NIH Fire Department Local F-271

AT751 responded to the 10200Blk of Parkwood Dr. for the tree into a house with entrapment. Units AOS and found 1 disabled occupant trapped inside the residence. AT751 worked with MCFRS Technical Rescue Team to remove the trapped occupant. Photo Cred. @MCFRSPIO … [Read more...]

AT751 responded to the 8400Blk of Freyman Dr for the working house fire. Units AOS with fire on the first floor and a hoarding condition. AT751 was dispatched as the RID Truck. Photo Cred. @MCFRSPIO … [Read more...]

This past week NIH Tech. Darkes Completed the FEMA Tank Car Specialist Class in Pueblo Colorado. This course is a 40 hour week long class designed as an intensive hazardous materials training with a focus on freight rail incidents. At NIHFD we pride ourselves on promoting the … [Read more...]

Tower 751 operating in a MCFRS reserve Tower responded to the 7800 Blk of Lindsay Hill Terr. for the house fire. Fire ended up going to 3 alarms. Photo credit @MCFRSPIO … [Read more...]

For the past week firefighters from NIHFD, NIH-RML, MCFRS, Frederick County Maryland FD have been participating in the National Fire Academy's Chemistry for Emergency Response. … [Read more...]

AT751 responded to the 4800 Blk of Bethesda Ln for the reported car fire on the top floor of a parking garage. Units arrived on scene with smoke showing. Upon investigation the fire was located in the exterior duct work of the adjacent building. AT751 crew worked on cutting into … [Read more...]

Tower crew took some time to work on scrub set up after an AFA call. … [Read more...]

Crews trained with AT751 on rescuing trapped victims. … [Read more...]

AT751 responded to the 4200 Blk of Colchester Dr. for the working house fire. Units arrived on scene with fire showing from side charlie. … [Read more...]

AT751 responded to the 8700blk of Colesville Rd for smoke in the building, possible basement fire. High-rise Box as the 3rd due Ladder. Photo Credit @mcfrspio … [Read more...]

Co51 kicked off 2020 with a working vehicle fire on I495. … [Read more...]

AT751 responded to 4242 East West Highway for the high rise fire as the 2nd due ladder. Crews arrived on scene with smoke showing from the 7th floor. Command requested the RID and Task Force assignments. Photo Cred @MCFRSPIO … [Read more...]

Co51 responded to NIH building 50 for the report of a fire with smoke on the 4th floor. Engine 751 arrived on scene and found a small fire on a hot plate with a smoke condition. Crew confirmed fire was out with no extension. Ventilation and investigation of the floor above … [Read more...]

DFRS crews went over wagon pipe and defensive fire attack operations with future engine drivers. … [Read more...]

Congrats to Tech. Gibbins on being cleared as an engine operator and Tech. Hill on being cleared as a Hazmat operator. Job well done guys. … [Read more...]