A busy weekend.

Early Sunday morning  the State Police received an open line 911 call.  The PSP dispatcher noticed that in the background there was a smoke detector sounding and notified the Fire Department as well.  Kuhl Hose was dispatched for a fire alarm assist PSP.  PSP and Chief 680 arrived on the scene at the same time and reported a single story structure, nothing visible.  The occupant of the structure reported smoke in the building and that his wife was still inside.  680 requested the structure fire pre-plan be dispatched then entered the structure prior to the engine company's arrival and searched the first floor, found the elderly female in her bedroom confused.  She was pulled from the structure and handed to PSP who moved her to their cruiser until EMS arrived.  A quick secondary search was made and a fire was located in the basement and the division 1 walls. 

683 arrived and stretched an 1 3/4" line and worked to the basement.  A second line was stretched by Belle Valley Engine 32 to division 1 while truck 30's crew went to the roof and ventilated.  Crews quickly contained and extinguished the fire. 

The fire was in the basement, division 1 wall and into the attic near the fire place.  The floor was burned out near the fire place.  Crews were on the scene just under 1 1/2 hours.  The family is being assisted by the Red Cross.

   

   

Early Monday morning the Kuhl Hose RIT was dispatched to Donation Rd to assist Waterford at a residential house fire.  Chief 140 arrived on the scene reported a working fire inside a trailer that had multiple additions.  All occupants were out of the structure and only a defensive operations were used.  The RIT was split into a smaller crew and several of Kuhl Hose personnel assisted with manpower at the scene.  Crews were on the scene for about 3 hours.