TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT DATES
May 31, 2008 - Saturday
June - No Tournament
July - No Tournament
August 30, 2008 - Saturday
September 26, 2008 - Friday
October 25, 2008 - Saturday
November 29, 2008 - Saturday

All our tournaments require a $125.00 buy in with free food and drinks while playing in the tournament. Must be 21 to play, doors open at 5:30 pm. and cards are dealt at 7:00 pm. We accept reservations by calling (301) 609-7500.

The officers and members of our department would like to wish FF Jarrell Reeder a safe deployment, as he has been called to duty to serve in Iraq. Jarrell will be leaving us for a year starting Friday, May 9, 2008 to meet his unit with the United States Marine Corps in California where he will then be deployed to Iraq. Jarrell we wish you well and can’t wait for you to get back.

Below are updated pictures of our new brush truck. DPC in Delaware is building the unit, which is expected to be finished in about a week or so.

While 6 members were in Newburg participating in a live burn drill, the stay back crew was alerted to respond to Waldorf for the report of a house on fire. The truck responded with 5 personnel and Chief 1B. Waldorf units arrived on the scene with smoke showing from the roof. The Truck arrived split in two crews, and conducted a primary search and began exterior ventilation, ladders and lights. The primary search proved negative and the interior crew assisted the Engine companies with opening up and checking for extension. The truck crew remained on the scene for a couple of hours. Meanwhile the station maintained additional crews that handled 4 additional runs.

After completing a water supply drill with P.G. Co.25 at our station, the ladder truck was dispatched to 8320 Warren Drive in Bryan’s Road for the report of a house fire. Truck 1 responded immediately with five members. First arriving, Trk-1 reported a single family split foyer with fire showing from the lower level. Charles County Communications added Tanker 1 and Engine Co. 3 to the assignment. Tanker 1, Engine 12 and Chief 1B responded with 4 personnel. As the truck driver and tillerman threw ladders to the house, the other crew members entered the structure with the crew from Bryan’s Road and attempted an aggressive interior attack on the lower level. As crews were extinguishing the fire and completing a primary search on the lower level, the evacuation tones were sounded due to extension into the upper level and attic area. Tanker 1 arrived on the scene and dropped the drafting basin and started water shuttle operations. Engine 12 arrived on scene and assisted in extinguishment on side C. Chief 1B was assigned Operations. One firefighter was brought down on one of the ladders thrown by the truck driver on Side C after his exit was blocked by falling debris. Once crews were outside, our ladder pipe was placed in service to knock down the majority of the fire. After ladder pipe operations were completed, several crews were sent back inside to fully extinguish all remaining fire and overhaul the entire structure. E-12 Responded from the address to Pomfert Road at the railroad track to set up a tanker fill site due to this fire being in a non-hydrant area. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Total of 9 members responded.

The officers and members would like to congratulate Lt. Mayhew and his wife Jen on the birth of their first child. Kaitlyn Rae Mayhew was born on February 15, 2008 weighing 7lbs. 8oz. and measuring 19 1/2 inches long. Both mom and dad are home and doing fine. We wish you all the best of luck.

Our apparatus committee traveled to DPC in Delaware to check on the status of the new brush truck. Since it was dropped off, it has been painted, some of the emergency lights were mounted as well as the tank and pump. While the member was there he reviewed the pump/tank package, lighting package and all other major components of the vehicle. No major discrepancies were found and DPC believes the vehicle should be ready for pick-up in about a month. When this story was first posted, the chief’s car was having all the emergency lights installed along with the radio and siren. The car is now in service and pictures of the car will be up soon.

We were alerted to respond with the Truck to the 2200 Block of Crain Highway for a working building fire. Truck 1 responded with 5 personnel. Waldorf E31 arrived on the scene with a house well off on Old Washington Road. They advised all units that the structure was collapsing and ordered exterior operations only. The Truck arrived and set up ladder pipe operations. They used the ladder pipe for about an hour and returned to service at 0400 hours. 1 Crew was maintained at the station, and they handled 1 Medical Local. Thanks to WVFD for the pictures.