Chimney fire found with no active flames at residence, Edgewater MD
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a chimney fire at a single-family home near Southdown Rd. They found a blockage in the chimney snuffer line but no active flames. Ash was coming from the chimney top. Three fire units were held on scene for inspection while others became available. All residents were safe and no nearby buildings were affected.
Audio|Source: Anne Arundel County Fire and EMS
03:13
Transcript:
00:00
Do you have somebody you can send back to the second floor to check for any changing conditions after the snuffer line was put in service?
00:10
That's correct. We'll check on.
00:13
Tower 40, go ahead.
00:31
Tower 40, go ahead.
00:45
Chief, we sent the snuffer down.
00:47
We're getting the shelf and we're getting nothing out of the firebox, so we have a blockage right there. They're not getting any water where any debris coming down.
00:57
We're sending it back down.
00:58
We're going to try to break it up.
01:02
There's one more active fire coming out of the top of the chimney.
01:07
Just ash.
01:08
We don't need anything on the roof.
01:12
Command Copy.
01:14
You have the chimney snuffer in service and you're going to work it to try to clear the clog.
01:19
No active fire in the chimney at this time.
01:29
AILUS-219, status 7, restart.
01:33
Okay.
01:40
We'll start slowly pulling it back up.
01:54
Command of all units on the fire ground.
01:57
I'm going to be holding three units while we wait for the chimney to cool and complete an inspection.
02:05
I'll be holding Engine 9-1, Engine 2-2, and Tower 40.
02:09
Remainter units can go available and ready.
02:12
Command Definal Army ready for a progress report.
02:17
Go ahead, Command.
02:21
on a 208 box at near Southdown Rd one and a half story type 5 355 single-family residential
02:32
The exposures are yard upon Alpha and Charlie and similar detached on Bravo Delta.
02:38
No exposure is affected.
02:40
Battalion Chief 3 arrived on location with embers from the chimney on one side Bravo.
02:46
They had two lines pulled one chimney snuffer in operation.
02:52
All the residents were accounted for.
02:54
They'll be holding three units, engine 9-1, engine 2-2, and tower 40 for an investigation.
03:00
I'm going to remain on location and rest of the units will be going available and ready.
03:06
All right, I'm copying holding engine 9-1, engine 2-2, tower 40,
03:11
and battalion three remaining on location.
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Location mentioned:
Near Southdown Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037
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