Susquehanna Hose Company

Havre de Grace, MD

HEAVY RAIN BRINGS SWIFTWATER RESCUES TO HARFORD COUNTY

 June 25, 2006

divFrom Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning the Harford County area received approximately 4-6 inches of rain.nbsp At approximately 1700 hours the decision was made that the Hose Company should activate the swiftwater team.nbsp A crew of 10 swiftwater technicians assembled at Company 5 House 3 and were on standby until approximately 1800 hours when dispatch put out a swiftwater rescue on Tollgate Road in Bel Air.nbsp Chief 5-1 Dive Unit 585 amp Swiftwater Unit 586 called enroute immediately after alert.nbsp Dispatch advised all units enroute that callers were reporting a vehicle being pushed over an embankment by swiftwater however it was not knownnbspif the vehicle was occupied.nbsp Hose Company units traveled southbound on Interstate 95 to the Bel Air exit and then traveled north on Route 24.nbsp Company 3 units were first to arrive and confirmed the initial reports of a vehicle in the water howevernbspwere still unable to advise if someone was in the vehicle.nbsp Hose Company units arrived amp went to work.nbsp It was found that no one was actually in the vehicle howevernbspcrews still searched the area incase of someone flowing down stream.nbsp The owner of the vehicle was then located safely on ground and was un-injured.nbspnbspDeputy Chief 3 Bill Snydernbsphad the Tollgate Road Command.nbsp All units on the box cleared and then returned to Company 3 House 1 to standby.nbsp Crews arrived Company 3 and were standing by for appoximately 30 minutes when dispatch put out the box for anbspvehicle in high water on Route 7 between Route 136 amp Abingdon Road.nbsp Hose Company units as well as the Harford County Tactial Rescue Team called enroute.nbsp Dispatch advised all units that there was a vehicle trapped in high water with two subjects still in the vehicle.nbsp Chief 4 was first to arrive and confirmed those reports.nbsp Hose Company units amp TRT units arrived shortly after and went to work.nbsp Crews advanced the new Company 5 marine unit to the vehicle and extricated the subjects.nbsp The subjects were brought to dry ground and were checked by EMS personnel.nbsp Neither of the subjects were injured and units began clearing.nbsp Chief 4 Cubby Bair had the Philadelphia Road Command.nbsp A job well done goes to all crews involved.divdivnbspdivdivHere are several videos from the Philadelphia Road Incidentdivdiva hrefhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvzmeL4iPlMAohttpwww.youtube.comwatchvzmeL4iPlMAoadivdiva hrefhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvKUzhi662iVIhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvKUzhi662iVIadivdiva hrefhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvVQX9VvqKvdghttpwww.youtube.comwatchvVQX9VvqKvdgadivdiva hrefhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvpu8bvUR91XAhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvpu8bvUR91XAadivdiva hrefhttpwww.youtube.comwatchveBIqzOMrst4httpwww.youtube.comwatchveBIqzOMrst4adivdiva hrefhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvKQ8aCyJx-chttpwww.youtube.comwatchvKQ8aCyJx-cadiv

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