Company Responds to Box In Chesapeke Ranch Estates

At 1524 hours Station 9 (3rd Due), Station 7 (4th Due), and Station 3 (5th Due) were dispatched for the reported House on Fire, across from 372 Abaleen Court in Lusby. Engine 73, Engine 74, Rescue Squad 7 , and Chief 7 responded with 13 volunteers along with units from Station 9 and 3 to the incident. St Leonard Engine 71 arrived first due reporting a 2 story single family with fire showing from side "A". The crew from St Leonard attempted to make an aggressive interior attack but were shortly pulled out due to deteriorating conditions. Engine 74 arrived a short time later supplying the companies on the scene with water and the crew assisting with fire suppression. Rescue Squad 7 arrived and went to work along side of Engine 74 and other Companies from Calvert and St Mary's. Engine 73 staged on the scene and was released from the scene after the fire was deemed under control. Engine 74 and Rescue Squad 7 remained on the scene for over 2 hours assisting with overhauling the structure. Units from Hollywood cleared the scene and returned to quarters by 1802 hours. During this incident, Mechanicsville Engine 24 transferred to Station 7.