Firefighters often reflect on fires of the past, remembering the ones that were stopped, those that could have been stopped, and those that got away. When we reflect, we remember the buildings we were in and any special hazards or circumstances that might have been present during those times. It is safe to say that we try to learn from what we have seen and done. Sometimes, the obvious is not always apparent in an incident/fire call. The call to which the Davenport (IA) Fire Department responded on December 6, 2009, was one such incident. At 2350 hours, a report of a house fire at 901 Farnam Street was dispatched. This building was built in 1900 and had been converted from a single-family to a multifamily dwelling. With 6,601 square feet of space, a 2 1/2-story height, wood-frame balloon construction, and walls and ceilings made of lath and plaster, this building presented many challenges (photo 1).
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机译：消防员经常对过去的大火进行反思，回想起那些曾经被阻止的，那些本可以被阻止的，以及那些逃脱的。当我们进行反思时，我们会记住我们当时所在的建筑物以及那些时期可能存在的任何特殊危险或情况。可以肯定地说，我们尝试从已经看到和完成的事情中学习。有时，在事件/火灾呼叫中，明显并不总是显而易见的。达文波特（IA）消防部门在2009年12月6日做出的回应就是这样的事件。在2350时，发布了有关Farnam Street 901号房屋大火的报告。该建筑始建于1900年，已从单户住宅转变为多户住宅。这座建筑的面积为6,601平方英尺，高度为2 1/2层，采用木质框架气球结构，并由板条和灰泥制成的墙壁和天花板，带来了许多挑战（照片1）。
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