| At 1932 hours, Area Box 5-05 was sounded for the 8900 Block of Bayou Court, in Owings, for the reported house fire. This assignment brought units from Dunkirk (Co.5), North Beach (Co.1), Huntingtown (Co.6), and Deale (Co.42). Engine 62 (Lt. Wallace), Tanker 6 (Holzberger), Chief 6 (Clark), and Chief 6B (Ward) responded with 11 volunteers. Engine Company 5 and Chief 5 arrived on the scene to find a two story single family dwelling with smoke showing, and requested the working fire dispatch. Engine 61 (Robison), and Rescue Squad 6 (Montgomery Sr.) responded on the working fire dispatch. Engine 62 arrived and assumed 2nd due engine responsibilities, and reported to division 2, with a back up line, and performed a primary search. Tanker 6 arrived and established a water supply for Engine 51, and Engine 62. Crews from Company 5 were able to quickly locate and extinguish a fire in the rear bedroom of the 1st floor. Engine 61, and Squad 6 staged on the incident, and were used during overhaul operations. The assignment was quickly scaled back to Companies 5, 6, and Tower 1. Huntingtown units cleared at approximately 2100 hours.
Chief 5 (Rector) held the Bayou Court Command
Chief 5A (Sealey) Division 1
Safety 5 (Howes) Search Group
Chief 6 (Clark) Vent Group
***PHOTOS COURTESY OF CALVERT ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT CO.10***
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