Just before 1500 hours on Saturday, units from Jacksonville and surrounding stations were alerted for a car accident with people trapped in the area of Manor Road and Jarrettsville Pike. Jacksonville’s Engine 473 and IV 475 responded on the initial call. Units arrived minutes later at Jarrettsville Pike and the Harford County line to find head-on collision. After a brief investigation, units discovered a total of three patients. Two were trapped in one cars and a third patient was trapped in the other car. Command was established and four additional medic units were requested along with two Maryland State Police Helicopters. As additional units arrived, crews worked to extricate, treat, and package the patients for transport. After patients were transported to trauma centers, personnel worked to mitigate spilled fluids from the vehicles. Units were on the scene over an hour before going back in service.

Jacksonville Units: E473, IV475, SU476

Other Units: BC22, TOW17, A535, M792, M395, M117, S303, EMS7, EMS1, E382, CAR601

Early Friday afternoon, units from Long Green and Providence were alerted for multiple reports of woods on fire in the vicinity of Loch Raven Drive and the Loch Raven Resevoir. Units arrived in the area a few minutes later and updated the location to Morgan Mill Road and Manor Road. After personnel and equipment drove over a mile into the woods, they discovered approximately four acres on fire near “The Cliffs.” At this time, command was established and a number of additional units were requested. The request for additional brush trucks and a tanker strike team brought Jacksonville’s Engine 473, Tanker Support Unit 474, and Brush 472 along with a number of other companies. IV 475 also responded to the scene. The fire continued to spread due to dry conditions, high winds, and the lack of water such a long distance from the road. Overall, at least four alarms of equipment were on location including companies throughout Baltimore County with mutual aid from Harford County, York County, and Baltimore City.

Just after 1700 hours on Sunday, units from Long Green and Jacksonville were alerted for a patient that had fallen in the 12800 block of Long Green Pike. Utility 386 and IV 475 responded on the initial call. A few minutes after the arrival of U386, the Maryland State Police Medevac helicopter was requested to transported the patient to the trauma center. This brought Engine 382 and EMS 7 to the scene. Units operated on scene for approximately 45 minutes.

Jacksonville Units: IV475

Other Units: U386, E382, EMS7, Trooper 8

Saturday evening, the Baltimore County Police Helicopter noticed a woods fire in the Prettyboy Resevoir. Units from Hereford were dispatched to the location. After a brief investigation, it was determined that a significant portion of woods were on fire. Units from throughout Northern Baltimore County, York County, and Carroll County responded. Jacksonville's Engine 473 and Brush 472 transferred to Company 44 while Engine 471 remained on standby at the station. A search for dinner at Hereford's firehouse turned up empty. This resulted in Jacksonville's members eating Pop-Tarts for dinner as they waited for units to go back in service from the woods fire a few hours later.

Jacksonville Units: E471, B472, E473

Just before 1600 hours on Saturday, Engine 382 reported to dispatch that a motor vehicle collision had just occurred at the intersection of Long Green Road and Manor Road. They arrived to find a Chevy Cavalier that had struck a Mercury Tracer on the left side. Crews worked to perform patient care, load the patient, and transport to the trauma center.

Jacksonville Units: IV475

Other Units: E382

On Sunday evening, units from Northern Baltimore County, York County, and Carroll County were dispatched for reports of a house fire. Initial units responded and while still enroute, advised that they had a heavy column of smoke and a large glow in the sky. A working fire assignment and tanker strike team were requested prior to the arrival of any unit. A few minutes later, units arrived on the scene and confirmed a fully-involved dwelling. Since a large number of units were committed to this incident, other units moved to cover for those stations. Jacksonville’s Engine 471 transferred to Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Company while Engine 473 remained on standby at the station.

Jacksonville Units: E471, E473

Early Friday morning, units from Towson and the surrounding area were dispatched for multiple reports of an apartment fire on Kenilworth Avenue. A few minutes after calling enroute, Engine 101 requested a working fire profile and a second alarm. This brought Jacksonvilles Air Unit 478 and other specialty pieces of apparatus. Upon arrival, E101 reported heavy fire from the third floor. Crews worked to perform an efficient and effective attack. The fire was knocked down after some time and units remained on scene until approximately 0700 hours.

Jacksonville Units: AU478

Other Units: BC11, E101, E307, E11, E14, T1, TOW17, SQ303, E302, E391, E10, E2, T297, TOW323, M1, M14, EMS1, EMS7, Rehab 154, 155

At approximately 1900 hours on Friday, Long Green and Jacksonville Volunteers were dispatched for a report of an unknown type of fire on Dulaney Valley Road. Engine 382 responded and arrived in the 12900 block minutes later to find smoke showing from a house. After a brief investigation, it was determined that there was a working chimney fire. Engine 471 assisted crews with laddering the roof and using ‘chimney bombs’ to extinguish the fire in the chimney. Crews worked on the inside of the house to remove fire wood and ash from the wood stove and wood furnace. Units operated on location for approximately one hour.

Jacksonville Units: E471

Other Units: E381, E382, U386

Jacksonville's Air Unit responded to assist units on the scene of two separate working fires on Sunday night. Just before 2100 hours, units had arrived on the scene of a house fire on Wentworth Road in an 11-10 and requested a working fire. The crew on AU478 worked over an hour to fill bottles and return to the station. Later, at 0326 hours Monday morning, the air unit was dispatched again to an 18-11 box for a working apartment fire on Stockmill Road. The crew assisted units on a multi-alarm apartment fire and did not return until after 0600 hours.

Jacksonville Units: AU478

Throughout the day on Saturday, a cold front moving into the area brought rain, hail, thunderstorms, and high wind through Baltimore County. Jacksonville responded to dozens of calls for wires arcing, downed wires, trees on fire, and trees in the roadway. Additionally, units responded to a tree that had fallen down onto a house in the 14500 block of Old York Road. Jacksonville’s Medic 475 was also tied up on various calls most of the day.

Jacksonville Units: Engine 471, Brush 472, Engine 473, Medic 475