At around 2318 hours Charles County dispatched Engine Companies 14, 2 and Tanker 10 for mutual to St. Marys County at 27300 James Road in Mechanicsville for the shed fire. Engine 143 responded with 5 volunteers along with Chief 14B in buggy. Mechanicsville Engine 23 arrived on the scene and advised they had a working barn fire. Hughesville Engine 23 arrived on the scene and reverse laid from SM23 to the end of the driveway. Chief 14B arrived on the scene and advised that a propane tank attached to the barn was venting and on fire. Engine 143 arrived and sent manpower to the scene. The crews from Mechanicsville, Hughsville and Newburg extinguished the fire in the barn and kept a line on the propane tank as it vented. Units operated on the scene for about 2 hours. St. Marys Chief 2A had the James Road command. Engine 143 returned to quarters at 0140 hours.
Engine 143
Driver: FF Billy Sullivan
OIC: FF Jeff Hammett
FF: Tim Shifflett
FF: Josh Willey
FF: Kourtney Quinn
Chief 14B Cliff Butler
Units:
Engine 143 Chief 14B
Mutual Aid:
Engine 23, St. Marys Engine 23 24 224, St. Marys Tanker 2 Tanker 10 St. Marys Truck 1, Water Supply 5, Chief 10, St. Marys Chief 2A
