Around 1835hrs Engine Co. 20 and 45 were to 1159 Mt. Zion Marlboro Rd in Anne Arundal County for the trailer fire.  Pumper/Tanker 9 ( Lothian ) and Engine Co. 20 arrived within seconds of one another with fire showing.  Chief 45A arrived on scene and setup the PG units command.  Chief 20A and  Engine Co. 20 laid a line from the road up the driveway to establish and water supply as the crew made entry with the lineman from 9 ( Lothian ) to make an interior attack.  Within minutes AA command pulled all units out and ordered a defensive operation.  Engine Co 45 arrived on scene , assisted with water supply and various fireground operations. Units returned to service around 2100hrs. 

About 3 hours after backing in the station the box was dropped for 13900 West End Farm Rd for the house bringing Engine Co. 45 , Tanker 45 , Engine Co. 20 and Truck Co. 20 along with surrounding units.  Units from Co. 45 arrived on scene with nothing evident. Chief 20B arrived on scene and setup command. As the Engine from 20 pulled up to the driveway to pick up 45s line and establish water supply the OIC from 45 reported a working fire in a 2nd floor bedroom.  As the crew from 20 stretched a back up line Truck Co. 20 went on scene and setup on side Alpha.  As Engine Co. 20 backed up 45 and checked the first floor the Truck Co. searched and assisted 45 on DIV 2 on the interior and threw ground ladder and placed the aerial in service on the exterior.  After quick work of the bedroom the incident was scaled back to only units from 20 and 45. 

Around 1350hrs Engine Co 20 and 45 were alerted to the 5800blk of Little Rd in Anne Arundel county for the house fire. Units from Anne Arundel and Calvert County went on scene with smoke showing and fire showing from the 1st floor on side Alpha. Chief 20A and the Engine Co from 20 arrived on scene within minutes, the Engine setup at the driveway and prepared to draft to provide water flow to the fire ground. Asst. Chief Clark and the OIC from Engine Co. 20 headed up to the house to assist units already making an aggressive attack on the fire. Engine Co 45 arrived on scene and was given RIT assignment. As the interior crews were knocking the fire down on Div 1 it was noticed that there was now heavy fire conditions in the basement. As firefighters from Calvert 5 , Anne Arundel 9 and 42 made an attempt to find the basement stairs approx. 3 – 5 feet from the front door the floor gave way sending all 5 firefighters into the basement where heavy fire conditions were present. A MAYDAY was sounded by the OIC of Calvert 5 crew for firefighters trapped in the basement. Asst. Chief Clark , the crew from Calvert Engines 52, and Engine Co 45 without hesitation of the fire conditions now present, immediately deployed ground ladders through the front door and window to allow a means of egress for the firefighters in the basement. All firefighters were able to ascend the ladders to safety in the front yard, and were turned over to awaiting EMS units on scene for evaluation.

While crews battled the house fire an accident with people reported trapped was dispatched at Rt 4 / Rt 408 bringing a second crew on Rescue Squad 20 and the Ambulance along with AA County units. First AA units on scene advised a corrected location at the off ramp from Rt 4 onto Rt 258 at the park and ride ( not even 2 miles from the working fire ) also confirming 1 overturned and trapped after taking out 2 telephone poles , 1 light pole and rolling onto its roof. The Squad crew arrived on scene and went to work stabilizing the vehicle using Rescue 42 struts and cribbing. Once stabilized a complete blowout of the passenger side was performed. With this out of the way it was now realized the driver was still pinned by the steering wheel and dash. After approx. 30min of work the driver was extricated into awaiting EMS care

The Officers and Members of Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department sadly lost life member and past chief of company 45 Mike " Slick " Krakosky today.  We ask everyone to keep the Krakosky family in your thoughts and prayers. 

Arrangements are as follows.

Viewings Wednesday January 6,2010 from 2-4 and 6-8 at the

Lee Funeral Home 8125 Southern Maryland Blvd Dunkirk MD.

Funeral Service will be held on Thursday January 7, 2010 at

Lee Funeral Home. Interment will be held at Resurection Cemetery

in Clinton MD

A reception will follow at the Baden Volunteer Fire department Company 36.

Any Departments that are able to provide apparatus for the procession please contact,

Chief Robert Smalls at 240-417-1921

In lieu of Flowers the Family asks for donations be made to the Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department

For the 3rd day in a row Co. 20 was on the street for a working fire , this time  the Truck Co.  was dispatched on the 2nd of 3 alarms at 538 Wilson Bridge Dr.  Around 1800hrs units from Co. 21 and surrounding area arrived on scene with heavy fire showing from the 2nd and 3rd floor of 538 Wilson Bridge Dr, it wasn't to much longer before command requested the 2nd and 3rd alarms as the fire was well advanced and spreading.  Truck Co. 20 was dispatched 2nd due truck on 2nd alarm and arrived as that in staging.  Minutes after the crew was brought to aide Alpha of the fire building and went to work with various tasks including primary searches of the fire building / the Bravo exposure building.  Also opening up and checking for hot spots in same buildings.  The Truck returned to Marlboro around 2200hrs.

At 1730hrs the box was dropped for 13411 Old Marlboro Pike for the house on fire.  Engine Co. 20 / 45 and Batt Chief 7 ( Chief 20A ) along with surroundings companies were alerted.  While enroute PSC had a couple updates 1 reporting it was a mattress on the back deck and the other reporting someone was trapped inside.  Batt Chief 7 arrived on scene to find a 2 story single family with fire showing from roof / cockloft and assumed the Old Marlboro Pike command.  Engine Co. 20 was next on scene and the crew went to work stretching a line and getting a quick aggressive attack on the fire. Chief 20 and 20B arrived on scene and took Div 1 and Basement Div.  Engine Co. 45 arrived and pulled a back up line to Div 1 with Co. 20. and  soon after the fire was brought under control and some units were released.

Around 1400hrs the box was dropped for 6388 Maxwell Dr in Co. 27's first due for the apartment fire.  Units arrived on scene with a working fire.  Shortly into the incident command requested a 2nd alarm, units from 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th Batt hit the street.  Truck Co. 20 being passed up for the second was dispatched for smoke in the area on Auth Rd.  While enroute to that command requested a 3rd alarm and the Truck was removed from Auth Rd call and added to the 3rd alarm.  Truck Co. 20 arrived in staging along with units from the 2nd alarm and was put to work in the " Delta Delta " exposure on 3rd floor.  Once on the 3rd floor the Truck crew encountered heavy fire conditions as lines were being placed to stop the quickly running fire.  After 10-15min handlines were operating in exposure " Delta Delta " conditions improved for all companies as there was plenty of work to be done.  Truck crew performed many tasks including , primary searches , venting , checking for exposure problems , assisting engine companies with hot spots.  After about an hour of operating the Truck crew was sent to rehab and shortly after returned to service around 1630hrs.

Special thanks to the A Chief and members who stayed back to maintain a second crew and prepare a very good Christmas Eve dinner.

As new members join , old members have come back career and volunteer it was time to refresh everyones minds on the operation of our Rescue 42 struts on the Rescue Squad.  Under the direction of Chief Clark the members drilled on couple different scenarios and alot was learned.

As the first shot of winter for our area moved through during the day it kept the members busy and as night set the wintery weather started turning to ice.  During one of the many rescue assignments Squad 20 responded to it was involved in a 9-I while sitting on the scene at Penn Ave / Water St.  While none of the firefighters on board were injured the Squad took a good hit and 2 cars got totaled in the process.  Shortly after backing in the station the Truck was now on the road for the reported house on fire at 1611 Pittsfield Ln in the " P " section on Bowie.  Engine Co. 43 went on scene with heavy fire showing from the attic.  Chief 20 arrived on scene right after and established command.  Truck 20 dispatched 2nd due truck arrived to find themselves the first arrving and went to work with those duties from side alpha per command.  Truck split into 2 teams , the outside team threw multiple ground ladders , vented from the outside and provided lights.  The inside crew performed primary searches of the 1st and 2nd floor proving negative, venting along the way and opening up for the engine company.  Truck crew stayed on scene till approx. 0300hours as there was plenty of overhaul that had to be done.

Around 2045hrs as the Rescue Squad was clearing a med local in the first due the rescue assignment for one reported trapped was put out for Ritchie Marlboro Rd / Penn Ave.  Chief 38 in the area arrived on scene to find 1 trapped and established command.  Once the Rescue Squad arrived on scene a door pop was performed to free the patient into awaiting EMS care.

Around 1730hrs PSC dropped the box for 4011 Terrytown Ct for the house fire.  Chief 20A arrived on scene with a deck on fire on side charlie with possible extension and setup the Terrytown command.  Engine Co. 20 arrived on scene quickly after , stretched a line into the house to find some minor extension.  Chief 45A arrived on scene , took interior with Engine Co. 20 and the fire was brought under control and units returned to service around 2100hrs.