At 1551hrs on Sunday evening a 911 call was received reporting an Apartment fire in the 500 block of Dallas Street in Atglen Borough, Chester County. Lancaster County was alerted and pulled the box so both counties could begin alerting units from both counties that were due on the Christiana 2313 box (Atglen borough).
Engine 52 went enroute 2 minutes later with a crew of 6 personnel. Captain 52-2 (Wallace) and Chief 52 (Reimold) made the response direct with Captain 52-2 arriving soon after reporting smoke from the Charlie side at 515 Dallas Street. Tanker 52-1 and 52-2 both made the response soon after followed by the Squad with additional manpower.
Engine 52 arrived from the Bravo side while an engine from Keystone Valley FD pulled in and operated from the Delta side. Crews from Engine 52 were given the assignment to force entry on an exterior second floor doorway while the Keystone engine crew was to advance up the stairwell from an unlocked 1st floor door.
Crews made a quick knock on the room and contents fire keeping most of the fire damage to the kitchen. During the crew's advancement into the apartment, crews managed to pull several cats and one dog alive and well from the home.
Minor overhaul was performed and crews were available at 1730hrs. Company 52 had a response from 21+ members for this incident. Good job to all crews.
