| House Fire 16063 Carr Rd. 03/20/2009 |
At approximately 2:30 pm, Friday, March 20th Kendall was dispatched for the stove fire possibly
with extension into the wall and attic. Also auto dispatched with Kendall was Morton for a rescue
and pumper, Carlton for a pumper and Holley for a FAST team. Kendall two was first on scene
reporting a fire in the wall with smoke showing from the eaves of a single story wood framed
dwelling. Carlton 30 took the front of the house and extended a hand line to the front door while
Kendall 34 laid a 4" line in from the hydrant 300' east of the residence and then stretched a 4" line
to Carlton 30 to feed their truck. Morton started ventilation of the roof over the source of the fire
while Kendall and Carlton performed an interior attack by pulling the wall down and extinguishing
the spreading fire. A second attack line was stretched by Morton from Carlton 30 to back up the
ventilation team and interior operations. The fire was quickly under control with very little water
needed, and Holley's FAST team was cancelled. A full sweep of the residence was done with a
thermal imaging camera to be positive no further extension had occurred and that all hot spots
were thoroughly extinguished. Monroe 42 was on scene as well as Hamlin in our quarters to cover
both Kendall and Morton's Districts. The cause of the fire was determined to be a malfunctioning
electric fan on the stove.
with extension into the wall and attic. Also auto dispatched with Kendall was Morton for a rescue
and pumper, Carlton for a pumper and Holley for a FAST team. Kendall two was first on scene
reporting a fire in the wall with smoke showing from the eaves of a single story wood framed
dwelling. Carlton 30 took the front of the house and extended a hand line to the front door while
Kendall 34 laid a 4" line in from the hydrant 300' east of the residence and then stretched a 4" line
to Carlton 30 to feed their truck. Morton started ventilation of the roof over the source of the fire
while Kendall and Carlton performed an interior attack by pulling the wall down and extinguishing
the spreading fire. A second attack line was stretched by Morton from Carlton 30 to back up the
ventilation team and interior operations. The fire was quickly under control with very little water
needed, and Holley's FAST team was cancelled. A full sweep of the residence was done with a
thermal imaging camera to be positive no further extension had occurred and that all hot spots
were thoroughly extinguished. Monroe 42 was on scene as well as Hamlin in our quarters to cover
both Kendall and Morton's Districts. The cause of the fire was determined to be a malfunctioning
electric fan on the stove.
Following photos by Jerry Clement
Previous photos by Fawn Schultz
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