01/04 08:08 hours Box 14-04 3000 block of Salem Bottom Road Building Fire
Units were dispatched for a possible building fire in the 3000 block of Salem Bottom Road. Engine 142 was the first arriving unit and reported smoke showing from a pole barn type building. The building had been converted to a shop and office on the first floor and living area on the second floor. Engine 142's crew advanced a 2" attack line into the building and found fire in the attic area above the second floor. Engine 142 established Command 14, Engine 134 picked up Engine 142's supply line and provided the water supply, and the Rapid Intervention Dispatch was added to the assignment. The fire was quickly extinguished by the first arriving crews. The Maryland State Fire Marshal's office is investigating the fire and damage is estimated at $5,000.
