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Past Episodes

Season 4 (2023)

Thumbnail of YouTube video - Episode 3: High Rise Building Fire with Lithium-Ion Battery

Episode 3: High Rise Building Fire with Lithium-Ion Battery

Air Date
October 23, 2023
Moderators
Captain Brady Miller
Captain Matthew Machala
Presenters
Captain Bryan Riley
Captain Robert Faas
Description
Hear about the actions taken at a recent apartment fire in Bethesda where a number of lithium-ion batteries were involved. The discussion begins with fire attack operations and moves to containment and clean-up operations. This was one of MCFRS' first, real structure fires where multiple lithium-ion batteries were involved in fire spread inside an occupied building.