On 01-21-11 at 8:35 PM, the assignment was dispatched for a house fire in the 2400 block of Pimlico Court in the Wakefield section of Waldorf. Squad 2 (Eckstein) responded at dispatch with a crew of six, leaving 8 personnel back in Hughesville. Numerous callers were reporting a working fire in an attached garage of a single family house. Waldorf Engine 32 and Truck 3 arrived to find heavy fire in the garage with extension to the house as well as the neighboring house on the “Bravo” side. Squad 2 arrived and positioned on side “Alpha” behind Truck 3. The squad crew was sent to the second floor of the fire building to open the walls and ceilings for crews inside. The squad crew also ran lights and assisted with salvage and overhaul when the time came. The squad operated on the scene for a little more than 2 hours.

Firefighters from Waldorf, Westlake, Hughesville, La Plata, Brandywine, Baden and Accokeek operated on this fire.