| BARN FIRE |
AT 1514, STATION 27, 26, 28, AND LANCASTER TANKER 5-1 WERE DISPATCHED FOR A BARN
FIRE AT 2251 STEELEVILLE RD. DEPUTY 27 WENT ON SCENE WITH A 50 BY 50 BARN, FIRE
SHOWING. ENG 27-5 WAS FIRST IN AND LAID THE 5 INCH UP THE DRIVEWAY. ENG 27-1
FOLLOWED AND LAID IT'S 5 INCH FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO A POND IN A NEARBY PASTURE.
TOWER 28 AND ENG 26-3 ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER THE 27 UNITS AND WENT INTO SERVICE
TRYING TO KNOCK THE FIRE. SOON AFTER HIS ARRIVAL DEPUTY 27 CALLED FOR A SECOND
ALARM AND NUMEROUS BRUSH TRUCKS. THE INTENSE WIND WAS STARTING BRUSH FIRES AS
FAR AWAY AS THREE MILES. THE FIRE WAS PLACED UNDER CONTROL AT 1848, THE LAST UNIT
CLEARED AT 2247. THE BARN ENED UP BEING A TOTAL LOSS, HOWEVER A FEW SILOS WERE
SAVED.
FIRE AT 2251 STEELEVILLE RD. DEPUTY 27 WENT ON SCENE WITH A 50 BY 50 BARN, FIRE
SHOWING. ENG 27-5 WAS FIRST IN AND LAID THE 5 INCH UP THE DRIVEWAY. ENG 27-1
FOLLOWED AND LAID IT'S 5 INCH FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO A POND IN A NEARBY PASTURE.
TOWER 28 AND ENG 26-3 ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER THE 27 UNITS AND WENT INTO SERVICE
TRYING TO KNOCK THE FIRE. SOON AFTER HIS ARRIVAL DEPUTY 27 CALLED FOR A SECOND
ALARM AND NUMEROUS BRUSH TRUCKS. THE INTENSE WIND WAS STARTING BRUSH FIRES AS
FAR AWAY AS THREE MILES. THE FIRE WAS PLACED UNDER CONTROL AT 1848, THE LAST UNIT
CLEARED AT 2247. THE BARN ENED UP BEING A TOTAL LOSS, HOWEVER A FEW SILOS WERE
SAVED.
COMPANIES INVOLVED - 27, 26, 28, 21, 12, 22, 23, 44, 37, LANCO 4-2, 5-1, AND 5-2
STANDBY'S AT 27 - 36 AND CECIL 8
STANDBY'S AT 27 - 36 AND CECIL 8
| ALL PHOTOS TAKEN BY JOHN SLY |
| 13 NOV 03 |
