Volunteer's Handle First Due House Boat Fire(Audio Added)

At 2035 hrs Company 7 was alerted to 24494 Placid Harbor Way for a house boat on fire. After the dispatch Chief 7A, Engine 73, Truck 7, and Engine 74 responded with 18 volunteers. Chief 7A and Engine 73 arrived simultaneously to find a house boat on fire with no extension to the pier. Engine 73 dropped the 4-inch at Placid Harbor Way and Clarke's Landing Road and quickly pulled a 200 ft cross lay along with a 100 ft rack and had the fire under control with-in minutes of deploying the line. Engine 93 and Engine 74 arrived and supplied Engine 73. Truck 7 found another access way to the marina and positioned. Solomon's Boat 3 arrived and finished soaking the boat down. Hazmat 181 and 183 was called due to spilled fuel in the water. 1 male subject was burned and transported to SMH priority 3. Units returned to quarters at 2216 hrs.

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