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Apartment building fire contained in RiverdaleRiverdale Park MD

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audio iconFire & Arson
Taylor Rd, Riverdale, MD 20737

According to the dispatch call, multiple fire and EMS units responded to an apartment building fire near Taylor Rd in Riverdale, Maryland. Crews contained the fire, conducted searches, and began overhaul and rehabilitation operations under the direction of command.

Audio|Heard on: Prince George's MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:52
Transcript:
00:00
Rehab 800, command.
00:01
I'm in an apartment near Taylor Rd.
00:04
Command and paramedic, this is 855.
00:07
You can come on out,
00:09
exit the house. I'm gonna have Engine 834 replace you, do you copy?
00:13
55, copy.
00:18
And Engine 834, do you copy? You're gonna take over Division 2 when 55 clears.
00:23
Very close, okay.
00:25
Command, paramedic, that's 830.
00:27
I'm naming you Division One Supervisor.
00:28
Do you copy?
00:30
I'm looking for a can report from you.
00:31
Do you need a truck in there for overhaul?
00:34
Paramedic, we're dragging.
00:36
Okay, just working on the scene on the first floor.
00:40
Okay, understand the FM cars are going to come up here to limit your destruction and try to save what you can.
00:48
We're gonna do it.
00:50
All right.
00:55
Command to ambulance 801,
00:57
come up to the north side of the fire ground behind tower 701 and help northern EMS with the rehab.
01:05
Command to engine 834 on division two, when you get situated, give me a can report.
01:10
I'm looking to see what you need as far as checking for extension and overhaul.
01:17
34,
01:19
light smoke.
01:20
Hope we can use a truck.
01:22
No active fire.
01:24
Command to truck 716, report to division two and assist with overhaul and extension.
01:32
Okay.
01:33
Command to engine 801 and engine 855, report to rehab.
01:37
It's just north of tower 701, and rescue engine 833 report to rehab.
01:43
Copy that.
01:44
Command to truck 814, conduct secondary search on all three floors.
01:51
Got it.

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Location mentioned:
Taylor Rd, Riverdale, MD 20737

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Incident Timeline

  1. Fire Under Control
  2. Search and Fire Control
  3. Support and Coordination
  4. Command Established and Operations Begin
  5. Fire Confirmed and Structure Identified
  6. Units Respond and Report Conditions
  7. Initial Dispatch

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