12-20-07 Portsmouth, Va., 3rd Alarm Church Fire
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527 Green St.
Between: King St. & High St.
Fire in a Church
0442: E2, E1, Sq4, L1, L10, Bat1
0444: Numerous calls coming in reporting heavy smoke & flames
0448: Bat1 reports church fully involved
0450: Bat1 "respond a 2nd alarm"
0450: E4, Sq7, Medic1, L3, Car1, Car2, Bat3, Bat4, Bat5, EMS2
0457: Bat1 "multiple walls collapsing"
0459: EMS1
0500: Bat1 "Call Norfolk FD & request 1 Ladder Co. to relocate to Station 1"
0515?: The following relocations were made: E9 to #7, E12 to #1, Bat4 to Bat2
0520?: Exp A: street, Exp B: row of stores, Exp C: unknown, Exp D: street. Number of lines/Ladders in
operation unknown.
0521: Norfolk Ladder ? is at Portsmouth #1
0545: Bat1 "Command Post being moved, accountability roll call being performed, respond Medic3"
0555: Medic3
0610?: Bat1 "respond an additional Engine"
0611: E12 acting E1
0615?: E11
0634: Command "dispatch Sq3 to the corner of High & Green"
0637: Sq3,
0637: Call Chesapeake FD , request 1 Engine to relocate to #3
0649: Chesapeake E28 relocating to Portsmouth #3
0723: Chesapeake E28 arrived at Porstmouth #3
0745: Command "notify City Garage & have them respond a fuel truck to the scene, report to the Command Post at High & Green"
0943: Command "fire under control"
1116: Bat1 "respond Public Utilities, need to shut down the water for the area"
**Note** Heavy overhaul work continued for quite some time. The incident was closed out at 2041 hours on 12-21-07, according to dispatch printouts.
Porstmouth Fire Dept: Career Dept., Full service with ALS ambulance transport, cross-trained dual role personnel with some part-time single role Paramedics. Population about 95,000 About 20 sq miles, 9 Engines, 3 Ladders, 5 or 6 Ambulances (not sure), 2 field Battalion Chiefs. 3 of their Engines & 1 Ladder are designated as "Squads" due to added capabilities & functions.
If any info is inaccurate; my apologies.
Between: King St. & High St.
Fire in a Church
0442: E2, E1, Sq4, L1, L10, Bat1
0444: Numerous calls coming in reporting heavy smoke & flames
0448: Bat1 reports church fully involved
0450: Bat1 "respond a 2nd alarm"
0450: E4, Sq7, Medic1, L3, Car1, Car2, Bat3, Bat4, Bat5, EMS2
0457: Bat1 "multiple walls collapsing"
0459: EMS1
0500: Bat1 "Call Norfolk FD & request 1 Ladder Co. to relocate to Station 1"
0515?: The following relocations were made: E9 to #7, E12 to #1, Bat4 to Bat2
0520?: Exp A: street, Exp B: row of stores, Exp C: unknown, Exp D: street. Number of lines/Ladders in
operation unknown.
0521: Norfolk Ladder ? is at Portsmouth #1
0545: Bat1 "Command Post being moved, accountability roll call being performed, respond Medic3"
0555: Medic3
0610?: Bat1 "respond an additional Engine"
0611: E12 acting E1
0615?: E11
0634: Command "dispatch Sq3 to the corner of High & Green"
0637: Sq3,
0637: Call Chesapeake FD , request 1 Engine to relocate to #3
0649: Chesapeake E28 relocating to Portsmouth #3
0723: Chesapeake E28 arrived at Porstmouth #3
0745: Command "notify City Garage & have them respond a fuel truck to the scene, report to the Command Post at High & Green"
0943: Command "fire under control"
1116: Bat1 "respond Public Utilities, need to shut down the water for the area"
**Note** Heavy overhaul work continued for quite some time. The incident was closed out at 2041 hours on 12-21-07, according to dispatch printouts.
Porstmouth Fire Dept: Career Dept., Full service with ALS ambulance transport, cross-trained dual role personnel with some part-time single role Paramedics. Population about 95,000 About 20 sq miles, 9 Engines, 3 Ladders, 5 or 6 Ambulances (not sure), 2 field Battalion Chiefs. 3 of their Engines & 1 Ladder are designated as "Squads" due to added capabilities & functions.
If any info is inaccurate; my apologies.