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CENTRAL FAST PUT TO WORK AT CANTERBURY
HOUSE FIRE
Monday, March 10, 2008
Shortly before 10:00 this morning QV dispatch started taking calls
for a well-involved structure fire on Brooklyn Road in Canterbury.
Moments later the first alarm assignment was dispatched for the
Canterbury Fire Department with mutual aid from Scotland, Hampton,
and a FAST response from Central Village. ET-197 responded on
the run with five (5) members. Arriving Canterbury units found
a vacant two (2) story wood frame dwelling with self-vented fire
from the upper floor and roof. ET-197 reached the scene
shortly after Station 93 units and E-116. The Central Village
crew was immediately assigned to fire suppression duties by the
Canterbury command staff. The crew from E-193 advanced a
handline to the second floor initiating an aggressive interior
attack while Central Village members put an additional handline into
operation on the first floor. The crew from ET-197
extinguished moderate fire conditions on the first floor, and also
protected the stairway for units operating on the second floor.
After a partial roof collapse all units were ordered out of the
building in favor of a defensive operation. In the absence of
an aerial device, crews operated hoselines and opened up off of ground ladders
until Canterbury Command (Chief Kasacek
C-93) special called Mortlake's L-190. Once on scene, the
elevated master-stream from L-190 extinguished a majority of the
fire. After ensuring structural integrity, crews were once
again allowed to re-enter the dwelling for overhaul. The
Central Village assignment operated for just over three (3) hours
before returning to service.
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