Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #1527

Companies 24, 23, 22, 66, and Schuylkill 66 were dispatched to a report of a possible kitchen fire, with smoke reported coming from an un-occupied ranch home being remodeled in Williamstown. Truck 22 responded with a crew of seven. Engine 22 was later requested to fill in the box and responded with a crew of two. Truck 22 arrived on scene at the A/B corner, with Tanker 24 on side D, Engines 24 and 23 on side A, and Tower City Engine 66-10, Air light 66-60, Rescue 66, and EMS staged on Market Street below the structure. Initial units on the scene reported that the fire was out. Fire was contained to the area of the stove and cabinets located above it. The truck crew was assigned the task of ventilating the structure. The crew set up a PPV fan and vented smoke out of the entire structure. Damage was minimal, kept to just the stove and a few cabinets. The truck was released after the venting operation was completed.