Two Alarm Warehouse Fire
| "C" Shift | May 31, 2007 | 16:20 hrs. |
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1301 South 5th Street |
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First Alarm: Engine 1, Engine 2, Ladder 1, Squad 1, Rescue 2, Car 1 Car 2 Car 3 Second Alarm: Engine 3, Ixonia FD Engine 6, Johnson Creek FD Engine 2 |
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| The scene upon arrival. | ||
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| Fire has control of the middle and rear portions of building. | ||
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| View of the north side of the building. | ||
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| Crew of Rescue 2 on R.I.T. line, crew of Engine 1 inside attacking fire. | ||
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| Conditions deteriorating crews have been evacuated to set up defensive attack. | ||
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| Initial defensive attack begins. | ||
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| Defensive attack continues. Ladder 1 arriving in background. | ||
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| Defensive attack continuing cutting the fire off. | ||
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| Incident Commander monitors progress as crews reposition lines. | ||
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| Defensive attack continues Incident Commander monitors progress being made. | ||
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| Fire now contained to rear of rear of structure. | ||
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| Smoke pours from building as defensive operations continue. | ||
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| Fire contained to rear crews preparing to inspect front portion. | ||
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| Ladder 1 setting up for aerial master stream operations. | ||
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Incident Commander confers with Operations Officer, Ladder 1 gets into position in the background. |
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| Ladder 1 attacks the fire from above. | ||
Unless noted all photos by Sarah A. Butts, Watertown Fire Department Photographer