On the morning of Monday, August 27, 2007 units from the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad along with surrounding MCFRS stations were dispatched to a first due house fire on Kersey Rd with a report of a fire in the first floor bedroom. Rescue Squad 28, Ambulance 25, and Rescue Chief 2 responded to the initial call. RS28 arrived on scene with Company 18 units to find fire blowing out of the attached home office impinging into the house. RS28 made entry with the engine company to find heavy fire conditions on both floors. A quick search completed by RS28′s crew found no occupants remaining inside. However, the family’s pet dog was found in the foyer and quickly pulled to safety. All crews quickly knocked the fire after aggressive interior work on both floors. A25 and M20 managed the rehab sector.

RC-2: Chief Allan Platky
RS28: MFF Jon Hollen, MFF Brett Russell, FFII Andrew Young
M20: Steve Maloney, Jerry David, Mike Smith, Jeidy Hernandez
A25: Yaakov Bier, Devon DeCarli, Dov Friedman, Alicia Carroll

Around 2am on the morning of Sunday, August 26, Rescue Squad 28 and Ambulance 22 were dispatched to an assault on College View Dr. Simultaneously, Engine 191 was investigating a call from the state police on the outer loop of the Capital Beltway between Georgia Ave and Connecticut Ave. While RS28 and RC2-1 responded, E191 reported they were on scene of a jackknifed tractor-trailer off the road, behind a guardrail, in the woods and requested the full assignment. Montgomery quickly replaced RS28 on the assault and sent them to the collision. E191 determined that the driver of the vehicle was trapped in the cab, which had snapped around and began leaking fuel. The Company 7 Hazmat Unit responded to clean up the fuel.

E191′s crew made entry into the cab to assess the patient. RS28′s crew made entry into the cab by removing its windshield. Additionally the crew stabilized the leaning trailer with Paratech air-struts and load hugger straps. The patient was immobilized on a long backboard and loaded into a Stokes basket. The basket was then slid down a ladder and passed out of the woods by several firefighters. Care was then transferred to waiting EMS providers.

RS28 Crew: Capt. Kris Hoxha, MFF Jon Hollen, FFII Andrew Young
RC2-1: D/C Steve Sobolewski