Abingdon Fire Company, Harford County, Maryland

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9-19-2007 MVC, Minor Injuries, I-95 at RT543

4-1-07 MVC with Rescue - Hookers Mill Road

2-21-07 2007 Banquet

The Annual Banquet of the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company was held Saturday Evening February 21^st 2007, completing their eighty second year of dedicated service to the citizens of Harford County. The event was held at the Level Volunteer Fire Company banquet hall, and dinner was served by their ladies auxiliary. Abingdon’s fire station was manned during their absence by an engine crew from Company 5, Havre de Grace. Abingdon’s paid paramedic crew was on duty to provide EMS services.

In his welcoming address, Fire Company President Jerry Anderson Sr. stated that Banquet Night has a special significance. It is a time when we bring our membership together at the end of a year of service to our community for an evening of social togetherness and to recognize those members who contributed their volunteer services in a special way during the past year.

The Master of Ceremonies for this special event was Tom Schaech, President of the Harford County Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Association. During his address, President Schaech made special mention of the increased fire and EMS responsibility which faces Abingdon due their rapidly growing population. He noted that Abingdon’s EMS and fire calls are increasing by ten percent each year. This past year Abingdon responded to 4,617 EMS calls and 1,704 Fire calls for a total of 6,321 calls for service.

In attendance were representatives of our State and Local Government who participated in the awards ceremony presenting citations from the Senate, House of Delegates and County Government recognizing the following members:

Chris Shay, Named EMS Person of the Year by EMS Assistant Chief Linda Dousa.

Keith BoSheers, Named Firefighter of the year by Fire Chief Albert Bair.

The Administration award of the year was awarded to 2^nd Vice President Patty Autry, presented by President Jerry Anderson. The award was in recognition of Patty’s professionalism as director of Human Resources for Abingdon’s 215 members.

2-19-07 Rope Rescue

2-6-07 MVC with Rescue on Carsins Run Road

1-23-07 MVC with Rescue

11-21-06 MVC with Rescue

10-22-06 House 3 Dedication and Open House

10-2006 Support for Local Soldier Killed in the Line of Duty

9-16-2006 WalMart Safety Expo

5-21-06 Motor Vehicle Rescue

At approximately 7am on 5-21-06 Abingdon Fire Company and Aberdeen Fire Department EMS responded to a motor vehicle accident with rescue. Upon arrival units found a Corvette convertible to be involved in a single car incident with a tree. One occupant was removed from the wreckage and flown to R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center by Maryland State Police.

4-7-06 Two Alarm Fire 801 Box

At approximately 1:27am on Friday April 7, 2006, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a report of a house on fire in the 600 block of Philadelphia Road in Joppa. Units from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, under the command of Assistant Chief Erik Petersen, arrived to find a working fire in the basement of a single family two story home. The fire quickly spread throughout the home due to construction type, fire load, and delay in detection.

There were no reported injuries resulting from the two alarm fire. It took approximately 2 hours to bring the blaze under control. Approximately 55 firefighters from Joppa-Magnolia volunteers, Abingdon volunteers, Bel Air volunteers, Fallston volunteers, Kingsville volunteers, White Marsh volunteers, and Aberdeen Proving Ground worked this incident for nearly four hours. The home was a total loss. The cause of the fire was undetermined at the time of this press releases and is under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office. The occupants of the home were being assisted by other family members.