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Temple Hills Apartment Fire – St. Barnabas Road

Shortly before 1PM, Friday, May 13, Prince George’s County firefighters arrived at a Temple Hills apartment complex and encountered fire on the second floor of a three-story apartment building.  The first arriving engine from Silver Hill Fire/EMS Station 829 advised the fire was extending to the top floor and roof area and requested a 2nd Alarm.  Over 80 firefighters and medics battled this fire in the 4800 block of Saint Barnabas Road for about 15 minutes before declaring it under control.  All occupants had safely escaped prior to the fire/EMS department arrival.

The fire caused an estimated $30,000 in loss, damaged two apartments, and a section of the roof.  Two firefighters were injured; one sustained 2nd degree burns to his hands and was treated and released from the burn unit at Medstar Washington Hospital Center, and another sustained a laceration and was treated on the scene.  A civilian was transported to a local hospital for evaluation of smoke inhalation.

Eight families; 15 adults and 7 children, will be displaced.  The Red Cross is assisting them.

Firefighters from Fairfax County also operated on this incident.

Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, PGFD

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image by AFC Cardello on arrival

Morningside Volunteers fire engine

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aftermath of apartment fire

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District heights MD fire engine

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aftermath of apartment fire

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PGFD firefighters after battling a fire

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Allentown Road fire engine at fire scene

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Prince George's County (PGFD) fire engine at fire scene

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aftermath of apartment fire

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Prince George's County (PGFD) fire engine

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aftermath of apartment fire

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Prince Georges County Fire & Rescue units were alerted for the apartment fire on Monday, Oct. 19 at Green Meadow Way in Largo, MD.  First arriving units reported heavy smoke and fire coming from the roof of a 4-story apartment complex and a 2nd alarm was sounded.  The heaviest fire was in the attic/roof area of the apartment with some extension into the top floor apartment unit(s).  PGFD knocked the bulk of the fire within 10 minutes but remained on the scene for an extended time to chase hot spots and perform overhaul.

More details about the fire including video from the scene are on the PGFD blog site

Many thanks to PGFD Chief PIO Mark Brady for sharing his photos from the fire scene upon arrival of first units.

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heavy smoke from apartment building

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heavy fire from apartment building

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heavy fire from apartment building

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heavy fire from apartment building

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firemen on ladder with saw

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firemen working from an aerial ladder

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PGFD firefighters on scene

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Kentland VFD fire engine on scene

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PGFD firefighters on scene

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pink PGFD fire engine at scene

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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.

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fire showing at MD house fire

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Prince Georges County MD pink fire engine

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Prince Georges County FD ladder truck

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fire department command post

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firemen after battling a fire

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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.

firemen on ladder at window of house fire

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firemen on ladder at window of house fire

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smoke and flames from house fire

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fireman on a ladder to the roof of a house fire

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firemen battle a house fire

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colorful fire engine at fire scene

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firemen repack hose on fire engine

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Prince George's County fire trucks

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aftermath of house fire

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firemen to post incident review

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Mark arrived early and also shot this video of the firefight:

Thanks to Mark for allowing me to submit his photos and video.

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Prince Georges County Fire Department units from stations 48 (West Lanham Hills), 33 (Kentland), 7 (Riverdale), 9 (Bladensburg), and 30 (Landover Hills) responded to the working fire dispatch on Monday in Lanham, MD.  Crews arrived on scene to find fire coming from the roof, on several floors, and inside the walls of the complex.  The fire was knocked quickly.

Here are some shots of the rigs and crews on the scene including the duo of tower ladders from the Kentland and Riverdale companies.

aerialscope at fire scene

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fire engine at fire scene

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scene of apartment fire

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fire engine at fire scene

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firemen with hose at hydrant

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firemen with ladder at fire scene

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firemen replace ladder on fire truck

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aerialscope at fire scene

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air truck at fire scene

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fire truck at fire scene

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aerialscope at fire scene

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More photos are up on my Flickr site:

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

More about the fire can be found on the Kentland33 site:

http://www.kentland33.com/news/fullstory/newsid/212235

Prince Georges County Fire & EMS 4th and 6th Battalion units were toned out for the building fire in the Engineering Lab Building  on the University of Maryland campus on Monday.  First due units including Engine 812 (College Park), Truck 834 (Chillum-Adelphi), and Rescue Squad 814 (Berwyn Heights) located a small fire in one of the labs and knocked it quickly.  Units cleared smoke, checked for extension and performed overhaul.

PGFD HazMat units were briefly called to the scene since the fire was in a lab, but determined no hazardous materials mitigation was needed.  Units remained on the scene for approx. 2 hours.  Here are some apparatus and crew shots.

Cause of the fire was determined to be an electrical malfunction.  Working sprinklers were activated during the fire and helped to keep damage to a minimum.

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fireman with rescue squad

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Seagrave  tractor-drawn aerial truck

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fireman resting at fire scene

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battalion chief command car

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Seagrave  tractor-drawn aerial truck

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Seagrave  tractor-drawn aerial truck

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fireman with fire engine

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firemen pickup after fighting a fire

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fireman with tractor-drawn aerial truck

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fireman with PPV fan

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More photos are on my Flickr account here:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/