New Haven 2nd alarm 68 Dickerman St. 03/01/15

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New Haven, CT - Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke showing from the second floor of this two and a half story dwelling. An interior attack was initiated, however a bad hydrant caused a delay in getting water. A primary search resulted in one victim being pulled from the fire floor. A second alarm was transmitted by orders of Battalion Chief Gould. The fire extended into the third floor before companies were able to bring the fire under control. One firefighter was transported with burns to the lower extremities and one victim was transported in critical condition. The state and local fire marshal's divisions along with New Haven PD are investigating the cause of the blaze.

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Members from Truck Four perform topside ventilation.

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A little old school truck work with the ax.

 

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Two members were able to make a grab at this fire despite Colliers Mansion conditions within the house.  The victim is in serious condition at Bridgeport Hospital Burn Center.

[hank]

Good photos!

 

tHANKs

[CCFR-45]

Nice work.

 

Thanks for sharing

[southwheatland514]

I know that I have heard the term before but I can't recall, so....What is a Colliers Mansion?

[signal29]

Its a term coined by the FDNY to describe extreme hoarding conditions within a dwelling.  Often making interior operations difficult or non existent for firefighting.

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Collyers Mansion. Also known in other parts of the country as a "pack-rat" condition

[DaveYoung]

Background on Collyer's... interesting reading

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collyer_brothers