Working House Fire In The First Due -- MORE PICTURES ADDED

At 1531 hours Engine Company's 7, 2, and 1 along with Truck Company 7, Water Supply 5, and EMS Stations 79 and 29 were dispatched to 40350 Coonhunters Road in Oakville for the reported Working House Fire. Engine 72 (Lt. Bean), and Chief 7A (Insley) responded at dispatch as Chief 79A arrived on location with a working fire. At around 1540 hours Chief 7A arrived on the scene establishing the command and confirming a Working Fire in a single story wood frame structure. Engine 72 dropped a line from Loveville Road and proceeded to side Alpha, where fire was showing from sides A, B, and C. Engine 14 was next to arrive picking up 72's line and there crew was sent to extend a back up line into the structure behind the crew of Engine 72 who was inside the strucutre performing a interior attack. Squad 2 arrived on the scene and began ventilation procedures as the Truck Company began a search and assisted Squad 2's crew. Units from Hollywood, Leonardtown, and Mechanicsville continued to perform an aggressive attack on the fire as Water Supply 5 arrived on the scene and began drafting from a nearby pond. Units on the scene brought the fire under control within 45 minutes and than began salvage and overhaul operations that took a extended period of time. Engine 32, 92, and Charles County Engine 23 were brought to the scene for the manpower to assist on the scene. At around 1745 hours units began wrapping up and approximately 1800 hours Chief 7A terminated command and units began to return to service. The Maryland State Fire Marshall's Office is investigating the cause of the fire.