Glade Valley News 

Daylight Savings Time Ends this Weekend!

Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour this weekend- And you know what that means! It’s time to change those smoke detector batteries again! New alarms that are being sold now have 10 year lithium-ion batteries and so do not need to be changed. But if you have traditional smoke alarms with 9volt batteries, please change the batteries this weekend!

Smoke alarm save lives! Don’t put your family at risk if your smoke alarms have dead batteries. Alarm should also be tested monthly to ensure they are working.

Stay Safe!

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Glade Valley News 

Collision with Entrapment MD 194 & Stauffer Road

At 18:10 hours. Co.24 was dispatched to Rt.194 and Stauffer Rd. for a vehicle accident with entrapment. A249 arrived on scene and had 2 cars involved in a t-bone in the intersection, with one possibly trapped. RS24 requested a second ambulance for a second patient RS24 arrived on scene and confirmed no entrapment. RS24 crew assisted A249 with removing the patient through the drivers side. C11 arrived on scene and established command. Medic 1 arrived and assets the patient and then requested for Trooper 3. A247 arrived and began patient care and obtained a patient refusal. E111 provided the LZ for Trooper 3. Patient was then transported to Children’s Hospital. RS24 remained on scene to help MSP with traffic control. Command was terminated and units went in service at 19:13 hrs.

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Tractor Trailer Rollover

At 12:54 hours Co.24 and Co.11 were dispatched to Devilbliss Bridge Rd and Dublin Rd. for a tractor trailer rollover with entrapment. A247 arrived on scene in the area of the intersection to find a tractor trailer on it’s side. C24-2 arrived on scene and established command. A247 advised command that the patient had self extricated and no entrapment. RS2 arrived on scene, as RS24 is out of service. RS2 assisted with clean-up. E111 arrived on scene and provided traffic control and clean-up. Patient refused care and command was terminated and units went in service at 13:57 hours.

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