Ladder 12, Engine 123 Assist West Friendship At House Fire

Sykesville firefighters were summoned to Howard County to help fight a house fire near West Friendship, Saturday evening, November 11.

Crews were dispatched shortly before midnight to the 12000 block of Livestock Road, off of Route 32.
Ladder 12 responded immediately, with Engine 123 close behind. Upon arrival, crews found fire in the top floor of a two story house that had been knocked down by West Friendship Engine 3-1's crew. The ladder's crew assumed rapid intervention team (RIT) team duties, while the crew of Engine 123 eventually wound up on the second floor to assist with overhaul and extinguishment chores.

There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.