| At 03:07am units from Westminster, Pleasant Valley, Reese and New Windsor were dispatched for an apartment fire in the 500Block of Robins Way in "The Greens" section of Westminster. First arriving Duty 3 advised he had a working fire, requested the Rapid Intervention Dispatch and established command. Immediately dispatch returned and advised command of multiple reports of persons trapped in the building. Crews from Engine 32 and 91 were able to pull 4 people from the building via ladders on the rear. Engine 101 picked up Engine 61's supply line and its crew was assigned to attack the fire on the third floor of the fire building. Second and Third alarms were requested as fire grew. Ambulance 109 and Engine 102 responded on the second alarm and were assigned to the Rapid Intervention Group. Several apartments were damaged in the fire displacing several families. The New Windsor units operated on the scene for over 3 1/2 hours. The fire is currently under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshall's Office.
NWFD Units: Engine 101, Engine 102, IVT109
Other Units: Westminster- Engine 32, Engine 33, Tower 3, Duty 3, Chief 3, Brush 35, Special Unit 3, Ambulance 37, Ambulance 38; Reese- Engine 91, Medic 99; Pleasant Valley- Engine 61, Engine 63, Rescue Squad 6, Medic 69; Taneytown- Engine-Tanker 54, Ladder 5, Medic 59; Hampstead- Engine 23, Truck 2; Manchester- Engine 43; Union Bridge- Engine 81; Lineboro- Air Unit 7 |
