1. MAP BOOK FOR BEGINNERS John W. Blake, Asst. Chief, EMS BAVFC

2. Introduction Used to locate response addresses Contains a lot of useful information for both EMS and suppression Many thanks to Bill Snyder & Donald Mac Lean for their hard work

3. Travel routes There are 5 main routes of travel based from house 1. –1 - 5 There are 4 main routes of travel based from house 2. –6 – 9 All travel routes are organized in a clockwise fashion from each house, starting with the lowest number.

4. Travel routes Travel routes: –1: Rt. 1 north –2: Rt. 22 east –3: Rt. 24/924 south –4: Rt. 1 south –5: Rt. 24/924 north –6: Rt. 24 north –7: E. Jarrettsville Rd. –8: Rt. 24 south –9: W. Jarrettsville Rd.

5. Travel routes Hse 1 1 2 3 4 5 Rt. 1 Rt. 22 Rt. 24/924 Rt. 1 Rt. 24/924

6. Travel routes Hse 2 6 Rt. 24 7 E. Jarr. Rd 8 Rt. 24 9 W. Jarr. Rd

7. Mapbook sections 5 main sections 1 st map shows in town streets Direction of travel is from bottom to top of page, with house 1 at the bottom of the page Main travel routes are in bold, with arrows indication direction of travel from house 1

8. Mapbook sections Map book sections: 1.Maps 1-10, Rt. 1 north 2.Maps 11-20, Rt. 22 east 3.Maps 21-39, Rt. 24/924 south 4.Maps 41-51, Rt. 1 south 5.Maps 61-75, Rt. 24/924 north

9. Box numbers Each address is located in a box area Each box is either 3 or 4 numbers, depending on company Example: –Box 321: 3 = Bel Air 2 = route of travel 1 = distance from station Based on the box alone, you can start in the general direction

10. Box numbers In town boxes: –2 nd number is always 0 –Boxes: 300: downtown 301: Hickory Ave. 302: Maitland 303: S. Main 304: Baltimore Pike 305: N. Main 309: UCMC

11. Box numbers Review: –Which is closer to House 1? 317 or 311 322 or 324 303 or 333 354 or 351

12. Forest Hill boxes All are based at the intersection of Rocks Rd. & Jarrettsville Rd. –361, 2, 3, 5: north, via Rocks Rd. –371: east, via Jarrettsville Rd. –381, 2, 3: south, via Rt. 24 –391: west, via Jarrettsville Rd.

13. Forest Hill boxes 1 2 5 8

14. Bypass boxes Box 330: Emmorton bypass from MacPhail to Balto. Pike Box 340: Emmorton bypass from Balto. Pike to Rt. 1 bypass Box 348: Rt. 1 bypass from Benson to Vale Rd. overpass, including Rt. 24 ramps

15. Bypass boxes 348 330 340 Boulton St Balto. Pike Mac Phail 351

16. Dual alert boxes The following are dual alert boxes for fire calls. On EMS calls, we will be alerted 2 nd due. –346, 47, 49, 56, 58: Co. 13 –317, 18: Co. 9

17. Numbering system The Harford County system begins at Main St. & Pennsylvania Ave. –Havre de Grace, Joppa, Aberdeen do not follow this system Blocks: –Unit: 0 – 99 –100: 100 – 199 –Generally, each block is between 2 major cross streets

18. Numbering system If traveling North or East, odds are on the right side If traveling South or West, they are on the left side Try to remember certain addresses. – For example, house 1 is 109. Therefore, you know that any street parallel to Hickory Ave. has the odds on the right side going north –John Carroll is 703 Churchville Rd. What side of the road is 104 Plumtree Rd. ? (going south)

19. Important hundred blocks Route of travel 700 block 1300 block 2400 block Rt. 1 north Moore’s Mill Rd Roller rink Ruff’s Mill Rd Rt. 22 east John Carroll Moore’s Mill Rd Schucks Rd Rt. 24 south Mac Phail Rd Ring Factory Wheel Rd Rt. 1 south Tollgate Rd BensonRt. 152 Rt. 24 north Moore’s Mill Rd Bynum Rd Jarretts- ville Rd

20. Territory limits Rt. 1 north: Deer Creek bridge Rt. 22: Corns Drive Rt. 24 south: Wheel Rd. Rt. 1 south: Milton Ave. Rt. 24 north: 1 st bridge over Deer Creek

21. Legends/index Indexes: 2 types –Street –Development Legends: apartment/business section 6 6 Street section see 4 See map 4 for add’l. info. 4 See apt. section for larger view court

22. Legends/index Legends (con’t): Hydrant Drafting hydrant < 500 GPM 500 – 1000 GPM > 1000 GPM Pond ……Stream/creek Sprinkler connection

23. Legends/index Legends (con’t): –(Marywood): development names are in parenthesis or shaded –Special notices : circled or printed in red …… Unpaved road 11L11Ror Means left or right Some pages have letters after them, however, letters should never go Higher than I

24. Special sections Bypass/Ma & Pa Trail: –Bypass has mile markers –Broken into lettered areas –Ramps are also lettered Apartment/business: –Signified by a triangle Mutual aid: –Separate book, black in color –Set up and used the same as main book