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Welcome to "The Park", the official website of the career staff assigned to Loudoun County, Virginia station 11. This site is dedicated to the men and women that have made this station one of the most respected and sought after assignments in the county, and to the community they serve. Located 25 miles west of Washington D.C. Engine and Tower 11 are first due to a wide variety of occupancies and target hazards which include light and heavy industrial complexes, numerous single family, townhome and garden apartments, schools, shopping centers and hazardous materials sites.

Commercial Box ends the Drought

June 27 - At approximately 1400 hours, just as a Seagrave factory rep showed up at station 11 with a busload of firefighters from the Poconos down to see the new Tower, the tones started dropping. Box 11-10 was struck for the commercial building fire at 1323 Shepard Drive. Rescue 13 (Loving) happened to be at station 11 (all the way from Leesburg) for equipment so they added on and responded behind Wagon 11 (Lt. Dodsen). Both marked on the scene to find a two-story warehouse style commercial building with smoke showing from an occupancy used as a wood cabinet shop. Members immediately went to work. Rescue 13 quickly found the fire in the rear of the building as FF Keyser ran the line, picking his way through a large amount of storage in the aisles as well as several forklifts in the garage area. Tower 11 (Lt. Schumacher) arrived on scene soon after and he and FF Lippincott ventilated the second story windows while Technician Moore set to work with the K12 on the roll-up garage door. Crews were met with heavy fire fed by various chemicals and extension to the second floor. Tower 6 took the rear upon arrival and cut the roof; Battalion 601 (B/C Brandenburg) had command. A second alarm was struck due to the humid weather, and Haz Mat 19 was special-called to evaluate the chemical hazards. Two firefighters were treated and released at Lansdowne Hospital for minor injuries.

Acquired Structure Training

June 26 - Wagon and Tower 11 trained for two days straight in what used to be the original Sterling Post Office located on Ruritan Circle. The current owner, a furniture company, planned to raze the small brick & block building but offered it to the fire department first. Many other units from the first battalion joined us in Mayday/RIT drills, concrete wall breaching, forcible entry and vertical ventilation drills through out both Monday and Tuesday. Although the temperatures pushed 100 degrees with high humidity both days, crews were not swayed from such a rare training opportunity.

Gas Leak, Entrapment Make for Sweaty Day

June 19 - While the heat index soared to close to a hundred degrees, Wagon and Tower 11 along with 18 were sent to the Washington Sports Club gym on Dranesville Road for the odor of gas in the structure. The Tower checked the roof-top units while Engine 18 checked exposures. A pilot light next door in Glory Days grill was found to be the culprit. Shortly thereafter while clearing a fire alarm, company 11 was sent out again for the MVA with entrapment at Atlantic Blvd. and E. Severn Way. Wagon 11 arrived on scene quickly and established Command (Smith) with a minivan on it's side and confirmed one trapped inside. The Tower (Kerkstra) and Tech unit (volunteers) responded due to Rescue 15 being out of service. Battalion 601 (Brandenburg) assumed Command upon arrival. Engine 18 (Pierson) responded as well and assisted with stabilization and the LZ. Because of the limited equipment on the Tech unit, some imagination had to be used. The roof was flapped and patient handed over to Dulles M364. Aircare responded and the patient was flown to Fairfax Hospital. Units operated on scene for approximately one hour.

MVA in Front of Station 11

June 14 - While hard at play at PT, Wagon 11 was sent back to quarters for a reported auto accident with injuries. Arriving prior to Medic 25, Wagon 11 found a two-vehicle wreck with one injured. A technician from Keplinger's had already initiated patient care; Wagon 11 assisted with packaging one for transport. Later in the day, the Wagon went out again for a water main break on the Boulevard.

Hot Day in the Park

June 1 - As temperatures rose well into the 90's on Friday afternoon, the boys from the Park were engaged in some serious physical activity at the Olympus Gym on Glenn Drive when the alarm was sounded for a commercial building fire approximately 6 addresses down. Not seeing any smoke in the area, Wagon and Tower 11 responded two blocks down to a one-story warehouse style building with numerous occupants outside. After running the 300' line to the center of the structure, a burned up exhaust fan in a bathroom was discovered to be the culprit. Much of the large building was charged with smoke, so "one and one" was held for removal, and units cleared within 30 minutes. Meanwhile Engine 18 took the cardiac arrest on Greenthorne Avenue, just a few streets down. An hour later units were sent to Chase Heritage Circle for a reported dryer fire in a garden apartment. The fire was confined to the appliance, and units were released minutes later. The drought continues.

Soldiers Down in the Park

May 4 - At approximately 1030 this morning, station 11 was toned out for an auto accident reportedly involving two box trucks at the intersection of W. Church Rd. and Cascades Parkway. Upon arrival, Wagon 11 (Kerkstra) discovered a tractor-drawn Budweiser truck struck broadside by a tanker truck carrying windshield washer fluid. Multiple cases of beer bottles were strewn across the road and onto the hood of a car waiting in the turn lane. Rescue 15 (Myers) was called to the scene to assist with a large amount of motor oil leaking from a cracked crankcase in one of the trucks. Wagon 11 and Medic 15 treated one ALS patient who was flown to Fairfax. Wagon 11 handled the LZ.

Tower 611 Goes In Service

April 20 - After swapping equipment between fire trucks all morning due to mechanical difficulties with Truck 611, as well as the unavailability of Quint 618 due to station fills in PWC, the boys from the Park were given the okay by Vol. Chief Starling to place the new Ladder Tower in service. At approx. 1315 hours the announcement was made by the ECC: "The new Tower 11 is in service." TL11 is a 2006 Seagrave with a 104' RK Aerial. More pictures to come.

Truck Fire in the Park

April 19 - Old Canteen 11 was being loaded up for it's final trip to it's new home in Florida when the engine compartment caught fire. Since this occurred directly in front of the station while preparing for lunch, all members responded to assist. Luckily this was all caught on tape by FF Keyser. The fire was quickly extinguished with no injuries.

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Box 18-3 for the Apartment Fire

April 10 - The Engine and Truck were cleaning up from breakfast when the box was struck for 20810 Wallingford Square in Cascades. Q618(Woodard) marked on the scene with nothing evident, but upon investigation discovered a kitchen fire with sprinkler activation in an apartment on the 3rd floor. It was held with Engines 618 and 611, as well as Truck 611. There was water damage to numerous apartments.

Mutual Box 3901

April 3, 2007 - At approximately 1600hrs engine 611 was dispatched for the 2nd alarm house fire on box 3901 in Fairfax County. Upon arrival 1st in units encountered heavy fire conditions on the 2nd floor with extension through the roof. Engine 611 arrived and picked up the plug for Engine 404, and then reported to the command post for additional assignment. Command requested a 2 1/2 inch line to the Adam side of the structure, as to assist in the defensive operations. Engine 611 cleared the scene after about 2 hours and returned to quarters. Assigned to the Engine that day was FF D. Henry, FF B. Keyser and Capt. Smith.

Company 611 and Dulles Handle PIT

August 25, 2006- Units from Company 611 and Dulles Airport were dispatched to the intersection of Wilder Court and Old Ox Road for a report of an auto accident with entrapment. Units went on scene reporting multiple car accident with entrapment. Rescue Engine 324 and Rescue Squad 615 simultaneously worked to extricate two separate victims. Crews operated on scene for forty five minutes. One patient was flown to Fairfax Hospital in serious condition.

Hazmat Box on Jennings Farm Drive

August 22 - While cleaning up from breakfast firefighters from Engine 611 were alerted for an investigation of a possible chemical leak in the parking lot at 46950 Jennings Farm Drive. Upon receiving the supplemental Engine 611 requested the assistance of Hazmat Company 619 and other additional resources. The product that was leaking from the truck ended up being Sodium Hypochloride. Units operated on scene for three hours.

One Trapped In The Park

August 21 - Just after 0800 hours units 11 and 15 were dispatched for a report of an auto accident with possible entrapment at the intersection of W. Beech Road and W. Alder Ave. T-611 arrived on scene and confirmed the entrapment. The patient was extricated in just under 10 minutes. Patient care was transferred to Dulles Medic 364. BC 601(Shank) had the command.

New Additions to The Park

August 10 - With the latest transfer list out and about, Company 11 will be losing Lieutenant Mike Loving, Technician Dan Bush, Firefighter Mike “Root” Burrier, and Firefighter Marty Rutledge. With their departure Company 11 will receive Captain Dan Smith, Lieutenant Chris Kerkstra, Technician Greg Moore, Firefighter Blaine Keyser, and Probationary Firefighter Harry “Skippy” Davison. Best of luck to everyone on their transfers and to the guys who are leaving. Don’t be a stranger, you’ll always have a home in The Park!

Revised: 06/29/07 14:31:34.