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Greater Washington DC Area- July 26th: Sunday June 26th storms tore through the greater Washington DC Metro area with great force. Cabin John Park VFD company’s 10 & 30 took the brute of this storm that was capable of creating tornadoes. Within moments of the storm hitting, multiple Cabin John Park VFD members reported to the firehouse so see what help they could provide to the community struck by a violent storm. Many of the volunteers coming in on their own accord responded to wires down calls and to ensure homeowners were safe after trees had fallen to the wind striking homes. Because of the smaller satellite units like Brush Truck 710 and Utility 710 taking on the service calls, the larger pieces of apparatus were able to respond to much higher priority calls. The Swift-Water Rescue Team responded to three rescues during the day. Not only were crews on the river, but the CJPVFD was dispatched to two house fires (luckily they were both false alarms). Montgomery County Fire & Rescue responded to over 650 emergency calls in under seven hours. A grueling feat for any organization. Luckily few injuries occurred during the storm.