Large Shed Fire

01022011Echo
Large Shed Fire
LFA
RA-1
Due

Located off of Fort Basio Lane

*I pull up a few yards down the road, leaving the engine and ladder room to pass and park ahead of us. I engage the parking brake, throw on the jacket and helmet, grab a portable and step out.*

*I walk around the rear of the cottage where I see smoke, and there is a fully involved, large shed.*

"RA-1 on scene, one story, large shed fully involved, in the rear of the property. Nobody is around at this time, we'll attempt to locate the caller if they're on the property."

"squad one is on scene, we have a fully involved shed fire, i am heading near the vicinity of the pond to conduct SAR"

"Call came from inside the cottage. Attempt entry. Do not head towards pond until the caller directs you to which way he ran, there is a lot of small ponds he could be at, only she'll know."

"10-4, we'll be checking the residence."

*I turn around and see Squad 1 pulling up*

"Squad 1 from RA-1, you guys can start preparing for your S-A-R, we'll check with the caller and advise."

*i pull up on the scene and hop out and throw down a wheel chock. and put on a SCBA*
'Since the engine hasnt made it out yet ill grab an attack line McEvoy back me up?'
*i pull a cross lay and move twards the fire. and run back charge the line and run back to the nozzle click on my air back and start making an agressive attack on the fire*

"10-4 RA-1 i will get set up advise me when you have more details"

"will do!"
*goes and helps out Bruce*

"Ladder 1 to COPA, We will start making an exterior attack on the building until Pumper 11 arrives."

"Units, there are no firehydrants off here, however there should be a small pond pump two houses down we could feed off of a bit. The nearest hydrant is on the paved road, at the Fort Basio gate, back maybe 800 yds"

"Copy that COPA. BREAK. Pumper 11 when you come into the scene we are going to have to draft our water out of the pond."

*i move up and kick the door in and open the nozzle to a 30 degree fog and start making an interior attack while looking for the vic*

"Might wanna set up hose at the hydrant. I'll contact Fort Basio MP's and see if they have any hose lengths they could run up to you guys to help with the effort."

*After three minutes*

"They've got about 100yds of hose, they're hooking that to the hydrant now waiting for you guys to hookup and pull to the pumper"

"RA-1 i am ready for SAR do you have any details on where the vic might be?

"Alright then. L1 to Pumper 11 you guys will actually want to hook up to the hydrant instead of drafting out of the pond."

*I begin walking to the front door, as I approach it, I hear it unlock, open, and a lady walks out*

'Sorry, I got something on the stove, I just had to turn it off. she says

'Oh, now worries. You reported that you saw a man on fire?'

'Yeah, we hired him him to come plow our driveway, he may have been inside when it started, I don't know. I wasn't paying attention to what he was doing. All I know is a started smelling the smoke, and I checked out back and he was running towards the lakes with his leg on fire.'

'Alright, any idea which of the lakes he went to?'

'Yeah, I tried chasing him, but I couldn't keep up. All I know is he went down our private trail about a mile, than he ran off the trail to the right towards one of the lakes, I'm sorry that's all I know.'

'McGurie to Squad 1, I have the caller here, she reports he went about a mile down their private trail, then he went off the trail to the right. If you need anymore I have caller h in the front yard'

'I'll get the info now...I'm heading inside.'
*The owner walks out and walk to greet her.*
'Hi ma'am, I'm Firefighter Davis and we have reports of a shed fire here?
'Yes, it's back that way through the trees.' *She points directly behind me.*
'Ok thanks. We also heard about a running man with his leg on fire...running towards a pond...'
'Oh yes, I caught a glipms of something bright in the distance as I was calling...it was running towards the pond to the right of the shed.' *She points a little farther right of the direction of the shed.*
'OK, thanks very much. I'll get our men here to put out the fire.'
*She stays outside and watches me as I walk back to the truck.*

'Ok guys, I just spoke with the owner and she said the shed is directly behind the house in the forest and she did she a moving light towards the pond to the right of the shed.'
"Burke, would you like us to look for the man near the lake?"

"If you can get down the trail right away, you don't need full turnouts, pants and helmet will be enough. Just hurry to make sure he's okay. Have RA-1 on standby"

"ok thanks RA-1 i will let you know if i need more information" "squad-1 to COPA i am beginning SAR"

*i climb out of Squad 1, take off my coat and turn on my helmet light and begin to head down the trail*

"OK, copy."
*I take off my jacket, grab a flashlight, and jog towards the lake with the cold air blowing on my face.*
'Hey Wilt, see anything yet?'

"wilt to Davis i am hearing a faint cry for help"

'Alright, thank you miss, that's all we need right now, I may need some more info from you though.'

*I run back to RA-1, and get the jumpbag out of a side cabinet, Throw it over my shoulder, and walk back onto the property, watching the fire, and watching the search crew going out.


((SQUAD1))
"RA-1 to Squad 1, just be advised, depending on the condition of the victim you'll probably want to bring the Reeves with you. If for some reason you don't have it on your truck you can use ours."

*I get out, throw on my SCBA and start scene size-up.*
'Alright, lets use crosslays now to conserve water then when we get hooked up, get the ladder on up. I don't want it sprayed until we are hooked up. Try to surround the fire. Get on both sides of the shed.

"10-4 RA-1 i will go get Reeves, also RA-1 be on standby for possible medical attention for patient"

*i start walking fast back to squad 1 to get reeves*

I pull into my parking spot in COPA and run in. "Sorry DC, I was having some food with Rhiannon.. I pick up the COPA Radio, "Alright guys I am now second contact for this call. Update please"

"Ladder 1 to COPA, we are now extinguishing the blaze here."

(NVM thought it was a barn fire lol)

"squad 1 to Copa, squad one is conducting a SAR for missing victim on a private trail near a pond"

'I'll keep looking.'
*I hear the cry too and it gets louder until I find a pair of pance on the ground.*
'Hey, can anyone here me?'
'Yes...I can see your light...over here!'
*I keep walking forward and I see a man lying against a tree with no pance on.*
'Hi, I'm Firefighter Davis. How's your leg?'
'Thanks. It was on fire and it burns...still...I had to take off my pants before my whole leg was burnt off.'
'Alright...let me see.'
*I take a look at his leg and I find some 1st degree burns on his upper thighs and 2nd and some sleight 3rd degree burns on his lower left leg.*
'OK, you have some burns here on both legs, mainly your left. We'll get some paramedics here to take care of those for you.'

*I stand up, reach for my radio, and press the talk button.*
'Davis to Wilt, tell the guys at RA-1 that he has burns to his left and right legs. I'll walk back a little bit to where you turned around and guide you the rest of the way.'

"Standby ladder 1."

*I walk back over to teh lady*

'Do you have any animals in the barn?'

'Shouldn't be, they're gone for season. If there are any they're not ours.'

'Alright.'

"RA-1 to Squad, negative on animals. No souls are in the structure."

"Copt that" I say as I run around and pull out the pads for the out-riggers. I then go to the controls and extend then drop the plates of the riggers and take the control of the ladder. I raise it a few feet and angle it to the structure to be ready for the line charge. I lock it in plcae and step down to put on an SCBA but skip on the mask until I ask "Hannahan need some help on the second line?" I then pull my mask down and start air flow.

'Rodger that Squad and Ladder one.' I say through the COPA radio. I continue to look at my Screens at COPA.

"Be careful, there is usually a lot of accelerants in those sheds, so all it takes is one, and the whole thing is back up again. Who hooked into the hydrant becuase you're gonna be running dry if you don't soon"

*i hear them over the radio that they found the vic*
'alright Chris we need to get outa here no need to risk it' i crawl back out of the shed'

"Ladder 1 to RA1, are you guys going to be able to transport 2 patients, in case we do have two? If not we might want another EMS transport unit to start."

*starts backing out*

*I hear McEvoy over the radio.*
'The RP said only one as of now...so we should be fine. Call one in if there are any signs of a 2nd vic.'

(How big is the tank on that ladder haha you put out a whole fire and now your setting up the ladder?)

"10-4 Davis, Squad-1 to RA-1, We have found the victim and he has burns on both legs"

"One victum ran towards the pond and the other isn't to be found. You guys found the one that ran down there."

(the fires not out....)

'Once we get more water we need to try and get back in'

"Advise if you need a second transport"
(also, the tank is about 700 gallons, that thing can pump about 3000 in a minute, so you would've emptied the tank in about 10 seconds if it was a hose and the aerial monitor. If not, then you had one minute on two hoses)

"10-4 Squad 1, we'll meet you at the edge of the property."

"RA-1 to L51, negative, we're going to be tied up with this victim that search just found. If you find a second just see if COPA can send an ALS."

*I walk to the back of RA-1, open the doors, pull out the stretcher, shut the doors, then wheel it to the edge of the property near the trail start.*

*as i walk with Davis and the patient up the trail i grap my mic* "Squad-1 to RA-1 we have a 2 min ETA to you"

(( ladder is just up, not spraying, saves a minute or two... Has p-11 arrived yet?))

"RA-1 we are at the end of the path could you bring stretcher over here?""

((At the bottom of the path, or at the top and on the property?))

(No were still in station I'm waiting for garcia)

(( we are at the top of the path by the property RA-1))

"Yeah we need water. and we don't have enough hose. We deffiantly need to get back in there."

((We're already there))

*I greet Squad 1 as they come up the path, I assist them loading him on the stretcher, then I wheel the stretcher into to the back of RA-1, open the doors, and load the stretcher, I jump in and shut the doors, open up the jumpbag and check vitals, while Cory prepares to treat the burn.*