On Friday June 2, 2006, a concerned fishermen in the Patuxent River contacted 911 and advised of a barn fire at the end of Lower Marlboro Road in the area of Chaneyville Road. At 1403 hours, Box 6-11 was struck bringing Company 6 (Huntingtown), Engine 52, Tanker 5 (Dunkirk), Engine 12 (North Beach), Tower 2 and Tanker 2 (Prince Frederick) to the call. Chief 5B (Miles) and Engine 52 arrived first on location finding that the barn was actually in their first due at 3965 Chaneyville Road. The 20' X 20' barn was already fully-involved and on the ground. Chief 6 (Osbourn), Engine 62 (Rountree Jr), Engine 61 (Lester), Squad 6 (Safety Officer Bowen), Tanker 6 (Chief 6A, Riffe), Utility 6 (Agambar), and Ambulance 69 (Lt Nutwell) arrived on the scene next. The crew from Engine 62 picked up Engine 52's line and advanced an additional attack line to assist in extinguishment. Engine 61 arrived and dropped a line from Engine 62 to the river. Engine 61 was utilized at the draft site to supply water for Engine 62 and Engine 52. Once the draft was established, master stream operations were utilized to knock down the remainder of the fire. Huntingtown units remained on location until 1650 hours. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
The Huntingtown "Canteen" Unit was also on scene courtesy of the Ladies Auxiliary for refreshments.
