Third Alarm Warehouse Fire

"RA-1 copies, standing by at Union Street staging area."
*I look over to the EAT and see COPA's message flashing on the screen. I look over and read the message. I look a way from the screen and look over to Doug.*
'Doug, something tells me things are about to get busy.'

"Botfish to COPA, I am standing by and awaiting oreders. Anything you need me to do?"

*We find some spots and Tufts quickly puts it out. We move back and see a door with smoke billowing from the bottom. I feel wit with my hand and even with my gloves on, it feels hot. I shake my head.*
'Let's not open that. We gotta find the back door. That hallway down there is pretty involved. The back door might be over there. Lets move.'
"Ladder 1 to COPA, we have a door in the rear of the building that's billowing black smoke here. The door is hot so all personnel, don't open that door. COPA, you copy?"

*as were crawling along im waiving the handle of my axe in front of me till i come to what apears to be some debreas in the way. i yell to the others on the entry team with me*
'I need help with this stuff!!'
*i start moving some of the debrea away witch consist of metal pipes and sheet metal and i see what apears to be a hand*
'I think weve got someone!'
*I get more of the debreas cleared away and take the handle of my axe and pry the last piece of metal away*
"Search to Command Weve got one and are attempting to extracate"
'Alright guys lets get him outa here'

*I help Bruce clear the debris away*
'Bruce did they say how many guys are trapped?'

*I see the SAR crew starting to clear the debris I think they got some one. Just then I hear a loud boom and to our right the flames grow I quickly open up the hose and start trying to knock it down, but the flames are growing and growing.*
'Guys you might not have alot of time'
*I let them worry about there job and i start trying to fight back the fire thats growing stronger by the minute.*

*start helping remove the debrie too.*

"four are trapped."

' Ladder 1 Floan to ladder 1 McEvoy, Hannahan, Myself and Tufts are inside the building as well do you need assistance? unknown our location relative to you though '

"RA-1 to HRES and SAR notify when bring the injured FF out, we'll meet you at the front of the structure with our equipment."
*I get all of our gear on the cot, detach the cot from the latch, and wheel it out of the RA.*
'Doug, when they get the injured FF out we'll get him and take him in.'

*We get the FF out and i check over him and hes starting to come around*
'Hey buddy can you here me if you can squeeze my hand'
*He squeezes my hand and replys to me i hear his low air alarm going off*
'All right Jess get him outa here fast!!'
*As she leads him out i move over twords the corner and see two FFs traped by the blaze*
'Hey! I need a line over here fast!!'
*i hear them yelling and pointing its really hard to distinguish what there saying but it sounds something like theres a FF over there. I look over and see a PFD FF lying face down on the ground surounded by fire*
'I need that line fast!'
"interrior to command ive got eyes on the last bit of the entry team one appears to be unconcious have a transport ready"

*starts helping out bruce.*

"RA-1, I direct traffic, we are ready to go."
*I grab the cot and see Doug following me as we head over to the front of the structure waiting for SAR to bring out our pt.*
"RA-1 at the front door of the structure, awaiting pt."

*I hear voice I can't tell what he's saying the roar of the fire is to loud and I'm just not thinking clearly tongith but I can see him pointing to the distance where there are flames. I back off of the attack I was on and work over to him I can see the other trapped fire fighters and the fire is all around them I'm going to have to be gentle here. I move up slowly getting as close to the fire without harming myself as I can and I turn the stream up trying to keep it angled away from the trapped fireman. I think to myself what on earth where they doing over here without a line. Through the fire I can hear a PASS alarm going off someone must be down. I work the hose left and right knocking back the fire now working harder then before I see them on the ground covering up from the water keeping someone safe it must be the downed person. I get the fire knocked back pretty well I'm still not sure why these guys are over here. I work up beside them but I can't take time to help them I need to keep the fire back I need to let the SAR guys take over.*

A. Botfish wrote:"Botfish to COPA, I am standing by and awaiting oreders. Anything you need me to do?"

"Yes, All Personnel not doing something were told to report to help out the L-1 fire extinguishing team out back.

*I lead him through the building and get him out and bring him over to EMS and while I'm out I change my air bottle just incase and get a drink of water*

"Thanks!"
*I grab a line and start spraying in the back*

"RA-1 to interior, do you have an ABC status on the unconscious victim?"
*I get out the EKG and set up for a 12-lead, get the airway kit ready, and stand by.*

*I start working back the side of the building on over here spaying the walls and knocking back the fire I dont go to far i'm still within a decent distance of the SAR team.*

"Negative im atepting access to him now"
*I see a point in the flames where they are low and run through them*
'Kessler keep the fire down behind me!'
*i move to the down FF and check his bottle its empty. i unzip my HRES bag and pull out the folding stretch and chris helps me get him on it*
'Alright Chris you get the feet and ill get the head Were gunna go feet first. I need every one else in here to focus there attention to the two traped by the fire. Get them out!!!'

(I knocked the fire down around them already i'm pushing back past them.)

((alright just sayin...))

*I grab my axe again and head back in towards the down firefighters*

*grabs the feet*

"Lets move!"

*as Bruce and McEvoy get ready to move I reach them*
'How many more guys do we have trapped?'

'Where am I needed?'

*I say as I head towards the back of the building*

(Remember victims count...)

((2))
*once we get outside and get him on the stretcher i throw my helmet and face piece to the side and grab a pair of trauma sheers and cut away his turn out coat, SCBA straps, pull his face piece off, and cut his shirt off.*
'Alright ima get IV access and Corys got air way. Chris can you get him on the moniter?'
*I check his arms and dont see and stickble veins. alright were going to have to IO him (were allowed to do that right? if not ill change my post) i cut away his turn out pants and his pants underneith up to his under wear and get my drill and needle ready and drill into the tibia. connect a bag and run it wide open attatching the constricting bag around the Lactated Ringers to force the fluids into him*
((two vics rescued))

'Alright Bruce, Doug and I can take this one, you've got 2 more in there.'
*Doug and I rush the patient to our truck as I check the IO. I notice that there is alot of edema further down the Tibia. I do my rapid trauma, while I have Doug get my vitals.*
'Crap!'
*During my assesment I find he has 2 compound Tib/Fib fractures, 2nd and 3rd degree burns on the legs, and is completely unconscious. I grab a large bore IV and turn his neck to the right. Doug raise his legs up. We need to get an EJ. Doug raises his legs, and the Jugular vein pops right out. I stick the 12 ga. in to the jugular towards to the heart and secure the line. I open the set to TKO. Doug gives me my vitals as B/P 50/p, pulse is 160, resp. 28, SpO2 is 88%, and EKG shows Sinus Tachycardia.*
'Doug get us running Code 3 to Kitson.'

*i swap out my bottle. put my mask back on pull my hood up over my mask, secure my helmet to my head and run back in to escort the other two FFs to safety*
((Vic count 2))

*I do the same as bruce and run inside after him*

*I start working on clearing the debris out of the way to get to another trapped FF*

*I get the pt. in the burn pack with saline runing to cool down the pt's burns. I check thee pt's lungs and they're clear, so I open the bag of fluids wide open till 750 mls have been pushed in. I recheck the vitals, and they haven't changed. I hang a dopamine drip, at 10 mcg/kg/min, so I set it to 38 gtts/min. Five min later the vitals have not changed.*
"RA-1 to COPA, we're enroute to Kitson General with a Trauma Alert."
"RA-1 to Kitson ER"

((Continued in the City Hospital Thread.))

"Copy that RA-1, transport code 3"
"Anyone in need of medical attention please alert the standby team at the Firestation across the street. PEMS is treating injuries there"

"Copy COPA."

((btw what happened to our first patient we pulled out?))

(he was uh....lost in translation)

((yeah i guess so, I guess we could say pems took him))

(PEMS did take the first.)
"RA-1 to COPA and command, we'll be returning to scene from Kitson ER."

' Ladder 1 Floan to Incident Command we are continuing our attack on the rear of the structure '

* Lt. Hannahan, Tufts and I contnue our fire suppression on the rear of the structure awating possible assistance instructions for the SAR team. *

*I countue to work back the fire but the farther I pushback the more lost my mind gets. I cant' see much around me anymore it's getting dark and my minds racing and racing spinning in cirlce all I see is flames I'm trying to knock them down but it seems like there everywhere then suddenly a loud boom and a flash of light and another series of loud booms it's bright and then it all goes dark. I open my eyes my masks still on but I can't move anything but my head I"m still getting oxygen and I can't see my hose anymore I notice i'm trapped under rubble the entire ceiling has collapsed luckily the steel fell in such a way that it kept most of the weight off of me and when the fire exploded it must of used all the oxygen because there isn't much fire around me anymore. I manage to work my right hand free and I reach for my portable radio. I'm not sure if it will even work or what condition its in but it's my only chance. I speak into it loudly and clearly*

"MAY**Y M**DAY MA**Y the ro** *as co**ap*ed and I am stuck under r**ble I have e**reme pain t***ughout my body u**ure of co*plete cond**ion. I have **** * **** air left turn off the **** line it may be lose and ***ning around."

*The keeps getting worse it doesn't help that I can't move to get this weight off me. I start slipping in and out of conciousness. Unsure if anyone heard me I repeat again this time yelling as loud as I can through the pain incase anyone in the structure can hear me*

"MAYDAY MAYDAY MAY********* ***** ****** "

*It hurts to much to move now I countinue slipping in and out hoping someone heard me*

(The *'s are static from behing buried and my portable being broken)

"RA-1 to Command, we're on scene and copy mayday traffic, we're begining RIT ops."
*Doug throws the truck in to park and I grab the RIT bag throwing my mask on and turning my bottle on. I head to the front door.*
"RA-1 Hutchison and McGuire entering structure for mayday."
*I get down on my hands and knees and feel dougs hand on my boot.*
'Ready?'
*I see him nod and we start in to the structure following Moon's line.*

*I free the trapped firefighter as I hear the ceiling collapse and hear the mayday and look over to see a cloud of dust where it fell. The fireifghter tells me to go help and makes his way out as he is uninjured and I run over to collapse area and start clearing debris away*
'Moon! Can you hear me!?'

(3 vic rescued)

*I'm still only half aware and not sure whats going on I think I hear something but i'm to weak to respond*

"RA-1 to Forsyth, we're on his line following it, can you see me?"
*I continue crawling and searching for Moon when my hand feels the nozzle. I have my other hand sweeping around and feel that I have hit a boot. I have doug take hold of the hose line while I reach over and grab his SCBA pack. I look at his air meter on his pack, it's below 700psi. I reach around and feel what is traping him, a beam has fallen on his leg and goes across his back.*
'Doug, I need you to pull on that line and see if we can streatch it more.'
*Doug pulls it far enough to for me to be able to move the beam off of Moon.*
"RA-1 to Command and COPA, we have Moon and are bringing him out. Can you have someone meet us with our cot at the door of the structure?"
*Doug and I grab Moon's pack straps and start pulling him towards the pump end of the hose.*

(1 red, pt. at hospital, 1, unk, handed to PEMS, 1 green, rescued by Jess, 1 red, we are bringing out and will be transporting.)

*I hear Cory and run over to him and help him and Doug drag Moon towards the exit*

*With Jess' help we get Moon to the front door.*
'Jess can you go get our cot, backboard, and collar bag. We'll get his gear off so we can check him over.'
*While I wait for Jess to get our cot, I get Moon's mask and SCBA off. I quickly unzip his coat and take off his hood. I slide his pants down and take off his boots and his turnout pants.*
'Doug lets wait to get the rest of his clothes of till we get him in to the RA.'

*I run over to there staging area and grab htere cot, backboard and collar gag and run back to them*
'Here you go Cory'
*I lay the bag next to him and put hte cot and backboard in close reach*

*I feel the back of Moon's head and neck, then put a collar on. With the help of some of PFD and Jess we are able to put Moon on the backboard. I feel Moon's back before we lay him on the board. There's a lump around T12-L1. Once owe have moon on the back board we roll him over to the RA. Doug jumps in back behind me and we close the doors. I grab the trauma shears and cut the rest of his cloths off.*

*I hear the radio chatter*
'No! Not Moon!'
"Cory, is Moon gonna be ok?"
*I continue to spray the rear of the building*

"All Ladder 1 crew back out now. This warehouse is structurally unstable. I repeat, back out now. Ladder 1 to RA-1, have you found Moon yet? Tim, get on the deck gun and spray down now."
*I start backing up the line as we go back through the now dark hallway. I keep my hand on the floor and on Tuft's heel.*
'C'mon John!' I say in a calmly manner trying to keep my composure.*

"Hannahan, they have found moon and he's at the hospital"
"Botfish to all fire services, I am here if anybody needs me"