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July 5, 2005
- At 0631 hrs, Foam Engine 501 was dispatched along with
Wagon 516 on mutual box 16-01 to 8140 Wilcoxin Station
Way to investigate a fire alarm in a house. While
responding, Prince William County Fire Communications
filled the box for a dwelling fire at that box location.
Wagon 516 arrived on the scene of a split level single
family home with heavy fire showing from multiple sides
and through the roof. Engine 501 arrived shortly behind
516 and pulled a second line to the front door. Upon
closer inspection, it appeared that apart from the
burning siding, most of the fire appeared to be on the
split level and in the cockloft. Even though the fire
was burning freely in the roof area, the crew from 501
along with 516 pushed into the home. 501 found heavy
fire in one room on the first floor and in the entire
cockloft while the crew from 516 made their way to the
basement which had portions that were also involved with
fire. Without a truck company on scene, 501’s officer
had to hook the ceiling while the lineman worked to
extinguish the visible fire. Crews operated inside for
quite some time but due to the heavy amount of fire in
the roof area, the front portion of the home was pretty
much a loss. They were, however, able to stop the fire
from spreading to the rest of the house. Having
extinguished the bulk of the fire in the area they were
operating in, The Foam Engine pulled out of the building
as they began to run out of air. With the spread stopped
and after a quick breather, Foam Engine 501’s crew
worked inside opening up and hitting hotspots and then relieved Quint 509 who was operating a 2 ½ line in the
front yard. Three of the four residents were home at the
time of the fire and were thankfully able to evacuate
when they heard the smoke alarm sounding. Foam Engine
501 cleared at 0840 hrs.
Box
Alarm: W516, FE501, Q509, W508, T513, B502, TN516, 506 |
