| By Sergeant Tom Lillie |
| August 3, 2005 |
| At 2129 hours units were alerted for a townhouse on fire on Ardmore Lp. in Co 517s' area. As Wag 517 (D/O Sgt Korteum, Sgt Lillie, FF Cook, FF Talley) left quarters, heavy fire was visible from the front ramp and a second alarm was requested. Wag 517 arrived on scene and found a townhouse with heavy fire coming from the roof and second floor with the fire impinging on Exposure D1. Crews from 17 and 13 made an aggressive interior attack on the main fire building, but were withdrawn to allow Eng 510 and Trk 514 to knock down the attic fire with master streams.
Crews went to work in the exposure and found minor fire extension into the attic area that was quickly taken care of. Damage to exposure was limited to minor fire damage in the attic and water damage. After the bulk of fire was knocked down, command had crews re-enter performing salvage, overhual and knocking down hot spots. Crews remained on the scene assisting the FMO. The last unit cleared the scene at 0147 hours. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
*Two firefighters were taken to Potomac hospital suffering from minor heat related injuries. They were treated and later released. |
| Units: |
First alarm: Wag 517, Eng 513, Eng 510, Eng 518, Trk 514, Amb 510, Medic 513, Batt 505, Batt 507
Second alarm: Wag 502, Wag 503, Wag 512,
Eng 506, Trk 519, Rsq 502, Air 512, Amb 512, Amb 517a, Medic 552, Batt 506
Additonal units: Chief 503, Rescue chief 517, Rehab 503, Fire martials 503 517 and 523, Fire Department chaplin, Red Cross |
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