During the blizzard yesterday, a lot of motorists became stuck in their vehicles in Frederick County, Maryland and that’s where they ended up spending the night. It looked like that was going to be the case for seven members of the Carroll Manor Fire Company. They got bogged down with their ladder truck and utility truck on Oland Road yesterday.
WUSA9.com’s Scott Broom followed their story as he traveled the roads of the county. It was just not the fire equipment that became stuck. A snowplow and front-end loader also couldn’t beat the 12-foot snow drifts.
As the drama unfolded, Scott talked with the new director of the Frederick County Division of Fire & Rescue Services , Tom Owens. Owens said a decision was made that they weren’t getting the truck out Wednesday night and the focus was getting the firefighters home and out of the cold. That was easier said then done. The one vehicle they could rely on to make it through was a snowmobile, which is how many of the firefighters got back to the warmth of the firehouse after seven hours in the blizzard.
The Carroll Manor Fire Company posted the picture below on its website.
