:: Baumgardner Road (10-10-12)

At 11:33, Wednesday, October 10, first alarm units were dispatched to 3599 Baumgardner Road (Box 52-22, Pleasant Hill VFC first-due) for a reported house fire. Captain 46C (Amspacher) was the first arriving officer and established the “Baumgardner Road Command”. He was greeted with fire showing from the windows of a room on the C/D corner of a large, two-story single family home that was back a narrow lane. Additionally, fire had begun to run the soffit line of the C and D sides of the house. Engine 49-1 arrived not long after and dropped its supply line at the driveway and laid in. Crews led off with two 2” attack lines to the second floor of the structure. There, interior crews encountered one bedroom well involved and fire taking hold of the attic space. Crews mounted an interior attack for several minutes, but were withdrawn from the structure due to involvement of the attic space. Once the structure was evacuated, crews knocked down the bulk of the visible fire from the exterior with handlines and a Blitzfire. Extensive overhaul was required due to the construction of the home which was built in a modular fashion. Due to the narrow driveway and limited access, no aerial device was able to make the house and ground ladders had to be utilized. Water supply was established via a tanker shuttle with a draft source of Lake Marburg. No firefighter or civilian injuries were reported and crews cleared the scene around 16:30 hrs.
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