On March 3rd, 2007 at 1332 hrs Company 5 and surrounding units were alerted to 17770 Maxwell Dr for odor of gas in a house. Rescue Engine 5-2 under command of Sgt. Billy White, and Engine 5-3 under command of Fire Fighter/EMT J.T. Hutchinson responded immediately. Rescue Engine 5-2 arrived on location of a two story single family with no smoke of fire evident. Engine 5-3 arrived and staged their apparatus on the road leading to the residence. Sgt. 5 assumed the Maxwell Dr. Command. Command requested that with the exception of Company 5 and the first arriving special service all others stage on Maxwell Hall Dr. Calvert Tower 2(Prince Frederick) arrived and assisted the units operating and found an odor of gasoline in the residence that was traced to a gasoline can leaking just outside of a sliding glass door. Units monitered the air in the house as well as ventilated. After obtaining a 0 LEL reading on the 4 Gas Meter units picked up and returned to service at 1422hrs.
Units:
Rescue Engine 5-2, Engine 5-3, and Ambulance 5-8
Mutual Aid:
Hughesville Engine 22, and Tanker 2. Calvert Tower 2, Engine 21, and Tanker 2. St. Mary's Squad 2
