On the evening of May 9th at 22:45 hrs, Sta. 51 and Sta. 45 were dispatched to a reported trailer fire at 3611 Sudlersville Rd. Soon after Command 51 with Asst. Chief Bill Kelly went responding, as well as Engine 51-3 under the command of Chief Frank Ballek Jr. While responding Kent Center advised of a trailer fire with all occupants out of the residence. Command 51 arrived at 22:54 and reported smoke showing from a 15' x 50' manufactured home, and established Sudlersville Rd Command. The fire was the upgraded to a working alarm adding QAC Sta. 6 for the RIT assignment. Command advised Engine 51-3 upon arrival to put an 1' 3/4 handline into service through side "A". Quint 45, under the command of  Capt. Lucas arrived a couple minutes behind 51-3 at 22:58 and was assigned the RIT duties until the arrival of QAC Eng. 6-4. Quint 45's crew set up RIT operations on Side "A" and preformed horizontal ventilation. Once the windows were taken heavy fire vented out from the A/B and B/C corners of the home.Tanker 51 with Dep. Chief Ray Morris arrived soon after and supplied E51-3, T-51's crew preformed a primary search of the structure. Due to heavy smoke and heat conditions Command evacuated the structure, to preform an exterior attack. E45-3 with FF Mike Harrington and a crew of (8) arrived and pulled a back up line to the rear of the structure. Once the fire was knocked down crews went interior to knock the remaining fire and check for extension. Engine 6-4 arrived and took over the RIT duties and 45 units assisted with final extinguishment and overhaul. Command 51placed the situation under control and soon released all 45 units at 00:29, Command 51 released all units with the exception of E51-3. The last 51 unit to clear the scene was at 01:52. The home was a extensively damaged, and the Fire Marshal's Office is investigating. We would like to thank Sta. 56 for providing our cover up while at the scene. Great work done by all! Units on scene: E51-3, T-51, E51-5, R51-6, A-51, Q-45, E45-3, QAC 6-4, FM, and 51 Fire Police.

Story By: Mike Moriarty            Pictures By: Frank Ballek Sr.