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Double Fatal Accident-- I-70 at Route 97 JUNE 30 - Tuesday, June 30th at 6:32pm, Lisbon VFC was dispatched for an accident with injuries on I-70 at Route 97. Engines 41 and 43 as well as Paramedic 45 quickly called responding. While enroute to the scene, the accident was upgraded, and West Friendship as well as the EMS Duty Officer, Battalion Chief, and Safety Officer were dispatched. Lisbon units arrived on the scene of a 1929 Model A Ford that ... (Full Story & Photos)

Overturned Asphalt Truck Closes Route 97 MARCH 19 - Lisbon units were dispatched at 0906 hrs for an overturned asphalt truck on Route 97 at Roxbury Mill Road with two subjects reportedly trapped and a large asphalt spill. Paramedic 45 arrived on the scene first to find a small dump-truck on it's side, a significant amount of hot asphalt spread across the roadway, and the two occupants had self-extricated. When Engine 43 arrived on location, Chief ... (Full Story & Photos)

Overturned asphalt truck spills hot asphalt across Route 97.

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Serious Crash on Interstate 70 JANUARY 26 - On 1-24-09, at 3:40 p.m. Howard County communications dispatched rescue alarm 70-31 for the motor vehicle collision on Westbound Interstate 70 at Route 97. Within minutes Howard County Police officers were on scene advising three vehicles involved with at least 4 priority 1 patients, several trapped and several more patients on the ground. P-36 arrived shortly after, began triage of the patients, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Lisbon Assists Mount Airy at a House Fire. JANUARY 26 - On January 23rd at 5:49 p.m. Carroll County dispatched Box Alarm 1-1 for the grease fire in the kitchen of a house. Lisbon Vol. Fire Co. responded with Engine 41, Engine Tanker 44, and Engine 42. The crews from Mount Airy had the fire under control rather quickly and arriving units assisted with checking for extension, overhaul, salvage, and racking up.... (Full Story & Photos)

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Back: Mark Grutzmacher (5), Capt. Herman Robertson (1), Steve Parsley (6), Kirsten Cox (6), Lt. Mike Donnelly (1), Battalion Chief Chuck King. Front: Mandy Barnett (4), Rob Dice (6), Don May (5). Not Pictured: Brian Grossnickle

Howard County Volunteers Provide EMS Coverage at Presidential Inauguration JANUARY 20 - Eight volunteers and two career personnel from Howard County DFRS spent the historical Inauguration Day battling extreme temperatures and crowds in Washington, D.C. providing EMS coverage to the spectators. Units went in service in the D.C. area at 6am, and immediately began running calls. Each unit was supplied with a D.C. firefighter to navigate the city and operate the radio. Once a unit met ... (Full Story & Photos)