The Anne Arundel County Fire Department is a combination department, with 30 fire stations, that border the southside of Baltimore City in central Maryland. Station 23 is Anne Arundel Counties Special Operations Station and provides the county with hazmat response, confined space rescue, high-angle rope rescue, collapse & trench rescue, swift water rescue, and dive rescue. The station operates a Quint, Rescue Squad, Dive Unit, and Collapse Unit. The station and the Maryland State Police Aviation Division provide the county and the eastern shore of Maryland with a helicopter rescue team.

 

Jones Station - Company 23 :: Anne Arundel County Fire Department
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Landing Zone for M.S.P. helicopter
Thursday, August 12, 2010 
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@ 13:07 hrs. - Box 12-14:

While the QNT was on-location with a working rescue assignment, a Maryland State Police helicopter was requested for transporting the victim that was trapped in the vehicle that the QNT crew was working on.  E231 was dispatched to the Severna Park High School to handle the landing zone.  Trooper 6 transported the victim to Shock Trauma in Baltimore.  E231 was in-service at 13:51 hours.


 
Courtesy: Shawn Coleman
   Courtesy: Shawn Coleman
   
MVC with Entrapment
Thursday, August 12, 2010 
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@ 12:48 hrs. - RBX 12-09:

QNT23 was responded for the MVC with entrapment.  E122 (Earliegh Heights) arrived to advised 2 vehicles involved w/one person trapped.  Upon arrival, the crew from the QNT went to work on removing the victim from the entrapment - the patient was extricated in 23 minutes.  MSP helicopter was requested for the victim while 2 other persons that were injured were transported to BWMC with non-life threatening injuries.  QNT23 was back in-service at 13:41 hours.


 
The Capital
Courtesy: Shawn Coleman
   Courtesy: Shawn Coleman
Courtesy: Shawn Coleman
   Courtesy: Shawn Coleman
Haz-Mat Scare at B.W.I. Airport
Thursday, August 5, 2010 
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Box 43-01 @ 12:35 hrs.:

Station 23 was alerted to assist B.W.I. with a possible Haz-Mat incident - lower concourse at the luggage terminal.  SQ and SU23 responded.  Upon arrival, BWI fire department personnel stated that they had an unknown liquid substance, orange in color, leaking from a piece of luggage that had originated in Nigeria.  The lower concourse of the airport was evacuated and local traffic was diverted.  A crew from 23 made entry and obtained a sample of the product, as well as air monitoring levels were checked for any potential threats.

With assistance from M.D.E., the results of the sample were a medicine that originated from Nigeria and was released as a result from a broken container in the piece of luggage.  Numerious agencies were on location and at the conclusion, U.S. Customs and MdTA Police took the scene over and questioned the owner of the baggage in question.  Units from 23 cleared the scene at 14:49 hours.


 
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Assist with Recovery
Monday, July 19, 2010 
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Box 55-19 @ 08:43 hrs.:

SU23 was dispatched to assist DU & MU8 (Bay Ridge) on a body recovery in Queen Anne's County.  The drowning occured the night before & QAFD requested the dive team from AAFD on locating the victim.  The incident took place on Greenwood Creek, off of Greenwood Creek Road in Grasonville.  After entry was made by the divers, recovery of the body was made at 10:27 hours.  The incident was turned over to M.N.R.P. and SU23 was in-service at 10:50 hours.


 
Courtesy of Bruce Secrist
   Courtesy of Bruce Secrist
Courtesy of Bruce Secrist
   Courtesy of Bruce Secrist
Collapse Call
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 
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LBX 21-01 @ 08:58 hrs.:

With a lot of rain that was in the area, Station 23 was alerted to a basement wall collapse in the 6900 block of Ridge Road, Harmons / Dorsey.  CU & SQ23 arrived to find in fact an exterior basement wall of a dwelling that had collapsed.  There was no gas service to the dwelling, and the home was occupied but all the occupants were able to get out of the dwelling safely.  Crews from 23 investigated for any further possiblity of collapse and the county building inspector was requested.  CU & SQ23 were back in-service at 10:49 hours.


 
   
   
Dwelling Fire
Courtesy:  The Capital
   Courtesy: The Capital
Thursday, July 1, 2010 
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Box 19-13 @ 16:48 hrs.:

QNT & SQ23 were dispatched for a dwelling fire in the 500 block of Foxpaw Trail.  E194 (Cape St. Claire) arrived on location of a townhouse - end unit with heavy smoke conditions coming from the dwelling.  Status was changed to a working fire with fire on the 2nd floor.  Fire was contained to the one dwelling and extinguished.  Unfortunately, 2 dogs did perish in the fire.  The cause of the fire is still under investigation.  Units from Station 23 cleared the scene at 20:33 hours.


 
The Capital newspaper
Motor Vehicle Collision
Monday, June 14, 2010 
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@ 16:43 hrs  -  MBX 23-09:

SQ23 was dispatched for a MVC in the 900 block of Ritchie Hwy. N., Severna Park - M.S.P. on location.  The SQ arrived to find a 2 car collision with the vehicles blocking 2 of the 3 lanes on Ritchie Hwy..  After further investigation, the occupant from one of the vehicles involved had no injuries, and the other vehicles occupant refused medical treatment.  The medical units that were dispatched were placed available prior to arrival.  The vehicles were checked for any further hazards - none found.  The scene was turned over to AAPD.  SQ23 back in-service @ 16:57 hours.


 
   
   
Vehicle into Structure
   
Saturday, June 12, 2010 
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@ 01:04 Hrs  -  RBX 17-10:

A full rescue assignment was dispatched bringing SQ23 & CU23 to the BayMart on Old Mill Bottom Road N., for a vehicle into the structure.  E171 (Arnold) arrived to find a vehicle had struck the building at a low rate of speed - reports the driver ran from the vehicle.  The crew from 23 arrived and inspected the building.  After checking the building, and having no patient on the scene, all units cleared the scene - AAPD to handle.  Units from 23 were back in-service at 01:20 hours.


 
Single Vehicle Accident
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 
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@ 12:56 Hrs.  MBX 40-83:

SQ23 was dispatched with E402 (West Annapolis) and PM17 (Arnold) for a MVC on Rt.50(W) prior to Rowe Blvd., Annapolis.  Fire Alarm had advised that multiple calls were received.  The SQ arrived to find a single vehicle that appeared to have missed the access ramp and struck a guardrail.  After further investigation, this was a property damage accident - no injuries.  Units were in-service @ 13:07 hours.


 
   
   
Basement / Laundry Room Fire
Saturday, May 22, 2010 
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@ 01:13 hrs. - BOX 12-24:

The QNT & SQ23 were dispatched for a dwelling fire - fire in the laundry room - in the 700 block of Pin Oak Rd., Severna Park.  QNT23 arrived on location to find heavy smoke coming from the dwelling.  The crew from the QNT made fire attack while the crew from the SQ started search.  While doing search, the SQ crew found the family dog on the 2nd floor of the dwelling, unconscious.  Crew members from PM12 (Earliegh Heights) attempted to revive the dog but were unsuccessful.  The bulk of the fire was in the basement in the laundry room.  The scene was turned over to Fire Investigations and units from 23 cleared the scene at 04:02 hours.


 
   
   
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