Kuhl Hose RIT was dispatched to assist Belle Valley on Shultz Rd.  Belle Valley was sent for a working house fire with entrapment.  683 arrived and set up the RIT staging area on Side B.  Belle Valley crews made a quick attack to hold the fire while other crews set ladders and rescued the homeowners from a 2nd floor balcony where they escaped the fire and waited for FD arrival.  The fire was under control in about an hour with crews remaining for several hours for overhaul operations.  Kearsarge, Perry Hiway, & West Ridge also assisted at the scene.  The fire is under investigation.