| Sunday March 27, 2011 at 1034 hours, Chief 6A (Montgomery), Chief 6B (Thrasher), Engine 62 (Montgomery Jr), Engine 61 (Morgal), Squad 6 (Gaylor), Tanker 6 (Cox) and Ambulance 68 (Borden) were alerted for the chimney fire at 3191 Hale Court. Units from the Huntingtown VFD arrived on location of a 2 story residence with fire showing from the rear and heavy smoke showing from the front. Engine 62 deployed the 200' crosslay and began making quick work of the fire which had spread into the first floor, 2nd floor, attic and large atrium. The crew from Squad 6 searched, ventilated and assisted opening up for the Engine Companies. During their primary search, a resident was found in the basement. The occupant was turned over to awaiting EMS and transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital due to smoke inhalation. Due to quick work by the Huntingtown VFD and surrounding companies, the fire was quickly brought under control.
Command: Chief 6A, Chief 5: Operations, Chief 6B: Division 2, Chief 2: Division 1, Safety 6: Safety, Safety 7: Accountability
Pictures courtesy of member, Dennis Hook: www.DennisHook.smugmug.com |
