Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #1985

Companies 23 and 22 dispatched class one to 501 Center Street in Wiconisco for a report of black smoke coming from the second floor. Engine, Rescue, and Tanker 23 responded along with Chief 23 POV, who arrived on scene and took command. Truck 22 responded with 4, Engine 22 with 5, and Utility 22 with 2. The Truck took the A side and went to the roof to vent while the rest of the crew laddered the building. Engine 22 arrived from the South Street side C and pulled one hand line to the rear of the structure. The rest of the crew assisted 23 crew members. The utility arrived on side C and sent it's manpower to assist the Engine. On arrival, there was heavy black smoke coming from the second floor of the structure and spreading towards the rear of the building. Engine 23's first line in reached the main fire in a second floor bedroom and did a quick knockdown. Command requested Engine 24 to the scene, and they responded with 4 and on arrival, staged their apparatus and sent their manpower to side A. Crews opened up the building quickly, and started overhaul while the Truck crew tarped the interior. One Engine 22 firefighter that became ill was transported to the hospital by Medic 6. Crews continued with salvage until released by Command 23.