House Fire on Friendship School Road **Video and Audio Added**
By Deputy Fire Chief Bryan Riley
April 16, 2013
At 2152 hours Station 7, Station 1, Station 2, Station 9, Water Supply 5, EMS Station 79 and EMS Station 29 were dispatched to the area of Friendship School Road and Rolling Acres Lane for the report of a House Fire. Engine 72, Engine 73, Engine 74, Truck 7, Chief 7A and Chief 7B responded on the call with 22 Volunteers. Chief 7B was first to arrive at 2159 hours finding a 1 story single family vacant house with fire showing from side "B". Engine 73 and Chief 7A were next to arrive a minute later with Engine 73 laying a supply line from Friendship School Road and advancing a hand line to the structure. Truck 7 arrived next and the crew went to work conducting a primary search and assisting the Engine Company with opening up. The fire was contained to the crawl space and one room with extension to the exterior wall on side "B". The crews made quick work of the fire and Command held the units from Station 7 and Engine 24 to operate on the scene, returning the rest of the assignment. Units from Station 7 remained on the scene for a hour assisting the Fire Marshall and performing overhaul. Chief 7A (Insley) held the "Friendship School Road" Command and the units from Hollywood returned to quarters at 2318 hours.
