YHFD Responds to Small Fire in the Walls

 
By Firefighter/EMT AV
March 28, 2010
 

At 1640 on March 28th, Yorktown Fire was dispatched to a possible fire in the walls of a residential dwelling. Engine 270, Engine 273 and Ladder 51 all signed on responding moments after dispatch. Immediately after dispatch Yorktown Fire received a second call in district for an automatic alarm and Tanker 14 signed on responding with Engine 273 redirecting to the second call.

Car 2539 arrived on location of the first call advising of a small fire in the basement wall. Car 2533 arrived on location and assumed command putting Engine 270's and Ladder 51's crews to work opening up the walls and extinguishing the small fire. All units cleared both calls by 1710hrs.