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Upper Montgomery County VFD added 4 new photos.

2 days ago

A few more pictures of the Canteen and crew in action at yesterday’s 2nd Alarm 🚨 ... See MoreSee Less

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Hey Mark Davies recognize where they’re set up?!

Upper Montgomery County VFD added 3 new photos.

2 days ago

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Upper Montgomery County VFD added 2 new photos.

3 days ago

Beautiful evening for softball, hotdogs, hamburgers, brats, & soft drinks at the Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department softball field.

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3 days ago

It’s that time of year again! Mark your calendars now for a great time on July 4th. Awesome vendors, music and more. See you there! ... See MoreSee Less

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Upper Montgomery County VFD added 13 new photos.

6 days ago

FIRST DUE HOUSE FIRE WITH ONE BURNED: 15121 SUGARLAND ROAD

Just after noon today, while many members were helping with the Chief Earl Moore memorial golf tournament, units from UMCVFD and surrounding areas where alerted for the reported house on fire at 15121 Sugarland Road outside of Poolesville. Paramedic Engine 714, Tanker 714, and Medic 714 responded on the call. Enroute, communications advised that they now had reports of a victim burned and multiple reports of a working fire. The rapid intervention dispatch and the water supply task force were requested in anticipation of needed additional resources in the remote area of the Ag Reserve. Soon after, an off duty Frederick County Fire Chief who was working nearby arrived to find a 2 story single family dwelling with fire showing from both floors of the attached, finished garage extending into the home. He also confirmed the presence of a severely burned victim in the homes yard. Paramedic Engine 714 arrived on scene and initiated an attack tanker operation with the help of Tanker 714, positioning on Side-A with the tanker close behind. The crew stretched a line to the envolved garage, taking a few moments to darken down the most effected areas before making entry into the home and initiating an aggressive interior attack. While this was taking place, the driver from the medic unit along with other firefighters now arriving on scene tended to the burned victim. Truck 731 (Rockville) arrived next and crews worked to ladder the building and conduct a rapid primary search for additional occupants. Engine 722 (Germantown) arrived next, laid out from the driveway entrance and colocated with Engine 714 and the Tanker to complete the attack tanker operation on side alpha. The crew from 722 worked with PE714 and T731 to stop the spread of fire further into the home. Battalion Chief 705 arrived and established command of the incident. Simultaneously while the fire attack and patient care was taking place, multiple other engines and tankers executed a rural water supply shuttle on Sugarland Road, pumping through the clappered Siamese to ensure a continuous water supply was established and never lost. Crews worked together to knock down the fire and stop its spread further into the home. Medic 731 and others worked on the patient, transporting them to a local burn center. The fire was placed under control and units remained on scene for several hours to assist investigators and conduct overhaul of the impacted area.

Special thanks to the volunteer crew that brought Canteen 714 to the scene after working all day at the golf tournament as well as the canteen from station 708 (Gaithersburg).

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