Bridgeport, CT - Working Fire 07-21-13

[fdny1075k]

Date: 07-21-13
Time: 01:00hrs.
Area: East End
Location: 471 Wilmot Ave.
Frequency: Bridgeport Fireground(154.995) - Channel # 2
Description Of Incident: Companies o/s reporting fire in a 2.5-story wood-frame M/D. Battalion 2 o/s reporting heavy fire showing from the 2nd floor, "B" side. Heavy fire on the 2nd and 3rd floors in the walls and void spaces. Companies returned for a rekindle. Fire on the 3rd floor. Evac. tones sounded. Companies using defensive exterior attack. 6 L/S/O's w/a deck gun and tower ladder master stream in operation. All searches negative. Several firefighters suffered minor injuries.
Units Operating: BFD, Milford FD Canteen Unit; BPD; AMR; Red Cross

Box Assignment:

Engine 6, Engine 10, Engine 3, Engine 4(R.I.T.), Engine 12(S/C)
Tower Ladder 6, Tower Ladder 5
Rescue 5
Battalion 2
Deputy 2
FM 8(FM)
Safety Officer 1

02:42hrs. - Box transmitted for a rekindle. Companies o/s reporting fire on the 3rd floor of a 2.5-story wood-frame M/D.

02:57hrs. - Evac tones sounded.

03:45hrs. - Battalion 2 reporting A/H/W.

 

[nfd2004]

I am glad to see that the Milford Fire Dept Canteen responded. This unit has been manned by a group of retired firefighters but primarily used for incidents in Milford (two towns east of Bridgeport). I think they call themselves the dinosaurs.

 

[R1SmokeEater]

BFD FF Keith Muratori photos:

http://www.firegroundimages.com/2013-Incidents/Wilmot-Ave-Fire-Bridgeport-CT/30662723_CXsvBp

 

[johnd248]

E 1 must not have been available.  With E 3, E 4, and E 12 assigned, good bet Fairfield FD sent a company to cover Wood Avenue station and the West Side.