On 1/1/16 at 07:10, the Baldwinsville volunteers were dispatched automatic aid with the Plainville Fire District for the reported house fire with people trapped on Eden Lane. Initial reports indicated 3 people trapped and unable to evacuate. As crews were staffing, additional reports confirmed smoke showing with people trapped on the roof. Baldwinsville Car 400, Car 1, Car 2 quickly arrived to find smoke showing with all occupants removed via ground ladder. Baldwinsville FF Sean Dunlap (neighbor) retrieved a ground ladder and evacuated the occupants just in advance of the initial engine companies’ arrival while his wife provided the Emergency Operations Center with the pertinent updates. Baldwinsville Engine 4 (Lt. Belczak) arrived as the first due engine, secured their own water source and deployed a handline to side A. As crews were stretching and the OIC was performing a 360 size-up, Car 2 and Belgium Cold Springs Car 4 forced entry through the Side A man door to allow engine crews to advance. The seat of the fire was quickly found and extinguished within 5 minutes. Ladder 2 (Capt. Reilly- Lakeside FD) arrived and combined with other members of Engine 4 to stretch the back-up handline while primary searches were being completed. Crews from Plainville, Belgium Cold Springs and Baldwinsville Engine 7 (Lt. Neish) threw ground ladders to all sides and elevations and provided mechanical ventilation. Lakeside Ladder 1 established the Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) to ensure firefighter safety on the fire ground. GBAC provided medical coverage for the incident. Plainville Car 2 established the Plainville command. All crews cleared within 2 hours.
Busy start to 2016 for the Baldwinsville volunteers. This is the 3rd call of the day for our volunteers with the other 2 alarms being a carbon monoxide alarm with confirmed elevated CO levels in the residence and a chest pains call shortly after midnight.
