Lake Station (IN) Garage Fire

At around 2:30pm crews from station 2 were dispatched to a reported garage fire at 2700 Allen, on arrival Fire 6 advised of heavy smoke showing from a frame garage. After a few seconds residents were able to restrain a dog on the property and and fire crews arrived on scene. One line was stretched to bring the fire und...er control. Multiple witnesses confirmed kids were in the garage just before it was engulfed in flames, arson investigators and police detectives were on scene working. There were no injuries reported at the fire scene.
Posted November 12, 2010.

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Comment by Fireman Larry on November 28, 2010 at 2:35pm: "Bobby" wasn't the Chief, the Chief was the one with no gear on carrying the radio. I'd have to guess, "Bobby" was his son... lol, easiest way to make officer, but needs to pack up to be that close. The nozzle of choice was fine, but just not used to it's potential, Steam Conversion is a good idea, if initiated properly. The next huge "No no" was to open the second door, with no hand-line in place, no second line at all, no R.I.T. set up. On the other hand, they would be wise to show this video when they critique the fire, used it as a training tool for fires in the future, learn from the past. Overall they got a good knock on it, stopped it from spreading to adjacent structures and hopefully, everyone went home safely, including "Bobby"...

Comment by Daniel T. Dennehy on November 26, 2010 at 9:25pm: Could not agree with Jeff more, Combination nozzles are door chocks at structure fires in my fire company. All our structural attack lines are smooth-bores.....Large water droplets and better penetration to the seat of the fire. Combination nozzles on fog add air and imediately turn to steam long before they get anywhere near the seat of the fire. True they can help clear smoke from a room(hydraulic ventilation) but in my opinion if you need to ventilate send someone to the rig and get a fan....if you dont have the personel on scene to do that call more mutual- aide.

Comment by Steve Leslie on November 23, 2010 at 1:27pm: Just because he has a white helmet may not mean he's a Chief Officer. Up until a short time ago, all of our officers had white helmets from Lieutenant to Chief. Chief or not, all firefighters involved in firefighting operations should have on full PPE including SCBA. All officers should lead by example, and that's the WRONG example. .

Comment by Mr. Trout on November 19, 2010 at 7:57pm: that chief has lungs of iron...and asbestos and plastic...;)

Comment by drew on November 19, 2010 at 11:49am: Sacramento fire buffs, arrive has two "r"'s, engine has an "e" on the end, and I believe you meant "and" as opposed to "ant". If you wish to refer to them as retards, you should probably check your spelling and grammar a little closer.

Comment by sacramento fire buffs on November 18, 2010 at 3:31pm: WHEN THE HELL DID THE CHIEF ARIVE IN THE ENGIN ANT HIS CHIEFS CAR AND WHERE THE HELL IS HIS AIR PACK RETARDS

Comment by Jeff Cole on November 17, 2010 at 4:55pm: "Put it on fog"...? indirect sporadic pulsing to reduce ceiling-level temperatures to prevent flashover...when appropriate-yes. Otherwise, close that pattern and dial-in the straight-stream. The suggestion for fog only served to entrain more air into the upper level of the garage. I curse the day those pistol-grip nozzles were invented. Keep the bail at Arms length, pin it under your arm between your body, so you get the nob out in front of you, and you'll find you have a much better control, with less nozle-raction, plus you'll be able to move the nozzle around easier. A couple friendly tips.