Vacant dwelling fire-Southwest Baltimore 1-9-15

[BCFDphotoman]

On midday Friday I caught a worker at 541 S. Monroe Street.  It was a vacant with a lot of debris and collapsed inside. Engine 14 arrived and took a line in the front.

They didn't get too far in when one of the guys got caught in the debris. The other cews guys got him out and Battalion Chief 3 pulled everyone out to exterior operations.

It burned pretty good inside and extended to the second floor and both sides and at one point went through the roof. It was contained in 30 minutes and brought under control in around an hour. No injuries.

Mostly smoke when I arrived. There was heavy smoke from the first and second floors, never any fire blowing out anywhere!

[BCFDphotoman]

A little sepia tone for that old time look!

[BCFDphotoman]

Conditions in the rear. Smoke and overgrown weeds everywhere. Part of the rear of the houses are collapsed:

[BCFDphotoman]

Trying to hit it off of the ground ladder:

[BCFDphotoman]

Trying to make entry in the exposures:

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Starting to come through the roof:

[BCFDphotoman]

Engine 14 taking a line up to the roof on Truck 23's ladder:

[BCFDphotoman]

A little Black and White from the front view:

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A firefighter from Engine 55 hanging back as the cornice above him is hosed down:

 

That's all, thanks for looking. The rest is on my site.

[BFD190]

Nice set of photos. Like the sepia and black and whites. Last photos grt.

[CCFR-45]

Great shots. I like the old looking Black and White photo's.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[hungrybus]

Great sts Buzzard, looks like we both caught some action friday, a to think i was going to go by AA33 to see if you was working BCFD 2 Engine transfered there

[hank]

Good photos!

 

tHANKs

[Dickey]

What does the orange helmet mean?

[BCFDphotoman]

SAFETY OFFICER

[nozzleman]

A little sepia tone for that old time look!

I love the look of this picture.

[Dickey]

SAFETY OFFICER

Thank you!

[gjh119]

A firefighter from Engine 55 hanging back as the cornice above him is hosed down:

 

That's all, thanks for looking. The rest is on my site.

Whats the name of your site?

[Fire28]

Whats the name of your site?

Its in his signature.

 

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[IrishTruckie]

I believe that is the ONE and ONLY Dan Mathe in the Window Shot.