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Fire Destroys 4,800 Square Foot Home
DENVER - On Monday, December 25, 2006 at 12:24:04 Lincoln
County, North Carolina communications center transmitted a
box alarm for Denver Fire Department with East Lincoln
Fire Department for mutual aid in reference to a reported
structure fire in an upscale sub-division in Denver.
Apparatus from both agencies were enroute with a rapid
reaction time.
Enroute to the call Denver units requested a second alarm
with the addition of Pumpkin Center Fire Department for
mutual aid as well as Gilead Fire Department from
Mecklenburg County with their fire boat.
At 12:32:13 Denver Engine 10 was the first apparatus to
arrive on the scene.
The conditions that they encountered was an approximately
4800 square foot 2 story residential dwelling with fire
shooting approximately 30 high out of an approximate 500
square foot hole in the roof on the back side of the
structure.
Smoke conditions were extremely heavy around the structure
as well with zero visibility noted.
It was at this time that a third alarm was struck and
Alexis Fire Department was added to the incident for
mutual aid.
The initial attack crews went into the structure with two
1 ¾ hand lines for a coordinated attack.
Fire was encountered on the first floor of the structure
around the fireplace/chimney area.
This fire was hit with one of the hoselines. Additionally,
fire was visible from the roof overhang area from the back
porch and it was hit with a hoseline as well.
The second hoseline located the stairway of the structure
and the crew advanced up the stairwell to try to locate
the seat of the fire.
It was during this search that there was a loss of water
supply experienced due to a limited water line size coming
into the development (6 line).
An immediate evacuation signal was sounded for all
personnel to exit the structure.
Water supply was re-established after approximately 3-4
minutes.
It was by this time that there was a partial roof collapse
on the back side of the structure.
An exterior, defensive attack was put into place at this
time.
The flow rate to effectively control a fire of this
magnitude in a structure this size is 1600 gallons per
minute.
The hydrants in this area are rated at 500 gallons per
minute.
During the extinguishment operations of this fire
hoselines had to shut down so others could flow in order
of priority.
Additional manpower was called into the scene from other
fire departments in the region.
The fire was called under control with all forward
progression of the fire stopped at 3:30pm.
Mop up operations continued on throughout the afternoon.
Mutual aid units began to demobilize around 4:30pm.
The final Denver Fire Department apparatus cleared the
scene at 6:08pm.
Units responding:
Denver, East Lincoln, Pumpkin Center, Gilead (fire boat),
Alexis, Boger City, South Fork, Lincoln County and Catawba
County FMO and North 321. Coverage provided by Sherrill's
Ford.
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- Submitted by Battalion Chief Dion
Burleson, Denver Fire Department.
- FireNews.net Staff
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