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01/04/2012
Trailer Fire
500 Block of Spring Avenue
R4, E1, E2, E3, L1, BC3, C1 and C2 responded to a Box Alarm at 1748 hours for a reported explosion and fire in a mobile home park, with possible entrapment. Throughout their four-minute response, crews were getting updates from Central Dispatch, who were getting multiple calls reporting numerous explosions and the possibility of an occupant still inside the trailer. Upon arrival, BC3 reported a standard mobile home 100% involved with immediate exposures on Sides B and D. The occupant was found in front of the trailer with moderate burn injuries. R4 and L1 placed on the A-side street, while E1 and E2 simultaneously placed on the C-side street. These crews immediately deployed three pre-connected hoselines, quickly covering exposures, knocking down the main body of fire, and bringing the situation under control in minutes. The elderly occupant was treated and transported to the local hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. The gentleman told officials he had fallen asleep while smoking. Several home oxygen cylinders were found, many of which had ruptured, further feeding the fast moving fire. The trailer of origin was destroyed, while two neighboring trailers suffered damage. C-Platoon captains had just reviewed a training video on firefighter safety hours prior to the incident that stressed, among other points, that there is no such thing as a routine fire.
“a few of the many home oxygen cylinders involved in the fire”
12/21/2011
Garage Fire
1500 Block of Independence Street
Compliments of KFVS12 from their tower cam
E1, E3, R4, E2, L1, BC1 and C1 responded to a Box Alarm at 2217 hours for a reported structure fire, fully engulfed in flames. Upon arrival, crews found the structure to be an 800 sq. ft. detached wood-frame garage. However, crews had their hands full with exposures on Sides A and D of the garage, and power lines down in the alley. E1 and R4 quickly stretched two lines to knock down the fire and cool exposures. L1 forced entry into Exposure D, a small commercial building and found it to be full of smoke. Further checking revealed fire had extended to the exposed structure via the metal roof flashing and igniting wooden structural components underneath. E3 and E2 assisted in extinguishing this fire and clearing smoke from the building. There was no extension to Exposure A. The situation was contained in approximately 15 minutes and crews overhauled the burned out shell of the garage. The fire is currently under investigation. One firefighter suffered an ankle injury and was treated and released from the hospital.
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12/08/2011
House Fire
600 Block of North Spanish Street
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photo compliments of Sgt Schmidt
E1, E3, R4, E2, L1, BC1 and C1 responded to a Box Alarm at 0210 hours for a reported house fire. While enroute, police officers arrived and reported smoke was showing and that all occupants were out of the home. L1 arrived and reported a small single-story wood-frame structure with moderate smoke showing from all sides. E1 arrived and began stretching a 2” attack line. Flames self-vented from the rear of the structure, and E1 and E3 advanced the attack line through the front door while PPV fans were put in place. The fire was knocked down in a few minutes, and crews spent about an hour overhauling. Five family members were checked on the scene by medical personnel, but to transports were required. The fire is under investigation.
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12/06/2011
School Fire
1900 Block of North Sprigg Street
E3, E1, R4, E2, L1, BC2, C1 and C2 responded at 1947 hours to a Box Alarm for a 9-1-1 call reporting smoke in the south hallway at Blanchard Elementary School, followed by notification of a fire alarm activation at the school. E3, responding from its station next to the school, arrived within one minute and reported nothing showing from the outside of the 25,000 sq. ft. fire resistive structure. The crew was advised by custodians that there was smoke in the north hallway. While investigating, E3 crew found a light haze of smoke and odor of plastic burning in the hall. Upon reaching the fire doors about 50’ into the building, that had closed automatically when the alarm activated, they were met by heavy black smoke and heat a few feet off the floor. BC2 arrived and noticed smoke beginning to rise over the roof area. Upon receiving E3’s status report, BC2 upgraded the incident to a working fire.
E3 and E1 advanced a 2” attack line towards the fire. They used their TIC to help locate the fire in a workroom in a center cross-hall. E2 and R4 advanced an 1-3/4” line in to assist. L1 went to the roof and reported smoke coming from a few vents. They began opening the roof over where they thought the fire was based on E3’s radio traffic. The fire, involving two adjoining rooms was controlled in about 15 minutes. However, smoke conditions on the roof continued to worsen. The incident was upgraded to a second alarm. Crews pulled ceilings in the fire area, and L1 continued opening up the roof, finding insulation over the metal deck roof smoldering. The entire incident was contained in about 45 minutes. Overhaul and investigation lasted for over another hour.
Investigation revealed the fire to be accidental starting in some electronics equipment in the room of origin. Smoke alarms, automatic fire doors, and fire partitions in the void spaces worked as designed and helped significantly to contain smoke and heat damage. However, the building was not equipped with an automatic sprinkler system, as it was built prior to such code requirements. School was closed for two days, and classes relocated to another building until repairs can be made.
11/21/2011
Commercial Building Fire
1700 Block of Mt. Auburn Road |
R4, E2, E3, E1, L1, BC3 and C1 responded to a Box Alarm at 2306 hours for a report of a fire at the corner of Mt. Auburn Road and Kingshighway. R4 arrived and reported large, single story, fire resistive office building with heavy smoke showing and declared an offensive mode. They were met by a civilian who stated he had just come out of the building, and that no one else was inside. R4 and E2 crews advanced two 2" attack lines into the structure, while L1 went to the roof for ventilation. R4 reported they located the fire in the C-D quadrant. L1 reported a section of the roof over the fire was sagging and opened the roof as close to the fire area as safety permitted. E2 reported they were pulling ceilings and had fire in the void space. The incident was upgraded to a second alarm. E3 and E1 crews backed up R4 and E2 crews. As soon as roof ventilation was complete, a large amount of smoke and heat escaped the vent hole, and interior conditions improved significantly. The fire was brought under control within several minutes after that. Crews from Jackson and Scott City were also on scene and rotated with interior crews. Off-duty firefighters and crews from East Cape County and Gordonville covered the city. The fire resulted in heavy damage to three offices, structural damage to several bar joists and roof decking, and significant smoke damage throughout the building, affecting seven different businesses. The cause of the fire was determined to be arson and the civilian on scene admitted to lighting it before being transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
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