While on ACFD Engine 106 (E106) on Jan. 31, we were called out with Truck 106 (T106) to Box 3002 for a house fire.

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While on ACFD Engine 106 (E106) on Jan. 31, we were called out with Truck 106 (T106) to Box 3002 for a house fire.

T106 arrived on scene as 2nd due truck after Fairfax Truck 430, while E106 was fourth due engine (rapid intervention team, RIT).

Initial size-up showed heavy smoke and fire from the first floor that extended up to the 2nd floor attic room.

The incident commander struck a 2nd alarm and called for defense operations from the exterior.

E106 staged on side A for RIT staging, while T106 worked on overhaul on side D.

As E106 was assigned RIT, I was augmented to the T106 crew to assist with external overhaul operations on Side D, as I was not yet certified to operate in IDLH (imminent danger to life and health) environments (i.e. in a burning building requiring SCBA).

Read the article on the fire from VA Fire News:

http://www.vafirenews.com/2010/02/falls-church-townhouse-fire/

Here are some of the photos and video footage from the scene.

House fire at Box 3002

House fire at Box 3002. Fairfax crews conduct defensive operations around a two-story single family dwelling.

Fairfax and Arlington crews work on a house fire at Box 3002