Strategic Location, Opening This Week, Will Improve Service Outcomes for All Residents

FREDERICK, Md. – Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner would like to assure the community that the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services is committed to prompt and efficient emergency response to the people who live in, work in and visit Frederick County.

To ensure the fastest service, the division, under the sound leadership of Chief Tom Coe, routinely evaluates response times to ensure the needs of our growing community are met. As part of that process, DFRS leadership determined that a paramedic response vehicle should be located at the new Northgate Fire Station when it opens this week at 37 Thomas Johnson Drive.

The unit is currently housed independent of any fire station at a county-owned facility at 340 Montevue Lane. The first due response areas for multiple paramedic units have been evaluated and adjusted to ensure response times and the delivery of professional service to all areas of the County including the west side of the City of Frederick. Recent allegations that there will be a denial or reduction in service to residents and businesses on the west side of the City of Frederick are inaccurate.

The Northgate station is strategically placed near medical facilities on Thomas Johnson Drive and near the interchange of U.S. Route 15 and Christopher’s Crossing. The location offers improved response times in the rapidly growing communities in the northwestern portion of the City of Frederick while continuing to provide service within response standards to all parts of the city.

Executive Gardner and Fire Chief Coe assure the people of Frederick County that no one will be denied service or receive diminished service as a result of this relocation or the adjustment of service areas. Based on the number of service calls received by the division, the new location bases the paramedic unit where it can more efficiently serve a larger geographic area, thereby improving outcomes for all residents.

A severe storm left a path of destruction in La Plata early Friday morning, including damage to the fire station.

The La Plata Fire Station had multiple garage doors blown in and some apparatus windshields were smashed, reports KTVO. An equipment storage pole barn was leveled; it was strewn across a nearby field, as well as across Highway 63, the report says. In addition, a couple of city buildings and some residences were damaged.

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An electric company official says about 500 customers lost power.

The storm passed through northeast MO—where the damage was mainly limited to—around 3 a.m. and carried winds stronger than 60 mph.

The good news is that no injuries were reported.

June 22-25, hosted by the Massachusetts Antique Fire Apparatus Association (MAFAA) and the International Fire Buff Associates

The Massachusetts Antique Fire Apparatus Association and the International Fire Buff Associates (IFBA) invite you to Woburn for the Summer 2022 convention. This event will be the first of its kind and will be a joint convention between the So­ciety for the Preservation and Appreciation of An­tique Motorized Fire Ap­paratus in America (SPAAMFAA) and IFBA, the latter’s website reads.

There is a full selection of tours and seminars that will interest both antique apparatus enthusiasts and fire buffs alike. On Saturday there will be a fire apparatus show that features a parade, vendors, and a hand-tub muster.

Apparatus trophies will be awarded for a variety of categories. Saturday night will feature a cocktail hour and joint banquet at the host hotel.

A Belgian firefighter was killed late Friday as the FDNY fireboat he was riding on was hit by another vessel, reports the Daily News. His identity has not yet been released.

Marine 1 Bravo was operating in the East River around 10 p.m. Friday when a charter boat collided with it, the report says. The visiting firefighter was seriously injured and later died at Bellevue Hospital.

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Three civilians and an FDNY crew member were also rushed to Bellevue with non-life-threatening injuries, officials say. The 33-foot Marine 1 Bravo was damaged and taken out of service. It isn’t clear why the Belgian was onboard or who authorized the ride.

Fire officials and the U.S. Coast Guard are investigating.

A vehicle driven by an alleged drunk driver collided with Modesto Fire Department Engine 11 late Friday, reports The Modesto Bee.

Minor damage and no injuries were reported, and Lisa Marie Sanchez was cited and released on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI, officials say.

Officials add that the engine had its lights and sirens activated and was headed south on Tully Road when it slowed to make a left onto Palmilla Drive.

Sanchez was headed north on Tully and didn’t have her headlights on. The head-on collision was reported at 11:59 p.m., the report says.

Details of Sanchez’ age, city of residence, and vehicle were not available.