Frederick County Box 17-42. At 16:46 hrs., Station 8 units were dispatched to assist Frederick County Station 17 for a large field and house fire with an attached garage at 14634 Peddicord Road. First arriving units found fire showing and requested the “Rapid Intervention Dispatch” as well as a “Tanker Task Force”. An initial interior attack was made and firefighters encountered 'hoarding conditions', eventually causing an evacuation of firefighters. Firefighters also encountered 'hoarding conditions" on the outside of the structure and multiple exposures including a dump truck, sheds and trailers on fire. Another "Tanker Task Force" was requested after the evacuation.

Crews switched tactics to fight the fire using a “Defensive Attack”. Crews used handlines and an elevated master stream to contain and extinguish the fires. Water supply was established at a near-by pond.

The residents were not in the house at the time of the fire and there were no injuries reported. The structure was a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Frederick County Fire Marshals Division.

Station 8 Units: Engine/Tanker 84, Rescue Squad 8, Paramedic 89

Other Units:
Carroll Co Brush 15, Engine 12, Tanker 1, Rescue 1, Ambulance 18, Ambulance 19, Utility 1, Chief 1 (Mount Airy)
Frederick Co Engine 172, Rescue Engine 171, Tanker 17, Medic 17 (Libertytown)
Carroll Co Engine 142, Engine 141, Tanker 14, Medic 149 (Winfield)
Carroll Co Engine 101, Reserve Engine 102, Ambulance 109 (New Windsor)
Frederick Co Engine/Tanker 114, Quint 11 (Walkersville); Frederick Co Rescue Squad 24 (Walkersville EMS)
Frederick Co Engine 94, Tanker 9 (New Midway)
Frederick Co Engine 162, Chief 16-2 (Woodsboro)
Howard Co Engine 41 (Lisbon)
Frederick Co Engine 152, Engine 153 (New Market)
Frederick Co Engine/Tanker 254 (Green Valley)
Carroll Co Engine/Tanker 54 (Taneytown)
Carroll Co Tower 12 (Sykesville)
Montgomery Co Engine 713, Tanker 713 (Damascus)
Carroll Co Engine/Tanker 133 (Gamber)
Howard Co Tanker 3, Engine/Tanker 34 (West Friendship)
Frederick Co Engine/Tanker 134 (Rocky Ridge)
Howard Co Water Supply 2 (Ellicott City)
Howard Co Battalion Chief 2
Frederick Co Battalion Chief’s 901 and 902, Frederick Co Safety 901, Frederick Co EMS 901, Frederick Co Fire Marshal
Potomac Edison

Audio Clip of incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD37lY_0Lw8&feature=youtu.be