Fire reported at multi-family building with people trapped, Hillcrest Heights MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/26/2025 10:25 AM (PDT)

Near St Barnabas Rd, Hillcrest Heights, MD 20746

A fire broke out in a multi-family residential building. Some residents are trapped in their apartments due to heavy smoke in the hallway. They are waiting for help on the patio.

Audio|Source: Prince George's County Fire and EMS

02:49

Transcript:

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Structure Fire[1], multi-family residential.

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Box area, 2901.

00:04

Engine 826.

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Engine 823.

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Engine 837.

00:08

Paramedic Engine, 842.

00:10

As rapid intervention.

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Truck 829. Truck 821.

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As the search company.

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Truck 837. Ambulance 826.

00:18

Battalion Chief 883.

00:20

Battalion Chief 885.

00:21

Respond on Talk Group 8 Charlie 3.

00:24

3833,

00:25

St. Barnivis Road, Unit 2.01.

00:28

For heavy smilth in the hallway, box 2901, engine 826, engine 823, engine 837, Paramedic Engine 842, Rappenovinavention.

00:36

Truck 829, Truck 821, Search Company, Truck 832, AMOSA, 26, Design 288885, 25, COVID-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1.

00:44

Engine 8-26, down as around.

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Okay, just the truck 829.

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Go ahead.

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Callers advising there is heavy smoke in the hallway, they're unable to leave the apartment 201.

00:55

They're going to be on the patio.

00:56

Local alarm, 10,234, Prince Lake.

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Second. Number 104, Cross Street, Campus Way.

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As 826, you copy that the person can be waiting on the patio of you to heavy snow.

01:08

Cross Area 4601.

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Ambulance 846.

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Proceed on Talk Group 8-Al1.

01:13

It's actually 83.

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Are you direct? Truck 829. We're going to see you got a three-story type 3 guard flat roof.

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Nothing evident. All intasical command.

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I copy your own scene three stories.

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Type 3 flat roofs.

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Nothing I'm any of the electrical command.

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I don't mean I see home here, buddy.

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I copy. I have you on the call.

01:28

Talk Group 8 Charlie 3.

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Special Alarm, 3833, St.

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Barnabas Road, southbound.

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Number, 201.

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Cross Street, Bedford Way.

01:37

Structure fire, multifamily residential with reported entrapment, BLF.

01:41

Box area, 2901.

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Paramedic ambulance, 829.

01:45

Southern EMS duty officer.

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Safety officer, 800.

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Respond on, Talk Group 8, Charlie 3.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Structure Fire: Structure Fire

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Near St Barnabas Rd, Hillcrest Heights, MD 20746

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