Short Bow Trail House Fire |
| By Assistant Chief Joseph Anderson | |
| February 13, 2016 | |
| On February 13th, 2016 at 2245 hours units from St.Leonard VFD were dispatched to 525 Short Bow Trail for the House Fire. Chief 7A (J.Anderson), Capt.7 (R.Midkiff III), Engine 72 ( Lt.Hyatt), and Squad 7( Sgt.Gilbert) immediately responded. First arriving units reported smoke showing and fire from the rear of a 1 story on a basement. Chief 7A and Capt.7 arrived simultaneously, Chief 7A established the command and gave Capt.7 the Basement Division. Engine Co. 3 made entry on side A Division 1 while Chief 3C and Capt.7 made entry to the Basement. The Basement crew found a well advanced Basement fire and went to work extinguishing the same. Engine and Squad 7 arrived and backed up crews operating and started to open up. Command held company 3 and 7 on scene and staged all other units. All units operated for approximately 2.5 hours before command was terminated. Command: Chief 7A *Pictures 1-16 courtesy of Brian Brown (ScanMD)* |
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| Units: | Chief 7A , Capt.7 , Engine 72 , Squad 7 |
| Mutual Aid: | Tower 2 , St.Mary's Co. 29, 27, 23 |