Another run with Hyattsville - Smoke in the Metro Station 7/24/08

This is another run I took in with Hyattsville around 6:00 am on July 24,2008. They were dispatched along with numerous other Prince George's County units for smoke in the West Hyattsville Metro station. This didn't start out as a good incident for me as one of my lenses slipped out of my camera bag and smashed onto the ground as as I stepped off Hyattsville's Truck. I kneeled down on the ground, stared at it briefly, picked it up and put it back in my bag properly, and moved on....... There wasn't a lot of info to be had as to what the actual situation was when we arrived and one crew went to interview the Station Master as the others went to the platforms to investigate. It was eventually determined that the call was prompted by a small fire on the third rail just outside the station. This was handled by the Metro personnel and all PG unit's took up..... The first in wagon hit the standpipe as soon as they arrived before they even knew what they had. I was on several other calls one of which was food on the stove, and the first in wagon also laid in on this as well..... Their SOP is to establish a water supply immediately as crews are determining what you have..... I have to say I like this type of thinking although in my departments area, it's a little impractical to operate like this.....But with a fully hydranted response area, and hydrants always in close proximity, it definitely works for them.. As far as my lens goes, It figures it was the most expensive one I own but it seems to be OK ...... I got lucky as the impact was absorbed by my lens shade and cap.......