pAt around 2156hrs Engine 341 Truck 34 and Chief 34 were dispatched to New Hampshire Ave. and Piney Branch Rd. for a water rescue. Upon arrival no emergency was observed. So the crew decided to drive to New Hampshire Ave. and Sligo Creek Pkwy and found 5 cars in the water with people trapped in their cars. The crew notified Public Safety Communications and requested assistance. Truck 91 and Rescue Squad 22 with the dive unit responded. Upon arrival the crews from Truck 91 and Rescue Squad 22 went into the water and rescued all of the occupants of the cars. No one was injured during the incident. Chief 34 Hart was the incident commander. This location was the same place where CAVFD FFrsquos Hobstetter and Harmon lost their lives trying to save people trapped in a similar incident back in 1969.p
