| On Sunday March 27, 2011 the Ever Readys, organized by Captain Ed Hodun, hosted a smoke house training at the Northville training grounds. Two scenarios were constructed for the event.
The first scenario came across as a structure fire at a residence where neighbors were claiming that they did not believe anyone was home. Upon arrival 6-2-3 was positioned at the front of the building where the hose team was getting ready to engage. As the hose team readied to make entry, the line was charged and a real life, unforeseen, issue arose. The length closest to the nozzle sprung a leak. With quick thinking and hasty reaction the length was replaced. Knowing the nozzle was already off, and the building in question was a three story structure, an additional 50' of hose was added. The short amount of time it took to add the extra length could have saved precious minutes had it been needed later. With the issues resolved the first hose team made entry and conducted a first floor search. While searching, hose team 1 discovered an infant in one of the rooms. The discovery was immediately relayed to command while the victim was simultaneously carried out of the building. No fire was discovered on the first floor. At this point hose team 1 and search team 1 made entry upstairs. They immediately discovered the fire in a rear room on the second floor. Hose team 1 made a push and fought the fire while the search team looked for victims. They discovered an adult victim and removed him from the building while the fire was brought under control.
In the second scenario there was a known fire on the second floor. Hose team 1 immediately pushed up the stairs. The fire was soon discovered in a bedroom. As soon as the fire was engaged the hose team was faced with a scary scenario. The water supply had been compromised. The nozzle man quickly closed the door to contain the fire as long as possible while water was quickly replenished. The fire was then re-engaged only to have the water supply cut again. At this point the mayday call was given by command. All firefighters in the building know to escape as soon as possible. As hose team 1 was escaping they were faced with an obstacle. The doorway where entrance was made was now partially blocked. Hose team 1 conducted a low profile escape and found their way out of the building.
The day ended up being very successful and a learning experience for all involved.
6-2-3 was the main engine and was supported by 6-2-9 while 6-2-1 was on standby at the training grounds. |
