| On Tuesday afternoon Company 5 was alerted for a brush unit to the Charles County Fairgrounds for a general alarm brush fire. The fire was the result of several buildings which caught fire at the facility. Brush 5 responded with two personnel. A short time later the station was alerted to fill La Plata with a tanker. Engine 51 responded with 4 personnel.
Brush 5 initially stagged at Bel Alton VFD before being sent to the scene. While enroute to the fill in, Engine 51 was diverted to a brush fire in Charles Street. Once clear the fire on Charles Street, Engine 51 was sent to the fire at the fairgrounds as an additional tanker. Engine 51 dumped water at the fire scene and then was utilized for filling brush units as they came out of the woods.
While at the fire in Charles County, Tanker 5 and Water Supply 5 responded on a house fire on Golden Beach Road in Mechanicsville. Tanker 5 was placed in serviced prior to arrival and Water Supply 5 assisted Engine 73 at the draft site.
All units returned to quarters by 2130 hours. |
