'Near Miss' at Bread-and-Butter Fire

摘要

On saturday, august 4, 2007, at 14:29:07 hours, Hall County (GA) Fire Services responded to a report of a residential structure fire that resulted in the injury of one of our firefighters. This was as close to a firefighter fatality as you can get. It was a bread-and-butter fire that turned out to be anything but. A neighbor reported a residential building fire at 5945 Chimney Springs Road. Four engine, two medic, and two rescue units and a battalion chief responded on the first alarm. On arrival, the lieutenant on the first-in engine sized up the structure: 4,000 to 5,000 square feet, two stories and a basement. Smoke was showing. The lieutenant completed a walk-around and determined that entry should be made on the A side of the structure, first floor, with a 13/4-inch handline.