"A" Shift

May 2, 2001

23:53 Hours

Globe Mill 

321 S. Water Street

First Alarm:   Engine 1, Engine 2, Ladder 3,  Squad 6, Rescue 1,  Car 1,  Car 2,  Utility 1

Second Alarm: Engine 5, Oconomowoc FD Ladder 4771, Jefferson FD Ladder 12

Photo by WFD Capt. William Schwenkner

The scene on arrival of first in WFD Engine 1.

3 story heavy timber with brick veneer with fire through the roof.

Photo by WPD Officer Greg Worzalla

First in Lieutenant setting up initial attack from west side.

Photo by WPD Officer Greg Worzalla

View of east side of fire. 

 Access was denied due to Rock River being adjacent to this side.

West side of building WFD Ladder 3 operating aerial master stream.

Master streams from WFD Ladder 3, WFD Engine 1, and Oconomowoc FD Ladder 4771 in operation from west and north sides.

Photo by WPD Officer Greg Worzalla

Photo by WPD Officer Greg Worzalla

WFD firefighters setting up 2 1/2 " lines on west side of building.

Photo taken by Eric Leclaire

View from east side across Rock River, fire is being 

allowed to burn itself out due to unstable walls.

  Aerial of WFD Ladder 3 in back ground.

View from west side next morning.

  Note partial wall collapse behind marked collapse zone.

View of east side from the east bank of the Rock River.

 The aerial of the WFD Ladder 3 is in the background.

WFD Engine 5 and WFD Ladder 3 operating from west side next morning.

Photo taken by Eric Leclaire

WFD firefighters operating 2 1/2 " line the next morning.

WFD Ladder 3 set-up on northwest corner the next morning.