Company 10 first due for the General Alarm Fire at the Charles County Fairgrounds |
| By Fire Sergeant Michael Ivie | |
| April 2, 2013 | |
| April 2 - At 15:26 hours, Company 14 was alerted for a 3rd Due Trailer Fire in Co. 10's area. Engine 143 responded with 4 personnel. Engine 101 arrived on scene and reported a working Trailer and Brush fire. Engine 101 request the next due Engine company layout at the entrance of the Fairgrounds. Engine 143 arrived on scene and laid a 4" hose at the entrance of the Fairgrounds. Crews pulled a 400' attack line and 2 1/2' attack line and attacked the fire. Engine 143 also supplied Engine 102 and Truck 11 & 3. Command requested more units for the scene and for the brush fire. Charles county sounded the General Alarm for all Brush units. Rescue Engine 141, Engine 144, Command unit 14/ATV14. Engine 144 and ATV 14 attacked the brush fire and Rescue Engine 141 was filling up tankers. Congrats to Firefighter Fawne Plourse for rescuing 3 cats from a trailer! Thanks to Chinatown from Washington DC for filling in at our station. |
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| Units: | E143, RE141, E144, CU14/ATV 14 |
| Mutual Aid: | RE123, E101, E102, E201, E112, E73, E23, E32, E12, E104, SM21, E44, E2, E4, E54 B10, B1, B12 SQ8, SQ840, SQ10 TA10, TA1, TA11, TA7, KGTA2, TA5, TA420 CH3, CH10A, CH7B, CH1A, CH2A, FM53 T11, T3, TWR824, NDW T28, SMT7, A519 MC3, TRP7, M16, CAL E34 |