Junk Yard Fire-Baltimore, MD. 3-24-17

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Engine 23 finished up training with a couple of other companies in the 6th Battalion yesterday and as they were leaving the area spotted a large column of smoke in the southern portion of the City. They asked Communications if there were any reports of fires in that area. They replied back no and Engine 23 proceeded to investigate. As they were responding calls began coming in reporting brush burning, building fires and other things on fire! When they arrived they found a 30' high pile about 200' foot square of stacked crushed automobiles fully involved in a scrap metal recycling yard in the Fairfield area.  They then requested 2 more engines and a ladder truck. By the time they set up and began putting water on it the rest of the Fire Box was filled out. Smoke could be seen from everywhere for miles around!

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One of the company's heavy duty picker was assisting by picking up each fully involved car off of the burning pile and placing it to the side while being extinguished:

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Handlines, ladder pipes and monitor pipes were the order of the day:

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Truck 21's ladder pipe:

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Both of the heavy duty pickers in action:

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A little while into the fight-special call for the Water Tower:

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Engine 23's monitor pipe was in operation for the duration:

It was pretty much under control in 2 1/2 hours. They continued pulling the smoldering cars off of the pile to finish wetting down.

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Engine 50 on the opposite side of the pile:

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The view from the other side of the pile:

 

 

 

The rest of the shots are on my website:

[fd1686]

Howard,

 

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

 

Pat L.

[nozzleman]

Great photos thanks for sharing with us.

[CCFR-45]

Nice shots. Look like a mess.

 

Thanks for sharing 

[agoulder]

Nice pics!

[seagrave]

Great shots...I love the old school ladder pipe, it works everytime!!!!

[sparky]

Excellent work.