4 Alarm fire in Brookline, MA

[JackEMT 77]

All residents accounted for, from news reports 1 went to the hospital. No FF injuries reported.

Brookline is just outside of Boston. Mutual aid came from Boston and Cambridge the news reports.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/30222087/detail.html

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/boston/12006442322286/crews-battle-brookline-apartment-fire/

[DWC295 70]

Another video from boston.com. Looked like a good fire from the videos. I caught the first few minutes on the scanner and was going to check it out but decided against it. I figured things would be knocked down by the time I made it over, I guess I should have gone over....

My link

[SOlsonBFDL14 35]

GREAT Fire!!! We got a LOT of work at this one! Fire started in the basement, 4 story masonry OMD. Extended up through the walls & front staircase. Heavy fire on floors 3 & 4 through the roof. We were forced to withdraw from the building for a little bit when conditions on floor 4 became untenable. Mutual Aid was as follows:

BOSTON: Engines 3, 37 & 51; Ladders 14 & 26; District 4. Engine 21 covered in town.

CAMBRIDGE: Engine 2; Ladder 1; Squad 2; Air Supply Unit; Deputy Chief

NEWTON: Engines 7 & 10; Ladder 2; C2.

WATERTOWN: Engine 1

SOMERVILLE: Ladder 3 for coverage

DEDHAM: Engine 1 for coverage

MetroFire District 13 Air Supply Unit.