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BUILDING FIRE IN THE COUNTY WITH A MAYDAY |
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August 21, 2007
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At 1709 hours, mutual
box 16-04 was sounded for 10404 Moore Drive, the old
Buckhall Store. Battalion 504 arrived and advised
fire in the kitchen on the first floor. Tower 501
arrived behind Wagon 509 and 507 to find a large
amount of smoke showing. As they made entry with
Wagon 509, crews encountered thick black smoke, high
heat, and extremely cluttered conditions. Due to the
layout of the jumbled store, crews had a difficult
time locating and accessing the fire room, which was
in the Charlie and delta quadrants of the first
floor. With only three windows on the fire floor,
the Tower's horizontal ventilation less than
effective. While the Tower's outside crew was
preparing to vent the roof and second floor, a
serious event occurred. As Wagon 509 continued to
search for the room, a display rack fell onto their
lineman. His officer moved the rack but by this
time, in the intense heat, both firemen had become
disoriented. With conditions inside rapidly going
south, Wagon 509 smartly transmitted a MAYDAY.
Having an idea of where Wagon 509 was in the store,
Tower 501's inside crew quickly located the men and
both crews exited the building together, uninjured.
Wagon 507 was then able to get a good knock on the
fire from side D. At the same time Tower 501 began
roof ventilation and opened up the exterior wall on
the D side, second floor, where the fire had
extended. Other companies were put to work
significantly opening up the Balloon frame building
and checking for extension. Tower 501 performed PPV
and provided lights. They went ready at 1954 hours. |
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