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):
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.
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.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue was alerted to the building fire at the Bethesda Country Day School at approximately 11:30 a.m. Thursday morning. The school is nestled in a neighborhood just adjacent to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The small fire was contained to a water heater in the basement. Firefighters knocked the fire quickly and performed ventilation while the school was evacuated. No injuries were reported.
Tower 751 from the NIH Fire Department was on the scene along with Truck 706, Rescue Squad 741 (RS1) and Engine 726. BC 702 had command.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service units from Glen Echo and the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad responded to a detached garage fire on the morning of June 10. The garage fire was reported on Newport Ave. in Bethesda. Firefighters arrived with smoke showing and quickly extinguished the fire.
Trevor James photo
Trevor James photo
Trevor James photo
Trevor James photo
Trevor James photo
Around 5 p.m. the shed fire was reported on Lancaster Dr. in Bethesda. Rescue Squad 741 (Rescue 1) was running the county’s reserve squad and responded to both incidents. Engine companies from Glen Echo (Engine 711) and Chevy Chase (Engine 707) ran first-due on the jobs. Both incidents were under control by the time I arrived. Here are some apparatus shots.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services responded to a power outage with wires down yesterday morning in Chevy Chase. The incident area was cordoned off due to the live wires arcing & catching fire. I took these apparatus shots of Truck 706 and Engine 706 staging outside of the hot zone. As you can see the tillered trucks have to navigate some narrow and winding streets here in Chevy Chase Village and the surrounding neighborhoods.
