tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:30:24 +0000RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSParamedicvehicle collisionfireFIRE RESCUE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLANDRESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSchokingFIRE RESCUE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC SHOOTING MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLANDFIRE RESCUE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND VOLUNTEERRESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE NORTHWEST WASHINGTON DC HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSRESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE SEARCH AND RESCUEfirescueFIRE RESCUE EMS BETHESDA HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMBULANCErescue squadEMTpersonal injury collisionmedic unitlaryngoscopyEMShouse fire bethesda chevy chase rescue squad firefigher marylandambulancehttp://bccrs.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)Blogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-100353682064759736Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:25:00 +00002011-03-13T00:27:33.231-05:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSMarch 9, 2011 Rescue Squad Assists Wheaton With Extricating Two Trapped Rescue Squad 741 assisted with vehicle stabilization and extrication of two persons trapped in a minivan after an early morning 2-car T-bone crash in Wheaton.Wheaton Rescue Squad requested B-CC to respond to assist with stabilization of the minivan, which had been struck by a Dodge Durango SUV in its passenger side door. http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2011/03/rescue-squad-assists-wheaton-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-6794606284653604563Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:11:00 +00002011-03-13T00:22:56.887-05:00FIRE RESCUE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLANDMarch 11, 2011Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Members Honored in Graduation Ceremonies Members of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, one of the nation's most advanced and best-trained rescue squads, were honored in graduation ceremonies at the Montgomery County (Md.) Fire and Rescue Training Academy today. Nine Rescue Squad volunteers were recognized for completing training programs to http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2011/03/bethesda-chevy-chase-rescue-squad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-5407711969953194629Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:07:00 +00002011-03-13T00:09:23.141-05:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSMarch 3, 2011 Rescue Squad Extricates One Trapped on Beltway RampRescue Squad crews extricated the driver of a vehicle trapped as a result of a collision on the ramp from Rockville Pike onto the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway. Ambulance 741C and Rescue Squad 741, along with Engine 720 from Bethesda, were dispatched for a collision on the right shoulder of northbound Rockville Pike at the ramp http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2011/03/rescue-squad-extricates-one-trapped-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-806917570799777545Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:02:00 +00002011-03-13T00:05:33.542-05:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSFebruary 28Rescue Squad crews extricated one person trapped in a pick-up truck in a 4-vehicle collision on I-270 shortly after 4 p.m., at the beginning of the afternoon rush hour. Initially, only Ambulance 741B and Engine 751B from the National Institutes of Health were dispatched to Northbound I-270 between the Beltway and Rockledge Drive for an injured person following a collision, with police http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2011/03/rescue-squad-extricates-one-trapped-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-1009380407690133289Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-02-10T09:12:02.962-05:00A snowstorm that paralyzed the D.C. Metropolitan area January 26 also brought challenges to the Rescue Squad with icy roads and sidewalks, paralyzed traffic, and numerous calls for help.During the 24-hour period, Rescue Squad units from its main station and the satellite ambulance at Bethesda Station 26 responded to 48 incidents, with some requiring multiple units. This is more than double the http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2011/02/rescue-squad-responds-to-48-incidents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-767621428623229692Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:54:00 +00002011-02-10T08:59:42.359-05:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSCatch up on some major calls during November-January: Crews Quickly Extricate Woman in North Bethesda Crash, January 24Rescue Squad First on Scene of Weekday House Fire, December 22Rescue Squad First on the Scene of Bethesda House Fire, November 30Visit http://www.bccrs.org/action/index.html to read about these calls, as well as other interesting calls during 2010.http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2011/02/2010-2011-catch-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-7413742727868157558Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:53:00 +00002010-11-28T17:58:44.012-05:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSNovember 14 , 2010 Rescue Squad Extricates Two After Head-On CollisionThe Rescue Squad extricated patients from two vehicles following an early-morning collision on Sunday, November 14. Rescue Squad 741B and Ambulance 741B were dispatched at about 1:45 a.m. for a personal injury collision with rollover on Jones Bridge Rd. at Lynnbrook Drive, adjacent to the Walter Reed Medical Center. As the http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/11/rescue-squad-extricates-two-after-head.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-9080749305744937086Sun, 07 Nov 2010 04:52:00 +00002010-11-07T00:54:34.094-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSNovember 5 Rescue Squad units worked with crews from Bethesda and Glen Echo Fire Departments to quickly stabilize and remove the driver from a large SUV that had flipped on its side in an early morning collision on Little Falls Parkway in Bethesda. Rescue Squad 741 Bravo and Medic 741 were dispatched at 6:00 a.m. on November 5, along with units from Bethesda and Glen Echo for a http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/11/rescue-squad-extricates-one-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-6995278758207262498Sun, 07 Nov 2010 04:49:00 +00002010-11-07T00:51:38.113-04:00FIRE RESCUE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND VOLUNTEEROctober 22, 2010A man awoke in the early hours of October 22, 2010 experiencing chest pain and struggling to breathe. He had been suffering from trouble breathing the previous day, but it became worse during the night. When he woke, he also found his skin flushed and the presence of hives on his face, neck and shoulders. He called 911, and Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Medic 741 and http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/11/medic-and-engine-crews-save-patient.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-7913387092949115631Sun, 07 Nov 2010 04:45:00 +00002010-11-07T00:48:47.010-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSOctober 18, 2010 Rescue Squad 741 Bravo and Medic 741 responded to an early morning accident on I-495 that left one person dead and another seriously injured.Shortly before 5 a.m. on Monday, October 18, the units, along with units from Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department and Montgomery Battalion Chief 2 were dispatched to the Inner Loop of I-495 between the I-270 Spur and Old Georgetown http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/11/fatal-early-morning-collision-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-7838035481229803577Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:50:00 +00002010-10-01T22:52:49.660-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSSeptember 28, 2010An evening rush hour turned deadly when a tour bus plunged 45 feet off a "skyramp" onto Interstate 270 Spur below, leaving one dead and multiple injured patients. Rescue Squad 741, Medic 741, and numerous other Montgomery County and Federal units responded at approximately 4:00 pm to a personal injury collision involving a bus and possibly other vehicles. Initial reports were http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/10/bus-plunges-off-skyramp-onto-i-270-spur.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-685122944214591220Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:56:00 +00002010-09-24T08:12:34.689-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSMeet our EMTs, firefighters, and paramedics and see them in action. Explore our rescue trucks, ambulances, and medic units, as well as apparatus from neighboring departments. Watch a helicopter land in our parking lot and meet the flight medics. All this, and more, takes place at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad's Annual "Rescue Day" Open House, October 2, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/09/rescue-day-open-house-october-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-832618204209870469Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:06:00 +00002010-08-20T09:08:16.702-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSAugust 10A morning rush hour collision on a busy section of Old Georgetown Road left a vehicle on its side with the driver trapped.Rescue Squad 741, Medic 741D and Ambulance 726 responded to a personal injury collision at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Poindexter Lane, at 0825 hours on a Tuesday morning. First arriving units reported a vehicle on its side with one person trapped http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/08/overturned-car-on-old-georgetown-rd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-5436120560697450229Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:04:00 +00002010-08-20T09:06:16.056-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSAugust 7Numerous Rescue Squad units responded to a collision early on a Saturday morning that killed the drivers of both vehicles.At about 0845 hours, Rescue Squad 741, Medic 741, Medic 741E, Ambulance 726, Engine 720 from Bethesda, along with Battalion Chief 2 and an EMS duty officer from Montgomery County were dispatched for a vehicle collision with a report of 2 persons trapped on Old http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/08/two-killed-in-old-georgetown-rd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-2586754196027076279Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:58:00 +00002010-08-20T09:03:47.697-04:00FIRE RESCUE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLANDJune 8An ambulance crew’s quick actions saved a woman suffering from a severe reaction to medication.Ambulance 726, a B-CC Rescue Squad ambulance stationed at Bethesda Fire Department Station 26 on Democracy Blvd., was dispatched at 1925 hours for a report of trouble breathing in a middle aged woman at her residence near Montgomery Mall. They arrived on scene to find a woman who had been to the http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/08/ambulance-crew-saves-woman-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-1299980244894012209Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:37:00 +00002010-06-13T13:43:39.649-04:00house fire bethesda chevy chase rescue squad firefigher marylandMay 25, 2010Rescue Squad 741 responded to a late afternoon house fire with an initial report of an explosion in the 5600 block of Ogden Road in Glen Echo. First arriving Glen Echo Engine 711 reported a large 2-story split-level house with attached garage that was fully involved. When the Rescue Squad arrived on scene a few minutes later, it found heavy black smoke coming from the attached garagehttp://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/06/glen-echo-house-fire-injures-3-rescue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-6992800679010414980Sun, 30 May 2010 08:42:00 +00002010-05-30T04:47:33.350-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSVIEW SEVERAL UPDATED INCIDENT DESCRIPTIONS AT : http://www.bccrs.org/Action.htmlMay 8, 2010Rescue Squad Crews extricated a woman from her overturned vehicle and treated 2 patients injured in a late Saturday afternoon accident at Wisconsin Avenue and Somerset Terrace, near Friendship Heights.When Rescue Squad 741 arrived on scene, it found a vehicle that had run off the road, sideswiped a tree andhttp://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/05/squad-crew-extricates-woman-trapped-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-4986632160018264630Fri, 07 May 2010 19:39:00 +00002010-05-30T04:54:42.903-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSMay 5, 2010 UPDATED 5/30/10Squad Crew Extricates Driver of Overturned Car in Silver SpringThe Rescue Squad extricated the driver of a vehicle who had struck 2 parked cars in downtown Silver Spring and overturned during the afternoon rush hour. Original notification of the accident came from a Silver Spring ambulance that came upon the scene shortly after it occurred.Rescue Squad 741 Bravo was http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/05/squad-crew-extricates-driver-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-2958212180345906866Tue, 04 May 2010 13:11:00 +00002010-05-24T08:31:27.851-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSMay 3UPDATED 5/21/2010Rescue Squad 741B and 4 EMS units were needed to handle a serious intersection accident during a rainy Monday morning rush hour. An ambulance and engine from the National Institutes of Health were dispatched at about 7:20 a.m. to Center Drive on the NIH campus for a personal injury collision. As they were responding, the location was updated to the intersection of http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/05/rescue-squad-crews-handle-monday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-2453687385368419506Tue, 04 May 2010 13:08:00 +00002010-05-30T04:53:24.251-04:00fihouse fire bethesda chevy chase rescue squad firefigher marylandApril 15, 2010 UPDATED 5/30/10Rescue Squad Responds to Another House FireThe Rescue Squad’s day crew responded to its 4th significant residential fire in two weeks. Rescue Squad 741 Bravo was dispatched to a house on Jamestown Court, in Glen Echo. The initial dispatch included a report of two children trapped.When the Rescue Squad arrived on scene, the blaze had spread into the house in severalhttp://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/05/rescue-squad-responds-to-another-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-758174039413446232Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:14:00 +00002010-05-30T04:52:13.379-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE SEARCH AND RESCUEApril 1, 2010 UPDATED 5/30/10Apartment Fire in Wheaton For the third day in a row, Rescue Squad 741 Bravo caught a working fire. Today, the fire was in both bedrooms of a ground floor garden apartment on Elkins Street in Wheaton.Rescue Squad 741 Bravo was dispatched on the initial box alarm, even though this location is far outside its first due area, because Wheaton’s rescue squad was committedhttp://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/04/apartment-fire-in-wheaton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-3467229364756355387Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:16:00 +00002010-05-30T04:50:21.180-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE SEARCH AND RESCUEMarch 31, 2010 UPDATED 5/30/10Two for TwoThe Rescue Squad responded to its second major house fire in two days, this time in the 8000 block of Glenmore Spring Road in Cabin John. First due Engine 710 from Cabin John arrived first on scene at approximately 2:20 pm with a report of fire in a two-story single family dwelling. There still was heavy fire from the upstairs windows when Rescue Squad http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/04/two-for-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-4702590131677496814Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:09:00 +00002010-04-11T03:16:11.120-04:00house fire bethesda chevy chase rescue squad firefigher marylandMarch 30 -Shortly after 9 a.m., Rescue Squad 741 Bravo – at the time an old Montgomery County reserve rescue squad – was dispatched for a report of a house fire in the 5100 block of Wissioming Road in Glen Echo. While the squad was en route, E711 (Glen Echo Fire Department) advised communications that it was on the scene with fire showing from the front of a three story house (Side A). RS741B washttp://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/03/rescue-squad-responds-to-large-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-2198849333673722830Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:02:00 +00002010-03-31T02:05:31.052-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE HYDRAULIC SPREADERS AMKUSMarch 8, 2010A Subaru Forester rolled onto its side, pinning the driver’s foot underneath, and presenting Rescue Squad crews with an extremely complex extrication scenario.Rescue Squad 741 Bravo (one of the Squad's two heavy rescue units) responded to a personal injury collision with a report of one trapped at the intersection of Wyngate Drive and Keystone Drive, two neighborhood residential http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-crew-faces-complicated-extrication.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274478246669063078.post-603513927675950944Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:20:00 +00002010-03-23T19:24:21.598-04:00RESCUE SQUAD FIRE EMS AMBULANCE MEDIC BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE SEARCH AND RESCUEMarch 9, 2010As Rescue Squad 741B cleared an automatic fire alarm on Pooks Hill Road in North Bethesda, a few minutes after 10:00 a.m., it was dispatched on Box 6-07 for a house fire in the 5100 block of Wessling Lane, near downtown Bethesda. Five minutes later, they arrived first on the scene and reported smoke showing from Side A (the front side) with a confirmed working basement fire. They http://bccrs.blogspot.com/2010/03/squad-crew-handles-tough-basement-fire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad)