2 Small Fires in Mechanicsville
 
By Hollywood Volunteers
September 9, 2014
 

At 1150 hours Station 2, Charles Station 2, Charles Station 5, Charles Station 3, and EMS Station 29 were dispatched to 39520 Jarrell Drive in Golden Beach for the reported House Fire. At 1152 hours Truck 7 was alerted to the call to fill the assignment and responded at dispatch along with Chief 7B and a total of 5 Volunteers. Due to the Station having an additional crew and units marking up under staffed, Engine 72 was added to the call with an additional 4 Volunteers.

Units from Mechanicsville arrived on location of a 1 story single family home with smoke showing and reporting a fire in the basement. Crews located a fire in the basement with extension into the walls and to the first floor. Truck 7 and Engine 72 arrived on location and assisted with opening up and checking for extension. Command scaled the assignment back to units from Station 2 and Truck 7 once the fire was deemed out. Engine 72 returned to service a short time later and returned to quarters. Truck 7 remained on the scene and secured the power, ventilated the structure, and performed overhaul before returning to service at 1313 hours.

While Truck 7 was returning to quarters Station 2 and Station 1 were dispatched to 38870 Foley Mattingly Road for the reported Stove Fire. With Truck 7 still in Station 2's first due area, they requested to run the assignment and responded with 5 Volunteers on the incident.

Utility 2 and Engine 24 arrived on location finding a 1 story single family home with nothing evident. Crews found a small fire on the stove with extension to the cabinets that had been extinguished prior to the fire department arrival. Truck 7 arrived on location and the crews from Station 2 and Truck 7 checked for any additional extension and performed overhaul and ventilation.

Truck 7 remained on the scene for a short time before returning to service at 1350 hours.

 
Units: Engine 24, Engine 224, Charles Engine 51, Engine 72, Charles Engine 11, Charles Truck 3, and Truck 7