At 1547 Longmeadow was alerted for a house fire on Hepplewhite Circle.  Chief Latimer arrived on scene with heavy fire showing from the garage with extension into the two story home.  Two 1.5" attack lines were placed in service, on in the garage and the other on the first floor to handle extension.  Additional crews handled roof ventilation, utility control, and a search of the structure which came back negative.  Command 27 advised Washington County Dispatch that the fire was knocked down within twenty minutes of arrival.  Maryland State Fire Marshall 22 found the cause of the fire to be a malfunctioning Nissan Sedan parking in the garage shortly before the fire was discovered.  Units cleared around 1830 hours.  

Officer in charge:  Chief Latimer

Units Responding:

• Company 27:  Car 27, Engine 27-1, Engine 27-2, Truck 27, Special Unit 27, Utility 27-0
• Company 9:  Tanker 9
• Company 13:  Engine 13-1, Rescue Squad 13
• Company 25:  Air Unit 25-1, Rehab Unit 25-5
• Company 75:  Paramedic 75-4

Submitted by: Chief Latimer

Pictures by: FF Bryan Bandy and FF Andrew Hopkins, Company 27