Three Alarm Building Fire

"B" Shift         

March 10, 2001 16:05 hrs.

Wisconsin Investcast 661 South 12th Street

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

 

Second Alarm:   Ixonia FD Engine 6, Oconomowoc FD Ladder 4771

 

Third Alarm: Jefferson FD Ladder 12,Johnson Creek FD Engine 2 (Standby)

WFD Engine 2 and Rescue 1 crews place initial  lines in operation to contain fire.

Incident Commander evaluating progress.

Photo by Jody L. Kraus

View of the fire from the rear looking southwest from Sunset Street.

Photo by Phil Strunz

WFD Engine 2 operating master stream.  WFD Rescue #1 in background

WFD Ladder 3 setting up elevated stream.
Photo by Jody L. Kraus

WFD Engine 1 arriving, laying a supply line on the 

Sunset Street side of the fire. 

Photo by Jody L. Kraus

WFD Engine 1 operates master stream from Sunset Street side of the fire.

Oconomowoc Ladder 4771 arriving, assigned to setup on Sunset Street  WFD Ladder 3 operating in background on 12th Street.
WFD Ladder 3 operates elevated master stream.
Photo by Jody L. Kraus

Oconomowoc Ladder 4771 and WFD Ladder 3 (Background) operating Elevated master streams. 

Photo by Phil Strunz

Jefferson FD Ladder 12 prepares to go into action.   WFD Engine 2 and WFD Rescue 1 in Background

Photo by Phil Strunz

Jefferson Ladder 12 attacking fire on southwest corner

View from Sunset and 12th WFD Engine 1 operates master stream on Sunset Street.  WFD Squad 6 in foreground 

Firefighters from Ixonia FD  Engine 6 place portable hydrant in operation on 12th Street, Jefferson FD Ladder 12 operates elevated master stream in back ground
Photo by Pat Theder, Capt. WFD (Retired)

Jefferson FD Ladder 12 operates elevated master stream from 12th and Hart Street Watertown FD Ladder 3 in background

Unless noted all photos by Sarah A. Butts, Watertown Fire Department Photographer

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