Yesterday afternoon Tower and Squad 12 responded to the 5900 Block of Cabbage Spring Road in Mt. Airy for a reported house on fire. Responding units could see a large column of smoke and Chief 1 requested a tanker task force to respond.

Mt. Airy units arrived on the scene and confirmed a working house fire. Tower 12 arrived and positioned in front of the house and prepared to use tmaster streams. A 2nd alarm was requested shortly after arrival of Tower 12.

Crews work throughout the evening to extinguish the fire.