The Fire Chief, Tower Co. (W5) and Engine Co. 581 (W3) made the response. CH58 (Boyer) arrived first, reporting a 2 Story Duplex with fire showing and requested the WFD.
The Tower arrived as the First Due Special Service, behind BCoFD E60. The Tower split crews and immediately started searching any and all searchable space for victims, aswell as throw ground ladders. After searching the basement, crews were advised that the called made it out prior to the arrival of CH58
Engine 581 arrived as the 3rd Due Engine, picking up E451s line and establishing a draft @Sta45. The crew from the Engine assisted the Tower with advancing a attack line to the basement. Due to ongoing water supply issues and worsening conditions crews switched to a defensive posture for the rest of the incident. Tower 58 was repositioned and utilized for a master stream to extinguish the remaining fire from the outside.
While the Tower was operating the master stream on Side Alpha, a Major collapse of the front of the fire building occurred, with majority of the second floor wall landing on the bucket of the tower and (2) crew members. Both members immediately exited the bucket, returned to the rear of the tower and were checked for injuries. Thankfully, both members were uninjured and remained on the scene for the remained of the incident. Crews were on scene for 4.5 hours before returning to New Freedom. |
