Engine, Squad, and Two Chiefs Respond to Urbana House Fire
 
By Captain Matthew Thews
May 14, 2018
 

On Monday May 14th at 1900 hours, Box 23-7 was alerted for a house fire in the 8300 block of Sharon Drive in Urbana. Just after initial dispatch, the assignment was upgraded to a house fire with persons trapped. Co.23 arrived to find a single story home with smoke showing and one occupant reported trapped. They went to work stretching lines and beginning a search. E152 (Lt. Williamson), C15-1 (DFC Kennedy), and C15-3 (AFC Bowles) responded on the rapid intervention dispatch with 5 volunteers. Tower 23's crew successfully located and removed one occupant from the home, transferring the patient to EMS crews upon their exit from the home. C15-3 and E152 reported to the basement on arrival per command and worked on fire extinguishment. RS15 (Lt. Thews) was alerted on to assist as an air unit on the assignment and responded with an additional 3 volunteers. Crews worked for a couple hours on fire extinguishment and overhaul, while RS15 filled numerous SCBA cylinders. A tanker task force was a also requested by command due to the rural water supply operations needed to extinguish the fire.

 
Units: E152 RS15 ET254 A259 C15-1 C15-3
 
Mutual Aid: E231 E141 E311 MCPRE709 A239 M23 RS3 TWR23 Q14 ET233 MCT709 ET34 C23 MCCR709D BAT901 SFT901 EMS901 FD100 CAN1 RID: TR41 A38 M2 BAT902 Tanker TF: T1 ET204 MCT713 MCT714 T7 E23