NEW MARKET, MD, MARCH 23—Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services (DFRS) encountered heavy fire and smoke from a fuel tanker truck that went off of the side of the road and overturned on Interstate 70. Mutual aid came from Carroll County Fire/Rescue and Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. Firefighters worked for more than two hours to control the fire and secure the ruptured fuel tank. DFRS hazardous materials technicians and the Maryland Department of the Environment emergency response team used wood plugs and plastic mallets to plug holes in the fuel tank once the main fire was controlled.

Photo by Trevor James

WINCHENDON, MA, MARCH 9—A member of the Gardner Fire Department (GFD) vents a window at a three-alarm fire at a large two-story apartment building. Crews of the Winchendon Fire Department arrived to find heavy fire showing and immediately struck a second alarm and then a third quickly after that, which brought mutual aid from the GFD and numerous other departments. Because of the amount of heavy fire in the second floor and roof of the building, crews were pulled out and directed to take a defensive posture. It took more than an hour to get the fire under control.

Photo by David Bryce

BRADFORD TOWNSHIP, PA, MAY 2—The Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department responded to this early morning, fully involved residential structure fire. Electric service lines burned through before the firefighters’ arrival, which limited access to one side of the structure. Three engines were assisted by two mutual aid tankers from the Lewis Run Volunteer Fire Department and the Corydon Township Volunteer Fire Department. A total of 28 volunteer firefighters were on scene for three hours.

Photo by Jay Bradish

DENVER, APRIL 8—A total of 72 members of the Denver Fire Department responded to an early morning fire in the attic of a renovated church. A heavy smoke condition was present on arrival, and a smoke explosion occurred 10 minutes into the incident while crews were inside. One firefighter was treated for minor injuries. The fire went to a second alarm, bringing seven engines, five truck companies, one heavy rescue and four chief officers to the scene.

Photo by Jeremiah Herderich