Structure Fire- Waterbury, CT - South St 6/7/08

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I took these pics last week on South St in Waterbury CT. Waterbury Fire had a bunch of calls going on at the same time as this incident do to a strong thunderstorm rolling through the area. So units from outlying districts came in to cover. Waterbury FD Eng. 4 is right around the corner, but apparently, the brothers were on another call so they weren't first due.

I showed up when Engine 11 and Truck 2 were rolling up on scene. It was a nice stop. Lightning was coming down all around, so kudos to the boys willing to get up in the bucket. From my perspective, everyone did a great job stopping the fire from progressing through the building.

[oilflame 0]

Nice pics looks like it was a good fire

[IzzyEng4 427]

WFD was jamming with that storm that came throguh. This was one of the buildings that was struck by lighting in town that day.

[jcoppola 52]

Those are FANTASTIC shots! Good job to the WFD Brothers.

I am curious if anyone can provide facts on the tactics of the actual suppression effort. For example, where did the first line go? I assume through the front, but by the picture, it looks like heavy attic involvement. Did the effort go defensive at any point? It just seems like whatever you do in a job like that, you will wind up pushing the fire through the whole place. It looks as if a line is flanking the fire in one of the pictures from the exterior. It looks like there are a myriad of lessons that can be learned from this type of job and I would love to get some pointers on how it was fought.

Thanks!

Joe C.