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Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units from the 2nd Battalion and NIH (National Institutes of Health) company 51 responded to the HazMat incident/leaking propane tank on Fairfax Road in Bethesda on Monday. Due to the explosive danger from the leak, evacuations of the surrounding neighborhood were ordered by the commanding officers. The BCCRS (Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad) Rescue 1 team initiated the evacuation of residents on Fairfax Road leading the residents out of the hot zone to a safe location. Buses were brought in as well as EMS units to provide refreshments and aid to the evacuated residents.
HazMat 707’s crew worked to mitigate the leak by flaring/burning off the propane throughout the afternoon. The entire incident lasted approximately 5-6 hours.
Here are some photos from the initial evacuation and showing HazMat 707’s crew taking necessary gear off the rig to walk-in to the hot zone.
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More photos are up on my Flickr account:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/
More images from the 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago – August 27, 2014
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Prince Georges County Fire Department units from stations 48 (West Lanham Hills), 33 (Kentland), 7 (Riverdale), 9 (Bladensburg), and 30 (Landover Hills) responded to the working fire dispatch on Monday in Lanham, MD. Crews arrived on scene to find fire coming from the roof, on several floors, and inside the walls of the complex. The fire was knocked quickly.
Here are some shots of the rigs and crews on the scene including the duo of tower ladders from the Kentland and Riverdale companies.
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More photos are up on my Flickr site:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/
More about the fire can be found on the Kentland33 site:
http://www.kentland33.com/news/fullstory/newsid/212235
Buffalo Grove firefighters were called to 1062 Harvard Lane in the early morning hours of September 6th for smoke in the house. The area had been hit hard earlier in the day by a fast moving storm that knocked out power to many homes including this one. Thick black smoke met the first arriving companies who quickly found a small fire in the basement, but not before the entire house was charged with smoke. Here are a few images and a short video from the scene
Larry Shapiro photo
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On Friday afternoon, units from Montgomery County Fire & Rescue 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Battalions (75-100 total firefighters) battled a 2-alarm fire in an apartment complex in the Aspen Hill section of the county. Combustibles in the walls of the complex ignited, extending the fire through all floors making this a challenging firefight.
Full rundown of units provided by Montgomery Fire Wire (FB page):
CAD MSG: * D * 25 * Apartment Fire * 14128 Whispering Pines Ct ,MCG * E740 PE718 PE723 E705 PE724 T725 AT718 RS742B M742B D5 D4 BC704 BC701 TG7C
RID: T740 RS703 M742F
TF: E725 PE721 AT724 AR716
2ND ALARM: PE703B E733 PE704 PE728 T716 T715 A721 M723 AR733 CT705 D5 CP727
More information regarding the fire can be found via the MCFRS PIO (Pete Piringer’s) Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/mcfrsPIO
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You can view more of my photos on my Flickr account here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/
Tim Olk submitted images from the burn down in Libertyville of a barn that was on the property of the former Lake County Forest Preserve District building at 2000 N. Milwaukee Avenue.
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more photos at chicagoareafire.com