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At 1740 hrs. The box was struck for 4545 Wheeler Rd. for smoke coming from the building, Bringing Engine 842, 829, 817, 827, Trucks 829, Tower 821, and Truck 826. While in route Engine 842 advised they were coming from another call and that engine 829 would be first due. Ambulance 829 arrived on the scene first and advised that they had smoke showing, chief 821 arrived shortly afterwards and went to the rear to find heavy smoke coming from a garage door that was under the building. Engine and truck 829 arrived on the scene laid a line from the driveway and went to the rear. The crew pulled the 1 ¾ attack line to the garage door, the truck took a saw to get the garage door open. The crews worked to get the door open and the engine took the line in and knocked the fire down in the garage. Engine 817 took a back up line in to help. Company 29 along with tower 821 was held to get the smoke out on the upper floors and to wait for the fire investigator.
 
Engine: Vol. F/F Riley OIC, Vol. A/C A.King D/O, Vol. F/F Gregory
Truck: Vol. F/F Santos OIC, Vol. Lt. C.King, Vol. F/F Beavers, Vol. F/F Talton
Ambulance: Vol. F/F Kramer, Vol. F/F Butler
Chief 829: F/C B.King

After a long day of just ambulance calls, Communications sounded at 1452 hours for smoke in the house at 6401 Auth Rd in company 27s area, bringing Engines 827, 823, 825, 829, Trucks 825, 829, and Squad 827. Engine 827 arrived on the scene and advised they had smoke showing, engine 827 made it in the house and advised command that they had a working basement fire and that they had made the stairs, engine 829 was forth due arrived second due along with the truck arriving right in front them, the engine laid out and had engine 825 pick up the supply line and engine829 pulled a line off of engine 827. Command advised us to take the line around the rear and work with engine 827 on the fire in the basement. Due to engine 827 making the stairs command had us hold up at the door while company 27 made a knock on the fire.

The truck split up in two crews and one crew went in to help with search and rescue, utilities, and overhaul. The other crew threw ladders and took out some windows. Once the fire was knocked command held 27, 29, and 25 for awhile to make sure the fire was out because the fire had gotten between the wood floors above the fire room.
 
On a special note, All the companies in the 3rd and Co. 25 except Co. 26 were all volunteer at the time. Great job by all the companies.
 
Engine: Vol. A/C A.King OIC, Vol. F/F V. Harrison D/O, Vol. F/F Gregory, Vol. F/F Kramer

Truck: Vol. F/F Santos OIC, Vol. Lt. C. King D/O, Vol. F/F Talton, Vol. F/F Riley

Chief 829: F/C B. King

Video is a slide video of the fires that Silver Hill VFD went on in the last two months. The pictures are from runs with the truck and the engine.

                                         

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Communications dispatched units in the 3rd Battalion to 2018 Shadyside Ave (Co.17 1st Due) for a reported possible Chimney Fire. Bringing Engine 817, 805, 827, and Truck 829.

Company 17 arrived to find a 1 Story Single Family Wood Frame home with nothing evident from side A-Alpha and with their own Hydrant. They advanced a line to find fire in the chimney area with some extensions in the walls. Chief 817B established the Shadyside Command and held all units to operate, while BC3 assumed the Interior Div. Engine 827 laid a 2nd line in and advanced a backup line to check the basement and cock loft areas. Truck 829 opened up walls and helped extinguish the fire that had extended in the walls. Command was terminated and units picked-up and returned to service in just under 45 minutes.

Engine 829 was alerted for a first due house fire at 5709 Gloria Drive bringing Engine 829 and Chief 829A. Engine 829 arrived on the scene with a two story single family dwelling with fire showing from side Charlie. The engine crew from 829 went to work stretching a 400 ft attack line and tried to make an aggressive attack on the fire but due to the wind blowing at an excess of 40 mph or more, the fire was blowing up from the Basement into Division One behind the original line. The crews were pulled out to regroup and was sent back in to check for extension and mop up.
 
Meanwhile a crew was back manning Truck 829, and was dispatch on a box in Company 821’s area and 3 med locals.  Also the crew covered the ambulance which ran numerous calls.

 
Thanks to the Volunteer crew that came up and staffed the Truck and Ambulance.
 
Truck Crew: Vol. LT. C. King, Vol. F/F Riley, Vol. F/F Morrison, Vol. F/F Beavers, Vol. F/F McGinn.


Photo Courtesy to Morningside VFD

While the engine was on the fire in Oxon Hill, A crew got to gather to staff the truck company. While in the station the truck was dispatched for a first due Haz Mat Box on Crab Apple Ct. Bringing Engine 811, Engine 830, Ambulance 811, Haz Mat 830 and the Medics. Chief 829A cleared the fire and ran it too.
 
The units arrived on the scene and stood by for Haz Mat 830 to arrive; Chief 829A arrived on the scene and established the command. The Haz Mat Company arrived on the scene and went in to investigate the cloud in the townhouse. Once in the townhouse they found that home owner had mixed two household chemicals together causing the cloud. The haz mat company took care of the problem and vented the townhouse. The homeowner was transported to SMH pri 3 for a check up.
 
Truck Crew
Vol. Lt. C. King
Vol. F/F Riley
Vol. F/F Beavers

Engine 829 and Chief 829A was alerted for the apartment fire at 538 Wilson Bridge Dr. , Units from 821 arrived on scene with "Heavy Fire Showing" from side Alpha.  Units began an aggressive interior attack, however the fire was much further advanced than the original companies on scene could handle.

PE42 arrived on scene, establishing the "Wilson Bridge Drive Command" requesting the 2nd Alarm.

Engine 829 arrived on the scene and went to work. They worked to get the place opened up so they could try and get ahead of the fire. But the fire was to advanced and ahead of the companies.

Chief 27 arrived on scene, assumed command and reported Fire Showing from both Side Alpha and Charlie, spreading to the 3rd Floor, attic space and into Exposure Bravo 1 and Bravo 2, requesting the 3rd Alarm. 

Engine and the A Chief cleared hours after wards

Box- Engine 821, Paramedic Engine 842, Engine 847, Engine 829, Truck 832, Truck 825, Rescue Squad 827, Battalion Chief 805

Working Fire Dispatch- Ambulance 823, Medic 829, Safety 802

2nd Alarm- Engine 824, Engine 823, Quint 822, Tower 833, Rescue Engine 840, Water Supply 825,

3rd Alarm- Engine 74, Engine 73, Rescue Squad 833, Rescue Squad 74,

Special- Air Unit 437

(other units on call, unknown alarm dispatch: Engine 837, Engine 838, Truck 820, Truck 411, Tower 405, Canteen 801, Bureau Chief 823, Battalion Chief 807, 


Transfers to:
Station 40-Calvert Tower 2
Station 24-Charles Engine & Ambulance 12, Charles Truck 11
Station 42- Engine 834, Ambulance 834
Station 21- Truck 855, Paramedic Ambulance 855
Station 26- Rescue Squad 814B
Station 11- Montgomery Tower 5
Station 25- Engine 801
Station 29- Engine 811, Ambulance 811

 

Video Courtesy to WUSA Channel 9 news

Photos Courtesy to Paul Hawkins from Co.27 Thanks

The truck was alerted for another working house fire at 13411 Old Marlboro Pike in Company 20's.

Thanks to Paul Hawkins from Co.27 for the photos