Please take a moment to watch the short safety message below. If your smoke alarm is 10 years old or older, you need to replace it with a new alarm as soon as possible!
Montgomery County has experienced several serious fires over the last few months where there were no working smoke alarms. Serious injury or, worse, death have occurred in some of these fires.
Take action today! Test your smoke alarms!
As always, be safe!
Showing posts with label fire deaths. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fire deaths. Show all posts
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
News Advisory: House Fire in Potomac Claims a Life
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2011
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) personnel were called at 0435 hours for a house fire to the rear of 10416 Gainsborough Road in the Falls Road area of Potomac. Units arrived on the scene of a working fire at 8509 Scarboro Court in a large 2 story single family home. Heavy fire was found in the kitchen area on the first floor of the house. An unconscious, elderly male was located in a second floor bedroom and removed from the structure. Advanced Life Support treatment was initiated immediately and he was transported to Suburban Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. A second elderly male was located outside the house and he also was treated and transported to Suburban Hospital for evaluation of smoke inhalation.
The fire originated in the kitchen on the stove top. A heavily damaged sauce pan was located on the burner of the stove top where the survivor stated they were cooking. It appears the fire burned for some time before being seen by the neighbor after it vented through the kitchen window.
An estimated 65 fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene and it took 25 minutes to bring the fire under control. There were no fire and rescue injuries. The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of family.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) personnel were called at 0435 hours for a house fire to the rear of 10416 Gainsborough Road in the Falls Road area of Potomac. Units arrived on the scene of a working fire at 8509 Scarboro Court in a large 2 story single family home. Heavy fire was found in the kitchen area on the first floor of the house. An unconscious, elderly male was located in a second floor bedroom and removed from the structure. Advanced Life Support treatment was initiated immediately and he was transported to Suburban Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. A second elderly male was located outside the house and he also was treated and transported to Suburban Hospital for evaluation of smoke inhalation.
The fire originated in the kitchen on the stove top. A heavily damaged sauce pan was located on the burner of the stove top where the survivor stated they were cooking. It appears the fire burned for some time before being seen by the neighbor after it vented through the kitchen window.
An estimated 65 fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene and it took 25 minutes to bring the fire under control. There were no fire and rescue injuries. The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of family.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
A Tale of Two Fires
This past Friday, MCFRS responded to an apartment fire on Quince Orchard Boulevard in Gaithersburg. A women occupant of the apartment called 911 to report the fire after being awakened by a working smoke alarm in the unit. The woman was treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital and her injuries were not serious.
A week before, a 71 year old male was tragically killed in a fire in his town house. The home did not have a working smoke alarm. While there were other factors associated with this fire – his electric and gas service had been shut off – the presence of working smoke alarms provide early warning in the event of fire in the home and increase your chances of surviving a fire. Between 2003–06 more than 66 percent of home fire deaths occurred in homes without a working smoke alarm (from NFPA).
Please check your smoke alarms to ensure you they are working. If you find yourself in need of a new smoke alarm, and are hard pressed to buy a new one, please know that MCFRS has a program to provide and install FREE smoke alarms! Call 311 to learn more! We also provide a home fire safety evaluation that you can schedule by calling 311 as well.
Please check your smoke alarms to ensure you they are working. If you find yourself in need of a new smoke alarm, and are hard pressed to buy a new one, please know that MCFRS has a program to provide and install FREE smoke alarms! Call 311 to learn more! We also provide a home fire safety evaluation that you can schedule by calling 311 as well.
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