1st Due Working House Fire 1-22-10 Part 1.mp4

On 1/22/2010 at approximately 1335 hours, Southside Box 22-3 was dispatched for a house fire on Elene St north of Westernport. Engine Company 22, Truck 24, Engine Tanker 19, Tanker 36 and EMS 50 was dispatched on the call. Engine Tanker 22 responded with 6 and A/C 22 Derham. Engine Tanker 22 called for the working fire alarm while responding to the call with visible smoke in the area. The 1/2 mile long narrow steep driveway off of Route 36 was snow covered and slippery for the apparatus to make it into the scene. Engine Tanker 22 arrived on the scene as close as it could get and established the Elene St Command. High velocity brown smoke was pushing out of the basement door on side Alpha upon arrival. A single story single family dwelling with an above ground basement. The crew advanced an 1 3/4" attack line to the door on side alpha and began an aggressive attack on the fire. The fire had extended into the 1st Floor bedroom on the A/D corner of the residence. Additional crew members advanced a 200' leader line with a wye to the dwelling. The high rise pack was utilized to extend from the leader line to reach the 1st floor of the building on the Charlie side. Engine 221 was the next to arrive with a crew of 5. Engine 221 only made it up the driveway to within 400' of the Engine Tanker. A 5 inch supply was hand jacked from the Engine Tanker to the Engine to supply the water. Additional units were brought up to the Engine one at a time. The driveway access had no area where units could turn around or set up a fill site. Command called for a 2 Alarm for additional manpower due to the remote location of the fire. The initial attack crew put a real good knock on the fire in the basement area. However the fire had extended to the first floor. The crew split up due to the lack of manpower in the remote area and began to attack the fire on the first floor with the leader line. Additional members from Engine 221 arrived at the scene and began backing up the initial attack crew. Crews also threw ground ladders to the building. Truck 24's crew arrived on the scene and also assisted with fire attack on the first floor. Chief 22 Dayton arrived on the scene and assumed the command. A/C Derham took over the operations. Due to the lack of access to the scene, crews from additional units had to walk close to 1/4 mile just to reach the fire scene. Once enough firefighters were on the scene, a crew was able to make access to the roof to cut a ventilation hole. Attack crews also had to deal with the fire setting off ammunition in the master bedroom during the fire attack on the first floor. Crews were able to make an aggressive attack on the fire with a long extensive overhaul operation. Units that were on the scene: Engine Tanker 22, Engine 221, Chief 22, Squad 22, Brush 22, Truck 24, Engine 24-11, Engine 24-13, Engine Tanker 19, Engine Rescue 19, Tanker 36, Engine 361, Engine Rescue 23, Engine Rescue 20, Utility 20, Engine 182, Tanker 33, Air Light 38, EMS 50, FM 25, and Allegany Power. Units were on the scene for approximately 5 hours before returning to service.

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[fire73rescue]

What exactly is your box assignment? It seems small. In my area the initial assignment on a box alarm is 4 engines, 2 trucks, rescue squad, and the battalion chief. Thats on residential structure fires. Our commercial building assignment is a bit bigger.

[irons22man]

@fire73rescue That particular house assignment was our Company / 1st Due, Station 24's Truck and Engine, Tanker 36, Engine Tanker 19, Tanker 20, Engine Rescue 20, EMS unit and a transfer Engine Company. An additional alarm was requested prior to the first engine's arrival. That brought Engine Rescue 19, Engine Rescue 23, Tanker 33, Tanker 18 and another Transfer Engine Company. Our station also responded an additional Engine and Squad.

The real problem was the remote location of the house.

[irons22man]

@fire73rescue That particular house assignment was our Company / 1st Due, Station 24's Truck and Engine, Tanker 36, Engine Tanker 19, Tanker 20, Engine Rescue 20, EMS unit and a transfer Engine Company. An additional alarm was requested prior to the first engine's arrival. That brought Engine Rescue 19, Engine Rescue 23, Tanker 33, Tanker 18 and another Transfer Engine Company. Our station also responded an additional Engine and Squad.

The real problem was the remote location of the house.

[irons22man]

@fire73rescue That particular house assignment was our Company / 1st Due, Station 24's Truck and Engine, Tanker 36, Engine Tanker 19, Tanker 20, Engine Rescue 20, EMS unit and a transfer Engine Company. An additional alarm was requested prior to the first engine's arrival. That brought Engine Rescue 19, Engine Rescue 23, Tanker 33, Tanker 18 and another Transfer Engine Company. Our station also responded an additional Engine and Squad.

The real problem was the remote location of the house.

[birddog789]

ok why not lay 3 inch, make that your hydrant, then put a 1 3/4 splliter on the end making you have more acess to two lines and have another jiffey line puled up.

[irons22man]

@birddog789 We deployed a leader line with a gated wye for two separate lines. Plus we also deployed a 250' 1 3/4 attack line to put an initial knock on the fire in the basement. We then used the leader line with two high rise packs to extend further into the house and to the next floor.

[macDiesiel]

Fire the snowplow guy

[ArmyRescue2]

I'd hate to be the guy who has to back down that road...

[jeffh106]

the electronic siren that you asked about is the POWERCALL ALONG WITH THE Q AND AIR HORNS 6 STARS AND ADDED TO FAVORITES

[67keefer]

@irons22man yeah understand had the same problem about a year ago but it was mud had to get a wrecker for 1 of them