Full Company Assist on a Working Mobile Home

 
By Lieutenant Randy Buckwalter
August 2, 2010
 

Early Monday morning brought the volunteers from 5-2 out to assist the Gap Fire Company on a working Mobile Home fire in Salisbury Township.

Engine 5-2-1 along with Tanker 5-2-1 were requested on the 02:05am initial 1A Buulding - Mobile Home box. Engine 5-2-1 (Chief Reimold) made the response will 5 volunteers while Tanker 5-2-1 (Captain Wallace) followed with 4 members. With the announcement of a working fire, Tanker 5-2-2 was also put on the street with 2.

Engine 5-2-1 arrived and the crew split to take on multiple roles. These being Manpower Staging and Fire attack. Tanker 5-2-1 arrived and were designated as "available" on-scene for any additional calls that may have come in. Tanker 5-2-2 arrived and supplied Engine 4-2-2 with water.

Fire ground units cleared the fire scene at 03:35 while Tanker 5-2-1 was not clear from station 4-2 until 04:38am.

 
Units: Engine 5-2-1, Tanker 5-2-1, Tanker 5-2-2