** Cheektowaga NY **
Pine Hill alerted for a structure fire with multiple calls. Captain & Truck 6 on scene with smoke showing from a 1.5 story dwelling. Fire on 2nd floor with extension into attic and through roof. Crews make entry from #4 side door up on to the 2nd floor. Captain notifies command about limited access to attic and crews begin to pull ceilings to gain access. Sloan crews attempt to ventilate sagging roof and are able to make a vent hole. Cleve Hill & Rescue bring in back up line to 2nd floor. U-Crest crews pull soffits and work a hand line on exterior at gutter line. Forks crews preform overhaul on 2nd floor. Hy-view crews worked a line on 2nd floor and open vent hole on roof a bit further. 2 FFs were treated on scene for heat exhaustion/fatigue and released.
3 -1¾” Lines in use
ON Scene:
Pine Hill: Truck 6, Engine 2 & Utility 5; Cleve Hill: Engine 3
Sloan: Engine 1; Rescue: Engine 2; Forks: Engine 1
Hy-View: Truck 6; U-Crest: Rescue 7
Snyder RIT: Rescue 5 & Bellevue standby at Pine Hill
Damages: $ 120K
7-16-2020 – Time Out: 16:20 hrs