House Fire in Sykesville
 
By Fire Fighter/EMT Pieter Lucas
April 8, 2018
 

Units responded this afternoon to the Sykesville area of Carroll County for a working house fire. At 16:15, the station was alerted for a fire in the 6500 block of White Rock Road, bringing Engine 31, Tower 3, Tanker 3, Water Supply 3, and Paramedic 35 to the scene. Upon arrival units from the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department reported heavy fire showing from a single family home's attached garage and requested the Rapid Intervention Dispatch. Tower 12 conducted a primary search while engine crews went to work on an interior attack. One resident was transported to Carroll Hospital Center, and units from WFVFD cleared at 18:16. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Volunteers staffed Engine 32 and Tanker 34 in quarters during the incident.

 
Mutual Aid: Engine 31, Tower 3, Tanker 3, Water Supply 3, Paramedic 35