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WEEK
STARTS OFF WITH A FIRST DUE BOX |
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October 29, 2006 - At 2025 hours Sunday
evening, box alarm 81-09 was sounded for fire in a
house at 9518 Main Street, in the Old Town section
of the City. Engine 501A, the Tower, and the
Assistant Chief were quickly on the street. With the
address being just a couple blocks from the
firehouse, Engine 501A was promptly on the scene.
They reported fire showing from the second floor of
a large 2 1/2 story Balloon Frame house. The Engine
was met with a frantic subject in the front yard
advising his father was still inside. The crew from
Engine 501A quickly stretched an 1 1/2 into the
dwelling and located the subject, who appeared to be
still cooking dinner in the kitchen, not concerned
with the fire upstairs. The occupant was quickly
assisted to the door and the crew made their way to
the fire floor. There they were met with high heat
and zero visibility. They made their way down the
hall and into the bedroom, knocking the fire. At the
same time, the crew from Rescue 501 began a primary
on the second floor. Meanwhile the majority of the
box alarm was held up by a train coming through Old
Town. As the crew from the Engine pushed into the
bedroom, the bale on the nozzle broke off in the off
position. With no water and no back up line yet in
place, conditions deteriorated rapidly, forcing the
Engine and Rescue to retreat to the hallway. The
lineman, keeping his poise, was able to use a pair
of pliers to turn the nozzle back on and
extinguished the remaining fire. Chief 501A
(Flanagan) had the Main Street Command and held all
units for half an hour before the assignment was cut
back to just the units from Co. 1 Fire and the
Rescue. The Tower, Truck 511, and the crew from the
Foam Engine handled all the outside work, quickly
opening up. Crews from Wagon 501, 508, 509, and 516
assisted on the fire floor opening up. Deputy Chief
516 had division 2 on the fire floor and chief 508A
had the safety group. A great job by all quickly
brought the fire under control. Special thanks to
the Rescue Squad for the refreshments. The occupant
that was removed was not injured however, the
Lineman and Officer from Engine 501A received burns
and were treated on the scene. In all, the
Volunteers of Company 1 responded with three
engines, the Tower, and a Chief totaling 15
personnel. |
Box Alarm: E501A, W509, E508, W516, T501, T511,
R501,C501A, BC504, C508A
Special Call: E507, T525, R508, C507
Additional City Units: W501, FE501, LA501, U501 |
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