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Showing posts with label #WestminsterFireCo. Show all posts
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Monday, January 31, 2022

On January 26, 1931 Westminster Firefighter Joe Hahn died


On January 26, 1931, Westminster Firefighter Joe Hahn died.

Honoring & Remembering Maryland Fallen Heroes. Westminster Fire Eng. & Hose Co.1~Carroll County, Maryland

On January 26, 1931, our brothers and sisters in the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 and the greater Carroll County community suffered one the two Line of Duty Deaths in the company's history when Fireman Joseph G. Hahn died.

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on Monday January 26,1931, the Westminster Fire Engine & Hose Co.No.1 responded to the Oscar Hess residence, on the Manchester State Road near Cranberry, for a gasoline stove explosion in the kitchen. 

The flames were quickly extinguished by the Westminster firemen. The kitchen was mostly destroyed from the blast, but the rest of the house was saved, having suffered only smoke damage and some broken windowpanes.

While the firemen were performing salvage and overhaul, Fireman Joseph G. Hahn suffered a heart attack and fell over. Before medical aid could be summoned, death occurred.
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Fireman Joseph G. Hahn was 46 years old. Number of years served is unknown at this time.

LODD narrative paraphrased from 1931 Baltimore Evening Sun. H/T: Tim Bangerd

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

January 10, 2022 Westminster Fire Dept. report by Kevin Dayhoff

January 10, 2022 Westminster Fire Dept. report by Kevin Dayhoff

20220110 K WFD rprt - Notes for the Westminster Fire Department operational report by Kevin Dayhoff – chaplain and PIO, for the January 10, 2022 Westminster Common Council meeting.:

For the month of December, the total call for service were 633. EMS – 523 calls. Fire – 110 calls. 359 of the calls were in the city limits. 195 just outside the city limits. 55% of our calls were overlapping.

Total calls for 2020 were 6025. Total calls for 2021 were 6676 – or 651 more calls than last year. 

Staffing COVID-19 Omicron variant challenges:

Locally the recent surge in COVID-19 illness among EMS providers and first responders caused by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, has caused significant challenges with staffing in the fire service in Carroll County.

In Carroll County 25% of county fire and EMS employees are currently on sick leave.

To make matters worse, our local hospital has recently been frequently on re-route due to more lengthy offloading times – or the hospital has no more capacity for additional patients. This means that medic units must transport patients to hospitals in Hanover, Gettysburg, Howard, Baltimore, or Frederick County. Or the wait time to get a patient in the door at the local hospital can be as long as 4-6-hours. This ties-up the number of medic units available for calls. 

The surge in additional calls and the long distances needed to travel to neighboring counties is also causing a significant amount of wear and tear on the equipment. 

In Carroll County – and Westminster, we have had to take significant measures to maintain core services during an influx of COVID cases in the community. We have essentially halted all non-emergency activities.

One measure recently adopted is up-staffing – or overstaffing to provide three medic units available at Westminster. Usually, we staff for two medic units. Unfortunately, another measure is ‘holdover’ providers causing responders to work two-24-hour shifts or in some cases three- 24 hour shifts in a row. As you can imagine, this is quite a mental and physical strain on the fire and EMS providers. 

Recently county EMS operations showed a 30% increase in EMS responses in the past month during peak demand hours, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Although, through careful planning, there is currently little impact on the response times of EMS to get to the patient’s side. However, we could use a little help. We need to urge citizens to only call 911 for true, life and death emergencies. 

Meanwhile, getting vaccinated against COVID-19 -- and following health and safety protocols like masking -- are the best ways the public can support EMS providers.

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Sunday, April 19, 2020

Early morning two-alarm fire injures one fire fighter

Early morning two-alarm fire injures one fire fighter

Saturday morning – April 18, 2020 by Kevin Dayhoff Westminster Fire Department PIO and Chaplain.

An early morning two-alarm fire in a commercial building in the 1000 block of Baltimore Blvd. – Rte 140, injured one firefighter. The first call came in to the Emergency Communications Center at 2:18 a.m., for a report smoke coming from the side of building and fire being observed.

Units from Reese and Westminster fire departments were first on the scene in a steady light rain – with Reese taking command. Upon arrival firefighters preliminarily found a fire perhaps coming from the basement of the one-story commercial building. The building is reported to be under renovation.

Perhaps as many as 50-75 firefighters responded from Carroll County and Baltimore County. The fire was determined to be under control at 3:57 a.m. Although units remained on scene until 5 a.m. for clean-up and the help the fire marshal’s investigation. Preliminary observations indicate extensive damage to the interior of the building.

Baltimore Gas and Electric, the Maryland State Police, and the State Highway Administration also responded.

One 45-year-old volunteer firefighter with 25-years’ experience was injured fighting the fire. He was transported to Shock Trauma.

According to a release by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, “A Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company (firefighter) sustained minor injuries after falling through the floor.”

By mid-day on Saturday, the Reisterstown Fire Department released a statement on the department website that said, “The injured firefighter is home recovering from minor injuries. We would like to thank everyone who has reached out to check on the firefighter.”

In a phone interview later in the afternoon, Reisterstown Fire Chief Craig Hewitt said that the firefighter, “was released from Shock Trauma this morning after some tests and observation. He has returned home and is recuperating from minor injuries. He is in good spirits. He is expected to recover and be back to work soon.”

The fire remains under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Reese fire department PIO Robin Stansbury contributed to this story.







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Sunday, February 10, 2019

Museum at The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1.


Museum at The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1. 8Feb2019

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

Reflections upon the view


Reflections upon the view from the other side of the tracks. To paraphrase Leonard Cohen, "It's not a cry that you hear tonight, And it's not some pilgrim who claims to have seen the light, No, it's a cold and … very broken [rainy night.] " 7Feb2019

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Westminster Fire Dept. Open House Oct. 13, 2018



September 12, 2018

By Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 Chaplain and PIO Kevin Dayhoff, kevindayhoff@gmail.com  

Save the date: The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 will host a public education, safety, and recruitment open house on October 13, 2018 from 12 to 5 p.m. More information to come…

Stop, drop, and roll on over to the fire department for a fun-filled day: Chick-fil-a sandwiches; Firehouse Subs; drinks; Activities for children; Junior Fire Fighter Obstacle Course; Fire Prevention; Health Department Booth; Museum Tours with antique fire equipment; …And much more!!
Westminster Fire Dept. 28 John Street, Westminster, MD 21157

When: Saturday, October 13th, 2018 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information call 410-848-1800




The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. 1, is dedicated to providing quality Emergency Services to our community through the combined team efforts of our members, the local government organizations, and the citizens of our community to enhance our ability to protect life, property, and the environment.
http://www.westminstervfd.org/2018/09/12/westminster-open-house-oct-13/
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