[Scan-DC] MOCO BOX 2-9

[Ed Tobias]

20 Ritchie was a box, transmitted about 30 minutes before 17 Ritchie.  Units
reported a small electrical fire, sparked when a tree limb hit wires
resulting in a power surge.  While the units were still operating there
"command" heard a small explosion across the street and asked for the box
for 17 Ritchie.  That also appeared to be an electrical fire.

Ed, KR3E
PIO: GWGVFD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug K." <oldsdoug@hotmail.com>
To: <scan-dc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] MOCO BOX 2-9


> Apparently there were already some units at 20 Ritchie, not sure what was
> going on there.
>
> The fire at 8733 Carroll yesterday was the second since March 10 when the
> bldg was severly damaged by a fire started by an electrical short from the
> melt of the BIG SNOW.  Bldg was being renovated after that first fire -
PIO
> recording (240/777-2442) sez that yesterday's fire was caused by an
> electrical short in a cable (I wonder if this was a pre-existing cable
that
> was damaged in the first fire?)
>
> Last night a Cessna 310 (2-engine 4 psgr) coming into Mtgy Co Airpark just
> before 10, hit a deer at ~80 knots as it was rolling out after landing.
Rt
> gear collapsed and the plane skittered off the runway - no one hurt
(human,
> anyway!); deer was venison.  Or more like deerburger.  FD units were
called
> to the scene and called hazmat units to pump out remaining fuel from the
> plane.  I went by there on the way home from work, after hearing the
hazmat
> call on the scanner, as I live right down the street and it was on the
way.
> Ch 7 remote unit pulled in right after me, then a dark blue F*rd van from
> another TV station (unmarked) and a white Crown Vic, possibly an
> interceptor, with a bunch of antennae and DC plates - probly another news
> org.
>
> By the way, if anyone's old enuf to remember Sky King, he flew a 310
> ("Songbird to Flying Crown, come in, Penny")
>
> Then, about 10:30 or 11, there was something else going on out here
> (Gaithersburg) - I didn't have the police channel activated and was in the
> other room and couldn't hear the fire scanner well, so not sure what that
> was, but heard (the obvious sound of) an MSP helicopter over toward the
main
> part of G'burg; then heard Trooper 8 call Syscom and say he was aborting
due
> to a storm cell, and to notify Trooper 3 who was already in "the area"
(not
> sure where/what "area").  But continued to hear one of them possibly
> hovering for some time - went outside but nothing visible.  Saw a MCP
> cruiser swung thru here right after that which is pretty (make that
> "extremely") unusual - generally we can't get 'em in here for anything
short
> of somebody bleeding...
>
> Anybody know what that last might have been about?
>
> Whew.
>
> That shoud bring everyone up to date!  :)
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Doug
> ECMC
>
> (Emergency Communications Monitoring Center)
>
> :)
>
>
> >From: David Lloyd <lloydde@comcast.net>
> >To: Scan DC <scan-dc@mailman.qth.net>
> >Subject: [Scan-DC] MOCO BOX 2-9
> >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:08:12 -0400
> >
> >BOX 2-9 sounding for house fire, 17 Ritchie Ave (Takoma Park)
> >
> >(This is the second box that TP has had in two days--two alarm fire
> >yesterday on Carroll Ave)
>
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