5th Fire in 7 Days With 3 Chiefs & 4 Crews: 2139 East Chesapeake Beach Road
By Chief Jonathan Riffe
November 20, 2012
For the 5th time in 7 days, the Huntingtown Volunteers operated yet again on another house fire. At 2200 hours on Tuesday November 20, 2012, the Fire Chief (Riffe), Assistant Chief (Montgomery), Deputy Fire Chief (Morris), Safety Officer (McKenny), Captain (Clark), Engine 62 (Smith), Engine 61 (Ward), Squad 6 (Sgt Montgomery) & Tanker 6 (Burroughs) were alerted for the Working House Fire at 2139 East Chesapeake Beach Road (107 box). First arriving units from the North Beach VFD found a one-story residence with heavy fire throughout. Members aboard Engine 61, Engine 62 & Squad 6 assisted units already on the scene with extinguishing the fire. Due to quick work and an aggressive interior attack, the fire was knocked down within minutes.
A total of 24 Huntingtown Volunteers operated on the scene until 2315 hours.
Units:
Fire Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Safety Officer, Captain, Engine 61, Engine 62, Squad 6, Tanker 6
