|
Live Burn Training on
Winchester Pike
By Bob Rhoades
It’s never a good day for a house fire but if there was going to be
one, Saturday May 21 was it.
Greenville Fire, Greenville Twp. Fire, New Madison Fire, Greenville EMS
responded to a house fire on Winchester Pike, the first house inside
the city limits. Actually they responded to it about 30 times,
over and over the dispatch was heard of a structural fire on Winchester
Pike. Crews waited patiently in nearby apparatus to simulate the
response from the station and finally got the word, “OK, it’s time”.
Crews piled off of the engine with tools in hand while picking up a
hose line, in the door, up the stairs to hit it, black it out, and then
back out and overhaul. Each time a different crew in a different
place, same scenario. With around 70 pounds of gear on a bright
sunshiny 70 degree day it takes a toll after a while.
Then in the afternoon, it was finally time, one last fire. Crews
waited for the dispatch, went in and did what they do best but this
time when they were done, the command was given, “let her go”.
After that many fires, it was time for the house and barn to come
down. It wouldn’t be safe for too many more burns and it was a
good time to quit.
All of the crews worked well together. The house took a long time
to finally fall, probably because of the wood it was built with being
hard wood. It was a good day.
To see additional photos, click here.
|
