Week 5 is now history, and our operations continue in a safe and orderly fashion. This week we conducted 44 live fire/EMS evolutions, nine non-live fire/EMS evolutions, and hosted 173 participants. Our five-week total now stands at 295 live fire/EMS evolutions, 19 non-live fire/EMS evolutions, and 1109 participants.

Courtesy P.G. County Fire Department Inside • Week Eight Wrap-Up • Week Seven Wrap-Up • Week Six Wrap-Up • Week Five Wrap-Up • Week Four Wrap-Up • Week Three Wrap-Up • Week Two Wrap-Up • Week One Wrap-Up • Map of Complex • Media Advisory • An Ultimate Training Experience Multimedia Slide Shows: • Week Eight Slide Show • Week Seven Slide Show • Week Six Slide Show • Week Five Slide Show • Week Four Slide Show • Week Three Slide Show • Week Two Slide Show • Week One Slide Show • Preparing The Complex Slide Show • Live Training Slide Show • Dangers Of Christmas Trees Slide Show Movies: Download QuickTime to view these clips. • Movie 1 Firefighters enter the room and knock the fire down in this exterior view of a fire involving the second floor living room. • Movie 2 As the first engine arrives and prepares to attack the fire, a first floor living room fire extends into the apartment stairwell. • Movie 3 After the line is charged, firefighters move in on a third floor living room fire in this interior view. Vermillion Ave. Training 1998 • Vermillion Avenue Live Training 1998 • Vermillion Avenue Photos • Vermillion Avenue Video Related Links • 'Get Out Alive' • Ohio High Rise Training • Prince Georges County Fire Department • Prince Georges County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association • Demolition of apartment complex • Stanwood firefighters to burn houses for practice

This week, we hosted Prince George's County career crews from Stations 1, 5, 7, 8, 19, 22, 26, 30, 40, 41, and 47. We hosted Prince George's County Volunteer companies from Hyattsville (1), Brentwood (4), Laurel (10), College Park (12), Morningside (27), and Greenbelt (35). We again had the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department High School Cadet program personnel at the facility for live fire/EMS and non-live fire/EMS evolutions.

Out of jurisdiction participants this week included units from Bethesda Chevy-Chase Rescue Squad, Mechanicsville VFD in St. Mary's County, MD, and the Sterling, VA VFD. Mike Elston, from the Salem, VA FD, spent Tuesday February 6 with us. He observed our operations and taped some of the evolutions. He made arrangements to participate after reading about the project on Firehouse.com. He commented on how beneficial the experience was for him personally, and how he hoped to take his experience and insights back to Salem for possible use in the future.

Battalion Chief Osterhouse again wishes to thank the project staff and the other instructors, who have given freely of their off duty and volunteer time. Special thanks go out to Capt. Pat Mutchler and Firefighter Rodney Cole, both of whom have given three to four days of their off duty time every week to the project. Their dedication has helped to make the Parkway Terrace Project a success.

Upcoming this week is another busy schedule of participants from in and out of Prince George's County. Scheduled visitors will include units from the District of Columbia FD, Mount Laurel, NJ FD, and Churchhill, MD VFD.

The slide show photographs this week feature more of a "behind the scenes" look, and contain some thermal images from our Thermal Imaging camera.

Continue to stay tuned to Firehouse.com for more weekly updates and information. For further information, please contact the Parkway Terrace Project in the project office at 301-967-4357.