Video of D.C. 4-alarm fire; A339 has a busy first day; Riverdale chief to be at town meeting; Arrangements for LODD in PA; Helmet Cam from Montgomery
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Another major fire in D.C.
Video from the fire in Adams Morgan and interview with Chief Dennis Rubin.
Since 1:15 this morning, D.C. Fire and EMS has been on the scene of an apartment building fire. The fire is in the 2600 block of Adams Mill Road, NW. It is a 4-story building with about 30 units.
Two firefighters were slightly hurt by falling debris after a master stream hit a parapet wall. Chief Dennis Rubin reports water supply problems with an 8-inch main at a high spot in the city. Firefighters stretched LDH across the Duke Ellington Bridge to a 20-inch main.
We will have more later.
Ambulance 339 has a busy first day.
Finally, after 8 months of battling, an ambulance is now being run out of the Kentland VFD in Prince George’s County. We have coverage of Ambulance 339’s first day.
Photo by Dave Statter, STATter 911.
On a related note, it is still Ambulance 339 today and not Ambulance 833. We have learned that the new numbering system for PGFD has been delayed until the middle of the month.
Riverdale chief says he will be at town meeting to discuss teen set on fire inside firehouse
Riverdale VFD Chief Vince Harrison writes in to our comment section about the teen who was set on fire inside Station 7. Chief Harrison says he will be at a Riverdale Park town meeting Monday evening to answer questions about this incident. We have been learning that the teen had been thrown out of at least one PA fire department.
Arrangements for Firefighter Michael Reagan
The Sharon Hill, PA Fire Company has announced funeral arrangements. Click here for details. You can read more about 19-year-old Michael Reagan, here.
Video of the day: From Montgomery County, MD
It is titled Glenmont Fire and was posted on YouTube Sunday. It is helmet can video. The video says it is from a September 7th fire on Holdridge Drive. A warning that the music may not be your cup of tea.
City officials unhappy with firefighter protest
In Providence, Rhode Island a protest over disability benefits for firefighters with cancer collides with a major homeland security drill. The picture above and this story from projo.com.
Doesn’t his mug get seen on TV enough that we don’t need to see it on STATter 911?
Probably true. Anyway it is a Montgomery County picture of Pete Piringer that goes with this article about Pete being a PIO in two cities at the same time.
