Donate

Tuesday BINGO Mailer


Gun BINGO Mailer


Community Events
12/07/2024
Breakfast with Santa

12/31/2024
Holiday Raffle


2024 Incidents
Fire EMS Dive
Jan 45 88 0
Feb 41 82 1
Mar 59 90 2
Apr 54 78 0
May 57 62 0
Jun 54 66 5
Jul 51 75 0
Aug 61 99 2
Sep 44 105 0
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total 466 745 10

Past Incidents
Fire EMS Dive
2023 652 1092 15
2022 611 1266 8
2021 480 1114 17
2020 422 770 15
2019 453 809 14
2018 445 889 37
2017 478 936 11
2016 401 938 13
2015 441 940 15
2014 439 850 19
2013 390 773 12
2012 369 825 9
2011 383 698 36
2010 426 754 14

Web Counters
Website Visitors
Since
April 14, 2005
5,451,105
Visitors Today
Oct 13, 2024
78

We Will Remember
Support Our Troops
Saturday Morning House Fire on Sykesville Road
Email Print RSS Facebook Twitter RSS

By Public Information Officer Clay Myers
July 13, 2024

Gamber & Community Fire Co., neighboring fire departments, and Carroll County Department of Fire and EMS career personnel were alerted for a house fire in the 3200 block of Sykesville Rd. at 11:14 am on Saturday, July 13.

EMS Captain 13, Todd Tracey, was responding to the fire station when he observed the house fire in passing. He stopped and advised the 911 center that it was a working fire. A rapid intervention dispatch (RID) was added to the call and additional tankers were also alerted. This area of Westminster has no fire hydrants. Mutual aid from Baltimore County and Howard County was also provided with tanker support.

Crews arrived to find a fully involved two car garage with extension into the dwelling. The fire extended into the breezeway and the living area of the house and into the attic. Additionally, a sedan in the driveway was also fully involved and a pickup truck to the side of the garage had some damage. Gamber Captain Richard Yingling was the incident commander.

Crews established numerous fire attack hose lines both in the front, side, and rear of the house to knock down the fire. Additionally, the front roof was opened to allow for heat and smoke to vent. Firefighters entered the rear of the house where there was active fire.The fire was controlled shortly after and crews started to overhaul and ventilate. Tankers were used to supply water to the scene and they filled up at a local pond.

BGE turned off the power to the house and MSP closed Rt. 32 to traffic. There were no reported injuries to fire personnel or civilians. The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause and origin of the fire.

Baltimore County Tanker 56 from Franklin and Engine-Tanker 503 from Chestnut Ridge in Baltimore County filled in the Gamber Station.

Units: Engines 134 and 131, Ambulance 139, Duty 13, EMS 13, Captain 13
 
Mutual Aid: Reese, Westminster, Sykesville, Winfield, Baltimore County Franklin, New Windsor, Union Bridge, Pleasant Valley, Hampstead, Howard County Station 3, DCon 30, BC Upperco, BC Reisterstown, BC Glyndon, CC DFEMS BC1, BC3, OPS 101, EMS 103, BGE, MSP, OSFM
 
 

Add a Comment Add a Comment 1 Comment(s)

Sharon July 15, 2024 at 12:40 PM
So glad that there were no injuries




Quick Links: Gamber Homepage | Guestbook | Members Area | Members E-mail
Website Designed and Hosted By:
Firehouse Solutions
www.FirehouseSolutions.com
Website Proudly Maintained By:
Gamber & Community
Fire Company

3838 Niner Road
Finksburg, MD 21048
Emergency Dial 9-1-1
Station Phone: (410) 795-3445
Station Fax: (410) 795-0208
E-mail: info@gambervfd.org
Copyright © 2024 Firehouse Solutions (A Service of Technology Reflections, Inc.)