Montgomery County Fire & Rescue 3rd and 4th battalion units were toned out for the Building Fire on Friday at the Burger King on Darnestown Road. Firefighters arrived to find fire and smoke showing from the entrance of the restaurant and made a quick interior and exterior attack. A tower ladder and tiller were established on adjacent sides of the building, and firefighters opened up the roofing area around the entrance-way using ground ladders, chain saws and Halligan tools. Firefighters applied foam to the roofing to knock down remaining hot spots.
Units from Rockville, Kensington, Germantown, along with the Mobile Air Unit responded. The fire was under control within minutes of arrival with overhaul taking approx. 45 min to complete.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units from Bethesda and Silver Spring responded to the building fire in downtown Bethesda on Tuesday evening. Units arrived to find a smoke haze on the penthouse level. Truck companies provided ventilation and Rescue 1 (Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad 741) did a search and investigation of the building floors. The issue was determined to be a malfunctioning HVAC unit.
Here are some apparatus shots and crew pickup including Truck 706 with their extended aerial ladder to the building.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units responded to the Haz-Mat incident in Rockville, MD Tuesday morning. Hydraulic oil in an elevator shaft/unit burned causing fumes to spread through two office buildings. Approximately 30 of the building’s occupants felt ill due to the fumes, and the incident was upgraded to a mass-casualty event.
Haz-Mat units 728 and 707 were both on the scene to provide haz-mat mitigation. Rescue Squad 703, multiple engine and truck companies from Rockville and Gaithersburg, and the Medical Care Support Unit responded. The Medical Ambulance Bus was used to transport patients to a local hospital. Gaithersburg/Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department Canteen 708 provided refreshments and hydration for the firefighters, office complex staff, and patients.
Prince Georges County and Montgomery County firefighters responded to the working house fire on 25th Ave. in West Hyattsville on Friday. Firefighters arrived to find smoke showing from the duplex and proceeded to knock down the basement fire. Units from College Park, Hyattsville, Riverdale, Chillum, and Takoma Park were on the scene. No injuries were reported.
Early Tuesday morning MCFRS units were alerted to the building fire at Colesville Road and University Boulevard in the “Four Corners” section of Silver Spring. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the roof of Kenny’s Peruvian Chicken restaurant. The fire was located and knocked down quickly. A second alarm was toned out for manpower and relief.
The canteen unit from Kensington Fire Department and the power/air/light unit (from Silver Spring) responded to assist with air resupply and rehab. Multiple engine and truck/tower companies were on the scene as well as Rescue Squads 742B and 715 to serve in the RIT capacity.
Units remained on the scene to perform overall well past 8 a.m. This fire occurred in a very busy area and heavily traveled thoroughfare of Metro DC.
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Prince Georges County Fire Department (PGFD) and Montgomery County Fire & Rescue (MCFRS) were alerted for the house fire on Broad Blvd. in Beltsville, MD on Friday morning. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and fire showing from a bedroom window(s) of a one-story SFH. Occupants of the house escaped after being alerted by smoke alarms, and firefighters rescued two dogs that had become lethargic and disoriented inside the home due to the smoke. The dogs were given oxygen and recovered quickly from smoke inhalation. Companies from Burtonsville, Calverton, Berwyn Heights, and Laurel were on the scene and worked hard to knock this fire down quickly.
At approximately 1100 hours on June 20, 2014, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue first battalion units were alerted to the house fire on Dunoon Road just off of New Hampshire Ave. in the community of Hillandale. Rescue Squad 2, Rescue Squad 715, Trucks 716 and 719, Engines 716, 724, Reserve Engine 3, Prince Georges County Engine 841 (Calverton) and additional units responded, arriving to find smoke showing from the roof of a ranch style house.
Firefighters had the fire confined to an attic space and knocked quickly. By the time I arrived they had started the overhaul process. Battalion Chief 701 had command.
