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| July 11, 2011 at 7:21pm |
Nazareth, PA - With temperatures hitting the 90's by mid-afternoon, So did the Nazareth firefighters. They went to work at 135 North New Street in the Borough with a garage fire fully-involved with two cars inside.
Command arrives at the scene and has the garage, 2 cars and now the dwelling well-involved. He calls Hecktown and Upper Nazareth (52 & 54) to fill-out his first alarm. He also requested his company to hit the road as soon as possible with the first piece of apparatus. Ladder 50 was first to arrive. Correction Engine 50 arrived first, but it sounded like Chief 50 called for the ladder first on the radio, my mistake!
As the fire progressed into the single-family-dwelling, command requested more companies. The firefighters were taking a beating from the hot temperatures, and not just from the fire but mother nature.
Command requested additional companies throughout the duration of the incident for manpower as some firefighters were suffering from heat exhaustion.
One firefighter went down in the rear yard, bringing in more EMS units to stand-by. Firefighters worked the interior second-floor hitting the fire in the roof area. Numerous times, command ordered the evacuation tones. Once it was safe, crews would re-enter the dwelling to make interior progress.
The fire was placed under control over an hour after the original call. Companies had to do extensive overhaul. The garage was completely destroyed in the fire along with two cars. The house sustained major fire damage on the second-floor.
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