At 0804 hours, the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun (Stations 8 & 18), the Water Witch Fire Company of Port Deposit (Stations 7, 72, & 73), and the Robert Fulton Fire Company (Station 5-13) were alerted for a working house fire on Russell Road in the Colora section of Cecil County, Maryland.
Engine 712 was the first unit to arrive with heavy fire showing from the front of the house and through the rear portion of the roof. The crew made initial attack through the front door with a 2" handline.
Deputy Chief 882 established "Command 8" and requested the Second Alarm assignment which included an Engine and the Tanker from the Union Fire Company No. 1.
Tanker 21 was set up at the intersection of Russell Road and Frist Road as a Nurse Tanker in the Water Supply Operation.
The crew from Engine 21-2 and Tanker 21 assisted at the scene with fire suppression and overhaul.
Engine 21-2 then shuttled water from the draft site at West Nottingham Academy.
The fire was placed under control with all units working at 0920 hours.
The final Oxford units cleared the scene at 1128 hours.
Engine 25-2 (Longwood) and Lancaster County Tanker 5-1 (Bart Township) handled the fill-in assignment at Station 21.
** Special Thanks to the Photodog for some of the pictures provided. **
