Company 5 Runs Mutual Aid Box 2-05 for a Working Trailer Fire

September 2, 2010 - At 2040 hours, Company 5 was alerted to mutual aid box 2-05 for a trailer fire. Engine 5-3, Tanker 5, Rescue Engine 5-2, Ambulance 5-8, and C5A responded to the 6800 block of Hallowing Lane. Chief 5A (Kerrigan) arrived on location established the 205 Command to report heavy fire showing sides Alpha, Bravo, and, Charlie with nobody trapped but multiple burn patients. Engine 5-3 (Capt. Peaper) and crew arrived shortly after and pulled a line to the door of the house and started to extinguish the fire. Tanker 5 (Cusick) arrived and picked up Engine 5-3's line. Rescue Engine 5-2 (Stephens) arrived and laid out to the DNR boat ramp and established a water supply from the Patuxent River. Ambulance 5-8 (EMS Lt. White) arrived on the scene and started triage and patient care on the burn victims. While other units arrived to the scene, a primary search was completed by Benedict. The crews from Benedict, Prince Frederick, Hughesville, and Huntingtown worked together to do overhaul. Three burn subjects were treated and transported, 1 by ground and two by helicopter. With a total of 55 personnel on the scene. The fire was knocked down in 15 minutes and the primary and secondary were negative. Volunteers from the two counties operated for approximately two hours.