Hoarding Conditions in Huntingtown (Calvert) House Fire Injures 5 Firefighters
Date: January 17th, 2015
Time: 21:15 hours
City: Huntingtown
County: Calvert County
Address: 3800blk Hunting Creek Road
Type: Dwelling Fire
Details:
Companies were dispatched for the reported dwelling fire. Chief 5 arrived with fire showing from the rear of a 1 story single family dwelling requesting the Working Fire Dispatch and two additional tankers. Chief 6 arrived establishing Command, Chief 5 was assigned operations. Interior crews reported a basement fire, with high heat on the first floor. As the crew on the first floor was making their way through the house, they reported “pack rat” conditions requesting a line to go to the rear and the roof to be opened.
Companies in the rear reported they were knocking the fire down from the rear. They had fire showing from the basement with extension to the rear deck that was well involved. As companies knocked the fire down in the basement and the roof got opened, companies operating on the 1st floor had fire above them in the attic and worked on pulling the ceiling.
The fire was placed under control within 45 minutes. Four firefighters were transported to the hospital with 1st and 2nd degree burns. Another firefighter injured his back after a fall.
All of the injured firefighters are doing well and weren’t in the hospital long.