May 7, 2001.  At 0603hrs, units were dispatched to 11234 Cherry Hill Rd. for reported smoke in an apartment. In the area of the call, car 550 (President of the Prince George's County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association) arrived on the scene and advised smoke showing from the roof, within minutes he advised he had heavy fire side 3 and requested the second alarm. Engine 411 (Beltsville) arrived on the scene and advanced an attack line to the fire floor (1st floor) for an interior attack,  Tower 31 (Beltsville) arrived on the scene and the crew positioned ground ladders to the fire building and searched the building using the Thermal Imaging Camera. Engine 112 (Branchville) advanced an attack line to the floor above the fire and Engine 921 (Hillendale) advanced a back up line to the fire apartment. Engine 121 (College Park) advanced a line to side 3 through another building and then made an attack via a ground ladder to the fire floor. Engine 341(Chillum) was the RIC Team. No Injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation at this time.  Chief 31 had command.  Units cleared at 0930 hrs.

 

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First alarm: Engine Company 41 (Beltsville) 92 (Hillandale) 11 (Branchville)
12 (College Park) Tower 31 (Beltsville), Truck 92 (Hillenadale) and Rescue
Squad 14 (Berwyn Heights).
Special Call: Tower 10 (Laurel) and Tower 7 (Riverdale) and Engine 342
(Chillum)

Working Fire Dispatch: Ambulance 18 (Hyattsville) and MEDIC 12 (PGFD)

Second Alarm: Engine 93(Burtonsville) 96 (Hillenadle 24) 35 (Greenbelt) 94
(Silver Spring) and Truck 1 (Hyattsville) and Truck 28 ( West Lanham Hills)
Several Command Officers also responded.

 

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