Radio traffic, E-6 taking care of mattress fire 201 Husson Ave, Apt U10.

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Engine and Rescue 5 Co.’s answered the call from Old Town, for a residential fire. Station 5 Co.’s were immediately assigned as the RIT team for this working fire. As additional Co’s arrived, Lt. VanPeursem, with Rescue 5, were rotated in for overhaul on the first floor.

First in reports had heavy fire in the attic, second floor and back half of the first floor. Crews initially made interior attacks from the first floor, but the tide turner came from Orono’s Tower. With crews pulled from the building, Tower 245 beat the snot out of it, once again giving the guys a shot at the inside. Interior crews were quick and methodical with their final blows to the fire.

Our brothers and sisters on the Old Town and Orono departments once again did a stand up job knocking this one in the teeth.

Kudos to the guys on our eastern border, sweet job.

Aggressive work by the first in Engine crews lead to a quick containment of the “All Hands” fire on outer Essex street just after 4pm on March 21. First in reports had fire showing from windows on the second floor of the residential structure.

Station 5 Co.’s were dispatched with the declaration of the “All Hands Working Fire”. Engine 5 operations consisted mainly of salvage and Rescue 5 operations consisted of exterior ground ladder operations followed by salvage.

Just before 9 am, March 13, 2009, Station 5 was requested for mutual aid at 34 Main St., Orono.  Quick action by our brothers in Orono limited the potential damage to the building.  Station 5 Co. operations dealt with salvage and smoke ejection over the fire floor.

5 Engine first due, contents in a basement caught fire.

1st Alarm fire, 5 Engine responded to Rangley Hall for a box sounding. Smoke in the building, we searched for the fire to find the boiler room sprinkler had discharged. Further investigation showed the gas hot water heater had started a contents fire.

Engine 5 responded to broken hydrant.