An elderly Rockville man was pinned in his car for 20 minutes while members of ET541 and Rescue 141 worked to free him from his damaged vehicle in the parking lot of St. Bernards Church on Sunday, October 18^th. Police reported the man had just left Sunday mass service, accelerated his car and struck the church wall twice, then a parked car. The man was transported by Rescue 541 with the Rockville Medic on board. The man was not seriously injured.

On Monday, September 14^th ET541 and Rescue 541 responded to an accident on Rt. 83 in front of Dunkin' Donuts. The unusual part of this call was the position of the motorcycle. The rider of the motorcycle was traveling southbound on Rt. 83 and struck the front left side of the car. The motorcyclist, in a panic, explained that he hung onto the handlebars, as the front end of the bike hit the car. It flipped the bike up and onto the hood of the car, facing the opposite direction. The motorcyclist was ambulatory on scene, with complaints of severe groin pain after impacting the gas tank and then being thrown from the bike. The driver of the car was not injured.

"Marine-141" a/k/a "SS Speed Bunny" was piloted by Ensign Mike Bova at a recent County Dive Team drill held in Vernon on Sunday, October 18^th at Risley Reservoir.

The traditional end of the summer parade, held on Saturday, September 12^th, at the Ellington Fireman's Carnival and Parade. Vernon won several trophies, "Most Members in March", "Best EMS Unit" for Rescue 541 and "Best Specialty Unit" for Command 441. Pictured above are some of the members who attended.