Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #223

Company 22 was dispatched to assist Company 23 on a structure fire at the residence of three members of the L & W Ambulance Association, the Waters family. Engine 22 and Tanker 22 responded to the call, and found Engine 23, Squad 23, and Tanker 23 at the scene of a 2?-story wood frame residence, with heavy smoke pushing out of the roof and second floor and fire visible on the first floor. The crew assisted with suppression activities, advancing two lines into the structure - one on the first floor, and one up a ladder on side-4 to the second floor rear bedroom. Crews ventilated the roof. It took quite some time to root out all fire before control was marked. The crews remained on scene performing overhaul until released by Chief 23.

Note: While Company 23 crews were working on the first floor, they could hear radio traffic on Med-9, and discovered a partially melted Motorola Minitor II still in a charger, still functioning.