Baltimore City Fire Rescue 1 caught fire Friday morning while responding to a call, fire officials said.Officials said in a tweet that Rescue 1 was responding to a call when firefighters saw smoke coming from under the seats. They immediately pulled the vehicle to the side of Interstate 95 near Caton Avenue and the flames expanded.All members were able to get out safely.Rich Langford, an executive board member of the City Fire Union, said the apparatus that caught fire is a reserve apparatus and is the only heavy rescue vehicle they have to serve the entire city. He said there are four smaller units that are fire engines, but they do not carry the same equipment.The first and primary apparatus is out for maintenance, Langford said.In response to the fire, Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 tweeted, "Less than 2 weeks ago this union brought to light the issues with our apparatus maintenance and lack of reserve apparatus. This morning BCFDs Rescue 1 (city's only heavy rescue) caught fire. They were in a Reserve apparatus which is 17 years old.""With the heavy rescue, you're talking 2002. We can't wait 17 years. This might need to be replaced, like, every six years because it's important to have one. Right now, we don't have a backup one, so we only have one," Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 President Dickie Altieri said.The main Rescue 1 vehicle is expected to go back into service Friday night.

Baltimore City Fire Rescue 1 caught fire Friday morning while responding to a call, fire officials said.

Officials said in a tweet that Rescue 1 was responding to a call when firefighters saw smoke coming from under the seats. They immediately pulled the vehicle to the side of Interstate 95 near Caton Avenue and the flames expanded.


All members were able to get out safely.

Rich Langford, an executive board member of the City Fire Union, said the apparatus that caught fire is a reserve apparatus and is the only heavy rescue vehicle they have to serve the entire city. He said there are four smaller units that are fire engines, but they do not carry the same equipment.



The first and primary apparatus is out for maintenance, Langford said.

In response to the fire, Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 tweeted, "Less than 2 weeks ago this union brought to light the issues with our apparatus maintenance and lack of reserve apparatus. This morning BCFDs Rescue 1 (city's only heavy rescue) caught fire. They were in a Reserve apparatus which is 17 years old."

"With the heavy rescue, you're talking 2002. We can't wait 17 years. This might need to be replaced, like, every six years because it's important to have one. Right now, we don't have a backup one, so we only have one," Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 President Dickie Altieri said.

The main Rescue 1 vehicle is expected to go back into service Friday night.



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As #BCFD members responded to a call, our Rescue 1 vehicle caught fire. FFs saw smoke coming from under the seats & immediately pulled over as flames spread. All members were able to get out safely @ChiefNilesRFord @MayorPugh50 Expect some traffic delays 95 SBound @BmoreCityDOT pic.twitter.com/xI9neeWbEH — Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) January 25, 2019

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