At 0959 hours Station 9 (California), Station 7 (Hollywood), Station 3 (Bay District), Station 13 (NAS Pax River Haz Mat), EMS Station 79 (Hollywood), and EMS Station 39 Lexington Park) were dispatched to the area of Wildewood Parkway and Willow Creek Drive for a gas line brake. Engine 72 responded with 5 volunteers and arrived on the scene at 1006 hours taking a hydrant on Wildewood Parkway. The crew from Engine 72 investigated the area and found that an excavator had punctured a 6 inch natural gas line and was venting. Engine 132 and HazMat 13 arrived on the scene and assisted with metering the area and taking a secondary water source. Chief 3B established the Wildewood Command and crews stood by the scene for the arrival of Washington Gas Company that had a 45min ETA. Command down sized the Box and held Engine 72, Engine 132, Engine 32, and HazMat 13 and returned the rest of the units. Washington Gas arrived on the scene and the crew from Engine 72 placed a handline in service for protection of the Washington Gas workers. The Gas Company secured the leak after several hours and all units cleared the scene.
