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19546 MONROVIA ROAD
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May 1 - OVFC units as well as surrounding companies were
dispatched at 1626 hrs to a house on fire at the above address in
Co. 23's first due. Chief 23 responded from the station and
was advised of a possible working fire and that all occupants were
advised to evacuate. Wagon and Tanker 23 left shortly after
the Chief. While responding, Emergency Communications advised
units that another caller stated that the second floor was on fire.
Chief 23 arrived shortly after that report and said he was out with
a story-and-a-half single family with heavy fire on side 4.
Wagon 23 pulled into the driveway and pulled the 200' pre-connect
from the passenger side and advanced it to the rear of the
structure. Due to high winds and heavy fire conditions, the
crew made a quick attack from the outside then advanced the line
into the side 2 kitchen door. Heavy smoke conditions were
quickly eased with horizontal ventilation and the fire presented
itself in the stairwell which was accessed from the front (side 1)
of the house. While the Wagon's crew took up position at the
bottom of the stairs, the Tanker's crew advanced the other
pre-connect from Wagon 23 to the front door and meet the Wagon's
crew inside. The Wagon's crew advanced into the stairwell and
found heavy fire on 1/2 of the second floor. After an
aggressive knockdown, high winds fanned the fire which had vented
itself vertically and caused the crews to retreat into the
stairwell. After regrouping, the first crew began advancing
the line up with the protection of the second line operating behind
them. That line was battling heavy fire conditions behind a
kneewall on the side 1/4 corner which was generating heavy heat and
had just blown fire across the stairwell over the backs of the first
line's crew which was still advancing to the top of the stairs.
This action darkened down the fire and pushed everything else out
into the open where the first line was able to extinguish the bulk
of what was left. After the extinguishment, extensive salvage
and overhaul operations began which took almost 2 hours.
Note: Although some the second floor received heavy fire
damage, the first floor remained in good condition with the
exception of some smoke and minimal water damage..
Command: C23 (B. Roby) then passed to
C23-1 (L.O. Clements)
Units responding/operating: C23, W23,
K23, T23, SU23, W24, E10 (Culpeper Co.), SU21, K21, K6 (Louisa Co.),
OCEMS, and OCRS.
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