire Marsha ... (Full Story)
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Busy Day for Station 40
Sunday, November 25 was a busy day for Station 40 firefighters, beginning at 1050 with a dispatch for a water rescue in Box 44A. A sailboat off of Tilghman Point had gotten in distress due to high winds. However, the crew was able to lower the sails, and the Coast Guard (Annapolis) determined that it was not necessary for the Fire Service to respond.
At 1125, Station 40 was again dispatched, this time for an "odor of gas" in a residence at 239 North ST in the 41 Box. As it turned out, there were no gas appliances in the home; the odor was apparently left over from some cooking activ ... (Full Story)
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