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1st DUE HOUSE FIRE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS
   ENGINE Co. 51 (FIRST ON THE SCENE) IN THE DAYLIGHT
   NURSE TANKER OPERATIONS
   ENGINE Co. 52 AT THE FILL SITE
   SOME OF THE THAWING OPERATIONS
   FIGHTING THE ICE
   ENGINE Co. 101 IN THE RELAY
   A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS
   
   
Sunday, January 3, 2010 
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Minutes after 0400 hrs. with a HIGH WIND ADVISORY in affect the stage was set for BOX ALARM 5-4 for a REPORTED HOUSE ON FIRE in the 6400 blk. of Richardson Farm Lane. ENGINE Co. 51 arrived on location to find a WIND FED FIRE in a two story, wood frame, detached, single family home with FIRE SHOWING from the SECOND FLOOR and THROUGH THE ROOF. The Fire was so intense it damaged the DELTA EXPOSURE and threatened multiple homes. A SECOND ALARM and TANKER TASK FORCE was quickly struck as this home was not near a municipal hydrant. Crews went to work containing the fire in the original fire building as well as protecting other nearby homes. With extreme cold and treacherous conditions units were forced to work initially with a Nurse Tanker Operation before transitioning to a nearly one mile relay operation from a municipal hydrant. It took a while to bring the incident under control and crews worked through the morning to control the blaze. With Icy Conditions quickly formed a Firefighter was injured in a fall and required to be medavaced to University of Maryland Medical Systems Baltimore Shock Trauma due to their injuries. Thankfully the personnel has been treated and is going to be ok. Units performed above expectations as conditions were in the extreme category with 40(+) mph wind gusts and sustained winds greater than (30) mph and temperatures hovering in the lower teens. COMPANY 5 maintained multiple crews and operated for greater than eight hours on this alarm. Thanks to all companies and personnel for their efforts during this alarm. With the below freezing temperatures it made clean up virtually impossible requiring all lines laid and used to be thawed before being placed back in service. UNITS ON THE ALARM: ENGINE Co. 51, ENGINE Co. 52, TANKER 55, BRUSH 58, UTILITY 5, PARAMEDIC 55, CHIEF 5, CHIEF 5A and CHIEF 5B.