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Kevin Dayhoff Westminster Patch: Never a Dull Moment at the Westminster Fire House

Kevin Dayhoff Westminster Patch: Never a Dull Moment at the Westminster Fire House
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On Thursday June 9, 2011 Chief 3-1 was the incident commander on the scene of an accident with one person trapped at Route 140 and Center Street in Westminster. Westminster engine 32 and Reese Volunteer Fire Company rescue squad 9 responded to successfully extricate the accident victim. Photo courtesy of the Westminster Fire Department - Reported by Marques.

On Monday June 13, 2011 The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1 engine 33, tower 3 and Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company engine 63 responded to a house fire near Westminster. Chief 3 was in command as firefighters “made quick work of a small fire,” as reported by Marques. All photos courtesy of The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1

Chief 3 was in command as firefighters “made quick work of a small fire,” on Monday June 13, 2011 when The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1 engine 33, tower 3 and Pleasant Valley Community Fire Company engine 63 responded to a house fire near Westminster. Reported by Marques. All photos courtesy of The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1

June 13th, 2011. Engine 33, Medic 38, Duty 3, and Rescue Squad 6 (Pleasant Valley) responded to rescue alarm 3-27 for a vehicle collision with entrapment. Units arrived confirming one vehicle partially under another with one person trapped. Engine 33's crew worked to remove the door and hand patient care over to Medic 38. Reported by Marques. Photos courtesy of The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1

The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1 engine 33 was once again headed to Pleasant Valley in the early hours on Thursday, June 16, 2011. Units arrived to find a two-story vacant house well involved. Photo from Guy Garheart, courtesy of the Westminster fire department.

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Recently a reader asked if fire and ambulance calls (for service) increase with the warmer weather and if the fire department get more calls in the winter or the summer.

And the answer is yes. The calls never seem to stop--morning, noon, night and day, 365 days out of the year.

Actually I did not know the answer, so I asked someone smarter than me. Jim Bangerd is a longstanding veteran firefighter, past president of the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No.1 and the current chief of the fire suppression side of the department.

Bangerd said, “The calls are pretty consistent throughout the year. They, the numbers that is, do not vary that much. You get some calls that are winter, or weather related. Maybe a sledding accident in the winter…"

“You get calls that are specific to the time of the year. I mean, we’re not going to get too many sledding calls in July,” said Bangerd with a chuckle.

“Then maybe in the summer we’ll get a call for a lawn mower accident, or an ATV (all terrain vehicles) accident. The bulk of our calls remain motor vehicle accidents and unfortunately they remain pretty steady throughout the year.”

Here's just a sampling of the calls that came in during the last week. Check out the related pictures too. This information was taken from the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No.1 website. The information on the website was reported by Marques for the Fire Department... http://westminster.patch.com/blog_posts/blog-never-a-dull-moment-at-the-westminster-fire-house

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