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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