At 0905 hours on Saturday, tones were sounded throughout the Northeast portion of the county for reports of smoke coming from a house on Country Hill Court in Station 48s first-due territory. Units from Kingsville, Long Green, Fallston, and Jacksonville responded on the call. Units arrived minutes later to find a two story dwelling with smoke and fire showing from the roof. Although the fifth company dispatched, Jacksonville was the second company to arrive on the scene. As one crew worked to throw ladders, cut a hole, and pull a line to the roof, Jacksonvilles crew assisted units on the first floor and in the attic checking for extension. E471 was on the scene approximately one hour assisting to knock down the fire and perform overhaul before being released at 1015 hours. E473 maintained a standby crew at the station for the duration of the incident.

Jacksonville Units: E471

Other Units: E481, E482, S483, SU486, TT488, E382, HCE1311, E10, T8, HCT1331, BC3

At 1709 hours on Friday, Jacksonville was alerted for multiple reports of a car accident in the area of Merrymans Mill Road and Blythenia Road. Engine 473 responded and arrived minutes later to find a two-vehicle collision with multiple injured subjects. A brief assessment yielded only minor injuries. The medic unit was cancelled when all individuals reported they didn;t want to be transported. The engine crew handled two patient refusals and general accident cleanup. The crew cleared at 1730 hours.

Jacksonville Units: E473

Other Units: M11

As colder winter temperatures came to the region, members of the community began to use their chimneys again. As in previous years, this leads to an increase in fires due to a lack of regular cleaning and maintenance on many of these chimneys. At 1629 hours on Thursday, Station 47 was alerted for the report of smoke coming from the roof of a dwelling. Engine 471 responded on the initial assignment along with units from other neighboring companies in the first Battalion. Engine 473, Tanker Support Unit 474, and Special Unit 476 also responded. Units arrived minutes later to find a two story dwelling with smoke showing from the chimney. A brief investigation found that the metal insert in the flue had broken and had ignited a fire within the chimney. After no extension into the dwelling was found, the assignment was downgraded to E471, E391, and TOW17. Units remained on the scene for approximately two hours working to extinguish the fire and perform overhaul operations.

Jacksonville Units: E471, E473, TSU474, SU476

Other Units: E391, TSU394, E382, E17, BC11

At 1037 hours on Tuesday, units from Cockeysville and other nearby fire stations were dispatched for the report of a house on fire in the 14500 block of Western Road. Additional information advised that the female caller had started a fire in the fireplace Christmas morning and it had gotten out of control. Units arrived on the scene minutes later to find a two story dwelling with fire showing. A tanker strike team was then requested, bringing a number of units including Jacksonville's Engine 471. A few minutes later, Air Unit 478 was dispatched along with other units when a working fire assignment was requested. While both units from Jacksonville were still enroute, crews on the scene worked to make an aggressive interior attack. Just as E471 was arriving on scene, command advised that the incident was under control and began to scale back the number of units committed. Engine 471 cleared and returned to the station while Air Unit 478 remained on the scene for two hours filling bottles as personnel performed salvage and overhaul operations. Firefighters rescued two out of 18 cats that were inside the house. The homeowner suffered minor injuries when she attempted to punch out windows to allow the cats to escape.

Jacksonville Units: E471, AU478

Other Units: E391, E392, TSU394, E17, TOW17, E14, HM114, M395, EMS7, BC11, E501, TT454, TSU504, U408, E60, E442, SU407, E14, E441, E413, E452, E441, E302, E493, E101, TSU444, E401, TT446, S303, E503, REH153, REH154, REH155

At approximately 1000 hours on Saturday, a call was dispatched for a non-emergency detail off of Houcks Mill Road on the far side of Jacksonville's first due area. Engine 473 and Brush 472 responded on the call. Additional information from the caller reported that a horse had climbed out onto the cover of a pool and was now stuck inside. After a short trip to the scene, Brush 472 arrived to find a horse in a swimming pool that was approximately 9 feet deep. There were also a number of bystanders both in and around the pool. Utilizing a fire hose, the crew on B472 worked with others at the scene to guide the horse to the shallow end and pulled it up out of the pool. Engine 473 was cancelled prior to arrival.

Jacksonville Units: B472, E473

At approximately 0330 hours Thursday morning, units from Northern Baltimore County, York County, and Carroll County were dispatched for a report of a house fire on Slab Bridge Road. York County Chief 58 was the first arriving unit and reported a dwelling fully involved with fire. Command was established as a working fire assignment and tanker strike team were requested. Jacksonville's Engine 471 responded on the tanker strike team. After a 33 minute response, E471 arrived at the scene. The crew assisted other personnel at the house while the engine assisted with shuttling water from a nearby pond. The fire was finally brought under control but the structure was a total loss. There were no injuries. Engine 471 cleared at approximately 0600 hours.

Jacksonville Units: E471

Other Units: E452, E442, E451, TT446, E441, E392, TSU444, BC11, E17, SU393, SU448, E431, M60, S533, E302, TT454, E401, E422, FID6, REH153, REH154, REH155

At 1518 hours on Tuesday, units from Jacksonville were dispatched for reports of a car accident at Jarrettsville Pike and Sweet Air Road. Crews arrived to find a two car accident in which one vehicle had a ruptured gas tank. Personnel found the contents of a full tank of gasoline leaking onto the roadway and into a storm drain South of the scene. Crews worked quickly to contain the significant amount of gas leaking onto the street. The roadway was shut down to ensure safety of the crews working at the scene while Engine 473 requested the Haz-Mat units from Station 14 and the Maryland Department of the Environment to respond to the location due to the amount of liquid spilled. Crews from Stations 47, 38, and 14 worked with members of MDE for approximately two hours to ensure that the hazard was mitigated from the street and the storm drain. Units cleared at approximately 1740 hours.

Jacksonville Units: E473, U477, M475

Other Units: E14, HM114, M14, U388, MDE

Just after 2300 hours on Friday, units from Long Green surrounding stations were dispatched for a report of a chimney fire on Marc Lane in Glen Arm. Jacksonville's Engine 473 responded on the initial assignment. Minutes later, Kingsville's Engine 482 arrived on the scene reporting fire showing. A working fire assignment was immediatly requested. The crew from Engine 473 arrived and walked down the long driveway to the house. Personnel then secured equipment from Fullerton's Truck 8 and established the Rapid Intervention Team. In the meantime, a tanker strike team had been requested, bringing 47's other engine. Jacksonville's crew worked to throw ladders to the house. At that time, the crew was re-assigned to Division 2 to assist units with fire attack. Just as personnel had made entry into the house, crews on the roof reported deteriorating conditions and prompted command to request an evacuation. Jacksonville's crew then worked to extend a hand line to the rear of the dwelling for exterior attack. After a brief re-assessment of conditions, command ordered crews back inside. The crew from 47 then extended a hand line to the roof of the structure and worked with Truck 8 to extinguish the fire and ventilate the structure. After the fire had been knocked down, Jacksonville's members assisted with salvage and overhaul. After the majority of the work had been done, E473's personnel worked with the water supply officer to break down the fold-a-tank and other supply equipment being used in the tanker shuttle. Units cleared in the early morning.

Jacksonville Units: E471, E473

Other Units: E482, E382, E55, S483, E10, T8, IV485, BC11, E8, M8, E201, T297, U388, E292, TT488, TSU444, AU248, TT446, U205, E381, FID3, TSU394,REH153, REH154, REH155, EMS6, SAFE1, U487, M55

Just after 1700 hours on Friday, units from the Towson area were dispatched for the report of a dwelling fire in the area of Burke Avenue and Towsontown Boulevard. Units worked their way through rush hour traffic and arrived a few minutes after dispatch to find fire showing from a vacant two story house on Burke Avenue in the area of York Road. Crews made an aggressive attack and contained the fire to the original fire building. Air Unit 478 responded as a special request by command. Twelve bottles were filled prior to clearing the scene.

Jacksonville Units: AU478

Other Units: E101, T1, S303, E302, E307, E292, E14, FID2

At 1943 hours on Saturday, units from Jacksonville and surrounding companies were alerted for the report of an accident involving two cars at the intersection of Sweet Air Road and Manor Road. Additional information from the caller reported one person trapped inside of one of the cars. Engine 473 responded and arrived minutes after dispatch. Command was established and reported that a "door pop" was needed to extricate the victim. Members of the engine crew stabilized the car and victim as other engine crew members removed the door to free the patient. Only a few minutes after arrival, the patient was freed. All units were allowed to clear the assignment with the exception of Jcksonville's IV475, Cockeysville's M395, and EMS7. One patient was transported to an area hospital.

Jacksonville Units: E473, IV475

Other Units: M395, EMS7