The past week starting June 22 was busy for the Wheaton Volunteers. The department sent units to assist at the Metro incident on Monday, ran a couple vehicle collisions with entrapment including the double fatal on Friday in Chevy Chase and dozens of EMS calls for service. On Sunday, the busy week concluded with a request to assist the police around 1430 hours. County police had received a call regarding a possible armed burglary on the 11100 block on Veirs Mill Rd. Wheaton’s Rescue Squad was requested for forcible entry equipment and a search line. The squad crew along with Kensington’s M705 then made up the fire/rescue assignment for the ERT response. MCPD secured the building and entered the apartment. Unfortunately, county police did not apprehend the assailant or find the resident who had called. Luckily, the resident was later located unharmed.
RS742 initial crew: Capt. Todd Sniffin, FFIII Karla Martinez, FFIII Andrew Young
RS742 relief crew: D/C Steve Sobolewski, Capt. Kris Hoxha, FFII Jeidy Hernandez
News coverage: Washington Post
Around 1930 hours on Friday, June 26, 2009 county dispatchers received a report of a tree down on a car on Connecticut Ave. near East West Highway. M742C was dispatched on the call from Aspen Hill as the first due medic. Company 7 arrived on the scene and confirmed several trapped in a minivan under a tree on Connecticut Ave. M742C was the first medic unit to arrive on scene. M742C's officer, PMIC Colvin, was designated the Triage officer and began assessing the several patients extricated by bystanders and the multiple patients still trapped. PM Colvin transferred triage officer responsibilities to the EMS duty officer via face-to-face handoff once he arrived on scene. M742C's crew then focused their attention on the priority 1 patient still trapped in the vehicle. The patient was extricated from the vehicle by RS741 and T706. M742C's crew then treated the patient on scene and transported to a local trauma center. Unfortunately, two patients died on scene as a result of the collision.
M742C crew: PMIC Ray Colvin, EMT Sean Howley, EMT Colin Dunn, Mishian Lehmann
News Coverage: Washington Post, NBC4, ABC7, Gazette
Around 2200 hours on Wednesday, June 25, 2009 Rescue Squad 742 was dispatched to Randolph Rd. and Sherwood Forest Dr. for the personal injury collision with one unconscious. RS742 responded with several additional units from Hillandale. Chief 712 arrived on the scene and reported one trapped. C742D and the squad arrived on the scene. The crew pulled lights, hydraulic and electric rescue tools and stabilized the vehicle. The crew rapidly removed the driver's door, the patient was removed from the vehicle and care was transferred the waiting EMS crews.
C742D: D/C Steve Sobolewski
RS742 crew: Capt. Larry Pilkey, MFF Dave Shaklan, FFIII Andrew Young, FFII David Marx, FFII Tony Wilkinson
