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FOUR CREWS...FOURTH DUE.....FIRE SHOWING!! |
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April 13, 2007
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After
spending the majority of the morning out at the
county fairgrounds on a public education detail,
Manassas
firefighters, making up a total of 4 crews, settled
in for what was becoming a peaceful Friday
afternoon. That ended shortly after 1400 hours when
mutual box 04-09 was transmitted for the report of a
fire at the Nissan Pavilion. The assignment brought
Engine 501 (Master Tech Nary) as the fourth due
Engine Company and Chief 501 on the box. Wagon 504
arrived on the scene and reported a working fire
involving several attached modular trailers used to
house the dressing rooms and kitchen facilities for
the pavilion. Chief 504 established the command and
within minutes units were reporting heavy fire
through the roofs. To complicate matters even more,
poor water pressure at the rear of the pavilion
hampered the firefighting effort. With those issues
in mind, command advised Engine 501 to lay another
line from Wagon 504 to another hydrant on the
outside of the pavilion, as well as establish the
RIT duties. In the meantime, Manassas Volunteers
were making the most out of having multiple crews so
the Foam Engine took the transfer to fill Station
511, our second due. As they were backing into 11’s
quarters, command specialed two tankers to the fire
ground, quickly followed up with an additional
special call for two extra engine companies. The
Foam Engine (Lt. Rose) arrived with a good amount of
smoke still showing and was quickly put to work
relieving the initial attack crew from Wagon 504.
The Foam Engine spent a good amount of time opening
up and hitting hot spots.
Manassas
units operated for nearly two hours before returning
to service, all the while maintaining two additional
crews in the firehouse. As a side note, Lt. Rose, an
up and coming American Honky-Tonk Idol can now brag
to all the girls he meets that he’s been on stage at
Nissan. |
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