NIH Fire Department Local F-271

Local F-271 would like to congratulate Assistant Chief Kenny Chaplin on his retirement. On Monday March 31 2008 AC Chaplin spent the last day of his 24 year career in the federal fire service with groups 1 3 and 6. The day started off with breakfast with the crew E750 and lots of … [Read more...]

Just after 2300 hours Box Alarm 20-04 was transmitted for the roof on fire at 5151 Pooks Hill Road Bethesda Marriott-Congressional Ball Room. The box assignment consisted of Engine Companies 720 750 726 706 and 707 Tower Ladder 751 Truck 706 Tower Ladder 723 Rescue Squad 741 … [Read more...]

At 1305 Box 20-9 was alerted for a fire in the clubhouse at 10522 Montrose Ave.E720 arrived on the scene with fire showing thru the roof. As the engine crew advanced their line the Tower crew went to work laddering the building opening up the ceilings and performed a primary … [Read more...]

E-750 fills the box for smoke in the basement on an A.F.A. Tower -751 alerted to the call filling the assignment as the first due truck. Units arrived at 3 Pookshill Rd. to find contractors working in the basement which caused the smoke conditions. All units were returned to … [Read more...]

On March 10 at 1204 pm Box alarm 11-02 was sounded for the house fire at 6512 Kenhowe Road. AT-751 dispatched 2nd due and arrived on scene with smoke showing from all sides Command advised of a basement fire with all occupants out. Capt. Gotthardt and Master Firefighter Kellum … [Read more...]

On Monday March 3 2008 members of the NIH Fire Department and Fire Marshalls office were detailed to an event to honor Eunice Kennedy Shriver founder of the Special Olympics. Her friends family and colleagues attended the event celebrating the renaming of the National Institute … [Read more...]

Tonight around 2000 hours Tower 751 Capt. Gibson MFF Burch MFF DAmbrosio and Tech. Bede Engines 720 750 were dispatched for the malfunctioning stove. E-720 and the Tower arrived on the scene of a 2 story townhouse with nothing showing. While crews were investingating insidethe … [Read more...]

Tower 751 Gibson Burch Kellum and Bede ran the Task Force assignment on Box 23-2 as the 4th due truck. The tower arrived in staging and was advised to find away to get to side c and step up for Master Stream Operations. The tower had to go around the block and in between two … [Read more...]

Tower-751 was called out to 5919 Rolston Rd. Just after 0200 for the House fire with a report of people trapped. Tower-751 Forrester Gilroy Smith and Brennan arrived just after E720 to find fire showing from the 2nd floor. 1 subject was located on the second floor and removed … [Read more...]