On 12/06/04 Engine Company 5 was alerted mutual aid to the Hunters Brooke Subdivision located on Hawthorne Road just east of Potomac Heights, for multiple houses on fire. Engine 5-3 and Tanker 5 responded. Engine 5-3's crew assisted in extinguishing the fires and also with overhaul operations. Tanker 5 supplied water. The fire is under investigation by the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Maryland State Fire Marshal, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). All of the photographs are courtesy of HVFD and NBC4.
Units:
Engine 5-3 and Tanker 5
Mutual Aid:
Charles County Companies Responding: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Prince Georges County Companies Responding: 21, 23, 24, 25, 36, 42, 47 St Mary's County Companies Responding: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 Calvert County Company Responding: 2 NDW Indian Head, NWD Dalhgren