Fire at two-story home on Englefield Drive, Gaithersburg MD
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Fire & ArsonA fire occurred on the deck of a two-story single-family home near Englefield Drive in Gaithersburg. Fire crews extinguished the fire and checked the siding and attic for any fire extension. Police were requested to close nearby roads during the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
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04:32
Transcript:
00:00
This is really driver command.
00:02
We're going to need to have police shut down Bitzhammer.
00:08
Okay.
00:10
Now mechanic police to shut down the Vittsummer, please.
00:17
Okay. So you can drop the ridge.
00:23
Age 753 bravo will be the two-out until the rival level of 1722, okay?
00:31
73, okay.
00:37
Engine 731, I'm looking for sale cam, I'm trying to charge.
00:43
All right. At the moment, we got the fire knocked.
00:45
We got some overhaul to do.
00:48
The operations executive chief is doing a face-to-face with the homeowner having a conversation before we make too much of a mess.
00:55
You can check with 32, but I don't think there's any extension in size.
01:02
Okay.
01:03
Is it just doing that first floor or did it make it up to the south of the attic area?
01:09
Negative. I got about a 12-foot section by about 15-foot section of the siding is starting a wheel.
01:16
We're going to pull it down, but I don't think it made it through.
01:22
Okay.
01:24
And 732, Elkan.
01:33
Myself truck 31 inside all three floors have been checked no extension beyond with the signing has on floor number one okay and let's check the addet for all over place okay and let's check the addet for a place.
01:53
I got me truck 31 working on that now.
02:04
At 32, I cut off your last part of the statement.
02:06
Try again.
02:10
Dr. 31, working on the attic now.
02:13
All right, very good.
02:14
Commanding here is coming to Englefield Drive.
02:17
Had fire on the deck, the fire is not for continue to open up and check for extension.
02:22
The extension of company 32 and 31.
02:26
Balance contact at the stage.
02:28
As you 7.53, you maintain a two-out.
02:31
I'll be as contact at the stage.
02:36
Okay, we want to do command, contenders, such.
02:44
So you do, too, the command wheel, so I have no idea late, no smoke inside.
02:50
Okay.
02:55
And to off-in-ex.
03:00
Commanded units on the Rapid Intervention Dispatch, you can return to service.
03:05
Truck 34, Tower 3, Medic 731, EMS 795, you can all return to service.
03:11
Command of the number for an update.
03:15
Hi, Ms.
03:20
I had a two-story, single family going on fire on the deck.
03:24
Fire is out.
03:26
We'll continue to check for extension.
03:28
We'll continue to hold the box along for a few minutes.
03:33
I do not need any of the YBRs.
03:37
Okay, my...
03:47
Command Engine 731, I'm looking for a recommendation.
03:54
I think you're holder with 31 units.
03:56
We're about done.
03:57
We've got all the sliding off.
03:58
We're going to take it underneath of this deck.
04:00
Continue to wet down.
04:02
We're done.
04:05
Okay. Command agent 732, any extension inside any needs?
04:15
No extension that needs inside.
04:19
Not very good.
04:20
10 years zone in Inglefeld.
04:22
We're going to continue to hold this with permanent gains in 731, truck 731.
04:25
The balance can pick up and return to service.
04:28
I'm going to experience to RNA.
04:29
You've got to talk for it back.
04:30
Up is 31, switch back to Alpha 1.
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Location mentioned:
Englefield Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
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