MCFRS News & Information

Friday - April 10, 2009 - significant incident updates

1130am - 7200 Brookstone Court - Mazza Woods, Potomac. House fire. Smoke alarms activated - 2 occupants home. Adult male found fire in closet about the time alarm company called. His wife told them what was going on and alarm company notified FD. Male discharged fire extinguisher - he said"the fire didn't believe the fire extinguisher.....". They got out with pet dog prior to arrival of MCFRS. Units arrived and found heavy smoke coming from a large (12,000 sq ft) contemporary style structure - fire in walls, floors, ceiling and roof. The house was a very large and the unusual design and gave the fire crews some challenges in finding and extinguishing the fire which made its way into the walls and up to the roof. 2nd Alarm. 3 minor firefighter injuries, all expected to be treated and released. Cause - undetermined, appears to be accidental, possibly electrical in nature. Damage is estimated to be at least $500,000.
No residential fire sprinklers.


1145am - 12300 blk Piney Meetinghouse Rd, North Potomac. Vehicle fire. - E722 discovered while enroute to 2nd Alarm in Potomac. Truck Fire w/ Haz-mats Truck carrying 55 gallon drums of liquid asphalt at a construction site. Haz Mat teams assisted. No injuries.

3:45pm - Brush fire Co 29's area off Mid-County Hwy near Grassy Knolls - 3 to 4 acres; cause - suspicious . 2 engines, 2 brush units, 1 rescue squad, 1 EMS unit responded.

3:52pm - Box 03-05 for 7634 Standish Pl, Rockville. - Fire in Building. - 1-story commercial office. Machine for making signs overheated caught nearby material on fire - contained by sprinkler system- $75,000K loss . No injuries.

6:22pm - Box 2-7 - 6500 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park. Building fire.- Mid-Atlantic Seafood. 75 x 40 one story restaurant - on scene with fire coming from roof around duct work. Fire in duct work above stove caused when the accumulated grease in the duct ignited. - Units quickly controlled fire. No injuries - damage - $25,000.



Saturday - April 11, 2009

Safety in Our Neighborhoods - County-wide. Firefighters checking smoke alarms and providing fire safety and injury prevention information..........going door-to-door and attending public assembly events/activities.

10am - 1915 East West Highway, Silver Spring - dryer
10am - 600 Great Falls rd, Rockville - furnace malfunction - oil burner
2:40pm - 7711 Eastern Av, Silver Spring - small roof fire - roofers working!


PIO Pete