Report Number: 05-0000205
Report Date: 05/27/2005
Event Description
REPORTED FIRE IN A RESIDENTIAL HOME AT SAID DATE AND TIME. NORMAL RESPONSE OF 3 ENGINES, 1 TRUCK, 1 RESCUE, 1 B.C.. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, MILD. FIRST ENGINE TOOK COMMAND ON ARRIVAL. (STRUCTURE WAS) MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE, TWO-STORY, TILE/STUCCO DUPLEX. MODERATE SMOKE FROM DIVISION 1 GARAGE, A SIDE. E(NUMBER DELETED, FIRST ENGINE) WAS I.C. CREW WAS FIRE ATTACK. T(NUMBER DELETED) WAS ASSIGNED ENTRY TO GARAGE. E(NUMBER DELETED, SECOND ENGINE) ASSIGNED DUPLEX ON B SIDE (TO)CHECK ON CONDITIONS, EXTENSION ETC. E(NUMBER DELETED, THIRD ENGINE) ASSIGNED TO INTERIOR OF FIRE BUILDING, SAME DUTIES AS E(NUMBER DELETED, SECOND ENGINE). R(NUMBER DELETED) ASSIGNED TO UTILITIES AND B/U (BACK-UP) LINE.
FIRE WAS CONFINED TO VEHICLE IN GARAGE WITH LIMITED EXTENSION TO COMBUSTIBLES IN GARAGE. ALL CLEAR WAS REPORTED BY ALL ASSIGNED COMPANIES INVOLVED. DURING OVERHAUL OF VEHICLE IN GARAGE, CREW OF E(NUMBER DELETED, FIRST ENGINE) AND T(NUMBER DELETED) WERE CAUGHT IN A FLASH FIRE FROM LEAKING GASOLINE ON GARAGE FLOOR. A PPV HAD BEEN USED PREVIOUSLY TO REMOVE SMOKE AND WAS SHUT DOWN WHEN CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. 5 PERSONNEL WERE IN FLASH FIRE AT THIS TIME. GARAGE WAS APPROXIMATLY 18X12X6 WITH ONE VEHICLE INSIDE. ONE ENTRY DOOR LEADING INTO HOME AND WAS CLOSED. THE PANELIZED GARAGE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED BY T(NUMBER DELETED) DURING FLASH FIRE. 2 MEMBERS MADE RETREAT INTO HOME AND CLOSED DOOR, OTHER 3 MEMBERS WALKED OUT. R(NUMBER DELETED) USED THEIR LINE AND 1 FIREFIGHTER USED HIS LINE INTERIOR TO AID IN FLASH FIRE PROTECTION OF CREWS IN FRONT OF GARAGE. SUBSEQUENTLY CREWS FROM OUTSIDE TRIED TO PULL INTERIOR LINE OUTSIDE INJURING 1 F/F ON LINE INSIDE. NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED. ALL PERSONNEL CAUGHT IN FLASH FIRE HAD ALL PPE IN PLACE. A PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT, PAR WAS CALLED. ALL COMPANIES AND CREW ACCOUNTED FOR.
Lesson Learned
BETTER USE OF PPV DURING OVERHAUL. CONTINUED USE OF PPE.
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