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CURRENT HEADLINES FOR THE FUNKSTOWN FIRE COMPANY.........10TH CALVALRY AT WORK!
Ten Hose Responds To Working Fire With Halfway Fire...
On March 28th, crews from Halfway, Funkstown and Hagerstown were alerted for a "House On Fire" on Virginia Avenue north of Halfway Boulevard.  FM26 was the first arriving unit to find the back of the apartment building on fire.  As crews approached the scene, additional crews from Williamsport Fire along with the Air Unit and Rehab Unit were dispatched out with Halfway's Medic Unit on the "Working Fire Assignment".  Firefighters were able to knockdown a bulk of the fire with in about 10 - 15 minutes after arrival on the scene.  Crews remained on the scene for an additional two hours conducting salvage and overhaul operations.  Crews were faced with hot spots within the walls of the structure involved.  No injuries were reported and the Red Cross was brought in to assist residents at the apartment complex as needed.  Fire Marshal Ed Ernst (FM26) is currently investigating the incident. 

Ten Hose Responds To Working Fire With Williamsport Fire...

On March 7th, Washington County dispatchers were flooded with reports of flames coming from a house off of Vermont Street in Williamsport.  Fire crews from Williamsport along with neighboring jurisdictions were quickly dispatch out for a House On Fire at 20:32 hours that evening.  Chief William Ball of Williamsport Fire Co.2 arrived to find fire blowing out the second floor at 45 West Salisbury Street.  Chief Ball assumed Salisbury Street Command and requested the Working Fire Dispatch started.  As crews arrived to begin their work to bring the blaze under control, additional crews were dispatched out. Crews were faced with heavy fire conditions on the second floor extending into the attic area.  It took over 50 firefighters to bring the blaze under control within a half an hour of crews arriving on the scene.  Firefighter remained on the scene for nearly three hours after the fire was reported under control by Command.  During those three hours, the State Fire Marshals Office Deputy Ernst (FM26) began his investigation while crews conducted overhaul operations.  It was reported that no one was injured during the blaze and the Fire Marshals Office has found the fire to be accidental in nature. Damages are estimated to be around $25,000.   The Red Cross was notified for assistance to two adults that were displaced by the blaze.  All fire department operations were reported complete just before midnight when Chief Ball terminated command.  Williamsport Fire Co.2 responded to the call with mutual aid assistance from Halfway Fire Co.26, Funkstown Fire Co.10, Clear Spring Fire Co.4, Fairplay Fire Co.12, Washington County Air Unit 25 and Rehab Unit 255, Maryland State Fire Marshals Office and the American Red Cross.  While crews were committed on the scene, Maugansville Fire Co.13 transferred a unit over to Williamsport Fire to cover Williamsport’s first due during the incident.

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Ten Hose Places Engine 101 In-Service On 2/25/08...

The Volunteer put their new 2007 KME Pumper in service Monday evening at 18:00 hours.  The new 2007 KME Predator is equipped with a 750 gallon water tank and a 60 gallon class B foam cell.  This pumper is designated as Engine 101 and is classified as a Class A Engine in Washington County.  This engine answered its first emergency call 14 minutes after being placed in-service.  Emergency crews from Funkstown, Halfway and Williamsport were dispatched out at 18:14 hours for smoke in the building.  Engine 101 responded with the Volunteer Fire Company of Halfway as the third due Engine at Homewood Retirement Village at 16505 Virginia Avenue.  Engine 101 second emergency response was for a major vehicle accident on Interstate 70 at exit 32 East bound later that night at 23:20 hours.  

TEN HOSE RECOGNIZES MEMBERS AT YEARLY BANQUET

The Funkstown Volunteer fire Company recently held their annual 2007 awards banquet on Saturday Feb. 23 at the 4 points. the evening began with social hour then dinner. Out going fire chief Paul Hottinger gave his report for 2007. He thanked many people for their support of his many years as an officer with the company. His tenure began in 1998 as a lt. President Steven Metzner gave a president report discussing the new engine purchase, all the grants the company has received through the years. the evening then continued with dancing and partying through out the night...

Special award given to Glenn Fuscsick from President Metzner for his outstanding support of grant writing for the company.

A special award presented to the company from the office of Senator Mulkuski for all the success in grant funding the company has had through the years...


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Ten Hose Responds To Heavy Entrapment On Interstate 70...

On February 25th, emergency crews from Funkstown and Community Rescue were dispatched out Monday night to a vehicle accident on Interstate 70 at 23:20 hours.  Washington County Dispatch took multiple calls reporting a vehicle accident involving several vehicles.  No initial calls were able to confirm injuries so The PIA assignment was started.  Prior to units going on the scene, dispatch received a follow up call reporting entrapments.  Upon arrival of Engine 101 from Funkstown, crews found several vehicles spread out.  Captain Chris Lundberg assumed I70 Command and confirmed they had two patients entrapped.  Both patients were classified as Priority 1 and Command requested a second Medic unit from Community Rescue to the scene as well as Hagerstown Fire Departments Utility 3 to assist with manpower.  While firefighters worked to free the entrapments, a third patient from a separate vehicle was evaluated and classified as a Priority 3.  At this point Command requested a 3rd BLS unit to the scene out of Halfway Fire & EMS.  Crews worked for nearly twenty minutes to free both patients from the wreckage.  Extrication of the first Priority one was reported complete at 23:45 hours.  The second was complete seven minutes later.  Both patients were rapidly immobilized and packaged by emergency crews and transported to Washington County Trauma Center by Community Rescue.  The third patient was assessed and transported by Halfway Fire & EMS Priority three for check-up.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF WILLIAM KING OF THE WCVFRA PHOTO TEAM

Ten Hose Responds To Four Alarm Blaze In Boonsboro...
On the morning of February 22, Washington County 9-1-1 became flooded with calls reporting a fire on North Main Street in Boonsboro. Crews on Box 6-1 were alerted for a building fire at 07:42 hours this Friday morning. As calls continued to pour in, Station 6 called in over fire band immediately requesting the second alarm to be struck. Crews arrived to find the old Boone Hotel on the corner of North Main and St. Paul Street to be fully engulfed in flames and rapidly spreading.

Chief Griffith from Boonsboro Fire Co.6 arrived assuming Main Street Command and was beginning a rapid assessment of the situation as Truck 6 arrived to find they had people still in the building and reported trapped. Command at this point requested the completion of both 2nd and 3rd alarms on the assignment. Once requested, Command gave a report advising he had a three story commercial structure with heavy fire. Firefighters on the scene were faced with heavy exposures being threatened on all four sides of the structure.  As firefighters worked to battle the blaze and rescue occupants still in the structure, Town employees worked to prepare for the worst. As flames spread from one structure to another, efforts were made to evacuate equipment and important documents from the Town Hall just up the street from the fire. Crews working to bring the fire under control were not only faced with a heavy fire load but also with adverse weather conditions near freezing.  After an hour and a half of battling the blaze, Command reported that a bulk of the fire had been knocked down. Crews continued to work to control the blaze until 10:53 hours at which time Command declared the fire under control. Crews began overhaul operations as Deputy State Fire Marshal Ed Ernst began his investigation into the cause of the devastating blaze.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAMES MAYNARD OF THE WCVFRA PHOTO TEAM

 

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Funkstown Fire Company

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Administration

Fire Chief - David Fraley President - Steve Metzner
Deputy Chief - Steve Pifer 1st VP - Larry Iseminger
Assist. Chief - Kevin Kotanko 2nd VP - Dave Johnston
Captain - Chris Lundberg Secretary - Judy Schminkey
Lieutenant- Eric Fraley Treasurer - Dale Hill
Lieutenant- Steve Schultz Assist. Treasurer - Linda Kindle
Lieutenant- Nick Hamilton  
Lieutenant- Brad Giffin  
   

Board of Directors

Kyd Dieterich Joey Royce
Steve Lohr Ed Clopper
 

 

 

2007
Gallery

2/25/08
Heavy Entrapment
I70 @ Exit 32
2/23/08
CO.10 2008
BANQUET PHOTOS
2/22/08
4 Alarm Fire
BOONSBORO
1/11/08
Chimney Fire
Sharpsburg Pk
12/08/07
House Fire
York Rd
12/02/07
PIA
Sharpsburg Pk
8/11/07
Trailer Fire
Poplar Street
7/27/07
MVC Rollover
I-70
7/03/07
Oak Ridge Drive
MVC
6/07/07
Linwood Rd Fire
In Halfway
4/06/07
Barn Fire
Day Road
3/19/07
Vehicle Into The Building
Robinwood Dr.
3/13/07
Explosion In The Building
Clear Water Cir.
2/03/07
Banquet 2007
F.V.F.C.
1/28/07
Entrapment
I70 / Rt.66
1/19/07
2 Alarm Fire
Boonsboro, MD
 

 
 
 

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