Prince Georges County Fire & Rescue units responded to the house fire on East Forest Road in Landover, MD on July 31, 2015. Firefighters arrived to find fire showing from the first floor and started an interior attack and search. Searches were negative and the fire was knocked in 15 minutes. Companies remained on the scene to knock hotspots and overhaul.
Crews from Companies 33 (Kentland), 46 (Largo), 5 (Capitol Heights), 9 (Bladensburg), 38 (Chapel Oaks), and 6 (St. Joseph) worked the job. Thanks to Mark Brady, Chief PIO for PGFD for sharing the photo of the scene when firefighters arrived.
Prince George’s County Fire Department units responded to the house fire in Berwyn Heights on Thursday morning, Jan. 29, not far from Berwyn Heights Co. 14’s firehouse. Units arrived to find fire and smoke showing from the 0ne-story home. Firefighters controlled the fire quickly.
Crews and apparatus from Berwyn Heights (Co. 14), Bladensburg (Co. 9), Hyattsville (Co. 1), Riverdale (Co. 7), Branchville (Co. 11), and College Park (Co. 12) all worked the job.
Prince Georges County (MD) firefighters were alerted to the house fire on Gary Lane in the Springdale neighborhood on Thursday (10/2/14). PGFD units arrived to find smoke showing from the 2nd floor bedroom in the rear of the house with fire coming from the eaves. Firefighters made an aggressive attack and had the fire knocked within 10 minutes of arrival.
PGFD units from St. Joseph Fire/EMS (Co. 6); West Lanham Hills (Co. 28), Largo (Co. 46), Bladensburg (Co. 9), Kentland (Co. 33), and Ritchie (Co. 37) were on scene.
Photos follow from both Mark Brady, the PGFD PIO, and myself.
Mark Brady photo
Mark Brady photo
Mark Brady photo
Mark Brady photo
Mark Brady photo
Trevor James photo
Trevor James photo
Trevor James photo
Trevor James photo
Trevor James photo
Mark arrived early and also shot this video of the firefight:
Thanks to Mark for allowing me to submit his photos and video.
