House Fire in Co. 17’s First Due
 
By Vice President Mike Russ
August 24, 2023
 

August 24th 2023, 4:04pm - Engine 717, Rescue Squad 717, Ambulance 717 responding with Companies 28, 40, 08, 34, Tower 708, Truck 734, house fire, Rosewood Manor Lane off Woodfield Road.
----------
Neighbor called reporting a house on fire. The Rapid Intervention Dispatch has been started, units still en route.
Rescue Squad 703, Tower 740, Ambulance 728, ALS708 dispatched.
----------
4:09pm, Rescue Squad 717 on scene, fire showing from the 2nd floor, occupants are out of the house.
----------
4:12pm, Chief 703B with command, need lines to hit the 2 exposures.
----------
4:13pm, Partial collapse, all units to exit the building.
----------
4:14pm, Command requesting a Task Force.
Engine 703, Engine 753, Truck 725, Ambulance 708, Air 733, Canteen 717, Utility 717, EMS703 dispatched.
----------
4:21pm, Multiple lines flowing water. Exterior operations.
----------
4:30pm, Tower 708 from above, reports bulk of the fire knocked down.
----------
5:43pm, Command holding Companies 17, 28, Tower 708.
----------