On January 13, 2024, at 2246 hours, Engines 7, 1, 9, 13, Trucks 7, 13, Squad 3, and Tankers 1, 3, and 2 were alerted to 24251 Half Pone Point Road for a house fire.

Engine 23(filling in for Company 7), Tanker 2, and Chief 2 made the response.

Engine 23 arrived first, laid out from the driveway, deployed an attack line, and found fire coming from the chimney.

Engine 23 established the command and operated with all the units from Company 7 that were on the scene.

Tanker 2 was cancelled on the incident as extra tankers made the response.

The fire was extinguished and no extension was found. The incident was scaled back to just the units from “7”.

During the incident Engine 24 transferred to Company 7, and 2 additional crews remained available in Mechanicsville.

Photos courtesy of Southern Maryland News Net