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3 ALARM FIRE IN OXON HILL
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Saturday, December 26, 2009 
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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