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2-Alarm fire in Aspen Hill, MD – September 15 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on September 16, 2015
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On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units from the 3rd and 4th battalions responded to the apartment fire on the Leisure World campus in Aspen Hill.  Units arrived to find heavy smoke showing from an apartment building and fire showing on all 3 levels of the structure.

The assignment was quickly upgraded to a rapid intervention dispatch along with two task force alarms (a 2nd alarm equivalent).  More than 75 firefighters were on the scene at the height of the incident.  The bulk of the fire was knocked quickly but heavy smoke remained and firefighters chased hot spots and performed overhaul for hours after the initial call.

Multiple units of the building were damaged and 11 residents were displaced.

Thanks to the MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer for sharing the photo of Truck 725 working upon arrival with smoke showing.  I arrived once bulk of fire was knocked.

For more details and information about the fire see the following blog post via MCFRS:

There is also an MCFRS gallery here:

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House fire in Derwood, MD – April 10, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on April 14, 2015
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Montgomery County Fire & Rescue (MD) units from the 3rd and 4th Battalions were alerted to a house fire early Friday morning.  First arriving units encountered heavy fire showing from a large, single-family home. Crews initiated a fire attack knocking down the fire quickly.  The fire was in a non-hydranted area of the Derwood section of the county, and firefighters utilized tankers and a folding supply tank to provide water for the firefight.  Command was held by BC 703 and 704.

Firefighters worked for several hours chasing hotspots and performing overhaul.  The canteen unit from Laytonsville (Co. 17) provided refreshments and hydration for the firefighting crews.

Here are some of my photos along with 2 photos by MCFRS Chief Public Information Officer Pete Piringer.

More photos will be available for viewing on my Flickr:

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aerial fire truck

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firemen being debriefed after fighting a fire

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rural water supply operations at fire scene

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fire investigator sifting through debris

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rural water supply operations at fire scene

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2-alarm apartment complex fire in Aspen Hill, MD – September 12, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on September 16, 2014
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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/

2-Alarm fire in Montgomery County, MD – September 4, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on September 8, 2014
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Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units from the 1st, 3rd and 4th Battalions engaged in an intense firefight and performed a rescue on Iris Street in the Aspen Hill section of the county early Thursday morning.  First arriving units encountered heavy fire and smoke conditions in a two-story house.  Firefighters located a victim on the 2nd level and performed a rescue operation using ground ladders.  The victim was removed and rushed to the MedStar Washington Hospital Burn Center with multiple injuries.  Conditions in the house deteriorated to the point of command ordering evacuations from the structure.

According to reports the house had no smoke detectors.  Two firefighters were injured during the rescue operations.  Sadly, the 82-year-old victim succumbed to her injuries.  Cause of the fire remains under investigation but is believed to be arson.

More about the operations and fire can be found in the following reports:

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/09/woman-injured-in-rockville-maryland-house-fire-106751.html

http://www.mymcpnews.com/2014/09/04/57-year-old-son-charged-with-first-degree-murder-of-mother/

Photos from photojournalist and MCFRS photographer Beverly Jensen, and myself follow.  I arrived later in the morning hours and captured some images of the apparatus on scene and the overhaul operations.  Beverly arrived with the first-due units and captured some stunning photos of the firefight and rescue.

Many thanks to Beverly Jensen and to MCFRS Chief Public Information Officer Pete Piringer (https://twitter.com/mcfrsPIO) for sharing reports and photos from the fireground.

Trevor James

 

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firemen climb ground ladder at night fire scene

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firemen vent house roof during fire

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firemen overhaul after house fire

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firemen overhaul after house fire

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More photos taken by Beverly Jensen from the early stages of the fire can be found here:

 http://www.beverlygailjensen.com/RVFD/Incidents/09042014-RVFD-Station-3/

Additional photos from my set are up on my Flickr account here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/