Cincinnati 2-Alarm High Rise Apartment Fire 1/10/25

[LaurenSkye]

A fire broke out in an apartment in a high rise building in Cincinnati's West End neighborhood. Engine 29, Ladder 29, and District Chief 3 were initially dispatched to an automated fire alarm at a building directly across the street from Station 29. Engine 29 reported smoke coming from a window on what turned out to be the 14th floor and a full 1-Alarm response was dispatched. The incident was upgraded to a 2-Alarm due to the size of the building, though most second alarm companies were not used. The fire started on a couch and was isolated to a single apartment. The apartment's resident was transported to University of Cincinnati Medical Center with life-threatening burns.

Run card:
First Alarm: Engine 29, Engine 5, Engine 14, Engine 17 (Safety), Ladder 29, Ladder 17, Ladder 3 (RAT), Heavy Rescue 14, Medic 12, Medic 29, ALS 35, District 3, District 1, District 2
Second Alarm: Engine 3, Engine 21 (with Vent 21), Engine 34, Engine 12, Ladder 19, Ladder 23, Ladder 32 (s/c), Heavy Rescue 9, Medic 38, Medic 23 (s/c), Medic 3 (s/c), ALS 34, ALS 32 (added), District 4
Additional Staff: Car 3 (Assistant Chief-Operations), Car 5 (Assistant Chief-Fire Prevention, covered Districts 1 & 2), Car 6 (Assistant Chief-Emergency Management), Car 301 (District Chief-Operations), Cars 528, 541, 545 (investigators)

Woman seriously injured in fire at downtown apartment building

Firefighters at the firehouse across the street noticed smoke coming from the 14-story building at 1622 Linn Street around 12:25 p.m.

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