01:11 Hrs.      Box 17-04

The QNT & SQ were dispatched for the dwelling fire in the 1200 block of Viking Drive South.  E171 arrived with fire - approx. 75% of the dwelling involved.  QNT23 had lines off & charged protecting the exposures with master stream operations on the main house involved.  Units from 23 were back in-service @ 05:36 hrs.

19:04 hrs.   Box Area 23-14

QNT 23 responded for the dumpster on fire at Belvedere Elementary School in the 300 block of Broadwater Road.  After quick extinguishment, QNT 23 was back in-service @ 19:39 hrs.

05:20 Hrs.      Box 23-14

After a busy night, "A" shift ended up on a first due working dwelling fire in the 400 block of Century Vista Drive.  The initial call came in by a neighbor and as units were in route, Fire Alarm advised 23 that numerous calls were coming in.

QNT & SQ23 arrived with smoke showing.  After crews were inside, it was found that multiple fires were burning.  An All-Hands was requested.

Units from 23 remained on location for most of the morning assisting F.I.B. with their investigation.

00:37 Hrs.    Box Area 23-12

SQ23 was dispatched for a MVC at Ritchie Highway and College Parkway.  2 vehicles involved with multiple patients.  Additional medical units were requested, as well as a request for a medivac for 2 patients.

A199 transported 1 patient to A.A.M.C.;  PM's 12 & 17 transported to Anne Arundel Community College where QNT23 handled the landing sight for M.S.P. Trooper 6.  TRP 6 transported 2 patients to Shock Trauma.

All units were back in-service @ 01:50 hrs.

At 03:55, Fire Alarm dispatched a water rescue in Box area 19-81, on the East bound span of the Bay Bridge for a vehicle off the bridge and into the water.  Upon responding, Toll Facilities Police confirmed a tractor trailer was in the water, closer to the Queen Anne County side of the bridge.

Divers from 23 were transported via Fire Boat 35 (A.F.D.) to where the tractor trailer was located.  Dive operations were started where recovery was made of the driver of the truck.

As dive operations were going on, two other patients from another vehicle that was involved, were flown to Shock Trauma via MSP helicopters.

At 06:51, units from Company 23 cleared the scene.

Co 23 responded with units from 19, 17, 46, 40, 3, Queen Anne's 1, and 12 for a reported dwelling fire across the street from the caller.  On arrival, Engine 19 laid a 5 inch line up the drive and found a vacant house with fire on the first floor.

Company 23 responded for a trench rescue in the 8 Box of Annapolis (Bay Ridge area).  Apparently, a worker on sight of a home under construction slipped and fell into the trench area of where the foundation of the house was being built.  Units from A.F.D. arrived and request the Trench Rescue Assignment.  Company 23 arrived and with assistance from A.F.D. and Howard County Fire, (used as the Rapid Intervention Team),  the victim was rescued.  The worker had non-life threatening injuries and was flown to Shock Trauma via M.S.P. helicopter.

At approx 08:30 hrs, company 23 was dispatched to the report of an MVC at the "Crossover" Rt 2 S. @ Fish Paws. On arrival Squad 23 found a two vehicle MVC with one person pinned. Due to the severity of injuries, Squad 23 performed a rapid extrication of the pinned subject. There were a total of 6 patients and one feline fatality. See the following link for further info:

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Jones Station was alerted for a report of a gas station tanker truck leaking and flowing onto Ritchie Highway. The Squad and Quint headed up the road as initial reports were that product was still being released and the quantity was large. On arrival, the scene was much different than anticipated. The release had been controlled and the delivery driver was mostly finished cleaning up. The overfill control mechanism had not worked correctly and the tank had overflowed. A small amount of product had spread on the pavement. As the heat of the day helped to evaporate the material, the driver used sorbent pads to recovery the rest.

As the Squad was heading to the store to shop for the day's meals, a passerby drove up and yelled that there was an accident a few doors down in front of our neighbor's place. The Squad jumped on it and headed that way. At the Ritchie Highway crossover just south of the firehouse, someone had tried to shoot across traffic - unsuccessfully. The vehicle was struck in the rear quarter, spun around, and tossed into the grass on the shoulder. County Police and the Squad blocked traffic as personnel worked to assess the damage. Two patients were sent to the hospital via Paramedic 10.

After running a few storm related calls, Co 23 ran the 17-09 box for an odor of smoke in the basement. Crews from 17 and 23 investigated to find a breaker tripped for the washing machine. Further inspection revealed the auxiliary pump from the utility basin had overheated. No other service was necessary.

Units from 23 responded to assist Engine 19 and Battalion 2 on a pin job. On arrival one vehicle was found on its side in the middle of the road. A lone subject was trapped by the SUV resting on his arm which was stuck out between the door and the B post. Personnel from 19 and 23 worked to stabilize the vehicle and lift it off his arm. The Res-Q-Jaks were utilized to carry out both these tasks. Once the vehicle was stable, the roof was flapped to allow access to the subject. The man was removed to PM 17. He was transported to a nearby landing site where MSP Trooper 2 airlifted him to Shock Trauma.

Rescue Box 19-03 - River Bay Road SQ23 was dispatched for a MVC with persons trapped. Units from Co.19 confirmed entrapment of one (1) patient and another patient had removed themselves from the vehicle. Upon arrival, the crew from SQ23 went to work at extricated the driver from the vehicle. Establishing 2 extricating teams working at the same time, the patient was extricated from a difficult entrapment. The driver, as well as the passenger of the vehicle were flown to Shock Trauma via MSP helicopter. This incident was the end to a long shift for "D" shift. Earlier, they assisted with a water rescue where a victim in the water was rescued by FB35 (AFD) in 20's area (Lake Shore), and also a Haz-Mat local in 2's area (Woodland Beach).

Box 08-19 - Bay Drive After being upgraded to a rescue, crews from Co.23 responded for a vehicle into the water with a person trapped. Conditions were very foggy but PM36 (AFD) found the vehicle on its roof in the water approximently 20 feet from the shore. Upon arriving, divers from 23 started dive operations. After further investigation, one (1) priority 4 patient was found inside the vehicle. Crews from 23 remained on location to assist AAPD for vehicle removal.

After watching the storm roll in from the West, units from 23 had a busy afternoon and evening. A straight line micro-burst hit the communities of Severn Heights and Belleview Estates. This burst brought down trees and wires in a straight path from the Severn River running west. Due to the extent of damage, both communities were essentially cut off from access by vehicle. Having parked as close as possible, 23 ventured into the area on foot to check for injuries and assess the damage. Traveling door to door, the crews made sure neighbors were accounted for. At the same time, hazards were noted. Besides the obvious power lines down, many trees had become loose enough that they had broken their root balls, but had not yet fallen down. Unified command with AA County Fire, AA County Police, AA County Roads, BGE, and other support agencies was established. Coordination among the units was necessary to keep additional civilians out of the area until crews could clear the roads. Power was expected to be out for 48 hours.