Yesterday, midday (05/02/18), AACoFD was operating multiple working incidents:
(1) HazMat Box 11-14 with mutual aid from Baltimore County for a chemical leak in an IDLH building (610 Pittman Rd, Curtis Bay, MD);
(2) Box Alarm 26-05 with a structure fire in a 2 story single family dwelling with one civilian injury (7682 Quarterfield Rd, Glen Burnie, MD) with mutual from Baltimore City Truck 23 from station 33;
(3) Box Alarm 9-12 with mutual aid from Calvert and PG Counties for a brush/outside shed fire in the woods (4400 Sands Rd, Harwood, MD);
(4) Box Alarm 12-12 (8213 Harbor View Dr) for an outside fire that E104 arrived to that extended to a shed which became fully involved and eventually completely burned to the ground. BC1 held the brush units to hit hotspots and take care of exposures.
Before the dispatch of the 9-12 box, Fire Alarm advised that the frequency was "overloaded" and all requests must be made on Talkgroup Delta (1D-COM1) to keep Talkgroup Alpha (1A-DISP) Dispatch open. Fire Alarm advised it would no longer be monitoring the other Tac channels.
Meanwhile PG County was dealing with a 4 Alarm fire at 10126 Dorsey Ln in Upper Marlboro, MD.
(1) HazMat Box 11-14 with mutual aid from Baltimore County for a chemical leak in an IDLH building (610 Pittman Rd, Curtis Bay, MD);
(2) Box Alarm 26-05 with a structure fire in a 2 story single family dwelling with one civilian injury (7682 Quarterfield Rd, Glen Burnie, MD) with mutual from Baltimore City Truck 23 from station 33;
(3) Box Alarm 9-12 with mutual aid from Calvert and PG Counties for a brush/outside shed fire in the woods (4400 Sands Rd, Harwood, MD);
(4) Box Alarm 12-12 (8213 Harbor View Dr) for an outside fire that E104 arrived to that extended to a shed which became fully involved and eventually completely burned to the ground. BC1 held the brush units to hit hotspots and take care of exposures.
Before the dispatch of the 9-12 box, Fire Alarm advised that the frequency was "overloaded" and all requests must be made on Talkgroup Delta (1D-COM1) to keep Talkgroup Alpha (1A-DISP) Dispatch open. Fire Alarm advised it would no longer be monitoring the other Tac channels.
Meanwhile PG County was dealing with a 4 Alarm fire at 10126 Dorsey Ln in Upper Marlboro, MD.