Incident Info:

January 17, 2009: Waterford was dispatched for a structure fire on McKinley Avenue. Upon Chief 150’s arrival he reported smoke showing from a mobile home. Engine 143 responded with a full crew and immediately took an 1 ¾” hand line to the C side of the structure where heavy smoke and flames were coming from under the home. Firefighters worked to remove thick rubber skirting to gain access from the D side to extinguish and push the flames to the C side where the homeowner had made an entrance hole. As access was gained and the fire under the home was beginning to be doused, fire began to blow out of a D/C window. The hand line was advanced to the D side doorway and attempts were made to put out the flames. Firefighters tried to advance into the structure, but were impeded by the restricted entryway, and were forced to pull back to the doorway as fire jumped to the center of the home and rounds of ammunition fired in the intense heat. Additional hand lines were pulled from Engine 143 as manpower from Mill Village, Union City, and Edinboro (FAST team) arrived on scene. Tanker 145, and a tanker from Mill Village supplied water to attack Engine 143. Waterford, Mill Village, Union City, and Edinboro responded.