At 0654 hours on Wednesday a citizen came to 34s door having just delivered her own baby. Longtime 34 shift men John Radisch and Darren Flowers helped the woman out as they finished the delivery process and got mom and baby to the Adventist. Turns out that the new mom was the … [Read more...]

The Chillum-Adelphi VFD was selected from a pool of far more qualified applicants to receive a FIRE Act grant from the Department of Homeland Security. Uncle Sam is going to give us 52000 to upgrade our mutual aid communications capabilities. The CAVFD will purchase mobile and … [Read more...]

At 1446 hours Co.34 was alerted for a reported house fire at 6900 Wells Pkwy in Hyattsville Co.1s area. Engine 342 and Truck 34 responded and arrived with the units from Hyattsville with nothing evident. The crews found a fire in a bedroom closet. The crews put a quick knock on … [Read more...]

At around 1151am a street assignment was dispatched for 2507 Woodberry St. in Co.44s area. E-441 arrived on the scene and reported a working fire in the kitchen area of the house. E-441 quickly extinguished the fire. E-342 assisted with various duties and returned to service … [Read more...]

At 2216 hrs Truck 34 was dispatched on the 3rd alarm to Hanover Pkwy in Greenbelt for an apartment fire. TK-34 arrived and found a 3 story garden apartment with fire throughout the building. The crew originally went interior and stretched a line but all units were pulled out of … [Read more...]

Just before 9am Engine 341 and Chief 34B Spencer was dispatched for a accident in the 9300Blk of Riggs Rd. The units arrived to find a head on collision with one trapped. Squad 14 arrived after Engine 341 and started to extricate the victim. The crew quickly extricated the victim … [Read more...]

At 1918hrs Engine 341 and Ambulance 117 was alerted for an accident at Adelphi Rd and University Blvd. During the response Public Safety Communications advised Engine 341 that they were getting more calls on this incident and advised the units that they had one unconscious and … [Read more...]