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ACPD227 · 06-27-2013, 10:19 AM

At around noon on 6-26-2013 Bluffton Fire Department (Wells County) Indiana County Seat) Was Dispatched to 105 Perry Street Reference a building fire in a 100 plus year old 3 storey building. Once on scene Bluffton fire department found a working fire and requested mutual aid from other wells county fire departments.

Crews Were Hampered byTemps about 90 Degrees and near 100% humidity.

At approx. 12:10 Ossian Fire department (wells County) Requested Southwest Allen County Truck 57 respond to stand by at ossian fire station. Truck 57 (1998 Pierce Quantum 1500/750/75' RM) responded with a crew of 4 and arrived at Ossian fire station around 12:25. Once on station We were requested to the scene and diredcted to the northwest side and set up master stream aerial operations. Once aerial operations started the wind shifted and smoke conditions remained bad and airpacks were used for tip operations. The Fire was brought under control at about 2:45pm. Departments from 3 counties responded including wells county-Bluffton-Osssian-Liberty center-Uniondale-Wells County Ems, Adams county-Decatur-Monroe-Adams County Ems, Allen county-Southwest Fire District-Poe-Saint Joseph Twp..

At the height of the fire 2 aerials, deck guns and multi hands lines were in operation.

Bluffton paper has eairly shots.

http://www.news-banner.com/slideshows/vi...-residents

My First 2 photos is us responding from ossian to Bluffton. All of my photos were taken with my cell phone.

ACPD227 · (This post was last modified: 06-27-2013, 10:22 AM by ACPD227.)

You can see the fire on the right side of the winshield.

ACPD227 · (This post was last modified: 06-27-2013, 10:25 AM by ACPD227.)

Aerial just set up and flowing wind begining to shift.

ACPD227 · 06-27-2013, 10:26 AM

Smoke banking down

ACPD227 · (This post was last modified: 06-27-2013, 10:27 AM by ACPD227.)

lots of power lines where we were but we made the best of it.

ACPD227 · (This post was last modified: 06-27-2013, 10:29 AM by ACPD227.)

Smoke banking down in the street next to building hand lines on side of building now moved due to cracks in rear of building wall apearing.

ACPD227 · (This post was last modified: 06-27-2013, 10:32 AM by ACPD227.)

Me on the turn table I had just come off the tip got rid of coat and scba and was getting water cooling down. We each made 2 trips up the tip to direct the stream switching about every 25-30 min.