Report Number: 05-0000054
Report Date: 05/27/2005
Event Description
Single family residential fire. All wood structure. Interior fire of unknown location. Significant smoke only coming from front door. Entry made with 1 3/4" attack line through front door into heavy smoke conditions. Unable to see floor so crawled on hands and knees with hoseline. Floor about six feet inside house gave way and the firefighter on the nozzle fell through floor stopped only by his SCBA bottle. Fire was located in old basement below this new hole. Flames surrounded the firefighter on the nozzle. Back up firefighter pulled firefighter on the nozzle from hole. No injuries sustained. PPE condemned.
Lesson Learned
Proper PPE will work when worn. Always crawl when you can't see your feet. All efforts should be made to know location of fire prior to entry. Ventilation before entry if possible.
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