McAdoo Fire Co. Inc.
| Date-3-05-09 | ||||||||||
| Time-03:14 | ||||||||||
| Type-Industrial Structure Fire | ||||||||||
| Box-49-15-03 | ||||||||||
| Address-136 Plant Road, Kline Twp | ||||||||||
| McAdoo Fire and EMS dispatched to 136 plant Rd, Kline Twp Northeastern Co-Generation Plant for a structure fire. McAdoo Chief 49-08,Captain and Lt arrived on scene met by plant personnel and taken to area of fire. Scene was assessed and Quint 49-22 was placed near building. Hydrant 20 ft away was not able to be used due to caps frozen. Engine 49-15 laid into the quint for water supply, Hydrant near Engine 49-15 same problem caps frozen. Engine 49-11 was able to find a functioning hydrant and laid into 49-15. Quint 49-22, ladder put up to conveyor were fire was 1 3/4" line off tip of ladder failed. High rise pack taken into building stand pipe used for fire suppression. Quint fed the stand pipe with 2 1/2". Fire was located on a conveyor inside the building and out. Heavy smoke and heat conditions in the building. Crews extinguished the fire and immediately started to ventilate. McAdoo Crews were assisted by Hazle Twp crew and Tresckow crew inside the building. On scene for 2 1/2 hours. | ||||||||||
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Units Involved with Call Engines 49-15,49-11,E-102,29-11 Ladders-Quint 49-22,T-105 Rescue 101 EMS 920,Medic 11 Tanker Task force dispatched due to hydrant problems
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