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Hill - Main Street Forest City, Dec. 10, 2005 |
On Saturday, December
10th, at 14:28 hours, Wayne County Communications dispatched at box
assignment for a working fire at the Turkey Hill Minit Market on Main Street
in Forest City. Fire
arriving engine, Engine 41, reported smoke showing from the one story structure.
Rescue 41 and Engine 41 took position on Side A.
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Engine 43, second arriving
engine, took a position in the rear on Side C. Interior crews reported
a fire in the bravo-charlie sector of the structure. With high voltage
equipment arcing, crews were held at bay until the arrival of PPL. Numerous
dry chem extinguishers were discharged in attempt to hold the fire in check
until the power was secure. |
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Ladder 18 (Clifford) took
up a position in the rear or the structure, venting the roof. Once
the power was secured, crews were able to extinguish the fire that had
extended into the wall on the bravo side and the loft area above.
Rescue 59 (Mayfield) served
as the FAST team. Engine 52 (Uniondale) provided a relief interior crew.
Car 43 was positioned on Side A as the command post. |
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The fire was declared under
control at 15:10 hours. Companies remained on the scene for about another
hour, dealing with an extensive overhaul.
The structure suffered heavy
smoke damage and the building's electrical service was totally destroyed
in the blaze. |
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Command Assignments:
IC: Chief 41 (Prince)
Chief's aide: Chief 43
(D. Richards)
Operations: Capt 41 (Zasik)
Safety : Chief 52A (Yale)
Interior: Capt. 41 (Curtis)
Vent group: Chief 18 (Turner)
Side C: Chief 43A (R. Richards)
RIT: Chief 59 (Hallowich)
Accountability: (R. Yaklic) |
On the box:
Engines 41, 43, 52 and
18
Rescues 41, 59
Ladder 18
Forest City EMS |
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