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Heavy rains make for busy night for Sterling Volunteer Fire and Rescue
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Flood News
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Date: September 10, 2011 09:24AM
Heavy rains make for busy night for Sterling Volunteer Fire and Rescue Friday, Sep. 9 by Jana Wagoner
http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/heavy_rains_make_for_busy_night_for_sterling_volunteer_fire_and_rescue345/
The constant rains for the past few days caused flash flooding conditions in and around Loudoun Sept. 8, making Sterling Volunteer Fire workers very busy in the eastern part of the county.
Friday evening at about 5 p.m., the Sterling crew along with Loudoun County career fire and rescue workers were called to a stranded motorist who got caught in high water heading east on Route 7at the Sugarland Creek crossing in Dranesville. The firefighters had to perform a swift water rescue.
According to Sterling Volunteer Fire president David Short, it took crews about 20 minutes to assess the situation and rescue the woman who was stranded in her car. Short said that by 7 p.m., the car had floated up against a guardrail on the side of Route 7.
Then, at about 8:30 p.m., crews were called to rescue a dog from a storm drain near the intersection of Great Falls Forest Drive and Falls Forest Place.
According to Short, the dog got swept into the drain and was carried through an underground pipe into a large culvert. The dog’s owners attempted a rescue, then called Loudoun County Animal Control officers to come help. Animal Control ended up calling Sterling Volunteer Fire for assistance.
Firefighters and Animal Control workers placed ropes on the dog to lift him out of the culvert.
“The dog escaped without injury and was reunited to his very happy family,” Short said.
“The dog was really lucky,” he added.
Short called Friday night’s flooding conditions “highly unusual” for the area. He said that Sterling is used to seeing the residual effects from floods of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers to the west but not so much the flash floods that happened Sept. 8 where water was rising rapidly, then fell in a short time span.
He said the whole flooding event only lasted between six and eight hours, then was over.
No deaths were reported in Loudoun County from the weather, but two people died in nearby Fairfax County after being carried away in swift waters.
http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/heavy_rains_make_for_busy_night_for_sterling_volunteer_fire_and_rescue345/
The constant rains for the past few days caused flash flooding conditions in and around Loudoun Sept. 8, making Sterling Volunteer Fire workers very busy in the eastern part of the county.
Friday evening at about 5 p.m., the Sterling crew along with Loudoun County career fire and rescue workers were called to a stranded motorist who got caught in high water heading east on Route 7at the Sugarland Creek crossing in Dranesville. The firefighters had to perform a swift water rescue.
According to Sterling Volunteer Fire president David Short, it took crews about 20 minutes to assess the situation and rescue the woman who was stranded in her car. Short said that by 7 p.m., the car had floated up against a guardrail on the side of Route 7.
Then, at about 8:30 p.m., crews were called to rescue a dog from a storm drain near the intersection of Great Falls Forest Drive and Falls Forest Place.
According to Short, the dog got swept into the drain and was carried through an underground pipe into a large culvert. The dog’s owners attempted a rescue, then called Loudoun County Animal Control officers to come help. Animal Control ended up calling Sterling Volunteer Fire for assistance.
Firefighters and Animal Control workers placed ropes on the dog to lift him out of the culvert.
“The dog escaped without injury and was reunited to his very happy family,” Short said.
“The dog was really lucky,” he added.
Short called Friday night’s flooding conditions “highly unusual” for the area. He said that Sterling is used to seeing the residual effects from floods of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers to the west but not so much the flash floods that happened Sept. 8 where water was rising rapidly, then fell in a short time span.
He said the whole flooding event only lasted between six and eight hours, then was over.
No deaths were reported in Loudoun County from the weather, but two people died in nearby Fairfax County after being carried away in swift waters.
Re: Heavy rains make for busy night for Sterling Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Posted by:
Concerned Parents
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Date: September 10, 2011 11:43AM
The flooding the other night was unreal!
Re: Heavy rains make for busy night for Sterling Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Posted by:
Sterling Rescue
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Date: September 11, 2011 11:54PM
Flood News Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Heavy rains make for busy night for Sterling
> Volunteer Fire and Rescue Friday, Sep. 9 by Jana
> Wagoner
> http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article
> /heavy_rains_make_for_busy_night_for_sterling_volu
> nteer_fire_and_rescue345/
>
> The constant rains for the past few days caused
> flash flooding conditions in and around Loudoun
> Sept. 8, making Sterling Volunteer Fire workers
> very busy in the eastern part of the county.
>
> Friday evening at about 5 p.m., the Sterling crew
> along with Loudoun County career fire and rescue
> workers were called to a stranded motorist who got
> caught in high water heading east on Route 7at the
> Sugarland Creek crossing in Dranesville. The
> firefighters had to perform a swift water rescue.
>
> According to Sterling Volunteer Fire president
> David Short, it took crews about 20 minutes to
> assess the situation and rescue the woman who was
> stranded in her car. Short said that by 7 p.m.,
> the car had floated up against a guardrail on the
> side of Route 7.
>
> Then, at about 8:30 p.m., crews were called to
> rescue a dog from a storm drain near the
> intersection of Great Falls Forest Drive and Falls
> Forest Place.
>
> According to Short, the dog got swept into the
> drain and was carried through an underground pipe
> into a large culvert. The dog’s owners attempted
> a rescue, then called Loudoun County Animal
> Control officers to come help. Animal Control
> ended up calling Sterling Volunteer Fire for
> assistance.
>
> Firefighters and Animal Control workers placed
> ropes on the dog to lift him out of the culvert.
>
> “The dog escaped without injury and was reunited
> to his very happy family,” Short said.
>
> “The dog was really lucky,” he added.
>
> Short called Friday night’s flooding conditions
> “highly unusual” for the area. He said that
> Sterling is used to seeing the residual effects
> from floods of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
> to the west but not so much the flash floods that
> happened Sept. 8 where water was rising rapidly,
> then fell in a short time span.
>
> He said the whole flooding event only lasted
> between six and eight hours, then was over.
>
> No deaths were reported in Loudoun County from the
> weather, but two people died in nearby Fairfax
> County after being carried away in swift waters.
>
>
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> Heavy rains make for busy night for Sterling
> Volunteer Fire and Rescue Friday, Sep. 9 by Jana
> Wagoner
> http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article
> /heavy_rains_make_for_busy_night_for_sterling_volu
> nteer_fire_and_rescue345/
>
> The constant rains for the past few days caused
> flash flooding conditions in and around Loudoun
> Sept. 8, making Sterling Volunteer Fire workers
> very busy in the eastern part of the county.
>
> Friday evening at about 5 p.m., the Sterling crew
> along with Loudoun County career fire and rescue
> workers were called to a stranded motorist who got
> caught in high water heading east on Route 7at the
> Sugarland Creek crossing in Dranesville. The
> firefighters had to perform a swift water rescue.
>
> According to Sterling Volunteer Fire president
> David Short, it took crews about 20 minutes to
> assess the situation and rescue the woman who was
> stranded in her car. Short said that by 7 p.m.,
> the car had floated up against a guardrail on the
> side of Route 7.
>
> Then, at about 8:30 p.m., crews were called to
> rescue a dog from a storm drain near the
> intersection of Great Falls Forest Drive and Falls
> Forest Place.
>
> According to Short, the dog got swept into the
> drain and was carried through an underground pipe
> into a large culvert. The dog’s owners attempted
> a rescue, then called Loudoun County Animal
> Control officers to come help. Animal Control
> ended up calling Sterling Volunteer Fire for
> assistance.
>
> Firefighters and Animal Control workers placed
> ropes on the dog to lift him out of the culvert.
>
> “The dog escaped without injury and was reunited
> to his very happy family,” Short said.
>
> “The dog was really lucky,” he added.
>
> Short called Friday night’s flooding conditions
> “highly unusual” for the area. He said that
> Sterling is used to seeing the residual effects
> from floods of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
> to the west but not so much the flash floods that
> happened Sept. 8 where water was rising rapidly,
> then fell in a short time span.
>
> He said the whole flooding event only lasted
> between six and eight hours, then was over.
>
> No deaths were reported in Loudoun County from the
> weather, but two people died in nearby Fairfax
> County after being carried away in swift waters.
>
>
Re: Heavy rains make for busy night for Sterling Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Posted by:
CJ
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Date: September 15, 2011 06:43AM
An RSAN alert about the road closure would have been very much appreciated!! If Loudoun used the RSAN alert system consistently, it could really improve the commuting experience for those of us who commute in or through Loudoun.
Re: Heavy rains make for busy night for Sterling Volunteer Fire and Rescue
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Blame Fairfax this time
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Date: September 15, 2011 05:07PM
That portion of rt. 7 is actually in Fairfax Co. It is only about 50-100 feet into Fairfax, but in Fairfax none the less. You can blame Fairfax for not issuing a RSAN alert.
Impressive flooding, glad the dog and driver are safe.
Impressive flooding, glad the dog and driver are safe.
Re: Heavy rains make for busy night for Sterling Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Posted by:
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Date: October 20, 2011 09:38PM
What would really help is if these stupid people would stop driving INTO the high water. there are people that drive into it, get stuck, then rescued and then drive into it again!