Cherrydale VFD heads to Baltimore

On Friday, August 4, four members of the Cherrydale VFD headed up to the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore to see the latest tools of the trade. Chief Scott Pardi, Firefighter Eric Lekus, and Recruits Joe Lowry and Jack Baber played hookie with their real jobs to scout out some new apparatus, buy some tools, and see how many weirdos there are in the fire service. A good time was had by all.

One dead at N. Edgewood Fire

With volunteer firefighters Eric Lekus and Joe Lowry aboard, ECC dispatched Engine 103 to the 2400 Block of North Edgewood Street for an outside fire. Upon arrival the crew found a bird nest on fire inside a street lamp 30 feet above the street level. Once Truck 104 pulled the nest down, the fire was extinguished with Lekus on the 'line'. Despite the efforts of all involved, a young nestling succumbed to injuries sustained in the fast moving nest fire. Units were out for 30 minutes.

Photo and story context by Captain Randy Higgins, 103-C