Westminster Fire fighters respond to house fire on Mulligan Lane off Windsor Drive in Westminster Monday, June 16, 2014

Westminster Fire fighters respond to house fire on Mulligan Lane off Windsor Drive in Westminster Monday, June 16, 2014

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EMERGENCY SERVICES PRESS RELEASE FORMAT

WESTMINSTER FIRE ENGINE and HOSE COMPANY No. 1

Westminster Fire fighters respond to house fire on Mulligan Lane off Windsor Drive in Westminster Monday, June 16, 2014 photos by Westminster VFD Chaplain and PIO Kevin E. Dayhoff

DATE: Monday, June 16, 2014

DISPATCH TIME: 12:15 p.m. in the afternoon. The first units arrived on scene at 12:20 p.m. The fire declared under control at 13:06 p.m.

LOCATION: 700 block of Mulligan Lane off Windsor Drive in Westminster

INCIDENT Classification:  FIRE SUPPRESSION Box alarm

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: Responded to smoke coming from the rear of a residential home in the 700 block of Mulligan Lane.

INITIAL ON-SCENE UNIT: Engine 33 on scene at12:20 p.m. All units cleared the scene at 14:24.

Initial Findings: Lt. 3-3 arrived to find smoke showing. After doing a 360, the Lt. found fire running up the exterior wall, on the Charlie side, to the attic.

ACTIONS TAKEN: Engine 33 on scene. Laid line from fire hydrant and then the firefighters went interior with an inch and three-quarter hand line.

Chief 3-1 assumed command… After further inspection, smoke was discovered in the basement as well as the two upper floors. Westminster 31 and 33, and Reese 91 went to the second floor and pulled ceilings to stop the fire from spreading in the attic.

Assistance on the fire attack - on the second floor, the basement and pulling the siding on the Delta side, was provided by New Windsor 101, Ladder Taneytown 5 and Engine Pleasant Valley 63.

Firefighters secured all utilities, and rescued a dog, cat and two birds from the house.

It is preliminarily estimated that $60,000 to the building and $20,000 damage to the contents.

ON-SCENE INJURED: No injuries were reported.

Mutual AIDE COMPANY(S): Reese, New Windsor, Pleasant Valley, Union Bridge, Hampstead, Taneytown, and Lineboro.

14 firefighters responded from Westminster. It is estimated that 35 to 45 volunteers responded from other Carroll County volunteer fire departments.

SPECIAL SUPPORT Services(s): Westminster Fire Police, Canteen and Chaplain responded and the MD State Fire Marshall. Baltimore Gas Election and a representative from the Carroll County office of permits and inspections.

The fire remains under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office.

ON-SCENE PIO Contact: Westminster Vol. Fire Company Chaplain Kevin E. Dayhoff 

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