Incident Information


Mall Fire
Date: 11/8/01
Address: Landover Mall
Time : 2000 Hrs
Company First Due: 33


House Fire
11 Bayou Ave
Company 5's First Due

Just before 2000 Hrs Rescue Squad 8 was dispatched for a building fire at Landover Mall in Co 33's area. Squad 8 and Deputy Chief Mehaffey ( Chief 8B ) responded, however right after being dispatched on the 33 box, a house fire was dispatched to the rear of 5930 Central Ave down the street in Capitol Heights. Due to the distance and number of units on the 33 box and the proximity of the house fire in Capitol Heights, Chief 8B took himself off the 33 box and rerouted to house fire as Squad 8 continued on the call. Chief 8B arrived behind E51 at 11 Bayou Ave with fire showing from the basement and front porch area of a 2 story vacant house. E51 ran a line and quickly began knocking the fire in the basement as other units began to arrive. E174 stretched a line as well as E294 to the first and second floors as fire traveled throuout the walls in the balloon frame house. Chief 38A arrived and assumed command giving Chief 8B the interior sector. Truck 26 arrived and threw numerous ground ladders, ran lights, and vented the house including opening the roof as the Engine Companies and Squad 27 worked on the inside exposing all the fire in the walls. Other units were specialed to the scene to assist in the extensive overhaul. All the units operating took a beating, working hard to control this fire. There were two firefightter injuries with one being transported to the hospital and the other injuring his knee after falling through a hole in the first floor. The units cleared the scene in about 2 1/2 hours. The fire Squad 8 ran ended up bein a fire in a storage room. Squad 8 cleared that fire in about 30 minutes.