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Minneapolis, MN 1st Alarm (Recycling Plant) - 04/02/2013
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Two engines, a ladder and a battalion chief from Minneapolis Fire responded to a commercial business located at 630 Malcolm Avenue SE late Tuesday morning for a reported alarm activation. The building housed a trash processing and transfer facility. Engine 7 arrived and discovered a burning trash pile inside the building and upgraded the response to a full first alarm assignment. 

 

The assignment was E1, E5, E7, E15, L2,L3, R1, Salvage, Mobile Command, Chief 1, Chief 5 and the Deputy Chief. Paramedics from Hennepin County Medical Center stood by at the scene. Engine 19 would have been first due to this address; however they were out of their district for training.

 

Engine 7 positioned in front of the structure and laid a tank line. Engine 5 laid a supply line from E7 to a hydrant located on Malcolm avenue. The hydrant was located across a set of active railroad tracks. Engine 7 later caught a yard hydrant located near their rig which allowed E5's supply line to be removed from the tracks.

 

In this photo Engine 5 is breaking down their supply line.

 

 




 
 



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Engine 7 positioned in front of the building.



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Backing Engine 5 into the yard to pick up the supply line. Minneapolis skyline in the background.



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Car 50 (fire investigator) arriving on scene



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Crew of Rescue 1



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Hard to get a smoke-free shot of E7...



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Engine 15 positioned along the side of the building and operated their deck gun. They were supplied by E7.

 

Engine 15 normally operates one of the five 2004 Rosenbauer quints, but is currently running with a spare Freightliner/General engine.



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Employee's of the business wearing SCBAs used heavy equipment to breakup the buring piles of trash.



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Changing air bottles. Crews used a lot of bottles at this fire.



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Engine 1's crew...



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Engine 5 is one of the newest rigs in the fleet. This is a 2012 Freightliner/Rosenbauer 1500/500. Three more of these are scheduled for delivery later this spring/summer.



In addtion to E5, identical rigs are currently in service at E1, E4, E8, E11, E14, E16, and E17.



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