Box Alarm 1-2 Car Fire w/ Exposure
 
By Firefighter Kevin Carr
September 4, 2021
 

At 6:04AM Dorchester Central dispatched volunteer units for A reported car fire 801 Slacum St in Cambridge, Md. Per dispatch "CPD on location advised 2 vehicles fully involved close to a structure". Chief 1 enroute upgraded to A Full Box Assignment based on CPD report & AOL confirming CPD report. He established command and advised Engine 1-3 to hold it's lay and nose in to Slacum St. The crew from Engine 1-3 went into attack mode extinguishing the fire with A single 1.75" attack line, Class "A" Foam and 1500 gallons of tank water from E1-3 & RE1-1. Crews checked the home for any signs of extension using thermal imaging cameras and completed A visual walk through. The Maryland State Fire Marshal was called in to investigate the cause of the fire. At 7:44AM command was terminated and all Station 1 units were placed in service without incident. (11 volunteers from Rescue Fire Company Inc. responded to this incident as well as volunteers from Trappe & Church Creek)
Photo Credit: K. Carr, G. Hickman, & CPD

Chief 1 (Command)
Engine 1-3 (120' of 3" supply hose, 200' of 1.75" attack hose, TIC)
Rescue Engine 1-1 (Tank water to E 1-3 & additional personnel)
CPD (Blocking/Traffic Control)
DCEMS PM100 & 101(Standby for rehab/injured personnel)

 
Units: Chief 1 (Command), Engine 1-3 (3 w/ Chief Engineer 1-1), Rescue Engine 1-1 (short w/ Chief 1-2)
 
Mutual Aid: CPD, DCEMS PM100 & 101 (Cambridge), Talbot Station 30 (Trappe) Rescue Engine 31, Station 46 (Church Creek), Station 61 (Linkwood-Salem), MSP, Maryland State Fire Marshal