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ENGINE AND
FOAM ENGINE ON GAMBRIL DRIVE APARTMENT FIRE |
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October 12
2006
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At 1550 hours, Engine 501A first due, Foam Engine 501
second due, and Chief 501 responded on mutual box
11-11 for the apartment fire with reports of people
trapped at 10859 Gambril Drive. Engine 511 cleared a
previous call and the running order was changed with
them taking their regular position on the run card,
first due. While units were responding,
communications advised that callers were reporting a
fire in an unknown apartment to the rear of the building
with someone possibly still inside. Truck 511 arrived first and
reported a working fire. Engine 501A arrived with Engine
511 and grabbed the hydrant for them. The crew from 501A
advanced the first line from Engine 511, taking it to the second
floor. There they met up with Truck 511 and
found a fire on the balcony of apartment 203 with extension
into the unit. Foam Engine 501 arrived next and
made their way to the third floor exposure apartment
with Engine 511. At the same time, the lineman from 501A
knocked down all visible fire in the second floor
apartment. As crews were checking for extension, they
found fire in the walls and void spaces in the ceiling
between the second and third floors. Foam Engine 501's
crew operated a chain saw to quickly open up the floor
where a large amount of fire was found. Crews worked
hard to quickly hook the rest of the walls and
ceiling to expose the all of the remaining fire. That too was
quickly extinguished bringing the fire under control.
Chief 501 (Holman) had Division 2 and 3. Units from the
City went ready at 1755 hours. The dedicated Volunteers
maintained an additional crew to cover the City the
entire time both units operated on the fireground. |
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Box Alarm: E511,
E501A, FE501, E508, W509, E525, T511, R504, BC504, C501 |
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