Quarryville Fire Company Station 5-7 Lancaster County House of Pride Since 1903

BUCK ROAD ACCIDENTS

Saturday, February 4, 2012

On Saturday afternoon, QFD Volunteers responded to three calls, two of which were vehicle accidents on Buck Road (Rt. 372) in East Drumore Township.

The first call was at 12:14 pm for a Class 1 Accident at Rt. 372 and Oak Bottom Road. Crews arrived to find a two-vehicle accident with one injured and several sign off's. The Company was in service for one hour.

At 2:33 pm, the Company responded to a fire alarm at 303 Slate Lane in Quarryville Borough. The alarm company also received a burglar alarm and medical alarm from this property. Crews made entry and found a flase alarm.

At 3:26 pm, QFD members were again responding to a vehicle accident in the area of 682 Buck Road in East Drumore Township. Rescue 5-7 arrived to an overturned pickup truck with no injuries. The roadway was cleared and the units were in quarters within one hour.

Thanks to Tom Amico for the pictures.

Rt. 372 and Oak Bottom Road

600 Buck Road

WORKING CHIMNEY FIRE IN EAST DRUMORE TOWNSHIP

Saturday, January 28, 2012

At 12:24 am, Company 5-7 was alerted for a chimney fire at 36 Candlewyck Drive in East Drumore Township. Units arrived to find a working chimney fire in a two-story dwelling.

Engine 5-7-4's crew went to the interior of the house, checked for extension, found none, and then cleared the fire box and started cleaning out the chimney. Truck 5-7's crew threw a ground ladder to the roof and used the chains to drag the chimney.

QFD units cleared the scene at 1:44 am.

QFD MEMBERS ASSIST THE RIDGE FIRE COMPANY

Monday, January 23, 2012

On Monday, Engine 5-7-4 with a crew of four firefighters and Bart Township FC Tanker 5-1-1 transferred to the Ridge Fire Company, Chester County Station 62, in Northern Chester County. We were requested by QFD Life Member Ken Ryno, an active member at Ridge, to fill-in while their members attended the funeral for their Past Chief Linwood Kolb.

QFD and Bart Twp. crews stood by for over 7 hours, allowing the Ridge members to remember and honor their Past Chief. While on stand-by, units responded to an automatic fire alarm and a carbon monoxide detector activation.

FIRST DUE CHIMNEY FIRE

Saturday, January 21, 2012

At 12:48 pm, QFD Volunteers were dispatched to 1680 Robert Fulton Highway in East Drumore Township for a chimney fire. Units arrived to find a large, 2 1/2 story farmhouse with a working chimney fire. Engine 5-7-4's crew went inside and cleared the walls and ceilings of any fire extension and emptied the fire box. Truck 5-7 set-up to the chimney and drug it with the chimney chains. The Company cleared 2:18 pm.

ANOTHER WORKING FIRE IN PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

On Tuesday evening, QFD members were gathering at the station for a great evening of Combat Ready training presented by Nick Martin of Traditions Training. At 6:07 pm, Tanker 5-7 was dispatched as part of the first alarm assignment for a building fire at 280 Pennsy Road in Providence Township assisting the Refton Community FC (5-9). Tanker 5-7 responded immediately after dispatch. Chief 5-9-2 (Hicks) arrived with a working fire. The building was an engine repair shop that was appx. 100' X 40', two-story front, three story rear with the fire originating in the basement. Refton units arrived and began stretching lines for fire attack. Tanker 5-7 arrived just after the 5-9 units and assisted in the water supply.

Engine 5-7-4 responded extra and upon arrival assisted in the fire attack. The crew operated on the inside for a short time until all units were pulled out and a defensive attack initiated. Once the fire was darkened down, the crew used Engine 5-7-4's cellar nozzle to extinguish some fire in the basement. The crew assisted in many other tasks on the fireground also.

During the time that the 9 members were at the fire, 27 other QFD members took part in the Combat Ready class at the station. This class consisted of being prepared for the challenges of firefighting. It covered making yourself, your protective equipment, rigs and tools ready for action. It covered knowing your area, your water supplies, box alarms and many other topics associated with being ready for anything.

Thanks to all of the members who turned out for training and assisted at the fire scene.

Engine 5-7-4 crew side "A"

5 RUNS IN 12 HOURS WITH A WORKING FIRE

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Sunday evening into Monday morning was fairly steady for the Volunteer members of the QFD. The evening started out at 5:22 pm with a Rescue run to assist the Willow Street FC (5-12) on a building fire at 211 Willow Valley Square in Willow Valley Manor. An overheated elevator motor sent smoke throughout a portion of the building, requiring the fire department to set up ventilation to remove the smoke. Rescue 5-7's crew assisted in this task before going available at 6:37 pm.

At 7:59 pm, Tanker 5-7 was relocated to the Rawlinsville Fire Station (5-8) while they were on a working garage / house fire in the Conestoga FC (5-3) first due. Tanker 5-7 and crew remained on stand by until released at 11:19 pm.

While the Tanker was at Rawlinsville, local EMS and the QFD were dispatched at 8:49 pm to the intersection of Rt. 372 (Buck Road) and Hopkins Mill Road for a vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. Units arrived to find a rider injured. The Company cleared the scene at 9:24 pm.

At 00:01 on Monday, Engine 5-7-4 responded with Providence EMS (5-9) to 1109 Maple Street in the Sunset Mobile Home Community in Providence Township for an "odor of something in the residence making the occupants feel ill". Crews investigated and found nothing. The units cleared at 00:41.

At 4:24 am, Rescue 5-7 was alerted as part of the first alarm assignment on a dwelling fire at 178 Old Dam Road in Bart Township, assisting Bart Township FC (5-1). First in BTFC crews made a good hit on the fire and the exposures. A second alarm was requested, bringing Tanker and Truck 5-7. QFD units assisted with RIT, attack and overhaul before being released at 7:34 am.

All of these events took place while the temperatures were in the low teens. Good work to all involved.

Steve Sipos Photo

2012 QFD OFFICERS

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Again this year, Jamie Welk will lead the operations of the Fire Company as Fire Chief. The Line Officer appointments are as follows.

Deputy Fire - Chief Mike Ross
Assistant Fire Chief - Joel Neff
Captain - Donnie Roop
Lieutenant 5-7-1 - Bill Bare
Lieutenant 5-7-2 - Jeremy Welk
Lieutenant 5-7-3 - Brian Henry
Lieutenant 5-7-4 - Ken Yost
Chief Engineer - Wayne Brion
Fire Police Captain - Carl Diem
Fire Police Lieutenant - Ron Weaver

The executive side of the Company will be lead by President Jim Hassinger. Other elected executive officers are:

Vice President - Mike Ross
Secretary - Bill Platt
Assistant Secretary - Brian Henry
Treasurer - Jim Herr
Assistant Treasurer - Andrew Lavin
Board of Directors - Bill Mankin II, Leroy Welk and Carl Cross
Membership Secretary - Sherry Wertz

A special thanks to out-going officers Tim Ryan (Deputy Chief) and Derrell Beiler (Assistant Treasurer) for their time and committment to their positions.

2011 IN REVIEW

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The year 2011 again proved to be another active and progressive year for the members of the Quarryville Fire Company. We were able to begin several projects, and complete several others. Following is some of the statistics and highlights of the last year.

The company responded to 423 total incidents for the year. This was a slight decrease in calls over the previous few years. The Company put in 6,158 man-hours of volunteer service while on these incidents.
QFD members logged 2,399 man-hours of training throughout 2011. The QFD Training Committee had many offerings of in-house, local and state level training, along with several programs by Traditions Training.
1,311 man-hours were spent doing fire safety, work details, station maintenance, apparatus maintenance and stand-bys. This number of hours is low, since we don't always log the many. many hours that are spent working on projects around the station.
Tanker 5-7 was refurbished by Swab Wagon Company during the summer. With this refurb came a new tank, new sub-structure, new lighting and wiring, new paint and striping. The cost of this project was around $85,000.00 and was paid for when completed.
QFD Chief Jamie Welk and several members completed the 5-7 Water Supply Book which has most of our 24/7 water supplies in our area. The water supplies are all numbered, mapped and has all pertinent details about them logged in this book. Books were then given to all of our neighboring companies.

Thanks to all of the members and members families who sacrificed their time to make all of these things possible. We look forward to another great year in 2012. Remember, we are always looking for volunteer firefighters. Check out our recruitment page to see how you can help.

WORKING FIRE IN PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP

Saturday, January 7, 2012

At 1:54 pm, Rescue 5-7 was dispatched as part of the first alarm assignment for a house fire assisting the Willow Street Fire Company (5-12) at 417 Lancaster Pike in Providence Township. Multiple calls were received reporting a working fire, and smoke could be seen from Quarryville.

First in units reported a large, two-story dwelling with heavy fire showing and proceeded making an attack on the fire. Command requested the "working fire dispatch", bringing Engine 5-7-4 and Tanker 5-7.

Rescue 5-7 arrived and assumed its pre-assigned task of providing a Rapid Intervention Team. Once all equipment was assembled, the crew was quickly put to work to assist on fire attack. Once Engine 5-7-4 arrived, their crew assumed RIT until relieved by another Rescue Company. Their crew then assisted with the fireground operations. An interior attack was attempted, but due to fire progression, all units went defensive. Tanker 5-7 assisted in the water supply hauling 6 loads of water (21,000 gallons).

Engine 5-7-2, Truck 5-7 and Squad 5-7 were later requested to assist with overhaul.

Units remained on the scene for over 5 1/2 hours, clearing around 7:30 pm.

Thanks to all the members that responded and to the crews of Union Fire Company (21) Engine and Tanker that stood by in our station while we were out. Thanks also to Tom Amico, Woody Woodward, Greg Leaman and Pump for the pictures which will be uploaded soon.

See more pictures and video at www.makinthehit.com

HAPPY NEW 2012

Sunday, January 1, 2012

The members of the Quarryville Fire Company want to wish each and every one of our community members a very Happy New Year. Thanks for making 2011 another successful year for the QFD. We will post our year-end figures and our 2012 line officer list shortly.

Again this New Years Eve, as in years past, members and their families gathered at the station for food, fun and fellowship. Like always, the food was great and the games were cut-throat. Round Robin, Spoons and some kind of domino train were played until tables were flipped and people tossed to the floor.

Thanks to all of the members that made 2011 another great year, and we look to 2012 to keep progressing and serving the community.

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