IL-495 Prior to Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD – Friday, September 4th, 2009, Engine 710, Truck 710, and Ambulance 710 responded to an accident on the Inner Loop of the Beltway at 3:00PM. The units on-scene worked swiftly to secure each patient and transport them to the hospital. The accident was deemed to be cause by driver negligence. This is an important reminder for every driver to be alert and vigilant while driving their vehicles.
76th Street Auto Fire
Cabin John, MD – 1700 hrs on Tuesday February 24, 2007: the Cabin John Park Fire department responded for the car fire in the 7900 block of 76th street. Engine 710 arrived on scene with Ambulance 710 to find a car fully engulfed in fire. After further investigation, the fire was deemed to have been started by a cigarette that fell in the passenger compartment. Engine 710 quickly mobilized water resources to extinguish the car fire. The automobile fire took a total of one hour to successfully extinguish and clean up. There was irreparable damage to the car but luckily, no one was hurt.