While working on content for Excelsior Emergency Medical Training's website, I heard Attleboro fire being dispatched to a reported building fire at 25 Thomas Ave. I looked it up and saw that it was 4 minutes from the house-out the door I went. From about a half mile away, I could see heavy smoke showing and the police were on scene confirming a building fire.
I parked and walked up to the scene just as Attleboro Engine 2 was arriving. The location of the fire was at the extreme end of their response area and the Ladder and Rescue (ambulance) that they share quarters with were unavailable for response. Other companies were coming from a significant distance, so as the saying from Backdraft goes "it's John Wayne time." The visible heavy fire was knocked down from outside and an aggressive interior attack knocked down the majority of the fire before the arrival of the second due company, about 7 minutes after their arrival. They made a great hold with the tank water.
Arriving with Engine 2:
I parked and walked up to the scene just as Attleboro Engine 2 was arriving. The location of the fire was at the extreme end of their response area and the Ladder and Rescue (ambulance) that they share quarters with were unavailable for response. Other companies were coming from a significant distance, so as the saying from Backdraft goes "it's John Wayne time." The visible heavy fire was knocked down from outside and an aggressive interior attack knocked down the majority of the fire before the arrival of the second due company, about 7 minutes after their arrival. They made a great hold with the tank water.
Arriving with Engine 2:
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