2nd Alarm House Fire on Huntfield Road
 
By Board of Director Zach Schneider
March 23, 2017
 

On Thursday morning at 10:39a.m. Winfield and surrounding fire departments were alerted for a reported house fire in the 1000 Block of Huntfield Road. While responding Duty 14 (Davis) could see a large column of heavy black smoke from miles away and requested a Tanker Task Force.

Duty 14 arrived to find a two-story single family dwelling with heavy fire showing from the second floor and attic. Chief 14-2 (Davis) established command and requested a 2nd Alarm. Engine 141 arrived quickly followed by mutual companies which worked together to darken the fire from the exterior before moving inside to extinguish the fire and searched the residence rescuing a dog and cat.

The primary water source was established at the stream crossing located on Bloom Road which has a bridge mounted dry fire hydrant that Winfield VFD inspects annually. A tanker shuttle was used to haul water to the scene.

No one was injured from the blaze and the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

 
Units: Engine 141, Tanker 14, Medic 149, Utility 14, Utility 14-1
 
Mutual Aid: Engine 131, Engine Tanker 133, Engine 134, Brush 135 (Gamber), Engine 123, Engine 124, Medic 129 (Sykesville), Engine 102, Brush 105, Medic 109 (New Windsor), Engine 33, Tower 3, Medic 39, Chief 3-1 (Westminster), Engine 12, Tanker 1 (Mt. Airy), Engine 41, Engine 42, Engine Tanker 44 (Lisbon), Engine Tanker 84 (Union Bridge) Tanker 17 (Libertytown), Engine 91, Medic 99 (Reese), Tanker 13 (Glenwood)