Swim Club Burns in Adelphi
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At 1732 hours on Friday, April 2, 1999, Engine Company 1 was dispatched as the fourth due
engine company for a reported building fire at the intersection of Buck Lodge Road and Riggs
Road in Adelphi.
Units from Station 34, Chillum-Adelphi, arrived within two minutes reporting heavy fire
conditions. The fire involved the pool house and storage facility at the Adelphi Swim
Club. Within 10 minutes, Chief 12a -- who initially had command -- ordered exterior operations
only.
Engine 12 and Truck 1 responded from the HVFD. Truck 1, along with Trucks 12 and 92, set up
ladder pipe operations to assist in dousing the blaze. Engine 12 took a hydrant on Riggs Road,
supplying Engine 441 (Chillum), which had laid large diameter hose into the scene. Engine 12's
crew then was among several handline crews.
The fire took about 90 minutes to extinguish and units from the HVFD cleared the scene after
about three hours. The last fire unit left the scene shortly after 2230.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Ten personnel from Station 1 responded. Chief 1 had the command for most of the incident,
acting as the county's Volunteer Deputy. Engine Co's 33 (Kentland) & 9 (Bladensburg)
were transferred to Station 1 during the incident
Units Responding:
- 1732 Box Alarm: E34 (Chillum-Adelphi), 11 (Branchville), 44 (Chillum) & 1 (HVFD), TK 12 (College Park) & 92 (Montgomery-Hillandale #12), SQ14 (Berwyn Heights), BATT-4
- Also Responding: C12A, C1, C604 (Special Ops), A129, TK1, Numerous Investigations Units, C66 (Career Shift Supervisor), C605, C67 (HazMat), EMS1
- Special Calls: E94 (Montgomery-Silver Spring #16), E92 (Hillandale), and Engine 93 (Bladensburg for LDH), Breathing Air 44, Emergency Command Unit 9
- Engine 43 was later called to assist
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