LC BOXALARM81Columbia Borough House Fire 10.18.08

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COLUMBIA BOROUGH LANCASTER COUNTY, PA
BOX ALARM 81 HOUSE FIRE
349 NORTH SECOND STREET C/S AVENUE E
Reported house on fire.

FIRST ALARM BOX ASSIGNMENT
ENGINE 81-1, 84-1, 87-1
TOWER 81
LADDER 87
RESCUE SQUAD 84-1 w/5
MEDIC 77-6

ADD/RAPID INTERVENTION ASSIGNMENT
RESCUE SQUAD 79

Chief 8 O/S with heavy fire showing from side A.

Command requesting the roof be cracked on arrival of the Tower.

Second Alarm requested @ 2103Hours

SECOND ALARM TRANSMITTED

SECOND ALARM ASSIGNMENT
ENGINE 41-1(YORK), 78-1
RESCUE SQUAD 41(YORK)
LADDER 75
MEDIC 77-3

Reported one person down.

Pumper to drop a supply line to Ladder 87

ADD/COVER ASSIGNMENT
ENGINE 715-1 or ENGINE 81-1
MEDIC 74-9(3RD ALS DUE)

Second line being deployed into 351 N. Second, E84-1 completing the assignment.

RUNNING EXTRA
RESCUE SQUAD 84-2

TRANSFER ASSIGNMENT
ENGINE 715-1 to the 84 House
TOWER 42(YORK) to the 81 House
RESCUE SQUAD 76 to the 84 House
ENGINE 710-1 to the 87 House

One crew from E84-1 not accounted for per command.

Command requesting RS 76 to the scene for secondary RIC

ADD
RESCUE SQUAD 76

E84-1's Crew found and all accounted for.

Command requesting EMS with a rush to the rear of Ladder 87

TRANSFER ASSIGNMENT
RESCUE SQUAD 65

Operations requesting an add'l line to the Charlie Side of 347 N. Second.

Command requesting 20minute marks be started @ 2122Hours

ADD
MEDIC 709, 77-15

Interior crews requesting the "Truck" crew start clearing windows on the 2nd Division.

M77-3 transporting one to LGH @ 2128hours.

RS 76 to set-up RIC on the Charlie Side of the fire building.

Command requesting Squad/AIR 715 to the scene.

ADD
SQUAD/AIR 715

OIC of 347 N. Second requesting a truck crew to the roof ASAP, Reporting heavy fire in the attic.

Command requesting all units clear assignment(s) through command/operations before acting on their own.

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Command requesting 2 add'l Engine Companies to the scene.

ADD
ENGINE 715-1 from the 84 House
ENGINE 710-1 from the 87 House

TRANSFER ASSIGNMENT
ENGINE 719-1 to the 84 House
ENGINE 66-3 to the 87 House

Sounds like crews are starting to go Heavy duty at this time, crews clearing the building.

Crews back in the building working.

Second 20 Minute mark started.

Command checking PAR

E84-1 Missing OIC, now reporting him found... E84-1 with PAR

RUNNING EXTRA
AMBULANCE 41(YORK)

L87 going heavy duty with their ladder pipe.

COVER/TRANSFER ASSIGNMENT
ENGINE 719-1 OR ENGINE 512-1 to the 84 House

[FIREMAN392]

The Stairs are Burnt through to Apt. 379.

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Oct 18, 2008 20:59:09 GMT -5 FIREMAN392 said:

The Stairs are Burnt throgh to Apt. 379.

I believe it was 347 N. Second Street which the stair where reported burnt away... Sounds like crews have their hands full with this row.

[FIREMAN392]

Yea! 10-4! Sounds like it is out of control.

20 Min mark at 22:06

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Sounds like a lot of freelancing going on... Command requesting all crews with no assignment to go to staging.

Command reporting one FF with a foot injury being sent to EMS.

Fire now showing from the eves of 347 N. Second, Requesting a water curtain... trying to control it from spreading.

ALL HANDS STILL WORKING

ADD
AMBULANCE 77-16

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UNITS WORKING @ 00:00 Hours
ENGINE 81-1, 84-1, 87-1, 78-1, 41-1(YORK), 78-1, 710-1
TOWER 81
LADDER 87, 75
RESCUE SQUAD 84-1, 84-2, 79, 41(YORK), 76
SQUAD/AIR 715
AMBULANCE 77-16, 77-26, 77-36, 41-1(YORK)
MEDIC 77-3, 77-6, 74-9, 709
SPECIAL UNIT 612-1

Command requesting Hazmat 29 to the scene... 0100Hrs

ADD
HAZMAT 29-2

[FIREMAN392]

AS OF 09:52HRS

BUILDING-DWELLING-2A
N SECOND ST & AVENUE E
COLUMBIA BOROUGH

CHIEF 8
ENGINE 8-1-1

STANDBY-TRANSFER TO STATION
S FRONT ST & LOCUST ST
COLUMBIA BOROUGH

TRUCK 42

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I believe Haz-Mat 2-9 was called to the scene due to Tower 8-1 losing a large amount of hydraulic fluid.

I would have some working fire video to post from Engine 41 but the damn camera died!