Engine, Truck, and Chief to Leonardtown House Fire
By Deputy Fire Chief Bryan Riley
April 6, 2012
At 1042 hours Station 1, Station 7, Station 9, Station 6, EMS Station 19, EMS Station 79, and the Medic unit were dispatched to 41990 Domitilla Court in Leonardtown for a House Fire with possible people trapped. Engine 72, Truck 7, and Chief 7 responded shortly after dispatch with 9 volunteers. Chief 1 was first to arrive on the scene within minutes of dispatch advising of a two story single family with smoke showing. Engine 11 arrived on the scene and took a hydrant on side "A" of the structure with the crew advancing a line into the house. Engine 72 arrived next dropping a split lay from Rose Hill Drive with Engine 10 completing the lay. The crew of Engine 72 advanced a second line into the structure and worked with Engine 11 on fire attack. Truck 7 arrived on the scene and the crew went to work opening up on the second floor for Engine Companies 1, 7 , and 9. Soon after, conditions started deteriorating and the evacuation tones were sounded for everyone to evacuate the structure. Command advised Engine 72 to place the wagon pipe in service and knock the bulk of the fire down. Once the bulk of the fire was darkened down, crews returned back in the structure to complete interior operations. The fire was placed under control within 30 minutes of the dispatch. Crews completed searches of the structure that proved negative. The crew of Engine 61 was assigned RIT on side "A" during the incident. Chief 1 held the Command and the State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the fire. All units from Hollywood returned to quarters by 1324 hours.
