Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
This video is not the most exciting. However, it does show what this FD is capable of prior to more units showing up on scene.
As the video starts, two hoselines are put into service. The bulk of the fire is knocked down. That is when I started wondering what their next move is. I thought that if they were going to fully extinguish the fire from the driveway, this thing might burn for a lot longer.
Luckily, at the 7:40 mark, another crew shows up ready to go. They snag a hoseline and get to work.
This operation actually worked out pretty good for the circumstances. A majority of the fire was knocked down by a defensive attack. That was followed up by an interior attack to prevent extension or minimize the fire spread into the rest of the house.
COMPANIES FROM CLINTON DISTRICT, TRIUNE-HALLECK, COOL SPRINGS, GRANVILLE, AND WESTOVER RESPONDED TO A WORKING STRUCTURE FIRE ON 10-08-10 AT ASHTON ESTATES OFF OF THE SMITHTOWN ROAD. FIRST UNIT ON SCENE TANKER 172 INITIATED AN EXTERIOR ATTACK AND KNOCKED THE BULK OF THE FIRE DOWN. NEXT IN CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FINISHED THE JOB WITH SOME INTERIOR WORK. THE FIRE WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE GARAGE AREA OF THE HOUSE. MONONGALIA COUNTY EMS AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT ALSO RESPONDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
