this fire call came in at shift change at approximately 1810 as an outside fire, with only engine 1 being dispatched. However due to the number of people calling in the firehouse became suspicious and started getting their gear ready. When Engine 1 arrived on location they requested an "all companies" with fire showing from a detached garage, a garage behind the first garage was fully involved, and the house adjacent to the second garage was also heavily involved. Before the alert in the house could drop Ladder 1, Rescue 1, Ambulances 1 and 4 which are both quartered at station 1, and squad 1 rolled. Engines 2 and 3 and Tower 3 also made the location along with Car 1. The whole job took around 5 hours.