Working House Fire
 
By Bay District Volunteers
August 10, 2019
 

On August 10 at 05:34 Bay District and surrounding companies were dispatched to Daugherty Court in the Hickory Hills subdivision for a working house fire, the address was then updated to 45514 Finnea Way. Chief 3B (B. Ticson) arrived one minute after dispatch reporting a working house fire in a two story home, fire showing from the garage and second floor and report of a person trapped. With this information he immediately requested the second alarm be sounded. Engine 91 was first arriving and began the fire attack. Engine 32 & & Engine 132 arrived and assisted. Crews made their way inside to perform a search for the reporting missing occupant, while attempting to go up the stairs to the second story one firefighter (Bay District Member) fell through the steps into the basement. A mayday was declared, and crews made their way to the basement and brought the firefighter out to safety. The fighter was transported to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was later released. After the Mayday was cleared and an accountability check was performed the crews returned to search the home, no occupants were found, later into the incident it was determined the missing occupant had previously left the home and was safe in Hollywood. Crews worked for over four hours to extinguish the fire and perform overhaul. Maryland State Fire Marshal was requested to the scene and is investigating the cause of the fire. Two additional firefighters suffered minor injuries and declined medical treatment on the scene.


ST MARY: (CAD) 05:33:04*STRUCTURE FIRE*HICKORY HILLS*45514 FINNEA WY*DAUGHERTY CT*CALIFORNIA* GARAGE ON FIRE
*HOUSE BEHIND 45512 DAUGHERTY CT UNK IF ANYONE IS INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. THERE IS A CAR IN THE YARD.*
*2 STORY WOOD FRAME - ONE IN THE BASEMENT. FIRE SHOWING CH3B WITH COMMAND - REQ SECOND ALARM*
*E91 LINE AT DAUGHERTY AND MEATH*
*E32 OFFICER AND E91 WITH TAC GROUP SUPERVISOR*
*E132 LAYING OUT AT 45511*
*REQ SMECO - EMS SET UP AT COMMAND POST.*
*E73 WITH E132S LINE*
*E132 WITH ACCESS TO TO THE REAR*
*POSSIBLY ONE TEENAGER INSIDE (UNACCOUNTED FOR) NO EXACT LOCATION OF THE PERSON INSIDE THE HOME*
*CH7B ADVISING MAYDAY - SQ7 GOING IN - TK7 TO POSITION ON THE SIDE- MAYDAY ON TAC 3
*ALPHA SIDE AT THE STAIRWELL - ATTEMPTING TO MAKE ENTRANCE*
*DOWNED FIREFIGHTER IS FOUND. SOUNDING EVAC TONES. EVACUATE THE STRUCTURE PER COMMAND*
*MAYDAY HAS BEEN CLEARED - SWITCHING BACK TO TAC 2*
*PAR CHECK IS COMPLETE EVERYONE IS OUT OF THE STRUCTURE*
*CANNOT ACCESS DIVISION 2 BECAUSE OF THE STAIRWELL*
*POSSIBILITY OF 2 PEOPLE AND ANIMALS INSIDE*
*CLEARED THE BASEMENT AND DIVISION 1 - NO OCCUPANTS*
*E11 TO PROCEED IN TO OPERATIONS E11 WITH RAPID INTERVENTION*
*TK13 ON CHARLIE SIDE- FLOOR FEELS SPONGY*
*A799 TRANSPORTING ONE WITH HAND INJURY AND ONE FROM MAYDAY*
*REQ RED CROSS*
*CHECKED SECOND FLOOR - INSULATION IS DOWN - 2ND FLOOR IS CLEAR*
*PRIMARY DIVISION 2 IS CLEAR - BASEMENT, DIVISION 1, DIVISION 2 WITH CLEAR RESULTS- NO OCCUPANTS FOUND*
*SMECO ADV 15 MIN BEFORE THEY CAN CUT THE POWER OFF*
*1 TRANSPORT- 1 REFUSAL A799 WILL BE TRANSPORTING PRI3*
*CONFIRMED LOCATION OF MISSING OCCUPANT- NOT ON THE SCENE*
*DIV 1 AND 2 COMPLETED- NO RESULTS*
*HOLDING ALL ALARM 1 UNITS ON THE SCENE*
*UPDATED ADDRESS: 45514 FINNEA WAY*
*FIRE MARSHALL NEEDED*
*HOLDING UNITS FROM CO9 CO3 CO13*

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