MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
Firefighters in the Mount Rainier area of Prince George’s
County fought a fire in a house where one firefighter was
injured. At around 3:00 am, Sunday,
firefighters were alerted to a house on fire in the 4500 block of 32nd Street. Fire/EMS units arrived to find a
2-story, Cape Cod style, single family home with heavy fire showing.
Firefighters advanced hose lines into the house and mounted
an interior search and attack on the fire.
Due to the intensity of the fire and concern about extension to neighboring
houses a precautionary Second Alarm was sounded. As the additional Fire/EMS units were on the
way the first arriving firefighters continued to aggressively battle the fire
that was extending to all portions of the house.
Despite the efforts to extinguish the fire it continued to
grow and intensify. Searches for
occupants were complete with negative results and there was concern of a
collapse of the second floor it what was now determined to be an abandoned
house. Incident Commanders made a wise
decision to evacuate all personnel. Once
outside, all firefighters were accounted for and defensive operations were established
where extinguishment continued from the safety of the exterior.
All first alarm firefighters were ordered to a rehab area
where they were evaluated by paramedics and rehydrated. Firefighters from the second alarm were
rotated into operations as first arriving firefighters went through the rehab
process.
The bulk of the fire was knocked down within 60 minutes of arrival. One firefighter sustained burns to a small
area of his body. He was transported to
the Burn Unit at Medstar Washington Hospital Center where he was treated and
released. Fire Investigators continue to
investigate the cause and origin of the fire.
The fire resulted in a total loss to the structure.
All photos are courtesy of PGFD
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