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2-Alarm fire in Washington, DC – December 4, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on December 9, 2015
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Washington DC Fire & EMS units responded to an apartment fire on Friday morning, Dec. 4.  First arriving units reported heavy smoke and fire coming from the interior courtyard of the large apartment complex that takes up an entire city block at 12th & U Sts NW.  A second alarm was quickly sounded.

The fire extended through all four floors of the complex via the balconies in the courtyard and into the cockloft.  Truck companies worked hard to prevent the fire from extending further through the cockloft.  Sprinklers in the building activated also helping to prevent additional extension.

Special calls were requested along with mutual aid from Montgomery County Fire & Rescue for an additional truck company to assist with opening up and overhaul.  Hundreds of residents of the complex were displaced as a result of the fire.  The Friendship Fire Association provided both rehab and canteen support on the scene.

-Trevor James

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DCFD Aerialscope fire truck

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Friendship Fire Association rehab at fire scene

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DCFD aerial ladder truck

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Friendship Fire Association rehab at fire scene

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Working Commercial Building Fire in Wheaton, MD – November 5, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 7, 2015
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Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units from the 1st, 3rd, and 4th battalions were alerted to a commercial building fire on Grandview Ave. in the center of Wheaton, MD on Thursday morning, Nov. 5.  First arriving units reported smoke showing from a nail salon on the 2nd level of the structure as well as smoke showing from the roof.  The Box was filled and the rapid intervention dispatch was sounded bringing additional units.

Crews made an aggressive interior attack locating fire that extended into the walls and ceiling producing a lot of smoke.  Fire was knocked, extension checked, and smoke cleared.

Crews remained on the scene for a couple of hours to clear smoke, hit hot spots, and rehab.

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Battalion chief at fire scene in Wheaton MD

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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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2-Alarm fire in Gaithersburg, MD – June 2, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on June 5, 2015
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Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units were alerted to the house fire on Tuesday afternoon  (6/2/15) on Coltfield Ct. in Gaithersburg.  Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy fire and smoke showing from an end of the row townhouse.  The fire extended through two additional town house units in the row, with heavy fire load in the ceilings and walls, causing significant structural damage.  The rapid intervention and a working fire task force were dispatched quickly, and a 2nd alarm was sounded to bring more manpower and relief crews.

Units from the 3rd and 5th Battalions operated for a few hours to get the fire completely knocked and to perform overhaul.

More photos can be viewed via my Flickr site:

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firemen overhaul fire scene and chase hot spots

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aftermath of townhouse gutted by fire

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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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rural water supply operations at fire scene

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Working fire in Gaithersburg, MD – March 19, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 24, 2015
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Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units from the 3rd and 5th battalions, plus units from NIST, were toned out for fire in a shop, on Thursday, March 19, on Oakmont Ave. in Gaithersburg.  First arriving units reported a commercial auto repair shop building fully involved.  The working fire assignment and a rapid intervention dispatch was quickly filled.  Firefighters were ordered to use defensive operations due to the amount of fire in the structure.  Aerial tower ladders were deployed to protect exposures and the multiple vehicles surrounding the building.

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More photos can be viewed on my Flickr site

2-Alarm House Fire in Bethesda, MD – February 19, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 22, 2015
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Montgomery County Fire and Rescue units were alerted to the house fire on Hillmead Road in Bethesda (MD) on Feb. 19.  Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad 741 was first due and the first unit on the scene.  They reported smoke showing on arrival and requested the rapid intervention dispatch (RID) and the fire task force.

Heavy fire was encountered in the basement of the house fed by a natural gas meter.  While first responding units went into fire attack mode, a 2nd alarm was ordered.  Battalion 702 took command, and units from multiple battalions in the county worked the fire.  A MAB (Medical Ambulance Bus) unit, the Kensington Canteen unit, and a Mobile Air Unit responded to provide rehab, hydration, and to refill air packs.  An extended overhaul took place.  I arrived after the 2nd alarm was struck and took photos of the units and crews on the scene.

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Trevor

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Pierce tractor drawn aerial Cabin John Park VFD

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fireman at fire scene with full PPE

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More of my photos from the scene are on my Flickr stream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/

More photos and a write-up by the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad can be viewed via their Facebook page here:

https://www.facebook.com/BCCRS