December 3, 2014 Naugahyde Road Fire suppression – EMS rescue
PIO report
WESTMINSTER FIRE ENGINE and HOSE COMPANY No. 1
Time and date of the incident: 12:46 p.m. Friday, November
21, 2014
Date of this report: Wednesday, December 3, 2014
DISPATCH TIME: Friday, November 21, 2014 12:47 CT: HOUSE
FIRE 1299 NAUGAHYDE RD BOX: 0317 DUE: E31 E91 E23 ET44 TO3 T2 ET24 BET431 BR95
X38 CS2 - [Green, Charlie.] On box 3-17 1200blk Naugahyde Rd. E-33 on scene,
working fire, (requesting) Tanker Task Force. [93]
LOCATION: 1299 NAUGAHYDE RD BOX: 0317, off Gorsuch Road near
the railroad tracks and Tannery Road, Westminster, MD 21157
INCIDENT Classification:
FIRE SUPPRESSION - EMS/RESCUE
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: At 12:46 p.m. Carroll County
firefighters and EMS personnel were dispatched to a report of a house fire in
the 1200 unit block of Naugahyde Road in Westminster.
INITIAL ON-SCENE UNIT and Initial Findings: Upon arrival of
the first unit, WFD E-33, at 12:57, Lt. 3-1 (JE,) found the 1½ story Cape Cod
house with attached garage, fully involved. Eight volunteer fire departs
responded from Carroll and Baltimore Counties.
ACTIONS TAKEN: Lt. 3-1 Josh Evans assumed incident command. The
building had already sustained extensive damage – collapsed roof. Initiated
exterior attack. Requested tanker task force at 1:02 p.m. Fire was declared
under control at 13:27 p.m.
According to a subsequent Nov. 22, 2014 report by Deputy
State Fire Marshall Bruce D. Bouch, “Nearly 40 firefighters from Westminster,
Reese, Hampstead, Gamber, Pleasant Valley, Manchester, Taneytown and Arcadia
Volunteer Fire Departments brought the fire under control within 45 minutes
after arrival. First arriving crews
found the garage and a portion of the home next to the garage, fully engulfed
in flames. No other injuries were
reported during the incident.
Bouch’s Nov. 22 report further indicated, “A team of
investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Carroll County
Sheriff’s Office are actively working to determine the cause for the fire and
death of the homeowner at 1299 Naugahyde Road in Westminster.
“The 12:46 p.m. blaze on Friday, November 21, 2014, was
initially called in by the homeowner, Gordon Edwin Fisher, Jr. (75), and the
phone was disconnected shortly afterward.
The neighbor, a retired Baltimore County firefighter and a Carroll
County Deputy Sheriff arrived first and located the victim in cardiac arrest,
at the front door of the 1½ story Cape Cod style dwelling with attached garage.
They quickly removed Mr. Fisher to the exterior and initiated CPR. An EMS crew arrived from Westminster Fire Department
and continued treatment; however Paramedics were unsuccessful in their attempts
to revive the victim.
“The body of the victim was transported to the Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner for determination of cause of death. The origin and cause for the fire remain
under investigation at this time. Damage
to the structure and contents is estimated at nearly $250,000.”
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL: 40 firefighters and EMS personnel.
UNITS: Westminster, Reese, Hampstead, Gamber, Pleasant
Valley, Manchester, Taneytown and Arcadia Volunteer Fire Departments
Other agencies responding included the Carroll County
Sheriff’s Office and a number of deputy fire marshals from the Maryland State
Fire Marshall’s Office and the Carroll County Office of Permits and Inspections
A number of news organizations reported upon the fire
including WJZ Channel 13, Fox 45, WBAL, and News 99.1 WNEW.
ON-SCENE PIO Contact: (410) 848-1800. Report filed by
Westminster Volunteer Fire Department public information officer Chaplain Kevin
E. Dayhoff. For additional information contact Bruce D. Bouch, Deputy State
Fire Marshal; 443-324-6876.
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According to the Maryland State Fire Marshall’s office: “WESTMINSTER DWELLING FIRE CLAIMS THE LIFE
OF THE OCCUPANT
CARROLL COUNTY, MD
(November 22, 2014) – A team of investigators from the Office of the State Fire
Marshal and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office are actively working to
determine the cause for the fire and death of the homeowner at 1299 Naugahyde
Road in Westminster. The 12:46 p.m.
blaze on Friday, November 21, 2014, was initially called in by the homeowner,
Gordon Edwin Fisher, Jr. (75), and the phone was disconnected shortly
afterward. The neighbor, a retired
Baltimore County firefighter and a Carroll County Deputy Sheriff arrived first
and located the victim in cardiac arrest, at the front door of the 1½ story
Cape Cod style dwelling with attached garage.
They quickly removed Mr. Fisher to the exterior and initiated CPR. An EMS crew arrived from Westminster Fire
Department and continued treatment; however Paramedics were unsuccessful in
their attempts to revive the victim.
“Nearly 40
firefighters from Westminster, Reese, Hampstead, Gamber, Pleasant Valley,
Manchester, Taneytown and Arcadia Volunteer Fire Departments brought the fire
under control within 45 minutes after arrival.
First arriving crews found the garage and a portion of the home next to
the garage, fully engulfed in flames. No
other injuries were reported during the incident.
“The body of the
victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for
determination of cause of death. The
origin and cause for the fire remain under investigation at this time. Damage to the structure and contents is
estimated at nearly $250,000.”
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