Shortly before midnight on May 24th Engine 750 was dispatched 3rd due for the reported house fire in Company 5's area. Montgomery County ECC dispatched the Rapid Intervention Dispatch simultaneously with the Box Alarm indicating an obvious working fire. As the Rapid Intervention Crew on the box alarm, Engine 750 arrived and deployed our RIT equipment to Side Alpha as the Officer performed a circle check and gave a Side Charlie size up and ladders were thrown to fire area and ventilation efforts began.
With Medic 750 being part of the Rapid Intervention Dispatch, and arriving with Engine 750, they quickly deployed the EMS equipment for the RIT while augmenting our staffing and assisting in the efforts on Side Charlie to provide access in the event of a firefighter down.
The combined efforts of both units, with a total staffing of 6 people, allowed us to directly assist the fire attack crews on Side Charlie with opening up and gaining direct access to the fire in the attic area that had extended up the back of the house. These actions proved vital in quickly mitigating the situation due to the layout of the neighborhood and arrival times of other units.
Sorry no photos from this incident due to technical difficulties.
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