[Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants! FxCo Apt Fire - FF injured

Mon Feb 8 22:59:23 EST 2010

no, the ff's and cops I talked to said they couldnt comment about it, but I didnt get any vibes/sense that it was really bad.  

I didnt get to monitor any of it - was out shopping. Ironically, a resident in the adjacent apt building said he found out about the fire when he heard the call on his scanner..... 

looks like 9-12 apartment units have been evacuated, dont know how many residents although I did see one getting police assistance as he removed a sizable quantity of firearms and ammunition.  :)    

The water running out of the apartment and those below sounds like a shower running. 

Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:31:49 -0500
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants! FxCo Apt Fire - FF injured
From: fxpd614 at gmail.com
To: m_c_rumberg at hotmail.com

Do you have anything further on the FF condition?  that particular fire went to 2nd alarm.  

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 10:01 PM, michael rumberg <m_c_rumberg at hotmail.com> wrote:

surprised this hasnt been on the list -  but there was apartment fire in Fairfax County next to Fair Oaks mall this evening with an firefighter that apparently fell through a floor - across the street from my apt as it were.

Huge turn out of apparatus- about 20 pieces plus I saw two army green "jeeps" I guess they were - something like a Viet Nam era vehicle - they definitely werent humvees (very distinct).  I am guessing they were something from the VANG?

Talking with one of the fire-techs after the hoopla he stated how excellently the residents responded and helped by digging out a hydrant.  All were buried under snow from the plows.   He pointed to the burned out apt and said "that what you get that when you have that" pointing to the closest hydrant under an 8ft x 8ft x 6ft covering of snow.

so, dig them out - wherever they are.

> From: todd88 at verizon.net
> To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@mailman.qth.net

> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:42:27 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants!/ More thoughts
>
> Ours here in Washington County, and Hagerstown area have a green bottom with
> various colored tops, (gray, white, yellow,etc.) depicting what size water

> line they are fed from for flow rates. The fiberglass whips attached are
> only for locating the hydrant. According to my contacts at the water
> dept.,and fire marshals office, hydrants are not connected to the sprinkler

> system. If the building alarm trips when a hydrant is opened, and the fire
> alarm system sees a drop in pressure, it is to sense that it may have been
> tampered with, and does not have enough water to protect the building-so it

> sends out a trouble alarm-not an actual fire alarm,( at least it's not
> supposed to, depending on the programming by the alarm tech). As far as the
> college only having the whips, it was probably a choice of the college for

> quick locating for the fire dept., and missing them for the snow plows. Also
> another factor is the almighty dollar- every jurisdiction doesn't always
> feel the importance of finding them in a true emergency.

>
> Thank you all for a great forum,
>
> Todd
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <odyslim at comcast.net>
> To: "Doug Kitchener" <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>

> Cc: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>; "b thom" <b_thom at juno.com>
> Sent: February 07, 2010 20:34
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants!/ More thoughts

>
>
> > Here in the Maryland suburbs, one can be in 4 counties within 10 minutes.
> > Howard Co is yellow, AA is Red I forget the others but remember some here
> > in
> > town being painted white lately. How smart is that! Oh, and the Fancy

> > stainless
> > steel ones dont show up very well either
> >
> > Regards, Scott.
> > W3CV, AA Co. MD
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Doug Kitchener <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>

> > To: b thom <b_thom at juno.com>, scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> > Sent: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 19:00:21 +0000 (UTC)
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants!/ More thoughts

> >
> >
> > Some hydrants that are tied to building sprinkler systems/alarm systems
> > have red and white whip antennas on them... I've always been curious about
> > how that system works, but I believe that if the hydrant is opened it will

> > trip the fire alarm... seems to me I remember once where a landscaper or
> > pool contractor opened one of those hydrants somewhere and set off an
> > alarm that called the FD...
> >

> > ----------------------------------------
> >> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> >> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 13:06:48 -0500
> >> From: b_thom at juno.com

> >> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Dig out your fire hydrants!/ More thoughts
> >>
> >> It seems to me that some mulicipality around here has those red and white
> >> stakes mounted on their fire hydrants to make their locations obvious in

> >> drifts. Alexandria does not do that.
> >
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