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Didn't we already put that fire out, Rekindles
I was listening to the radio yesterday when we got dispatched for a working alarm in the next district. Medic went on-scene with fire showing. Well later that day they were dispatched to the same house with fire showing.
About 15 years ago we were on a 3 alarm fire at a florist. My brother, assistant chief at the time told IC that there was still fire in the attic as most units had left and they were packing up. He blew him off and everyone went home. A Fire Marshall was standing by for the arson truck and fell asleep, (I could tell a hundred stories about him) and when he woke up there was smoke coming from the building. 5 minutes later he was yelling for a 2nd alarm before the first engine was out the door. Needless to say everyone that was on the first alarm was on the second. My brother made it a point to walk up the “former” IC and say “I told you there was fire”
In the olden’ days we had live burn training at the chief’s old house. Well in the middle of the night we got dispatched to the same house for a trash fire. Since I didn’t have a car and the house was two blocks away I ran to the fire. I get there and the fire is going pretty good. I didn’t want to embarrass the fire company but I had no choice but to radio in a working house fire. My first command as a captain which lasted 10 minutes until the deputy showed up and took over.
Has anyone else burned down a house or building twice
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Permalink Reply by FETC on
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Sorry but there is no such thing as a rekindle..... the proper classification would be the original fire wasn't put out correctly.
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Permalink Reply by Josh on
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we don't use the word rekindle in my department we call it a failure to put the Mother F out the first time. We've had a fire like that. we were dispatched to a basement fire when we get on sce the wasn't much fire it started with a space heater in a finished basement and we put it out with about 10 gallons of water. we checked to make sure that the fire didnt spread up the walls and it was all clear. We cleared the call and went back to the station about 50min later we were dispatched for fire at the same house first engine on sce showed up and there was fire coming from the roof. it turned in to a total loss. After the fire was out we were told that all the family valuables were takin out of the house after the first fire so were not sure if the fire was left over from the first or if someone didn't start the fire the second time.
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These types of responses are a red flag. In your description of the original small basement appliance fire and then the timeline of emptying a house in 50 minutes should have been a big concern for the investigation team.
These investigations not only can save your department's reputation but to keep your department out of a lawsuit for lack of professional services if you actually extinguished the original blaze completely.
A good fire investigator should be able to determine if there was a secondary point of origin or if the original fire was not put out completely.
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Permalink Reply by CHRIS PUYLARA on
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To my knowledge ...we have never had a rekindle....
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