[Scan-DC] Fire at Navy Med Building 1, 18th floor

[Andrew Feinberg]

Does Montgomery have to really dispatch that much apparatus? With the  (fully staffed vis a vis MoCo's 3 to an engine) engines at NNMC and NIH plus NIH's truck/tower (can't remember which is where), plus what I am certain is a fact that every single guy staffing the EMS transport out of both of those houses is FF qualified (plus truck/tower qualified at NIH) can't the initial response and investigation be handled by the Federal guys without tying up an entire RID from 23/26/6/R1/maybe even 5?

I realize the Federal guys routinely run off base/campus to assist on MoCo dispatches (I actually think my apartment complex might technically be  in 50's first due) but isn't there a threshold below which at least 50 and 51(which I often wonder about the logic of keeping as separate companies other than that one is a naval base) keep things "in the family," so to speak?



On Jul 16, 2013, at 10:09 PM, Jeff Krauss <jeff at krauss.ws> wrote:

> IC reports that all elevators are out of service due to flooding from last week.
> Small fire reported, water flow activation, sprinkler head is causing additional flooding.
> Montgomery has sent Rapid Intervention Dispatch.
> It sounds like this is a big problem because of the electrical problems caused by previous flooding, need for firefighters to walk up to 18th floor, but not a big fire.
> 
> 
> At 09:58 PM 7/16/2013, Jeff Krauss wrote:
>> TG 7G
>> Heavy smoke reported.
>> 
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