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EMS Standby at the Sheep and Wool Festival MAY 04 - The first weekend in May is always a big one in West Friendship, since it's when the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival comes to town. This year the 35th Annual festival was held May 3rd and 4th, bringing over 50,000 people to the Howard County Fairgrounds. The festival, held each year by the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association, has vendors of wool yarn, vendors of other fiber-producing livestock such ... (Full Story & Photos)

Pedestrian Struck in the 3-8 Box APRIL 23 - Continuing a busy Wednesday, crews from Station 3 were alerted for the pedestrian struck at Route 32 and the Carroll County line at 23:17. While Engine 31 and Paramedic 35 were responding, Howard County Communications advised that the patient was not conscious and not breathing. Engine 31 arrived at Route 32 and West Friendship Road to find three vehicles in the roadway with CPR already in progress ... (Full Story)

Abandoned House Fire APRIL 23 - A fire in an abandoned house woke crews up early and kept them working for much of Wednesday morning. At 06:02 Wednesday, units from West Friendship and Ellicott City Stations 8 and 2 were alerted for smoke coming from a house on Marriottsville Road in the area of the Alpha Ridge Landfill. Engine 82 arrived on the scene at 2200 Marriottsville Road in the 8-9 box to find fire in the basement and through ... (Full Story)

Newspaper Delivery Vehicle Struck on Gaither Road APRIL 06 - On the early morning hours of Sunday 04-06-2008, the station was alerted for an accident on Gaither Road. Engine 31 arrived location to find a newspaper delivery car in the ditch, which was hit by a pickup truck. The impact pushed the car into a brick pillar mailbox, and then into the ditch. The driver of the vehicle was unharmed do to being out of the vehicle at time of impact. The driver of the ... (Full Story & Photos)

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TWO ALARM APARTMENT FIRE IN ELLICOTT CITY MARCH 23 - On Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 around 07:00 am, station 3's Engine 31 and Tower 3 was alerted to assist on a two alarm apartment fire in the 8600 hundred block of Town & Country Boulevard in Ellicott City. When they arrived location flames had already engulfed the roof of one of the 3 story buildings. Engine 31's officer handled the stage division, while the rest of Engine 31's crew joined Engine ... (Full Story & Photos)

Eastbound in the Westbound Lanes MARCH 15 - Early Saturday morning at 03:48, Paramedic 35, Engine 31, and units from Station 8 and Rescue Squad 2 were alerted for a motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries in the 70-51 box at I-70 Westbound at Route 40. While units were responding, Howard County Communications upgraded the assignment, adding Battalion Chief 2, EMS 2, and Engine 82 to the response. Paramedic 35 arrived to find a Toyota ... (Full Story & Photos)

Dragon Fire at the Enchanted Forest MARCH 13 - Units from West Friendship and Ellicott City were alerted today for a building fire at the former Enchanted Forest amusement park at 10224 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City. At 13:53, Engine 31 and Paramedic 35, along with units from Ellicott City Stations 2 and 8 responded to the closed park. Upon arrival Bethany Lane Engine 82 found an 8 foot dragon figurine atop the castle that was the onetime ... (Full Story & Photos)

Chimney Fire Rosemary Lane MARCH 10 - On Friday March 7 around 10:00 pm Station 3 was alerted for a chimney fire at 3200 block of Rosemary Lane. Units arrived location to find a large two story house. While investigating units found a pipe from a wood furnace to the bottom of the chimney glowing red with a slight order in the house with no smoke visible. Command was established by Unit 697 and requested for Tower 3, Tanker 3, proceed ... (Full Story & Photos)

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