At 1537 hrs. Queen Anne dispatched box 4-10 for a house fire at 108 Chris's Drive. Officer 306 (Lewis) arrived on location with a 1.5 half story with fire showing from the attached garage and assumed Chris's Drive command. Engine 401 (Ridgely) arrived on location first deploying 2 attack lines. Chief 4 (Powell) arrived on location where command was transferred to him. Due to lack of equipment responding Command requested the remainder of box to be filled. Engine Tanker 3 was then alerted and responded with 2 personnel. State Fire Marshals Office responded, along with the Red Cross for the displaced residents.

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The Members of the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department, along with numerous invited guest celebrated our Installation of Officers held at the Bay Country Moose Lodge in Queenstown. Just a few of the guests included: 

Sheriff Gary Hofmann & Lieutenant Embert from the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office, Trooper Nelson from the Maryland State Police Centreville Barrack, Dr Harry Rhodes and Dr & Mrs. Ron Franks.

After a wonderful meal catered by Helen Todd,  Jim Lewis started by introducing the invited guest, followed by President JC Lewis thanking everyone for attending. President Lewis continued by recapping some of the accomplishments of the past year, along with a break down of the hours spent by the volunteers of the department in 2011. Jeff Lewis followed by going over the number of calls run by Station 3 in 2011 along with the top 5 responders. Those 5 being: 1st Josh King, 2nd Place Lennie Anthony, 3rd Place Chris Nash, 4th Place Timothy Palmer & 5th Place Matt Bauer. Outgoing EMS Captain Tony Nastus thanked all of those who helped with the EMS Department in 2011, along with awards to Vince Anthony, Frank Smith & Albert Stant (not in attendance) for their many years of support for the EMS Department.  Additional awards were presented to the following members:

Fire Fighter of the Year for under 5 years went to Josh King

Fire Fighter of the Year for 5-15 years went to Timothy Palmer

Fire Fighter of the Year for over 15 years went to Chris Nash

Chief's Award presented to Chris Nash

Lion's Club Firefighter of the Year Award presented to Lennie Anthony

S.E.W. Friels Memorial Award presented to Larry Scearce

Special thanks to the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department for providing a standby crew while our members attended the Installation.

At 0742 hrs. Station 3 & Station 4 were alerted for a MVA with entrapment in the 3-73 Box. Initially the location was reported to be W/B Rt.50 & Rt.213. PM300 arrived on location confirming it to be Rt.50 & Lake Drive. Rescue 3 responded with 4 members. Rescue 3 arrived on location confirming 2 vehicles head on with entrapment. Officer 303 (Russum) established Rt.50 command. Trooper 6 flew 2 patients to Shock Trauma.

On December 22, 2011 elections were held for the Officers for 2012. Below are the results:            

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Vince Anthony    

Bryon Callahan    

Sid Compton   

Dan Jewell   

Jim Lewis

ADMINISTRATION                                              

President            J.C. Lewis               

Vice President   Bryon Callahan        

Secretary            Suzanne McLauglin

Asst. Secretary  Michelle Nelson

Treasurer             Frank Russum

FIRE OFFICERS

Chief 301             Thomas Nelson        

1st Asst. 302       Lonnnie Anthony

2nd Asst. 303      Frank Russum          

Captain 304         Chris Nash

1st Lt. 305            Scott McClyment       

2nd Lt. 306           Jeff Lewis

Sergeant 307       Lennie Anthony

EMS OFFICERS

Administrator            Terry Pilkerton        

Asst. Administrator  Larry Scearce

Lieutenant                   Ben Wilson

Lieutenant                   Tony Nastus

At 1204 hrs. Station 3 was alerted to assist on a house fire at 223 Queen Annes Club Drive in the 9-6 Box. Engine/Tanker 3 responded with 2 members. Paramedic 100 was the first unit to arrive on with smoke showing. Engine Tanker 1 arrived on location with fire showing. Officer 104 (Finck) assumed command.Command then requested a tanker task force bringing additional tankers from neighboring stations. Command then requested a 2nd alarm bringing apparatus to the scene. Engine 32 responded on the 2nd alarm. Upon arrival to the scene, Engine 32 was sent to the Queen Anne Marina to establish a draft site. Station 3 equipment cleared the call at 1452 hrs. The Maryland State Fire Marshals Office remained on scene for investigation.

At 1405 hrs Station 3 was alerted for a MVA at Rt.301 & Cherry Lane. Rescue 3 & Engine 33 responded with 9 members. Rescue 3 arrived on location with one passenger vehicle overturned. Fire Fighter B. King established Rt.301 command. Driver of the vehicle was out upon arrival. Driver refused treatment. Station 3 equipment cleared the call at 1501 hrs.

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At 0710 hrs. Station 4 & Station 3 were alerted for a motor vehicle accident at Rt.301 & Rt.304. Rescue 3, Engine 33 & Ambulance 3 responded from Station 3. Officer 405 (Kiel) arrived on location and assumed command. 2 vehicles were involved, with one being a jeep that was off the roadway on it's side. 2 patients were flown by MSP Helicopter to Shock Trauma, while 1 was transported transported by ground to Chester River Hospital. There was one priority 4 patient from the Jeep. Station 3 equipment cleared the scene, while Station 4 equipment remained as State Police Crash Team investigated the crash.

Thank you to everyone who attended this years fair. Also thank you to 21 Horses who performed in the middle of the town square on September 10th. Unfortunately this years fair was postponed from it's original date due to Hurricane Irene. All in all, a decent turnout was still achieved and I'm sure everyone had a good time. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year.

Sheriff R. Gary Hofmann reports that on August 27, 2011 Anne Bell of Queenstown, MD succumbed to injuries sustained as a result of Hurricane Irene.  Members of the Office of the Sheriff for Queen Anne’s County responded to Quarter Creek Dr. Queenstown to investigate the death of Ms. Bell.

The investigation revealed that on the night of August 27, 2011 as Hurricane Irene passed over the Delmarva Penninsula, Ms. Anne Bell and another family member were seated in the sunroom of the residence. As a result of the hurricane the residence had lost power. The victim was in the sunroom due to the fact the sunroom was connected to an auxillary power source.  High winds and rain are suspected of forcing a mature tree to fall onto a free-standing chimney attached to the glass sunroom of the single family residence.  Ms. Bell was struck with debris from the chimney, the tree and the sunroom structure.

Members of the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department responded and transported the victim to the Queen Anne’s County Emergency Center in Grasonville, MD.  Ms. Bell suffered severe trauma to  her body and succumbed to her injuries after her arrival at the medical center.

Charles Bell, Ms. Bell’s son, was also injured from the falling debris and was subsequently treated and released by the Queen Anne’s County Emergency Center.

This is a tragic event for the community that demonstrates the danger of these significant weather events. The thoughts of the Office of the Sheriff and all Queen Anne’s County Fire and EMS personnel are with the Bell family.

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At 0310 hrs. Station 3 was alerted for a small structure fire at 100 Wall Street. Engine 33 & Brush 3 responded from Station 3. Upon arrival units located an approx 25 ft boat on fire. Situation was placed under control in about 30 minutes. Brush 3 remained on location until State Fire Marshal arrived.

At 1615 hrs, Station 3 was alerted for an MVA on Wye Island Road near Wye Hall Road. Rescue 3 responded from Station 3. Upon arrival located one vehicle on it's side with no entrapment. Officer 303 (Russum) had Wye Island command. 2 patients were transported by Ambulance 3 to Q.A. Emergency Room.

At approx 0530 hrs. Station 3 was alerted for a boat fire in the Queenstown Creek. Engine 32 arrived on location with an approx 30 foot work boat well off. Crews pulled lines from Engine 32 & also attempted to reach the fire with the deck gun. Boat 3 which is kept overboard at the Queenstown Dock was launched at extinguished the fire. Crews remained on location for approx 45 min for overhaul.

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At 1830 hrs. Station 3 was alerted to assist Station 4 with a brush fire as a result of a MVA on Friels Lane near Grange Hall Road. Brush 3 responded with 4 members. Officer 305 (Nash) arrived on location POV and assumed command. Units cleared the scene at 1956 hrs.

At 0338 hrs. Station 3 was alerted to assist on a MVA on Rt.404 & Owens Road in Talbot County. Rescue 3 responded with 4 members. Officer 803  had Command. Trooper 1, Trooper 4 and Trooper 6 transported one patient each to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Trooper 7 transported one patient to PRMC in Salisbury. Three patients were transported by ground to the Memorial Hospital at Easton

At 1856 hrs. Station 3 & Station 2 were alerted for a motor vehicle accident. Queen Anne reported one vehicle was overturned with entrapment. Rescue 3 & Engine 33 responded from Station 3 with 8 members. Engine 33 arrived on location with one vehicle on it's side. Officer 306 (Butler) assumed Carmichael Road command.The driver was out of the vehicle upon arrival. Command held the box to Station 3 equipment. One patient was transported to Q.A. Emergency Room by Paramedic 3.