House Fire on January 10, 2010
The Disaster Action Team was called out to a house fire on Leslie Lane in Van Wert at about 7:30 PM on January 10, 2010. 3 members of the team responded, arriving at the scene just before 8:00 PM.
The house was unoccupied, so the team acted to provide drinks, both hot and cold, to the firefighters from the Van Wert Fire Department. The ERV was also available as a place to warm up from the 10 degree weather when they needed it.
The fire had already spread widely throughout the house before the firefighters arrived, which, combined with the bitter cold and problems with the water supply, resulted in a great deal of damage to the building.
Despite a few spots where the fire was difficult to reach, the firefighters were able to get things contained fairly quickly, starting to pack up at around 11:00 PM. The team arrived back at the garage at about 11:30.
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- Everything is ready at the ERV to provide what we can to the firefighters, who are somewhere in the smoke.
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- A firefighter getting ready to go into the house.
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- Putting more water on some rubble, to make sure it is cooled down.
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- On the other side of the smoke, firefighters get ready to shoot out more water.
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- Discussing exactly where it looks like more water is needed in that area.
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- Discussing the fire in the roof that is still burning.
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- Trying to reach the source from the inside of the house.
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- Unable to reach it from the inside, they pour water on the area from outside.
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- With the fire almost out, the smoke clears enough to see that the house is still there.
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- The firefighters get a short break for hot coffee and hot chocolate before heading back.
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- With only a few hot spots remaining, the firefighters start packing out gear.
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- Due to frozen hydrants, the firefighters now have to pack up hundreds of feet of hose from the length of Lesly Lane.
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- Packing up the smaller hoses that get used at almost every fire.
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