Montgomery County Firefighters Work to Extinguish Mulch and Yard Debris Fire at Aspen Landscape Contractors (VIDEOS & PHOTOS)
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Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services are continuing to work on extinguishing a mulch fire, which began over the weekend at the Aspen Landscape Contractors, Inc. located on the 15700 block of New Hampshire Ave. The right lane at Southbound New Hampshire Ave. at McNeil Lane is blocked due to fire department operations.
According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, residents living near the landscaping company noticed smoke coming from the company lot and notified Fire and Rescue Services on the night of Dec. 5th. Firefighters assessed the scene and determined that there was a contained fire on a two-acre, 50- feet high pile of mulch and yard debris, Piringer said.
After monitoring the fire overnight, firefighters worked all day Sunday, Dec. 6th on efforts to put out the fire, using “heavy duty” equipment, including bulldozers and foam, Piringer said. In the last update from MCFRS, firefighters are back on scene today, working on completely extinguishing the fire.
“There is no hazard to nearby neighborhoods or houses,” Piringer said.
Traffic Advisory – SB New Hampshire Av at McNeil La, S Rt198 Spencerville Rd & N Briggs Chaney Rd – BLOCKED, FD ops pic.twitter.com/gu0xBaG4Gb
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 7, 2015
MoCo FFs will return to ‘deep-seated’ mulch fire 15700blk NH Av this morn to re-evaluate, fire is contained pic.twitter.com/6DdxZ5r0xn — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 7, 2015
Update – New Hampshire Av, Avalon Landscaping, mulch & yard debris fire contained, but expected to burn all night pic.twitter.com/UL2cqH5uW1
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
5p UPDATE #mcfrs Media INFO Hotline 240.777.2442 – NH Av mulch fire ops to be suspended for eve & monitored tonite pic.twitter.com/5u0pNQBQ1Q — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
1p UPDATE Colesville/Cloverly Mulch Fire Battalion Chief 701 Mark Davis advises ‘fire attack’ resources in place pic.twitter.com/0NBvR1U30N
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
Traffic Advisory – SB New Hampshire Av at McNeil La, S Rt198 Spencerville Rd & N Briggs Chaney Rd – BLOCKED, FD ops pic.twitter.com/gu0xBaG4Gb — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
Cloverly/Colesville area Mulch Pile fire – #mcfrs (BC701) Battalion Chief 1 Mark Davis goes over strategy & tactics pic.twitter.com/scR65mtKQb
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
More…New Hampshire Av, MoCo FFs using heavy equipment moving mulch, large diameter hoses/nozzles, foam & more pic.twitter.com/y6xnuZxU75 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
Media Hotline Update 240.777.2442 – Aspen Landscaping, 15700blk NH Av, extended Firefighting operation, no injuries pic.twitter.com/ulGNyJf7TA
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
Dozens of MCFRS FFs on scene at Aspen Landscape on New Hampshire Av containing & extinguishing mulch pile on fire pic.twitter.com/tzGganKZjp — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
Traffic Advisory – SB New Hampshire Av, portions of right lanes BLOCKED btwn Rt198 & Briggs Chaney Rd, FD activity pic.twitter.com/iMSLEW5qRd
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
Update – NH Av, large mulch pile fire, various resources being brought to scene incl heavy equip, hoses, foam, etc pic.twitter.com/MwYA6fTfsz — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
15710 New Hampshire Av, Landscaping Co, large mulch pile, expected to be extended & protracted incident, various special resources utilized
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2015
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