Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company

Shrewsbury, PA

High Angle Rescue in Baltimore County

 Tony Myers    November 18, 2016    No Comments

At 5:41 pm the Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched into Baltimore County, Maryland to assist units with a reported high angle rescue.  Rescue 61 and Utility 61 responded with rope technician personnel.  Enroute reports were received a male patient is hanging upside down approximately 24 feet up a tree in the woods.  When Rescue 61 arrived units from Baltimore County along with Tower 58 from Rose Fire Company had arrived and began rescue operations.  Personnel from Rescue 61 walked into the woods with several rope bags, hardware technician bags and portable lighting.  Personnel on the scene worked for approximately an hour utilizing multiple ladders and rope systems to secure, stabilize and eventually remove the inverted patient from the tree.

The patient was accessed by EMS personnel on location and then flown to Shock Trauma via Maryland State Police aviation.  Once the patient was transported from the scene all remaining fire fighters secured all equipment and cleared the location.  A good team effort by all resulted in a safe extrication.

 

img_0277 img_0275 img_0269 img_0267 img_0266 img_0260 img_0257

 News

  • Home
  • Members
  • Shrewsbury exit 4 interchange project
  • About Us
    • Apparatus
    • History
    • EMS
    • Auxiliary
    • ATR
  • Recruitment
  • Calendar
  • Gallery
  • Community
    • Food Truck Friday
    • Carnival
    • Fall-Fest
    • Fire Prevention
    • Knox box Program
    • T-Shirts
  • Links
  • Downloads
    • Member Only Files
      • Station 61 2021 SOG
    • Meeting Minutes
  • Video
  • Contact Us
  • Member Login

Help Us Help You!

Monthly Calls

2021        Fire  ExtricationsUSAR
Response
Jan471
Feb3621
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total8322

Yearly Calls

2020569759
2019788860
20188261868
20176551648
20166001247
201557914
201464610
2013652 8
201261912
201165910
201076111
2009880 9
2008859

Facebook

Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons
Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company
11 hours ago
Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company
Shrewsbury Volunteers and guests from other departments attended a lecture and demonstration of scene lighting for emergency apparatus tonight. Thank you to Sam from Firetech for passing on a wealth of knowledge.

Thank you Dean Holloway from Fire Line Equipment for setting this up
... See MoreSee Less
Shrewsbury Volunteers and guests from other departments attended a lecture and demonstration of scene lighting for emergency apparatus tonight.  Thank you to Sam from Firetech for passing on a wealth of knowledge.  Thank you Dean Holloway from Fire Line Equipment for setting this upImage attachmentImage attachment+7Image attachment
View on Facebook
· Share
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email
View Comments
  • Likes: 28
  • Shares: 0
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company
19 hours ago
Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company
FYI to all. ... See MoreSee Less
Link thumbnail

York County Solid Waste Authority's Household Hazardous Waste Collection

www.eventbrite.com

York County Solid Waste Authority's free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event is open to York County residents (not businesses) only.
View on Facebook
· Share
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email
View Comments
  • Likes: 12
  • Shares: 15
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company
2 days ago
Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company
THIS is a danger all emergency service providers as well as towing agencies face everytime we are on the roadway. The crew of this unit had just moved away from the vehicle when the impact occurred.

Last night, Shrewsbury Volunteers were on I83 for a motorcycle accident. While fighting the fire and with traffic cones in place a secondary accident t occurred right next to us. Three vehicles were involved.

Distracted driving is one of the most common causes of accidents. When approaching accident scenes SLOW DOWN, PAY ATTENTION, KEEP MOVING. We want to return home alive.

Shrewsbury Volunteers, one of the first in Pennsylvania, placed the HAAS traffic warning system on our engines and heavy rescue squad to alert motorists of emergency incidents on the Waze traffic apps. Google Maps is currently working on adding this feature. The HAAS app displays our apparatus on roadways to alert you.

Safety is number 1. Our personnel thank you for keeping us safe by paying attention while driving

www.haasalert.com/
... See MoreSee Less
THIS is a danger all emergency service providers as well as towing agencies face everytime we are on the roadway.  The crew of this unit had just moved away from the vehicle when the impact occurred.  Last night, Shrewsbury Volunteers were on I83 for a motorcycle accident.  While fighting the fire and with traffic cones in place a secondary accident t occurred right next to us. Three vehicles were involved.  Distracted driving is one of the most common causes of accidents.  When approaching accident scenes SLOW DOWN, PAY ATTENTION, KEEP MOVING.  We want to return home alive.  Shrewsbury Volunteers, one of the first in  Pennsylvania, placed the HAAS traffic warning system on our engines and heavy rescue  squad to alert motorists of emergency incidents on the Waze traffic apps. Google Maps is currently working on adding this feature.  The HAAS app displays our apparatus on roadways to alert you.  Safety is number 1.  Our personnel thank you for keeping us safe by paying attention while driving  https://www.haasalert.com/Image attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment
View on Facebook
· Share
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email
View Comments
  • Likes: 29
  • Shares: 14
  • Comments: 2

Comment on Facebook

I hope the driver is arrested and made to pay restitution.

I’m glad you all are safe And people please move over or slow down if you can’t get over

Load more

Contact Information

Shrewsbury Volunteer
Fire Company
21 West Forrest Ave
Shrewsbury, PA 13761

Copyright Notice

Duplication of text, photos, or any other content on this website is prohibited without permission of The Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company. If you have questions, please contact us at info@shrewsburyfire .com

Follow Us

Website Statistics

  • 1
  • 97
  • 9,980
  • 222,247

Phone

Emergency: 911
Phone: 717-235-4476

Account

  • Billing
  • Store
  • Support
  • Check Email
  • Member Login
Site proudly maintained by the Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company
Site designed and hosted by FireCompanies.com

Copyright © 2021