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December 3, 2014 Naugahyde Road Fire suppression – EMS rescue PIO report

December 3, 2014 Naugahyde Road Fire suppression – EMS rescue PIO report


WESTMINSTER FIRE ENGINE and HOSE COMPANY No. 1

Time and date of the incident: 12:46 p.m. Friday, November 21, 2014

Date of this report: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2014/12/december-3-2014-naugahyde-road-fire.html Labels: Fire CC Depts 03 Westminster, Fire CC Depts 03 Westminster PIO, MD State Fire Marshall, Westminster - See more at: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2014/12/december-3-2014-naugahyde-road-fire.html#sthash.ely7bnqV.dpuf

DISPATCH TIME: Friday, November 21, 2014 12:47 CT: HOUSE FIRE 1299 NAUGAHYDE RD BOX: 0317 DUE: E31 E91 E23 ET44 TO3 T2 ET24 BET431 BR95 X38 CS2 - [Green, Charlie.] On box 3-17 1200blk Naugahyde Rd. E-33 on scene, working fire, (requesting) Tanker Task Force. [93]

LOCATION: 1299 NAUGAHYDE RD BOX: 0317, off Gorsuch Road near the railroad tracks and Tannery Road, Westminster, MD 21157

INCIDENT Classification:  FIRE SUPPRESSION - EMS/RESCUE

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: At 12:46 p.m. Carroll County firefighters and EMS personnel were dispatched to a report of a house fire in the 1200 unit block of Naugahyde Road in Westminster.

INITIAL ON-SCENE UNIT and Initial Findings: Upon arrival of the first unit, WFD E-33, at 12:57, Lt. 3-1 (JE,) found the 1½ story Cape Cod house with attached garage, fully involved. Eight volunteer fire departs responded from Carroll and Baltimore Counties.

ACTIONS TAKEN: Lt. 3-1 Josh Evans assumed incident command. The building had already sustained extensive damage – collapsed roof. Initiated exterior attack. Requested tanker task force at 1:02 p.m. Fire was declared under control at 13:27 p.m.

According to a subsequent Nov. 22, 2014 report by Deputy State Fire Marshall Bruce D. Bouch, “Nearly 40 firefighters from Westminster, Reese, Hampstead, Gamber, Pleasant Valley, Manchester, Taneytown and Arcadia Volunteer Fire Departments brought the fire under control within 45 minutes after arrival.  First arriving crews found the garage and a portion of the home next to the garage, fully engulfed in flames.  No other injuries were reported during the incident. 

Bouch’s Nov. 22 report further indicated, “A team of investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office are actively working to determine the cause for the fire and death of the homeowner at 1299 Naugahyde Road in Westminster. 

“The 12:46 p.m. blaze on Friday, November 21, 2014, was initially called in by the homeowner, Gordon Edwin Fisher, Jr. (75), and the phone was disconnected shortly afterward.  The neighbor, a retired Baltimore County firefighter and a Carroll County Deputy Sheriff arrived first and located the victim in cardiac arrest, at the front door of the 1½ story Cape Cod style dwelling with attached garage. They quickly removed Mr. Fisher to the exterior and initiated CPR.  An EMS crew arrived from Westminster Fire Department and continued treatment; however Paramedics were unsuccessful in their attempts to revive the victim.

“The body of the victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for determination of cause of death.  The origin and cause for the fire remain under investigation at this time.  Damage to the structure and contents is estimated at nearly $250,000.”

EMERGENCY PERSONNEL: 40 firefighters and EMS personnel.

UNITS: Westminster, Reese, Hampstead, Gamber, Pleasant Valley, Manchester, Taneytown and Arcadia Volunteer Fire Departments

Other agencies responding included the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and a number of deputy fire marshals from the Maryland State Fire Marshall’s Office and the Carroll County Office of Permits and Inspections

A number of news organizations reported upon the fire including WJZ Channel 13, Fox 45, WBAL, and News 99.1 WNEW.

ON-SCENE PIO Contact: (410) 848-1800. Report filed by Westminster Volunteer Fire Department public information officer Chaplain Kevin E. Dayhoff. For additional information contact Bruce D. Bouch, Deputy State Fire Marshal; 443-324-6876.

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According to the Maryland State Fire Marshall’s office: “WESTMINSTER DWELLING FIRE CLAIMS THE LIFE OF THE OCCUPANT

CARROLL COUNTY, MD (November 22, 2014) – A team of investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office are actively working to determine the cause for the fire and death of the homeowner at 1299 Naugahyde Road in Westminster.  The 12:46 p.m. blaze on Friday, November 21, 2014, was initially called in by the homeowner, Gordon Edwin Fisher, Jr. (75), and the phone was disconnected shortly afterward.  The neighbor, a retired Baltimore County firefighter and a Carroll County Deputy Sheriff arrived first and located the victim in cardiac arrest, at the front door of the 1½ story Cape Cod style dwelling with attached garage.  They quickly removed Mr. Fisher to the exterior and initiated CPR.  An EMS crew arrived from Westminster Fire Department and continued treatment; however Paramedics were unsuccessful in their attempts to revive the victim.

“Nearly 40 firefighters from Westminster, Reese, Hampstead, Gamber, Pleasant Valley, Manchester, Taneytown and Arcadia Volunteer Fire Departments brought the fire under control within 45 minutes after arrival.  First arriving crews found the garage and a portion of the home next to the garage, fully engulfed in flames.  No other injuries were reported during the incident. 

“The body of the victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for determination of cause of death.  The origin and cause for the fire remain under investigation at this time.  Damage to the structure and contents is estimated at nearly $250,000.”
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