
Back to Back Fires
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016- At around 1600 hours Wednesday afternoon Engine Company 27 was alerted to respond to the 2300 BLK of Ramblewood Dr in Company 26’s area for a reported house on fire. A citizen advised fire in the back room of a residence. Units from the 3rd and 1st Battalion arrived on the scene to find a 2 story, single family, detached, wood frame ‘Cape Cod’ house with fire showing from the 1st floor. Engine Co. 27 dispatched 3rd due on this Box Alarm, arrived on the scene, secured a secondary water supply, and pulled a back up line to Side Charlie. After several moments, companies knocked the fire, checked for extension, and conducted over haul. Engine Co. 27 began to rack up equipment and was quickly back in service ready for another run…
1657 HOURS- While preparing to leave the scene of the previous Box Alarm, a citizen advised Engine Co. 27’s crew of a house on fire a few blocks away from the scene of the first house fire. Engine Co. 27 arrived on the scene of the 2100 block of Ramblewood Dr to find a two-story, ordinary construction, detached, single family home with a fire on the first floor. The crew from Engine C0. 27, stretched a 200′ 1 3/4” hand line to Division 1, located the fire, searched the immediate fire area, extinguished the same, and checked for extension. This was the 3rd fire for Company 27 in approximately 24 hours. The Engine Company packed up and was back in service quickly and was back on the street running multiple calls for service. Station 27 also maintained a dedicated BLS Ambulance during most of the day.